The person Nathan Lockwood had trusted most with Zoe Pierce's safety had now viciously stabbed him in the back.
Aaron Xavier, once just a naive kid, had matured rapidly, becoming aware of his secondary gender.
This was too absurd.
Nathan Lockwood had calculated and planned for so many possibilities, but he had never imagined a development like this.
Events and people were slipping from his grasp. The moment he looked away, an unexpected chemical reaction would occur.
And he was powerless, only able to discover it after the fact.
Chase Shaw had already snatched Zoe Pierce from Aaron Xavier's arms in a fury. He brushed aside Zoe's hair and also discovered the changed suppression patch.
Suppressing the rage in his chest, he turned to the stunned Nathan Lockwood and barked in a low voice, "Nathan Lockwood, get over here and look."
