Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 1918

I always thought adults were just a bit dull, forever spinning tales of their youthful glory days. They often mentioned this enigmatic group called The Silent Shadows, and I imagined they were pretty intimidating. But after meeting Isaac, it turned out The Silent Shadows weren't all they were cracked up to be.

Out of the blue, Alec noticed that a bunch of people around us were giving us the once-over. Some were engrossed in newspapers on the street, others were casually sipping coffee in a café, and a few were just passersby chatting away. Their behavior was odd, yet every single one of them had their eyes glued to us with an intense stare.

Alec got this uneasy feeling. Could these folks be on to us already?

"Run!" Alec yelled, grabbing my hand and taking off at a sprint before I could even process what was happening. Those everyday people dropped whatever they were doing and started chasing us.

"Why are they after us?" I asked, gasping for air.

"Well, what do you think? Hanging around S Corporation's HQ like that was bound to get us noticed!"

"Hanging around? We were just standing there for a second!"

during this time, S Corporation was so jumpy, ready to react at the slightest

that uniform all too well-it was from my dad's side of the family. But right now, they didn't recognize us. Alec gave me a

action, fighting back hard. We were used to sparring with our family, but this was tougher than usual. These guards were clearly well-trained, unlike any I'd seen before. Could they be part of some secret squad

could think it through, the I lead

but I

ticket to seeing my parents. Alec caught onto the plan and stopped

It wasn't

Two other Costello family scouts looked us over skeptically. "This one's dressed

best we take

family guards quickly ushered us

the guards were

raised an eyebrow. "What are these

their looks fool you. They fight like pros," one guard said. "They've got