Chapter 5 - The Hidden Past
Sebastian’s jaw set into a rigid line. Memories came crashing back like a tidal wave. Six years ago, when he was fighting in the black-market underground rings, a rogue surgeon had saved his life after a fatal injury. The brilliant medical researcher behind that revolutionary neural procedure had been known only by a codename: Dr. Vane.
"You're Vane," Sebastian stated, his voice a dangerous murmur.
"I was," Clare said softly. "Until I walked away from the medical underworld to protect my son. But yesterday, Gabriel came to my house with your medical files. When I looked at your X-rays, I realized something terrifying."
Sebastian leaned in closer, his dark eyes narrowing. "What?"
"Your spine isn't destroyed, Sebastian," Clare revealed, stepping closer so the guards couldn't hear her. "Your bandages aren't holding you together. They are soaked in a synthetic chemical compound that actively deadens your motor nerves every single hour."
Sebastian’s blood turned to ice. "Someone is poisoning me?"
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"Someone inside your inner circle doesn't want you to ever walk again," Clare said.
👉 Who inside Sebastian's empire was secretly applying the nerve-deadening bandages?
