"Master, we have a situation," the Chimaeric Demon driver said. Erik noticed a slight tint of apprehension in his clone's voice. It was clear sothing worrying was happening. "We've just received word that the blackguards are moving."
Erik cursed under his breath.
"Moving? Why?"
"We don't know it yet, master, but they are creating blockades on all the streets, and a lot of patrolling flying cars belonging to them have been seen flying over Sleb Harbour."
"FUCK!"
Mia Turke, the president's daughter, was still waking up from the anesthetic. She could hear people talking around her, but her mind was still foggy.
She heard what Erik Romano and his driver said. Yet, despite the serious situation, they didn't seem worried. This confused her.
Mia looked at Erik through half-open eyes. He seed calm, with only a hint of frustration on his face.
This surprised her, given how dangerous their situation was. The blackguards, the most powerful organization in the world, the strongest people in the world, were closing in on them, but Erik acted like it wasn't a big deal.
The blackguards were very powerful, but Erik seed unbothered, to the point of making the woman think he was very foolish, extrely confident, or, of course, just crazy.
What Mia didn't know was that Erik's calm appearance hid his racing thoughts. He wasn't worried about fighting the blackguards. Their military prowess was the last of his problems. Instead, he was worried they might know about his kidnapping.
Erik knew that if the blackguards had found out about the kidnapping, it could ruin everything he had planned.
"Deploy our reserves, and make all those at the airport leave right now," Erik said. "I want you to find out why the blackguards are moving. Be prepared for a fight."
"Yes, master."
The Chimaeric Demon started reaching his brothers. However, he closed the window that separated the driving seat from the passenger ones so that Mia wouldn't be able to listen.
As the internal window closed, Erik leaned back, his eyes closed.
Erik suddenly realized sothing.
The blackguards were not stupid, and everything they did couldn't be just random.
He thought about it more: they knew he was in Hin, that was for sure. After months of them knowing he reached their shores, it was clear the most likely place for him to be was their capital city.
There was just a problem. If the blackguards were really getting ready for sothing, it might an that Mia's travels to different countries were just a trick.
It could have been a trap, planned to make him co out of hiding. This made Erik feel both impressed by their cleverness and angry that he might have fallen for it.
But there was no way to find out the truth. The blackguards might have just reached Sleb Harbour and started a thorough search. That happened when he kidnapped Mia; it could have been a coincidence.
But Erik didn't believe in coincidences. The fact they didn't find information about Salena Turke was proof enough that they knew he was going to do sothing to find the woman. Maybe Mia was the only target he could find because the blackguards wanted it to be that way. In truth, that was a little scary, even for Erik, who prided himself on being highly intelligent. Yet, if his assumption was right, he had just been played by the worst motherfuckers on the planet.
However, Erik wasn't totally convinced of his theory, or better, he didn't want to believe he was actually right, because if he was, it ant there was so scarily intelligent dude out there who, without certain information, devised a ploy to make Erik get out of his hiding.
It was simply impossible for this many troops to have reached Sleb Harbour all in a day, and without the Chimaeric Demons finding out. Based on what the clones said, there were at least 20 thousand soldiers around the city, and their numbers were increasing.
Just then, the president's daughter moved beside Erik. She let out a small noise, like a silent moan. Erik's eyes opened and his body tensed.
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