Chapter 395 Wade Is Leaving
“Ken, Wade wants to see you,” Kelly said politely, looking at Ken.
Ken froze for a moment–he was sharp.
With a quick nod, he got up and headed to Wade’s room.
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“Why are you being so polite to him?” Zev muttered, frowning, clearly not trusting him. “Don’t let Grandpa fool you–he’s lost his mind. Anyone with half a brain can see something’s off with Ken.”
Kelly stayed quiet.
She knew. Anyone could tell Ken was hiding something.
But what was the truth? That was another matter entirely.
Who really knew what was going on?
Bzzz. Zev’s phone buzzed. It was Caden.
“Zev, something happened!”
Zev frowned and stood up fast.
Charles was in trouble.
At the police station.
Caden had called the cops. They pulled surveillance footage from around the neighborhood and nearby intersections. Caden had even provided them with the footage from the front of the villa.
Zev stared at the screen, his face dark with fury./
Don.
This is hilarious. He’d spent years searching across Oasisvale and Abbysia without a single lead. And now? Turns out the bastard had been hiding in plain sight all along–in Seaville, with a new face.
The most dangerous place really is the safest. That scumbag knew exactly where to disappear.
“That car’s got fake plates. They know the city too well. They drove straight into the old demolition zone- no cameras, no trace–and switched vehicles there,” said Oscar.
He was clearly worried about Charles’s situation.
“We’ve worked this case before. Charles was an undercover cop. He was supposed to pull out after being exposed, but something kept him from leaving. Now that he’s been taken, the top brass is all over it. They’ll be throwing every resource they’ve got at this.”
It came from Oscar’s superior; he stepped forward and revealed Charles’s identity.
Zev was stunned. If they were openly acknowledging Charles‘ cover, that meant the operation was over. Charles wouldn’t have to continue being undercover.
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But something didn’t feel right. The case was still ongoing, and he was already leaving the mission as Charles, or was he finally stepping back into his real identity?
Caden was just as shocked. He didn’t speak for a long while. When he did, it was barely a whisper. “H–he’s a cop?”
“To be precise—military intelligence,” the superior admitted blatantly.
Zev frowned. That wasn’t standard protocol.
Oscar leaned in, voice low. “As far as the public knows, Charles is military. That needs to spread. His only shot at survival now is proving he’s valuable.”
Zev understood. The mission wasn’t truly over. Charles was still deep undercover. Still living with an identity that wasn’t his own.
And Assad’s people wouldn’t want to pick a fight with the military or peacekeeping forces. There were too many international strings attached.
As long as they were cautious, Charles had a chance to survive.
“Charles was undercover?” Caden repeated, his voice cracking. “H–he… ”
He couldn’t finish. He slumped into a chair, head bowed in desolation. “You’ve got to save him. Please.”
“Don’t worry,” Oscar said gently. “He’s a high priority. Both the military and law enforcement are on it. And the guys who took him didn’t do it in the shadows—they were bold, but not stupid. They won’t risk killing him outright.”
“But they’ve got other ways to torture him,” Caden whispered, eyes wet. “Back when Zev-”
He didn’t need to finish. Those people showed no mercy toward the traitor.
They all remembered what Zev had looked like when they found him. Not a single patch of skin unscathed.
Caden felt sorry for his boyfriend.
“He’ll be okay. I’ll go myself,” Zev said grimly, clapping Caden on the shoulder before striding out.
He was going after Don.
“Zev…” Kelly stepped forward, sensing something wasn’t right. She grabbed his hand.
Zev squeezed her fingers and shook his head. “There’s someone I’ve been looking for, for a very long time. You know I didn’t go to Solmaris for the mission alone. It was never just about me.”
Kelly felt them, but she slowly let him go. She forced a smile and said, “Go. Be safe. And bring Charles back with you. Both of you need to come home safe.”
“I’m going too,” Caden said, trying to follow, but Kelly stopped him.
“Let him go with Oscar,” she said softly. Zev had a mission, an obsession that he needed to co
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Catching Don meant he could make.a significant breakthrough on his father’s kidnapping case in a way nothing else had.
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Kelly took Caden home. Thereafter, she went home to watch the kids.
But Caden’s mind was elsewhere; his thoughts kept circling back to Charles.
“He’ll be okay,” Kelly said gently. “They’re professionals.” She understood what he went through; she had experienced the same when Zev was taken away.
Caden shook his head. “I’m not scared he’ll die. I just… my heart ached for him. And thinking about our future.”
Maybe he already knew–there might not be a future for them.
Men like Zev held his faith at the top of his list. He could walk away from the field for love.
But Charles? Charles might not be that kind of man.
And if he was part of the system, then that story he told about having no family–that couldn’t be true. He had parents. Which probably meant he wasn’t allowed to spend his life with another man.
“Love’s messy,” Kelly said. “We can’t tell what the future holds, but I believe that if it’s real–true love can overcome anything. So, you shouldn’t be afraid of what the future holds.”
Stunned, Caden nodded slowly.
1.00 a.m.
Zev hadn’t come home, and his phone went unanswered.
Oscar’s line was dead too.
Kelly was starting to panic.
3.00 a.m.
The kids were asleep upstairs. Kelly and Caden waited in the living room, nerves fraying.
The phone finally rang. Kelly lunged for it in panic–only to see the caller ID. It wasn’t Zev. It was Ken.
“Kelly, bring Zion and the kids to the hospital. Wade is leaving us.”
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