#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.

terribly surprised if Kelly had threatened them and forced them to leave quietly. For all I knew, maybe she gave them something to make them sleep, and had her men take

squad of police cars made their way through the city, using their lights to make traffic move aside so we

who was driving asked me as we drove into the darker part of town, where Rogues lined the streets and stared at us as we drove past.

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

was exactly

came out

behind us. “Looks like we’ve got a Code Purple up

didn’t move. He came to a stop and sat there for a few seconds, then clicked his radio again, this time using the speaker on the car to address the

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

didn’t move out of the way. In fact, they only began to walk closer to the car. More Rogues

dammit,” the cop

The cop and I looked at each other in shock for a moment before he radioed something that I couldn’t understand to the other cops, then got out his gun and got out of the

couldn’t just sit there and hope that the police would fight through the Rogues; I needed to help.

at me. I clawed back with more intensity, slamming myself into their sides and sending them flying with

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255