She saw him look at her but pretended not to notice as she kept her gaze locked on Lexington.“It's you!” Jack repeated.“Do I know you?” She slowly turned to the man, who kept screaming but paused when she noticed he was wearing a police uniform.“I'm at your service, ma'am,” he saluted, rising to his feet. Drawing near to her, he sought her hands.Amused, she projected it forward. He grabbed it and placed a gentle kiss on it. “Elijah was right. You look even more stunning in person.”Her eyes blinked multiple times, then lifted curiously. Lexington's gaze sought Elijah's, his lip curling into an amused smile.He shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He had been put on the spot by that idiot who couldn't zip his mouth to save his life.“He said that?” Lexington, seeking more messiness, prodded.“He did. I thought he was lying for clout, but as it turns out, he was sincere,” Jack continued, unable to read the room. “I'm glad you think I'm pretty in person,” Winnie said.He turned his he
“Hey man, I didn't know things were that bad between you and Winnie.” Lexington didn't feel the need to proceed without comforting Elijah.They may be rivals or not even the best of friends, but the fact they like the same girl only meant they had exquisite taste. He wanted people with refined taste, which was why he couldn't bring himself to hate Elijah.“What'd you say?” He asked, totally lost.“I said I didn't know things were that horrible between you and Winnie.”“It's nothing.” He shrugged, finally recovering from the harsh burn of her silence.“Are you sure? She wouldn't even look at you. You know there was a time she'd only look at you in a room filled with people.”“Well, I guess I've been replaced. At least, it's by a man that can protect her.” He eyes him, but not maliciously.“Really? I'm flattered that you think that.”“I'm not prideful enough to not know when I've been defeated. As long as you care for her, I'm good,” he assured him.“You're one of a kind. Why do you act
He couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh. “You think I will take half a million dollars from you? I'm not a con artist!” He exclaimed, his face ridden with unbelieve.Elijah sighed. He knew the man was playing with him, but he was bored with the games. His eyes went to the heart-shaped clock hung on the wall directly in front of him, and he saw it was just ten minutes to midnight. If he didn't evacuate before tomorrow, he was as good as in trouble.“Could we just stop playing around and agree?” He didn't notice his desperation had slipped until Lexington stopped laughing and turned to him.“What are you trying to do?” He tried his luck again.Something told him he needed help. If he could open up to him, he would be more than happy to help.“If you're not going to give me a real price, I'll find my way out.” He pretended to rise, but Lexington quickly gestured for him to sit.“I don't know what it is, but I understand why you wouldn't want to speak to someone like me. Regar
It was 1:am a.m. when he pulled into the warehouse. He parked the truck and jumped down from it.He paced around for a bit, contemplating whether to start parking or wait for Tobias to arrive. But when he calculated the time it'd take for him to come, he decided to go ahead.He strode to the back of the warehouse and punched in the code. The doors slid open, and he went straight to the escalator. It took him down and stopped in front of the doors. He inputted the second code, and the doors to the lab opened.The nurse was waiting for him when he stepped in.“You're finally here. I thought you weren't coming anymore,” she said when she heard his footsteps.“I had to find a truck. Coupled with some delays. Where's mum? How's she?”“She's fine. Do we start to park now? Where's Tobias?'' She looked past him, hoping to see the happy-go-lucky chap.“Hey, on his way. I drove the truck here from the store I got it from. He's driving from the house.”“Yikes. That's an extremely long journey.”
“Hey, nurse, let me help you up the truck. Are you sure you'll be okay alone?” He asked.“Don't be silly, Tobi. I'll be fine. And I can get on a truck by myself. We were taught certain things when I was still serving as a military nurse.”“Alright!” He raised his hand in surrender.“Go in and go help Elijah. It's already 2 am.”He nodded and turned around. As he was going in, Elijah was coming out with two boxes in his hands.“Hey,” he whispered. “For a god of war, you sure are lazy. You should be carrying about five boxes.”“How about I punch you in the face instead?”“Wow, you've gotten so violent.” He shook his head and continued into the warehouse.Elijah smiled as he walked to the truck. Only when he raised his head and saw the nurse already in the car did he realize the fault in their plan.He couldn't throw the boxes at her. They'd rip apart. “Hey, what's the delay?”He was about to explain when he saw a button at the side of the truck with an image. Pushing his luck, he press
With the help of Tobias, Elijah hoisted his mother onto the stretcher.“Does it fit?” He asked from the other side.“Perfectly!”“Let's roll then.”He pushed the stretcher out of the room, and Tobias put off the light.Inside the lab, he stopped for a few seconds and looked around.“Three years of greatness. Can't believe we're leaving.”“But we will be back, right? This is just a temporary setback. We won't let them shut us down forever, right?” Tobias desperately questioned. He couldn't bear the thought of never practicing again. Medicine was his life, his passion—why he never missed a day of work at the Crawford laboratory.It wasn't just because Dr Banes had been his role model. But also because he wanted to learn. As quick as possible, and boy, did he know.“Of course. When I destroy the elites of this City, they'll finally know where the herbs that have kept them healthy for the past three years came from,” he said, with a desert mind glint in his eyes and a fierceness in his vo
After an hour of driving, Elijah stumbled on a roadblock, which led to heavy traffic.The day was getting brighter, and many cars were already out and about. The City had never been this busy before. There was a shift in the air, and everyone went toward the wind.As his truck stopped behind Tobias, he pushed his head outside the window and stretched his neck to see if he could find the source of the traffic. Unfortunately, his eyes couldn't see beyond the cars before him.As he strained, his phone rang. Without pulling his head back, he reached behind and searched the dashboard for the device. He didn't see it and moved to the compartments of the car. There, he found it. “Hello?” He answered and tucked the phone in his ears.“Hey bro, do you have any idea what's happening?” His eyes went to Tobias directly before him, and he rolled his eyes.“Do I have superpowers? We're both stuck.”“Uhmm, yeah. Yeah, you do have superpowers.”He hung up the phone and withdrew his head.“What the f
He returned with saline and cleaning gauze.“Here.”Elijah accepted it and began washing the blood from the boy's body in the hope of finding the gash—the most profound source causing the bleeding.Everything dripped on his body, and in no time, he was completely soaked with blood.“It's a deep cut,” he muttered to himself. “An intense cut.”When he still didn't find the source, he flipped the boy over so his body and back up was down.The first thing his eyes caught was the big wound on his head. “That's it!”He poured the rest of the saline on it. Next, he began searching for a pulse. Dread filled him because he knew deep down the boy was dead. But to look professional in front of these people, he searched for a pulse.Just like he knew it wouldn't happen, he didn't find a pulse.Science had done its part. He wasn't bleeding any more. It was time to tap from his powers and bring the boy back to life.“What is he doing?”“He looks more like a shaman than a medical personnel.”“Is he