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THE PAST HE LEFT BEHIND

CHAPTER 11: The room was quiet. Too quiet. It was like nothing had just happened. Like a man hadn’t just tried to take me and left with a threat.I sat on the bed with my fingers clenched in the sheets. My heart was still racing. It hadn't slowed down. Not even a little.Ethan said my name, "Amara." His voice was soft and careful. Like I might break if he spoke loudly.I didn't answer. My mind was still stuck on what had happened. "Hes going to use your past " Ethan had said. I asked him what that meant. My voice was barely steady.Ethan took a breath. "It means Kieran knows something about you that you don't " he said. I laughed. It was a bitter laugh. "That's not surprising, " I said. "Everyone seems to know everything about me except me."Ethan's face tightened a little. "I'm trying to change that, " he said. I looked up at him. "Then tell me, " I said. "All of it. No half-truths."There was silence. Ethan hesitated. Again. It was starting to feel like he was hiding something from

NO WAY OUT

CHAPTER 12The noise in the hallway did not stop. It got louder and closer. I felt really scared. I was sitting on the bed. I could hear people running and talking outside the room."They are clearing the floor, " I said quietly.Ethan started moving fast. He did not hesitate anymore. "Get up " he said to me.I looked at him. "What?" I asked."We do not have time " he said. He was already opening the drawer beside the bed. "Can you stand up?" he asked me.My heart was beating fast. "I think so " I said.. That was not true. I was not sure if I could stand up.I put my legs over the side of the bed. When my feet touched the floor I felt a pain. I was unsteady. I gasped. I had to hold onto the bed to support myself.Ethan was beside me. "I have got you, " he said. He was holding me so I would not fall."I am fine " I said.. That was not true. I was not fine.Ethan did not say anything. He just held me tighter. "Lean on me " he said.I did what he said. I had to. The noise in the hallway

THE GIRL WHO REMEMBERED MUCH

CHAPTER 13: Darkness came slower this time. It was not like before. Not sudden. Not empty. This time it was crowded. I heard voices. Fragments. Memories fighting their way back."You are getting too close.""If they find out you are dead.""We don't have time Amara. Go!"My chest felt tight. I tried to move. My body felt heavy. Trapped. Again. No. Not again. A sharp pain shot through my head.. Then suddenly there was light. Blinding. Cold. My eyes flew open. I gasped, sucking in air like I had been drowning. My vision was blurry. Then slowly it focused.I saw a ceiling. Bright lights. The faint hum of machines. My heart pounded violently. No. This wasn't the hospital. I knew that instantly. This place didn't feel safe. It felt... Controlled. Sterile. Like a cage that pretended to be clean.I tried to sit up. Pain shot through my wrists. I froze. I looked down. Straps. Tight around both wrists. Holding me down. My breath caught. "No..." I whispered. My legs were strapped too. Panic su

WHAT I BECAME

CHAPTER 14: Pain did not wake me up.Memory did.It hit me like a storm. Unstoppable and tearing through everything.I heard voices, screens and codes. My fingers were flying across a keyboard."You're in deep Amara.""I know.""Then stop.""I can't."I took a breath. My eyes flew open.Bright white lights burned above me.This time I knew where I was.I was not in a hospital. I was not in a place.I was in Blackwood.The name felt in my mind.My chest went up and down unevenly.I could feel it. The difference, the shift.Things were coming back to me.Not everything. Enough.Enough to understand. Enough to be afraid."Good, " a voice said from the corner.The man sounded calm and satisfied.I turned my head slowly.The man in black was standing there watching me.He was studying me."Looks like we're making progress, " he said.My jaw got tight."You drugged me " I said."We helped you " he corrected."No, you forced it " I said.He smiled a little."Same result " he said.My finger

CHOOSE

CHAPTER 15: The light did not fade away.It went into my mind.It was deep. It would not stop.It was relentless. It was unforgiving.I could not close my eyes.I could not look away.The light was everywhere.It was inside me.Then the memories came back to me.They came at once.They were not missing pieces.They were whole and clear and sharp.Someone said to me "You are running out of time Amara."I said "I know."The person said "If they find you"I said "They will not."A screen appeared in front of me.It was full of lines of code and encrypted files and names and locations.This was all the information that Blackwood had tried to hide.This was all the information that they never wanted anyone to find.My breath came quickly.I whispered "I have it."The person said " get out now."I said "I will."I saw another memory.It was raining. I was holding a small device.My heart was beating fast. There were footsteps behind me.Someone was shouting "Stop her."I ran fast as I coul

THE WAR STARTS NOW

CHAPTER 16: The alarms were screaming through the building.Red lights were flashing over the walls.Everything that used to be controlled was now falling apart.This was what I wanted."Move!" I shouted.Ethan did not wait, he grabbed my arm. We started running towards the door.Behind us a man in black was shouting."Stop them!" he said.We were already running.We were running out into the corridor into the storm.The hallway was totally different from before.It was not silent, it was not controlled.Doors were open, people were moving, shouting.The systems were not working right.I could hear the panic spreading.This was good.This meant that my plan was working."You triggered the system?" Ethan asked as we were running."Yes " I said, I was out of breath. I was focused."How did you do that?" he asked."I helped build it " I said.Ethan looked at me briefly." Of course you did " he said.We turned a corner and we were moving fast.Footsteps were thundering behind us.They w

THE ENEMY WHO WANTS YOU

CHAPTER 17: The air outside felt different. It did not feel safe. It felt less controlled like I was stepping out of a cage and into a world that was still very dangerous.I stood frozen staring at Kieran. My chest was. Falling as I tried to process what was happening. Ethan shifted slightly in front of me trying to be protective trying to be ready.. Kieran did not move. He did not attack. He just watched me like this moment was very important to him.Ethan said, "You are not taking her." His voice was cold. Kieran's gaze flicked to him briefly. He seemed unimpressed. "I already tried that, " he replied. "It did not go well."my jaw tightened. "Then leave " I said.. Kieran's eyes returned to mine instantly. "That is not how this works, " he said.I demanded, "Then how does it work?" Kieran smiled faintly. "You walk away now " he said, ". You spend the rest of your life running." My stomach twisted at his words. "From you?" I asked.. He corrected me "From everything."There was silenc

THE PLAN THEY WON’T SEE COMING

CHAPTER 18:I wasn’t running.I stood between them, Ethan on one side, Kieran on the other,and instead of feeling torn…I felt clear.Focused.In control.“I need a place, " I said.Both of them looked at me.“Somewhere off their grid " I continued. "No cameras. No tracking. No Blackwood reach.”Ethan nodded.“I know a place.”Kieran shook his head a bit.“Then it’s already compromised.”Ethan’s jaw got tight.“It’s not.”“It always is, " Kieran said calmly.I raised my hand.“Enough.”They both stopped talking.“We don’t have time for this, " I said. "Blackwood already knows I escaped. They’ll move fast.”“They already are, " Kieran added.My eyes snapped to him.“What do you mean?”“They’ll lock down every known contact you have " he said. "Including him.”He looked at Ethan.“. Anyone you might run to.”My chest got tight.“So nowhere is safe?”“No " Kieran said. ". Some places are… less dangerous.”That wasn’t comforting.It was honest.“Then we find one " I said.Ethan hesitated.

THE ONE WHO SET THE TRAP

CHAPTER 19: Everything was dark.For a moment there was no movement. No sound. I just heard that voice. It was cold and certain. It was waiting.Someone said, "Well done, Amara."My heart was pounding against my chest. The man in black was there. He was watching or maybe both.Ethan whispered to me "Stay close." His hand found mine in the dark. It was firm and grounding.. My mind was already racing. Something did not add up.This place was supposed to be hidden and untouched. Kieran said it was off-grid. So how did they find us?Then the voice said, "Lights,". They came back on. They were dim and red. We did not control them. The system belonged to them now.There were figures stepping out from the shadows. They were armed and silent. They surrounded us and my pulse spiked.The man in black said, "Drop anything you're holding." He was calm and composed like he had already won.Ethan tensed beside me. Kieran did not move. He did not speak. He did not react.. That was when I felt it. T

BURN IT ALL DOWN

CHAPTER 20: The moment I hit enter everything changed.The screens started moving fast.Lines of code were scrolling down quickly.Systems were unlocking.Barriers were falling.Blackwood was exposed for the first time.Alarms were ringing louder than before. They were not in control anymore.The man in black shouted "Stop her".It was too late.I was moving fast my fingers were flying across the console.I knew what I was doing.One of the guards said "This is impossible".I said "No it's inevitable".Ethan was standing behind me watching my back.He called out to Kieran.Kieran said he was handling the guards.I didn't turn around. I heard the fight.It was fast and brutal.Kieran was not holding back anymore.That was good because I was not holding back either.Ethan asked me how long I needed.I said a minute.He said it was not time.I said it had to be enough.My eyes were scanning the system.Everything was open now.I could see all the names, accounts and secrets.My chest fe

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