Chapter 85: A Twist

Wendy looked up, relief flooding her face. “Jason! Are you alright? Is it over?”   Jason nodded, his expression grim. “Yeah, Mom. It’s over... for now.”   Wendy noticed the frown creasing her son’s brow. “What’s wrong? You don’t look relieved.”   Jason ran a hand through his hair, sighing heavily. “It doesn’t make sense, Mom. It was too easy.”   “Easy?” Wendy asked with a frown.   “Something isn’t right,” Jason said, pacing the room. “The men we fought... they were amateurs. Poorly trained. It doesn’t add up.”   Wendy’s brow furrowed in a frown. “What are you saying, Jason? That we have been played?”   In Angel City, Daniel faces Matthias. Mathias had been tortured till he could barely breathe.   “I know you are not the head of the dark hands, so there is no need for you to be this loyal. I just need answers. Why is my wife on the list?” Daniel asked.   “It is not about her. It is about her father. If we get her, we find her father,” Mathias answered.   “How will yo