Chapter 465 Raven Heads To Indigo Lab
The moment his phone picked up a signal, Benedict immediately dialed Raven’s number.
“Stop him!” Rin roared, fury twisting his face.
“Don’t let him get past the base perimeter! Damn it, what use are you people? If he escapes and we don’t catch him today, you can all pack your things and get the hell out of my lab!”
He and his men gave chase relentlessly. They were already near the edge of the facility–close enough for a phone to
reconnect.
If Benedict managed to contact the outside world… Rin didn’t even want to imagine the consequences of provoking Raven.
His eyes gleamed coldly. He could not let that call go through.
They were gaining on the boy now.
Rin and several others surged forward–Benedict was just within reach.
Still gripping the phone tightly, Benedict ran with everything he had, eyes locked on the screen. The call was dialing… ringing… almost there.
But before he could escape, two lab techs grabbed him roughly by the shirt.
“You little brat,” one of them snarled. “Try running again, I dare you.”
Even then, Benedict refused to let go of the phone. His small hands clutched it like his life depended on it, and through clenched teeth he whispered, “Pick up… come on, pick up…”
Rin stepped in, eyes locked on the phone. He reached out, hand swiping for it just as…
“Sweetheart?” Raven’s voice came through the line, tinged with anxiety. “Why haven’t I been able to reach you? Where are you? Are you in danger?”
Benedict’s eyes widened. He gasped out, “I’m at Indigo Lab–Cassian’s here too–he’s in danger, you have to—”
In that panicked moment, he blurted out the word he had whispered only in his heart a thousand times.
On the other end, Raven froze. ‘That’s not Cassian’s voice… Isn’t this his phone?‘ And yet, that voice… it sounded achingly familiar.
‘Benedict. That was Benedict’s voice, she thought.
She opened her mouth to ask more when a burst of static and crashing sounds erupted from the speaker.
“Benedict? Benedict, what’s happening?!” she called urgently.
The only response was a guttural cry of pain.
Rin’s fist had slammed into Benedict’s chest, sending the boy sprawling to the ground. The blow had been brutal–fueled by panic and rage. Blood welled up at the corners of Benedict’s mouth as he struggled for breath.
Even then, lying there gasping, he used the last of his strength to croak, “We’re at Indigo Lab… please… help Cassian…”
And then–click. The line went dead.
Raven stared at the screen, the call now disconnected. The cold aura radiating from her body was so intense it felt like it could freeze the air around her.
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Back when she’d spoken with Rin, she’d felt something was off about him.
But she hadn’t pressed. She couldn’t think of a reason why he’d lie about Benedict’s whereabouts, so she let it go.
Now she knew–he had lied.
And it wasn’t just Benedict. Cassian, the man she’d asked Rin to help her find, was there too.
Her expression turned lethal. The fury in her eyes could kill.
“Raven? What is it? Did you find out where Benedict is?” Saxon asked, alarmed by the sudden shift in her demeanor.
“Get your men,” she said, her voice like ice. “We’re going to Indigo Lab.”
And with that, Raven turned and strode out, he Successfully unlocked!
If Cassian and Benedict weren’t safe–if either of them was even scratched–then she would personally burn Indigo Lab to the ground.
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