Badass in Disguise (Shadow) novel Chapter 260

Chapter 260

Night’s voice was tense. “We have a situation. Chris Jensen has been taken by the Scorpio familly.”

Jade’s blood ran cold. “Where?”

“Guyana. He

He went d

dark about two weeks ago. I can’t extract him myself—I’m handling something in Russia.”

“When do I leave?”

Tonight if possible. I’ve already arranged transportation.”

“Tll be ready.”

She hung up and turned to find Ethan watching her, his brow furrowed with concern.

“Chris is in trouble,” she said. “I need to go out of the country for a while.”

“How long?”

“I don’t know. Could be a few days, could be longer.”

Ethan nodded slowly.

do you need from me?”

“I need you to look after Max while I’m gone. His SAT is tomorrow, and I was supposed to be there. She hesitated. “And Silas too, if you can. He doesn’t have anyone else now.”

Ethan’s jaw tightened almost imperceptibly at the mention of Silas, but he nodded. I’ll take care of them both.”

“Thank you.” She

meant it.

night before Max’s SAT, Ethan booked a suite at the Grand Princeton Hotel, just five minutes from the testing center.

The ni

Zach and Ryan had rooms on

in the same fo

floor–Ryan across the hall and Zach next door.

*Nervous?” Ethan asked, noticing Max fidgeting with his admission ticket on the edge of the king–sized bed

“A little.” Max admitted. “But I’ve been preparing for this all year with Jade. She’s pretty much drilled every possible question type into my head by now.”

Ethan smiled, loosening his tie. “She mentioned you’ve been scoring really well on the practice tests.”

“Yeah,” Max nodded with growing confidence. “I know she had to leave for something important. It’s fine–she’s already taught me everything I need to know.” He straightened his shoulders. “I’ve got this.”

“That’s the attitude,” Ethan said. “Get some rest. Tomorrow’s your day to shine.”

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Chapter 260

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The next morning, Ethan drove Max to the test center in his Maybach, drawing stares from other students being dropped off in more modest vehicles.

“I’ll be right here when you finish,” Ethan said as Max got u

out of the cat.

“You don’t have to wait the whole time,” Max p

protested. “It’s like four hours.”

“I’ve got emails to catch up on, Ethan replied, holding up his phone. “Go ace that test.”

Max nodded and headed toward the building, his limp more pronounced than usual due to his nervousness.

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