Chapter 128 - Black Stranger (Part 2)

Outskirts Of The City

Silver-lining Manor 

"Kayla I want you to have every security footage you can find in Steel, I need eyes and ears everywhere" Sean said haste.

"Roger that" Kayla said as her fingers went fast against the keyboard.

"Are we really gonna infiltrate Steel" Rory said gulping hard.

"We have to" Iris said bitting her nails.

"Liam's in there" she adds with shaky eyes.

"We both know we can't pull that off, the only person capable of doing that was Liam himself" Rory said.

"We are practically gasping in straws" he adds.

"We have to try Rory" she snaps facing him with sad eyes.

"We don't know how long they will keep him alive, we don't know what Barbra Jones is plotting this time" she said.

"We can't just wait to find out because we both know it won't end well".

Rory gulps hard knowing she was right.

"It was all that agent fault, she did this to him" Iris said sternly.

"Guys!" Gray hissed rushing in. 

"We have a problem"

"What happened Gray? What's wrong?" Sean demands.

"Someone infiltrated the manor" he said in a shaky breath.

They froze.

"That's fucking impossible" Sean hissed.

Race quickly turned to the computer, typing as the footage came up.

"Ha shit!" Race exclaimed with widen eyes.

They froze seeing the footage, It was the agent, Lorna hart, as she shot the panel, the camouflage coming off as she walks in.

"That bitch" Iris said with serious eyes.

"How does she even know the location" Kayla said sternly.

"I'm gonna kill that bitch" Iris said pissed as she walks out, Rory following behind.

***

Riley approaches the Silver-lining building, that moment Iris rushed out, her eyes changing to her ghoul ones.

"You got some nerves coming here, after what to did to Liam" Iris hissed.

"Hello Iris" Riley said smirking as she tilts her head to the side, placing one hand on her waist.

"You haven't changed one bit in all this years" she adds in amusement.

There was something about her tone and appearance, she looked confident and tough but Iris didn't care.

"I'm gonna kill you" she hissed ad her Claw dash out of her roaring coming at Riley in spend, it's sharp claw's came for Riley's head, she slide backwards just from her waist as she leans down, like slow motion the claw passed her, missing her head.

In speed she came back up grabbing the Claw by hand rotating the Claw to the ground, it came down in a loud thump. She brough out her gun shooting the head.

Blood spilled out of Iris lips as she held her chest.

"Iris" Rory said grunting as he came in view, holding his chest also.

"I came here to talk not to fight" Riley said sternly.

"Screw you!" Iris hissed coming at her.

She sent kicks and punches but Riley deflects them with ease. She sent a harsh kick to Riley's chest, the force pushing her backwards.

Riley growled as she dash after her, somersaulting using her legs to wrap around her neck and then spinning her down to the ground.

Iris gasp in pain as Riley pinned her down with her knee pointing her gun to her head. Iris shot daggers at her.

"I'm here to talk" Riley said firmly.

That moment the others came in view seeing the scene.

Riley got off Iris, as she rushed standing up about coming at Riley once more but Rory held her still.

"What are you doing here, you don't belong here" Sean said sternly as he steps forward.

"Sean" Riley said with shaky eyes.

"It's me Riley" she said taking a step forward.

"And you think I would buy that, you may look like her but you're not her" he said sternly.

"You recently just graduate college when your cover was blown, you were on the run when my dad found you and brough you into the ghoul underground".

Sean froze at her words.

"How di-"

"Paige" Riley said.

His eyes widen.

"The moment you saw Paige you fell in love with her, you said it was love at first sight, at first she didn't agree, she was a thick head that you had to gain her trust through me, I helped you out because Paige was my best friend and I wanted the best for her" Riley said as a tear fell from one of her eye.

Tears filled Sean's eyes in less than a second.

"She died such an awful death" she sobs.

"I wished I was there to save her" she adds crying.

Sean dried his tears but they kept falling.

"The agency took so much from us, they took my parents, they took Paige, they took everyone I cared about in the ghoul underground, they took Evan".

Rory eyes sadden as his fist clenched.

Riley sobs taking a deep breath, facing them with furious eyes.

"I won't let them take Liam from me again, I will not stand by and let them destroy us, never again" she said sternly.

Sean steps forward, standing right in front of her.

"Riley is it really you?" Sean said with tears.

Riley sobs nodding, he embraced her in a tight hug, Riley hugged him back with all she had.

Riley was back, she came back to them.

***

Sean drew blood from Riley's arm.

"I still can't believe it, we thought you were only just a lookalike, everything was the opposite" Sean said retreating the needle.

"It was like I was asleep in my own body, like another part of me took over and I couldn't do anything" she said with lost eyes.

Sean tested her blood with the test machine.

"Steve knew our location all these while and didn't say anything" Sean said puzzled.

"Steve is complicated, sometimes I wonder what's his agenda, is he really working for Barbra or he's using her to achieve something" Riley said sternly.

"You know I noticed something very odd, ever since you were... you know... Lorna hart" he began.

Riley eyes lands on him.

"Liam was always drawn to you in ways he couldn't understand, in ways I can't understand either" he adds.

"What do you mean?" Riley asked puzzled.

Sean reach for a paper.

"This is Liam's health reports before and after you visited him".

Riley took the papers, she froze seeing the reports.

"Riley, Liam health reports showed he was dying but after you came to him, all the red flags were gone".

"You healed him Riley" he adds with shaky eyes.