Chapter 129 - LIES & DECEIT

[3rd person POV] [Back at the island]

As Alex 'Vincent' returned to Alana's side, he found Jessica waiting for him outside, her expression serious and determined. The arrival of the new heroes brought a sense of relief, knowing that they were there to protect Alana and uncover the truth behind the assassination attempt.

"Jessica, what did you find out?" Alex asked, his voice tinged with concern.

Jessica's eyes narrowed as she relayed the information. "We've discovered that the assassins were hired to kill Alana. It seems someone wants her dead, and we need to find out who and why."

Alex nodded, his mind racing with possibilities. "Alright, let's not waste any time. We need to ensure Alana's safety and get to the bottom of this. Jessica, coordinate with the team and gather any evidence you can find. I'll stay with Alana and make sure she's secure."

His eyes went toward his mother and the others who were standing at the door.

𝑰𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒌𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏. 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈.

One of the heroes stepped forward, his authoritative presence commanding attention. "Rest assured, Alana, we will thoroughly investigate this incident. No stone will be left unturned in our pursuit of the truth."

Alana, grateful for the protection and support she received, nodded with a mix of relief and anticipation. "Thank you all for your swift action. I trust that you will uncover the ones behind this and put an end to their dangerous schemes."

The heroes, fueled by a sense of duty, assured her once again of their commitment. With a united front, they made their way to their aircraft, the emblem of justice shining brightly on its hull.

As the heroes departed, Alana's gaze lingered on their retreating figures. She couldn't help but feel a surge of hope, knowing that they were in capable hands. But deep down, she knew that the ultimate responsibility for her safety lay with Alex.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝑽𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒎. 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒔.

Unbeknownst to Alana, Alex's mind was already at work, his thoughts consumed by the need to uncover the truth and protect her at all costs. He knew that relying solely on the heroes' investigation might not be enough. There were secrets hidden in the shadows, waiting to be unveiled.

"We have secured the island and stationed enough securities to prevent further attacks. You guys can rest assured we will find them by sunlight," One of the heroes said with an assured smile.

The other heroes, deployed some bots and drones in the area to keep surveillance.

"Yeah, you guys keep up the good work," Alex said with a smile.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓, 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒚𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉. 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚.

With determination etched on his face, Alex turned his attention back to Alana. He knew that the road ahead would be treacherous, but he was prepared to face any challenge that came their way.

...

As Alex observed the familiar faces of his mother and the others, he couldn't help but feel a mixture of relief and concern. They had managed to keep his true identity hidden, sparing Alana from the knowledge of his past. It was a relief that she remained oblivious to his secret life, but it also meant he had to tread carefully, ensuring that no harm would come to her.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕. 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕.

With a reassuring smile, Alex approached Alana, his eyes filled with genuine concern. "Are you alright, Alana? We need to take extra precautions now. I won't let anything happen to you."

Alana's gaze met his, a mixture of fear and gratitude reflected in her eyes. "I trust you, Vincent. Thank you for protecting me."

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒎, 𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰'𝒎 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝑰 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚.

As the others began to disperse, each taking on their assigned tasks, Alex stayed by Alana's side. His mind was consumed with thoughts of the mysterious assassin, the hidden organization behind the assassination attempt, and the secrets that lay buried in the shadows.

𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅? 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒚? 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒚𝒆. 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂'𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒌𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍. 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒆. 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂.

...

Alex 'Vincent' led Alana to his room, a sanctuary away from the chaos and danger that lurked outside. The room was adorned with subtle elegance, reflecting his refined taste and attention to detail. The warm lighting cast a comforting glow, creating an atmosphere of intimacy and solace.

As they stepped into the room, Alana's emotions overwhelmed her. The magnitude of the situation, the realization of how close she had come to losing her life, and the gratitude she felt toward Alex all collided within her. Without a word, she tightly embraced him, seeking solace and reassurance in his arms.

Alex, his heart heavy with the weight of their circumstances, reciprocated the embrace, holding Alana close. He understood the depth of her fear and the significance of their connection in that moment. His touch offered her comfort, a sense of security amidst the uncertainty that surrounded them.

Gently, he caressed her back, his voice soothing as he whispered, "It's alright, Alana. You're safe now. I won't let anything harm you. We'll get through this together."

Alana's grip tightened, her voice muffled against his chest. "Thank you, Vincent. I don't know what I would have done without you. You saved my life."

Alex's expression softened, his eyes filled with a mixture of tenderness and determination. "You don't have to thank me, Alana. Protecting you is my priority. I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe."

In that moment, as they stood in the embrace of each other, time seemed to stand still.

𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒏 𝒊𝒕! 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒅𝒐? 𝑶𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓... 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒍. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒅𝒐?

Their hearts beat in synchrony, a shared understanding passing between them. Their connection, born out of adversity and the need for protection, began to take on a deeper meaning—a bond that transcended their individual quests for truth and justice.

But amidst the warmth and vulnerability, a sense of urgency pulsed within Alex. He knew that their respite would be short-lived. There were answers to be found, secrets to unravel, and a web of deceit that threatened to ensnare them both.

Breaking the embrace, Alex held Alana at arm's length, his gaze earnest. "Alana, I need you to trust me. We're going to find out who wants you dead and why. But we have to be cautious, patient. The answers won't come easy."

Alana met his gaze, her eyes filled with a mix of determination and reliance. "I trust you, Vincent. I believe in you. Will you stay with me tonight?"

"Yeah," Alex replied with a feeling of guilt in his heart.

𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆. 𝑳𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒕. 𝑰𝒇 𝑰 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓... 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒎 𝑰 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓?

The path they walked was treacherous...

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AN: Ok. From here on 7 chs will be dedicated to Alana. And yup, Alex will bed her, but in a good way. Then we will go back to the rescue operation and Alex's Grandma. + A huge battle between the mutants, AMO, and Deadites. X-23 will kick some deadite ass. You can bet on it. [Already completed this part. She is fighting a giant deadite along with Mystique and 2 others.]

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