Second Chance-In the mist Book 1 novel Chapter 80

"And that's not all, Dominic. I approached without them hearing me..." Declan continued and I could already feel the hair on my back stand up. This man had taken a tremendous risk.

"You know he could have smelled you and you could have ended up in a not so pleasant way," I interrupted him abruptly, visibly horrified at his audacity.

"I know Dominic, but I found it very odd that Dr. Swan had a patient in his personal office. He is the only doctor in the clinic who has two rooms in which he does his work, the private study where he consults and the personal office where only he enters. Now, do you understand my concern?" Looking at it from that perspective, besides the foolish risk he took, Declan acted exemplarily. "Before you argue with me, you should know that Zack has some suspicions about his ex-wife, Eve. I mean, from what I gather from their conversation, he suspects she didn't die as he planned in the past and that's the reason, he corrupted Dr. Swan." I swallowed hard after hearing that. In fact, I hit the table pretty hard without being able to control myself. "Dominic, calm down! Zack doesn't realize we have the advantage of knowing." 

"You're right here. What worries me is that he will now strike at everything I hold dear. It won't just be Eve. Zack has a pride that's hard to contain. He hates me because even now he lives with the idea that I'm the reason Jane, his daughter, died. Although on the one hand, he's kind of right..."

"Stop blaming yourself, Dominic. You were just two kids in love. There were always risks. Neither you nor Jane were safe from them. Think that if it was Tom who attacked you, the same Tom that Zack hired to kill Eve, didn't he know Jane was his boss's daughter?" 

"I've been asking myself this question for decades and have yet to find an answer that satisfies me. However, Tom is no longer alive to solve the mystery. I could have made him talk using my methods. Now we have to focus on what we have. Specifically, Rebecca and Eve. We can't let that idiot Zack hurt them." 

"Don't you think there are too few of us to fight against one who, from what I can see, is building an army?" 

Declan's question was pertinent, but unfortunately, another one I didn't have an answer to. Rather, it wasn't one, because if Zack continued like this, we wouldn't stand a chance against him.

"There is a problem, indeed. We have little choice. It's not like we're going to start turning people into wolves." 

"I do it with great pleasure, my friend!" said Declan suddenly in a breath as he lifted his chest. 

"You don't know what you're talking about. It's not as easy as you think. And besides, I wouldn't condemn you to such a life. Never. I will not be the one who leaves you no choice." 

"Welcome, Logan. Please, come in," I urged as soon as I met him at the door. 

"Wow, you're so tanned! I see you got your Bali sun right," he couldn't help his comment or smile. 

"Hey, cut the jokes and come on in. We have things to talk about," I replied breathlessly, slamming the door behind him. "Tell me, I know you followed the case of the rescued girls in Bali. I want some updates" 

Logan made himself comfortable on the living room couch, sipping from the coffee I just poured.

"Luckily, they all receive psychological counseling. Local authorities have reunited them with their families and have all the support they need. Now, if you ask me, this human trafficking network is much more widespread, which leads me to believe that we will have to do more digging."