#Chapter 188: Return to the Rogue District

Edrick

“It’s located in the Rogue district,” the investigator said, his face pale and his eyes wide.

The Rogue district was such a dangerous place that even the police were terrified to go there. But I wasn’t; if I had to fight a thousand Rogues to save Moana and Ella, then I would do it.

“Let’s go,” I said, storming over to the door.

“Mr. Morgan, are you sure it’s safe for you to come—” one of the cops began, but I whirled around to glare at him intensely. I could feel my eyes beginning to glow, and my stare alone was enough to make the cop fall silent and shut his mouth. The rest of the cops nodded, and we left Selina and the maids standing in the foyer.

“Stay here and call me immediately if Moana happens to show up,” I told Selina as the elevator doors closed. The last thing I saw was her nodding grimly with tears in her eyes.

The police had their cars parked outside. I climbed into the passenger seat with the police chief and then we were on our way. As we drove across town, I couldn’t stop thinking about what Kelly had implied… How she thought that I would actually marry her in exchange for Moana and Ella’s lives. But the sound of whatever happened at the end seemed promising… I could only hope that Moana had broken free and knocked Kelly out. Hopefully, we would arrive to find both Ella and Moana safe, and Kelly restrained so she couldn’t cause anymore trouble.

was as though they simply got up and walked out. Although, I supposed that I wouldn’t have been terribly surprised if Kelly had threatened them and forced them to leave quietly. For all I knew, maybe she gave them something to

aside so we could get quickly through the city. It wasn’t

me as we drove into the darker part of town, where Rogues lined the streets and stared at us as we drove past. I nodded grimly, just trying not to look out the windows too much

narrower and darker. The cop had a map on his console with the location that Kelly’s call came from pinged on it, and as we got closer, it felt as though the tall buildings were caving in on us. The darker the Rogue district became, the heavier and more sickening it felt. On either side of the street, I could see Rogues wandering aimlessly. They looked

that was exactly

of Rogues came out of an alleyway and blocked the

other cars behind us. “Looks like we’ve got a Code Purple up here,” he said. “I’m

came to a stop and sat there for a few seconds, then clicked his radio again, this

of the way,” he said firmly. “We need to pass. This

only began to walk closer to the car. More Rogues came out of the alleyway then, and

the

shook violently as two Rogues jumped on the hood, barking and snarling. The cop and I looked at each other in shock for a moment before he radioed

hope that the police would fight through the Rogues; I needed to help. I quickly jumped out and felt myself

to snarl and claw at me. I clawed back with more intensity, slamming myself into their sides and sending them flying with a chorus of yelps while gunshots rang all around me.

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