The next morning, Luna's apartment buzzed with new energy.Adrian was focused, his jacket on, his expression colder than steel.
"I'm visiting an old contact," he said. "Someone who worked for my father. He might know where my mother went."
Luna crossed her arms. "You sure that's wise? The Moores probably have eyes on you already."
Adrian smiled faintly. "Let them watch. They'll only see what I want them to."
Flashback: Adrian's Father
In his mind, echoes of his father's voice returned — calm, deep, resolute.
"Power isn't about what you take, son. It's about what you can rebuild after they destroy you."
Those words had been his compass once.Now they were the storm.
At the same time, Luna stayed behind, scanning her systems again — and found another anomaly.This time, the signature wasn't Clara's.
It was darker, older, familiar in a different way.When she decrypted the message, her heart froze.
"If Adrian finds her, he dies again."
Meanwhile — Elena's Resolve
Elena sat in her study, her laptop glowing softly in the dark.She had made a decision.
If Adrian truly was back… she had to see him.Not as a spy. Not as a Moore.
But as someone who owed him the truth.
She typed a message to a confidential contact:
"Find Adrian Vance. Arrange a meeting. Privately."
Her father must never know.