Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1200

Luella?

And Four?

Luella being here made sense, but why the hell did Shanley let her sister come?

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Juniper glanced up at Shanley, a slight frown on her face.

"She refused to take no for an answer." Shanley sounded utterly exasperated, his voice raspy. "If I didn't bring her, I would've lost my future wife. What was I supposed to do?"

Juniper sighed.

Fair enough.

When Four made her mind up, even brick walls moved out of her way. Nobody could stop her.

Looking at the heavily armed operatives closing in on him from all sides, Corvus froze for a few seconds before suddenly bursting into a dark, mocking laugh. "Subterra Vanguard and the Sigma Network, working together?"

"Well played. What a brilliant move!"

"You destroyed both of my bases and wiped out decades of my research in one night!"

"Specter, you really are Theia's daughter. You've got guts!"

"Thanks for the compliment." Juniper stood up straight, her eyes lazy but lethal. Her cold voice cut through the tension. "I told you, I was going to make you pay."

"Your reign is over, Corvus."

"Is it?"

Corvus stared at Juniper with eerie calm. The shock in his eyes had vanished, replaced by an unsettling admiration. "I wouldn't be so sure."

"Don't waste breath on him, Juniper." Ebony Fox's eyes blazed as she aimed her rifle squarely at Corvus's chest. "We've got the entire perimeter locked down. There's no way out."

"Exactly."

Luella chimed in, her tone dropping its usual snark. "A monster like him belongs locked up behind bars. Let's see how much he likes prison food."

"Take him down."

Juniper tilted her head, glancing at Shanley's pale complexion. She knew he was pushing himself to the absolute limit despite his injuries, and her heart ached for him.

"Move!"

Luella and Ebony Fox signaled their teams to close in, shouting, "Drop your weapons and put your hands up if you want to live!"

Dr. Norwood appeared out of the shadows, grabbing his arm and dragging him into the darkness.

By the time Luella and Ebony Fox reached the wall, the hidden door had slammed shut.

When they finally found the mechanism and pried it open.

They discovered a sprawling underground tunnel network stretching far beyond the estate's borders.

Corvus and Nadia were long gone.

"That slippery old bastard." Luella punched the air in sheer frustration. "We just let a rabid dog off the leash. Who knows when he's going to circle back and bite us?"

"I'll take a team into the tunnels," Ebony Fox said, spinning on her heel, but Juniper stopped her.

"Don't bother," Juniper said tightly, her voice practically freezing the air. "He picked this estate specifically because of the escape routes."

"That tunnel splits into at least five different exits."

Juniper took a breath. "By the time we track him, he'll be miles away. Don't waste your energy."

"But—" Ebony Fox's face was grim. "If we don't finish him now, he's just a ticking time bomb."

"We accomplished the mission. Mom and Dad are safe, and his research is nothing but ash." Juniper patted her sister's shoulder, her tone softening to reassure her. "Mom and Dad are probably going out of their minds with worry. Let's just go home."