Villain Ch 1525. Unknown Number [Part 3]
Darren stood there in the alleyway, heart still racing from the call, but this time not from dread—for once, it was adrenaline.
Hope.
Maybe even a spark of something that almost felt like freedom. Real freedom. Mr. Bell was legit. Sophia's own supervisor had called her behavior a crime. This wasn't just Darren and Liam whispering into the void anymore. They had backup. Witnesses. Leverage.
And he sure as hell wasn't going to keep this to himself.
He immediately pulled up Liam's contact and hit call, pacing near the edge of the sidewalk with nervous energy pumping through his legs.
The phone rang once. Twice.
Then Liam picked up. "Sup, dude? You don't usually call me at this hour. What's up? You wanna talk about tonight's raid or something? Or… wait, is this about Elio's invite to come back to his guild again? Or—" Liam snorted. "—did Sophia go berserk on a forum again? 'Cause man, she really needs another hobby."
