Chapter 1400

Tarquin narrowed his sharp blue eyes. "Hmm?"

Elliot pulled something from his pocket and handed it to Tarquin. "Use this.”

Tarquin glanced at it—Elliot had gotten it from Gideon Bradford, using his Alpha status.

This thing was all the rage on the black market. Rumor had it, if you held it, you could ask its owner any question, and they'd always have the answer. There was nothing this mysterious owner didn't know.

As for who the owner actually was, no one had a clue.

Tarquin had tried to get his hands on it before, back when he was looking for Elijah's mother, but he'd never had the chance. How Gideon managed to snag it was another mystery.

"If you already have a suspect in mind, Dad, and you think using it would be a waste," Elliot said, furrowing his brow with that serious little face of his, "then use it to find the real source of the Eighth Generation Virus."

Elliot was the sharpest of all the kids, and the one whose mind worked most like Tarquin's. In the whole family, only Elliot and Tarquin knew about the Eighth Generation Virus-and just how dangerous the mysterious figure and the virus both were.

Tarquin studied the object in his hand for a moment, then asked, "Any word from Gerald or Howard?"

threw Elliot off a bit. "No, not

back at the thing. "You think

nodding or shaking his head. "I don't know. But

hesitation, Elliot asked, "Are you worried

explanation. He handed the object back to Elliot. “Hold onto it for now. After the casket's opened, if we need it, I'll ask you

face showed a flicker of confusion, but he nodded obediently and

getting the best of him, he asked, "Dad, is there some secret in Grandpa's

until after it

secret behind the mysterious figure and the Eighth Generation Virus-it might all be hidden in your grandpa's

he said, "The mysterious guy has been after the virus for ages. When Grandpa and Grandma died, I'm sure every inch got searched. There's

itself won't be in there. But there might be a

"Huh?"

ruffled Elliot's hair. "You'll

still puzzled, but

few seconds, he looked up at his dad-wide-eyed and earnest. "If anyone ever hurts your feelings, just remember Mom and us. We'll never betray you, never hurt

down at his

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