Chapter 0089
“We managed to get pizza, some ple, and a selection of fru. That’s all they had left,” Theo announces, jolting me back to the present. I blink, shaking off the remnants of sleep, and sit up slowly, orienting myself. The firm cushions of the couch in Mr. Collins‘ office shift under my weight as I take in my surroundings. Mason is lounging on the opposite couch, his eyes glinting with amusement. Mr. Collins is at his desk, frowning intently at the screen of his laptop, his fingers tapping on the keyboard, lost in whatever task he’s doing
Theo, Luke, and Axel, each carry a tray piled high with food the smell hits my nose and my stomach rumbles in response as they place the trays down on the coffee table. My hand instinctively runs down the length of my thighs, reassuring me that I’m still in my leggings. Had I really just dozed off on the couch? The memories of my vivid dream flood back sending a thrill through me.
My gaze flickers to Mason, who is watching me with a smirk that sends a rush of warmth to my cheeks, Oh no, he knows exactly what type of dream I had. Embarrassed, I quickly avert my eyes. I peek a glance at Mr. Collins again. He looks unusually dishevelled, a stark contrast to his typical polished style. His usually neatly styled hair is tousled, and his shirt is unbuttoned at the collar, his tie missing. I flashback to my dream, how I’d removed his tie and shoved it in my pocket. I dip my hand into the pocket of my hoodie and a familiar silky texture sends my heart racing. I fight the impulse to shout “Got ya!” when I realize it’s his tie. That was no dream and now I have the proof. With a triumphant grin spreading across my face, I turn back to Mason. His eyes track the movement of my hand and he gives me a subtle shake of his head, a silent warning to keep my mouth shut. Okay, I’ll play along for now. I pull my hand from my pocket, leaving the tie hidden there as Theo sits on the couch beside me.
“You good, Babe?” he asks, handing me a slice of cheesy pizza.
“Thanks, yeah just tired, I must have dozed off,” I smile and take a bite, humming with satisfaction as the greasy, cheese and tomato flavour hits my tongue.
“If you make that noise again we are not going to get any work done,” Theo whispers, leaning over and stealing a bite of my pizza.
“Look at this,” Mr Collins says, almost sounding excited as he turns his laptop screen to face us. A picture of a dark–haired girl with a beautiful smile and piercing blue eyes is beside a more morbid picture of the same girl, her head framed by the cold metal of an autopsy table.
“Is that the girl from the woods?” I ask, moving closer to study both pictures. It’s definitely the same girl, she has the same plump lips and a slightly upturned nose.
“Yes, and she is one of the missing girls from the human realm,” he points to the smiling girl on the left of the screen. “In my opinion, it’s the same girl,”
“I agree,” I nod, “What’s her name?”
“Does it matter?” Mason grumbles.
“Yes, it does. She is an innocent victim, the least we can do is respect her with a name,” I scowl at him.
“Amelia McNell,” Mr Collins says drawing my attention back to him. “I’ll make arrangements to get her back to her family,”
“Thank you,” I smile, comforted in the knowledge that she will be reunited with her loved ones and laid to rest in the way she deserves.
“The question is, if she is a Grey that was hidden in the human realm for 18 years, then why kill her when she finally becomes useful to whoever is doing this?” Luke asks
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Chapter 0000
“I suspect she either had gifts that they deemed useless or he didn’t agree to their plans so they used her to send us a message,” Mr Collins frowns. “It had to be something big for a Grey to kill a female,”
“Maybe she activated a Spark bond,” Theo shrugs as he bites into an apple.
“That’s also a very good theory, they wouldn’t risk having Spark bond within their ranks. Not if they suspect that their plans are what has triggered the originals to be reincarnated,” Mr Collins nods and the room falls into a tense silence at his words. We all know that this could very easily have been my fate. If Mr Collins hadn’t found me when he did it would probably be me lying on that morgue lable right now.
“We need to figure out what they’re doing. The biggest clue we have is the Greys they’ve created in the human realm. They must have a purpose in all this,” Luke says as he begins pacing the office.
“I think they’re creating an army,” Axel speaks up and all eyes move to him, causing a slight blush on his cheeks.
“Yes,” Luke says animatedly. “Now we just need to figure out why. What’s their end goal?”
“I think we should start with working out who it is, I’m going to make a list of every Grey with the ability to teleport. They are clearly travelling easily between realms so we know they have at least one teleporter high up in their ranks and we know this all started at least 19 years ago so they have to be over 37 years old now,” Mr Collins explains.
“Do you guys have some kind of gift registry?” I ask.
“Yes, all gifts are listed in each Greys record, so unless they’ve somehow managed to keep gifts hidden we should be able to narrow the list quickly and start interviewing,” Mr Collins nods.
“And by interviewing, you mean compelling the information out of them right?” I raise a brow at him.
“Of course,” Mr Collins grins.
“I know where we can start,” Mason huffs and we all turn to him. “It’s time to visit my family, one of my fathers fits the profile,” he adds and his eyes lock on mine with intent. I nod in acknowledgement of the deal we had made earlier.
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