Chapter 30 - Black Feeling

Section Eleven

The Black Lotus

Jarvis was in his office going through series of footage of Steel during the break-in, his eyes caught one of when Liam got down to subject 24 carrying Riley in his arms, Ghost beside them.

Jarvis fast forwards the footage to when Ghost stop and then destroyed the wall. Jarvis knew Ghost must have sensed something because he wasn't listening to Liam.

He fast forward again and then the scene showed the ghoul killer stopping them.

'Why did the Ghoul killer stop Liam from going further?' He thought he needed a hacker to get more information. He pressed a call button on his desk.

"Get me, Evan".

***

Evan's hands went swiftly on the keyboard, as he typed some code on the wall screen consisting of numbers and alphabets.

Jarvis waited in anticipation of what he might find.

'What is the agency hiding? What's in subject 24?' Jarvis thought deeply. 'What are you hiding Barbra Jones'

"Got it!" Evan said as a closed folder came up, it snaps Jarvis out of his trance.

"All this encryption for one file?" Evan said unbelievably.

"Open it!" Jarvis command.

Evan did as he was told and what was unveiled nearly stopped Jarvis's heart, Evan's mouth dropped in extreme shock.

A photo and background information came up.

"Liam's dad is alive?!".

***

Along with the long lobby down to a room door, faint moans could be heard.

Liam stared at the beauty on top of him, moving in a slow rhythm, her face upward at the extreme pleasure. Liam could only be mesmerized by her naked body and her long red hair clinging to her body due to the heat of their sessions. He couldn't stop staring.

Riley meets his heated gaze, she smiled leaning forward for a passionate kiss. Liam placed his hand against her waist as she kept moving up and down, guiding her to ecstasy as they both came with loud moans.

Riley took a harsh breath as she collapses beside him. Liam turned to pull her close to his body. He couldn't take his hands off her, she was like a magnet that kept attracting him nonstop.

"You were amazing," Liam said tucking some strand of her hair behind her ear.

"So were you," She said breathlessly, unable to contain the new feeling in his chest he kissed her hungrily.

"When will we ever stop," Riley said between the kisses.

"I don't plan on stopping".

Riley moaned at his reply, she broke the kiss pushing him a bit further away.

"Let's try something different" she began.

Liam raises an eyebrow. Riley smirk resting her head against his chest, Liam followed wrapping an arm around her, the other rested at the back of his head.

"So tell me, Liam, what was your dad like?"

Liam took a deep breath before answering.

"I don't remember much about him, he was mostly buried in his research," he said firmly.

"And your mum?" she asked again.

Liam sighed a bit tense.

"Am sorry I shouldn't have asked" Riley said guiltily.

"It's okay it's just" he sighed again.

Riley raised her head facing him, she leaned towards him.

"Then what," she said.

"I don't think my mum was ever happy with my dad," Liam said puzzled.

"She knew he was a ghoul," she said.

"Yeah," he said sternly.

"It's okay, we don't have to talk about it".

"If I could see him right now, I would have a lot of questions to ask, I need answers from him, Riley," he said firmly.

Riley wraps her arms around his neck placing her forehead on his.

"If my mom was alive too, I would have some questions," she said her eyes dropping.

Liam features frown.

"You have me, we both have each other," she said softly, facing him.

Liam's eyes shake.

"That day at the cafe" he began.

"I was captivated by you and when your eyes found mine, it had this dark emotion on it but right now, it's no longer there".

"It's no longer there, because of you," she said softly.

"We both discovered something from each other, something that completed us" she adds.

She leaned down and kissed him, it was slow as their mouth felt every emotion they could think of, a tear fell from Liam's eyes as he closed his eyes.

This newfound feeling deep inside his chest made him feel warm inside, he couldn't explain it, it was warm and tender with just one thought that set his body ablaze. 'Am in love with you Riley'. But why, why didn't he say it to her that moment, why did he keep it, he didn't know how she would feel if he said those words, they both knew they were important to each other and needed each other. But he didn't know how to tell her that, maybe keeping this to himself was the right thing for now. He broke the kiss.

"Shall we do something else?" Liam said smirking.

Riley gave him a look.

"What?" Liam made an innocent face.

"Like what?" she asked rolling her eyes.

***

"So Ghost responds this fast" Riley said staring at the black cells through the wall screens.

"Yes very fast that's why we can switch at a certain distance," Liam said placing some wires on Ghost's chest, who stood like a statue to be examined, a smile plastered on his lips as he watches Liam and Riley movement through his covered bandage eyes.

Liam was busy with the microscope, Riley walks behind Ghost to cheek out the sharp-pointed rod-like thorns at his back.

"Real deadly," Riley said feeling her hands on them.

"Ghost is very unique, I tested some samples from other Claws and none compares to Ghost," Liam said.

"Because your dad upgrades him" Riley reasoned.

"Yeah according to him, he did it to save me from being devoured by my so-called partner" Liam fired at Ghost, Ghost raised an eyebrow at him, with a smirk.

"And yet you told me you wouldn't devour me then why did my dad go through the stress to upgrade you, you convinced him didn't you," Liam said firmly.

Ghost shook his head negatively.

"Liam, did he just shake his head?" Riley asked unbelievably.

"Yeah it's how we communicate, sometimes when am unconscious, he visits me with my sister's face and talks to me, but recently he's been a mute ever since we broke into Steel, ever since subject 24," Liam said clearly.

Ghost's smile faded, he turned the other way. Riley looked between the two, it was like two brothers having a small-time quarrel.

'This...is...weird'. Riley thought.

"Okay you two should work out whatever is going on" she turned to Liam.

"Claws are like a part of us, without them we are incomplete" she reasons.

Liam sighed.

"We good buddy?!" Liam asked.

Ghost smirks his elongated tongue came out in amusement.

"All settle," Riley said folding her arms as she smiled.

Ghost placed his hand on Riley's head like she was a child getting a pat on the head.

Riley turned her head to face him, her eyes staring at his covered eyes.

"Liam, have you ever wondered why Ghost keeps his eyes covered?" Riley asked curiously.

Liam blinked.

"No," Liam said, he never had that thought.

"Maybe it's because he sees through your eyes or something" Riley reasoned.

"Yeah maybe," Liam said not too sure as he stared at Ghost. He was seriously a mystery he is yet to uncover. He knew he couldn't just walk up to Ghost and take it off, he figured he couldn't just do that.

Evan walked along the hall trembling. 'Dr. Steve O'Brien is alive'. That thought kept ringing in his head.

He looked everywhere for Liam, he had to find him. He got to the training hall and found him and Riley laughing. He walked in gulping hard.

"Liam" he called shakily.

They turned. Riley blinked.

"Are you okay Evan?" Riley asked worriedly.

Liam nod in agreement noticing how tense he was.

"Jarvis wants to see you" he began shakily.

"It's about your dad".