Rebirth of the Broken Luna A Second Chance at Luna's Heart novel Chapter 486

Chapter 486

XENOIS

That was unfortunate. For her.

You came here to free Lazarus,” I said. “That requires detailed knowledge of our security systems. Someone gave you that information. Who?”

‘I told you, I don’t know their name!” she sobbed. ‘Messages came through dead drops! We never met face to face!”

I broke her other arm.

More screaming. The other two infiltrators were pressed against the backs of their cells now, clearly recognizing that I wasn’t bluffing.

Even Lazarus had stopped smiling.

Xenois, Thorne said quietly. “Maybe she really doesn’t know.”

‘Then she knows something else,” I said. “And we’re going to find out what.”

I pulled out another tool from the case. Silver blade, specifically designed to cause maximum pain to supernatural beings.

“How many attacks has Jerome planned?” I asked the sobbing woman.

‘I don’t know! Please, I don’t know anything useful! I was just following orders!”

“Following orders to attack a house with children in it,” I said. “Following orders to sabotage security systems that kept a dangerous prisoner contained. Following orders that could have resulted in deaths.”

I made a shallow cut along her collarbone. Silver poisoning for werewolves, nightwalkers, most supernatural beings. Excruciating pain that would last for

jours.

Her screaming intensified.

‘Stop!’ one of the male infiltrators shouted. ‘Stop hurting her! She doesn’t know anything!”

“Then you tell me,” I said, turning to him. “Tell me something useful and I stop.

“We were recruited three weeks ago,” he said rapidly. “Jerome’s people approached us separately. Offered money, protection, promises that we’d be valued

n his coalition. We were given specific assignments but never the full picture.”

‘Who recruited you?’ I demanded.

‘I don’t know his real name. He went by Marcus. Mid-thirties, werewolf, probably from a weaon tools bad on his accent.

‘Marcus is a common name, I said. ‘Not helpful. What else?”

“The inside contact-they communicated through coded messages left in specific locations around your territory. We never met them directly But they had detailed knowledge of your security systems, your personnel schedules, your facility layouts.”

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“Where did you leave messages for this contact?” I asked.

Coffee shop on Main Street,” he said. “Behind a loose brick in the back alley. We’d leave requests for information, they’d leave responses.”

That was actually useful. We could stake out the location, wait for the traitor to check for messages.

“What else?” i pressed.

Terome is planning multiple simultaneous attacks,” the man continued, words tumbling out desperately. “He thinks you’ve consolidated forces here after rescuing your parents, which means other territories in your coalition are vulnerable.”

“Which territories?” I demanded.

“I don’t know specifically! We weren’t given that information! Just that the next phase involves hitting multiple targets at once to divide your

resources!”

1 believed him. His fear was genuine, his desperation to stop me from hurting his companion obvious.

But I needed more.

I turned back to the woman, whose screams had subsided to whimpering. “How does Jerome plan to coordinate simultaneous attacks across multiple

territories?”

Communication network,” she gasped through pain. “Encrypted channels. Multiple cells operating independently. Even if you capture one group, the ethans continue operating.”

“How do we access these channels?” I asked.

“You can’t,” she said. They’re magically encrypted. Only Jerome’s people can decode the messages.”

Then we’ll need one of Jerome’s people to decode them for us,” I said.

I pulled her out of the chair and dragged her toward Lazarus’s cell. She tried to resist but her broken arms made it impossible.

“What are you doing?” she cried.

“Lazarus,” I called. Your brother sent these people to rescue you. Want to help convince them to be more forthing about his plans?”

Lazarus studied me with newfound respect. “You’re not as soft as I thought.”

Tm as soft or as hard as the situation requires,” I said. “Right now, the situation requires information. Are your

“What do I get out of it?” he asked.

nely sit not?

“Reduced sentence,” I offered. “Cooperation with interrogations in exchange for better treatment, passible eventual release.

“Possible eventual release,” be repeated skeptically.

“Cuaranteed eventual release would be a lie,” I said. “I don’t deal in lies. But cooperation improves your situation Continued obstruction makes it

wore.

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He considered this. ‘Fine. But I want it in writing. Formal agreement that cooperation results in measurable improvements to my imprisonment conditions.”

“Done, I agreed. “Thorne, draft the agreement.”

Thorne looked like he wanted to protest but just nodded and pulled out his phone to start drafting.

I opened Lazarus’s cell-carefully, with multiple guards positioned for backup-and brought the injured infiltrator inside.

‘Tell her what Jerome does to people who fail him,” I instructed Lazarus.

“Jerome doesn’t tolerate failure, Lazarus said simply. He’ll assume you were captured, assume you might break under interrogation, and he’ll eliminate any loose ends connected to you. Your families, your friends, anyone who might be leverage against you.”

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