Badass in Disguise (Shadow) novel Chapter 334

Chapter 334

Author’s POV:

“I wasn’t talking about that,” Ethan suddenly said. “I was asking… your soul residing in this body–does it feel uncomfortable? Does it fit well? Could there be some kind of rejection reaction?”

Jade looked up to see worry gradually surfacing in his eyes. His mind had gone to organ transplants–how even with good initial matching, patients might experience rejection later. She finally understood the source of his earlier unease,

“So far, there’s no discomfort at all,” she replied, meeting his gaze. “It feels completely like my own body. It’s different from organ transplantation principles.”

Ethan’s face remained troubled. Unable to experience this supernatural phenomenon firsthand, his mind was filled with anxious thoughts -perhaps imagining her soul suddenly leaving this body.

“No one can predict the future,” Jade said with unexpected lightness. “This life was borrowed to begin with. I cherish it, but I don’t fear death.”

Her casual acceptance seemed to increase his distress. Perhaps he was thinking that before she finished her battle with the Shadow Organization, her soul might reject this body.

A teasing smile touched her lips. “Having regrets? If something happens to me, you’ll get nothing in return.”

Ethan stared intensely into her eyes, then lowered his head to kiss her forehead. He moved closer, gently rubbing his nose against hers and her cheeks. Seeing the smile in her eyes, he visibly fought to suppress his anxiety.

“I do regret,” he smiled. “So can I now…”

“Too late,” she cut him off.

He didn’t respond with words. Instead, his hand caressed her face, and he kissed her again, murmuring between kisses, “I’ll salvage what I

can.”

Jade didn’t stop him, allowing him to savor this sweet moment.

When he finally pulled away, he asked, “So can you honestly tell me–is it the former or the latter?”

Was it because she had feelings for him and acted on impulse, even if those feelings didn’t amount to love? Or was it to repay him, possibly followed by cutting ties?

She answered truthfully: “Both.” Perhaps the former even more than the latter.

“I wasn’t planning to cut ties,” she added.

Ethan smiled, finally relaxing as he realized their earlier eye contact hadn’t been a standoff. “Now I regret even more,” he said, his expression full of mock remorse.

She tugged slightly at the corner of her mouth, pulled the blanket up, adjusted her position, and prepared to sleep.

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A month later, Jade’s injuries had largely healed. For two or three months, she’d been moving around Africa, playing cat and mouse with the Shadow Organization.

Two weeks ago, she left Ethiopia, made her way to Somalla, and now had reached Tanzania. Night and Chris Jensen had already secured a villa there, waiting for her to join them.

The Shadow Organization still couldn’t pinpoint Jade’s location, let alone assassinate her. Those “lucky enough to track her never returned. With her wounds mostly healed, they were even more hesitant to engage directly. Beyond remote assassination attempts, they wouldn’t risk facing her head–on.

The villa was under tight security, equipped with military–grade systems and aerial radar monitoring. Miguel arrived with the robot Maxi, claiming, “The boss sent me to wait for him here.”

He nervously eyed the guns pointed at him.

Night lazily raised an eyebrow. “Your boss? Who?”

Sloane and Maverick arrived, responding to the commotion. “Miguel,” they acknowledged.

Miguel’s eyes lit up. “Hey!” He quickly pointed between Sloane, Maverick, and himself, explaining to Night, “We’re together.”

Night’s expression darkened. “Ethan Haxton’s men? Perfect timing–take him.”

Confused, Miguel had his arms roughly twisted behind his back. “Easy, easy, easy…” he protested.

Held by Night’s men, Miguel looked at Sloane and Maverick, who stood motionless behind Night. “You guys turned traitor?” he asked, bewildered.

Sloane and Maverick exchanged glances, speechless.

“There must be some misunderstanding,” Miguel hurriedly told Night. “Aren’t Mr. Haxton and Mrs. Haxton your friends?”

Chris Jensen raised an eyebrow. “Mrs. Haxton? Who?”

“Jade Morgan,” Miguel answered.

“Shoot him,” Night ordered immediately.

Two guards responded, “Yes, sir.”

Miguel’s eyes widened in terror. “Wait! We can talk this through! Mrs. Haxton really sent me!”

Night’s face visibly darkened. “Shoot him now! Didn’t you hear me?”

Miguel braced his legs against the floor, struggling against the two guards. “Come on, guys, don’t do this.”

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Sloane and Maverick quickly stepped forward, blocking Miguel’s path to execution.

Sloane glanced apologetically at Miguel, then addressed Night respectfully: “He speaks without thinking. Please forgive his offense, Mr. Night.”

Without Mr. Haxton or Miss Morgan here, they had no backup on someone else’s territory. Better to swallow their pride.

Honest to a fault, Miguel told Sloane, “I’m not speaking without thinking. Everything I said is true. Mrs. Haxton really-

Night grabbed a guard’s gun, cocked it, and aimed directly at Miguel. “I’ll fucking kill you myself.”

Miguel shut his mouth instantly, hiding behind Sloane when Night seized the weapon.

He finally realized “Mrs. Haxton” was a trigger word that made this man murderous.

Sloane stared at the gun barrel, breathing tensely, inwardly cursing Miguel. Through their time here, Sloane had learned Night’s temperament–volatile and dangerous.

He constantly cursed their Mr. Haxton despite him saving Miss Morgan. Whenever Night insulted Mr. Haxton, Sloane could only bite his tongue helplessly.

This guy would definitely point a gun at Mr. Haxton’s head if he were here in person.

Truly arrogant.

A guard reported, “Sir, there’s a robot outside. It has some dangerous features we couldn’t fully scan, so we didn’t bring it in.”

Chris Jensen asked, “A robot? Probably Jade’s, right?”

Miguel nodded vigorously at Chris Jensen.

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