Chapter 20: An Unexpected Visitor
Cambria stared at the phone in her hand long after the call ended. The child’s voice shaky, innocent echoed through her mind, louder than any threat Julian had ever made.
"I think... I think Julian is my daddy."
The line had gone dead, but the damage was done.
It changed everything.
Julian wasn’t just Elena’s weapon. He was now something far more dangerous: a father with something to protect.
Cambria moved quickly, forwarding the call details to Elara, demanding a trace. Within minutes, they had a location Midtown. A shelter. Under an alias.
Elara was already throwing on her jacket. "You think it’s real?"
Cambria’s face was stone. "It doesn’t matter. If there’s a child involved, we make sure they’re safe. No matter who they belong to."
The shelter sat in the shadow of a rusted fire escape, its doors worn from years of use. Cambria stepped inside, her presence like static in the air power wrapped in humility.
A woman at the front desk looked up, startled. "Miss... King?"
Cambria nodded, voice low. "I need to speak with the boy who called this number."