Doomsday Revenge: Payback Time (Josie) novel Chapter 168

Chapter 168

une snapped the second she heard that. “Credits, credits, credits! Is that all you care about? Don’t you get it? My power is gone! It’s ¡one again!”

Sylvia’s jaw dropped. “What? How can it be gone? What did you do last night?”

I didn’t do anything! That’s why I’m losing it!” June clawed at her hair, screaming like a lunatic. “Again! It happened again! Why is it lways me? Everyone else gets to keep their powers. Why am I the only one who loses mine?”

What’s all the shouting about?” Arthur walked in. “June, weren’t you supposed to go heal the base brass today? Why are you still

iere?”

Heal them with what?” Sylvia snapped, whipping around to glare at him. “Her power is gone, Arthur. It’s gone again!”

What?!” Arthur slammed the door shut. He shot a paranoid glance around, making sure no one was eavesdropping, then yanked he curtains closed. “Keep it down!” he hissed. “You want the whole world to hear you? If word gets out that June lost her powers, ve’re finished. No more VIP treatment, no more respect. We’ll be nothing!”

His words hit both women like a bucket of ice water.

can’t let anyone find out,” June said, her voice trembling. “Wait–Dad, Mom, the supplies I had you guys hide… are they still there?”

Yeah, we still have them,” Arthur replied, his heart hammering against his ribs. “Don’t tell me… your private stash is gone again?”

une nodded miserably. “Empty. Everything’s gone. Aside from the stuff I gave you two, I’ve got nothing left.”

It has to be Josie!” Sylvia snarled, her face twisting with rage. That brat is systematically tearing this family apart!”

She has an alibi for last night,” June said, frustration boiling over. “She was out drinking the whole time. Dammit! If it wasn’t her,

hen who the hell was it?”

Was Josie right? Was there really a hidden powerhouse lurking in the base? Some high–level Spatial Super who had been flying Inder the radar and decided to catch her off guard?

he had been acting pretty untouchable lately, especially after her powers leveled up. Maybe she’d been too cocky.

fad she stepped on the wrong person’s toes without even realizing it?

The thought made June’s stomach churn.

Honestly, she’d rather it be Josie than some ghost in the shadows. At least with Josie, she’d have a target she could openly hate.

What now? You’re supposed to treat the base brass today,” Sylvia reminded her. “How do you explain this? We need a cover story,

nd we need it now.”

une paced the floor like a caged animal, her mind racing for a way out.

he stopped dead. “Mom, Dad–go to the office. Apologize for me. Tell them I pushed too hard to hit Rank–3 and burned myself ut. Say I made the rank, but my body finally gave out.”

Tell them it’s not the kind of thing a superpower can fix. I need bed rest. As for when I’ll be back? I have no clue.”

Perfect. Let’s go with that,” Arthur said, catching on. “That’ll buy us time to figure out a plan. We have to find a way to fix this.”

Fix it how?” Sylvia snapped. “Unless there’s another Power Rainfall to jumpstart your system, we’re screwed. Why is the universe o damn unfair? Just when things were looking up, this bullshit happens!”

The three of them sat there, wallowing in misery and seething with pure spite.

Meanwhile…

Josie didn’t just split after getting what she wanted. Instead, she went straight to the base brass with a new deal.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify