Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 353

After banishing the NightKing, Eileen sank back into her chair.

She snatched the cup of coffee from Egbert's hand, chugged it down in one go, and grimaced slightly as she looked over at Hana on the bed. "Go on, you were saying something about the leader of the Bloodbane Shadowsociety?"

Hana was stunned into silence, glancing between Eileen and Egbert, then at the now-empty hallway outside the door. What had happened just ten seconds ago felt like a bizarre dream.

After a moment of hesitation, Hana raised her bandaged hand and gave herself a hard slap across the face.

Smack!

It hurt. Definitely not a dream.

Eileen blinked. Egbert simply watched, bemused.

Eileen quickly stood up and bustled over to Hana, exclaiming, "Oh, let me do that! You shouldn't be doing such heavy lifting yourself. Which side needs another slap?"

Hana jerked her head away, wary and unsure as she eyed Eileen's face. Her throat moved, but no words came out.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Eileen turned to see Thein standing there, looking respectful. "Boss, we’ve caught two spies!"

"Spies?" Eileen asked, confused.

Thein nodded, "They’ve been lurking around the house since yesterday. We just caught them and they're in the living room, waiting for you."

Eileen pursed her lips and waved a hand dismissively. "Got it."

Turning to Egbert, she said, "I’ll go check it out. If she just wants the Bloodbane Shadowsociety folks to leave her alone, you can agree to that. I can handle them."

Egbert watched her quietly, his eyes steady, saying nothing.

Hana, after a quick glance at Eileen, lowered her head, suddenly subdued.

Once Eileen had left the room, Hana hesitated before asking, "Who... who exactly is she?"

Egbert got up and left the room without a word.

In the living room, Eileen found two Asian men standing tall and defiant, flanked by Hale and Maloney, who both had their guns trained on the "spies." On a nearby coffee table were two disassembled handguns.

Eileen approached the table, picked up the guns, inspected them, then signaled Hale and Maloney to lower their weapons.

"Everyone out," Eileen commanded.

The room’s occupants hesitated for a moment but obeyed, filing out until the door clicked shut behind them.

Eileen reassembled the guns and handed them back to the two men, saying, "Here, take them. No need to be polite."

The men exchanged a glance, one of them explaining, "We mean no offense to Miss Phoenix. We were just passing through..."

Eileen rolled her eyes and shoved the guns into their arms. "Really, take them."

Forced to accept the guns, the men held them awkwardly.

A moment later, the conversation ended, and the three of them walked over.

Eileen noticed that Egbert's expression suddenly turned quite complicated.

One of the soldiers approached Eileen and said, "Ms. Lopez, we're going to need you to come with us."

Eileen was taken aback.

The soldier continued, "Even though Commander Silent Wing has vouched for you, there have been too many rumors about Blood Phoenix lately. HQ got a little jumpy and, with an unexpected new player in town, they've sent in the Glacial Reapers for backup. They arrived yesterday. To clear this up, you'll need to have a chat with Captain Storm, the head of the Glacial Reapers."

Eileen understood. The military didn't know she was Blood Phoenix… Or rather, she wasn't Blood Phoenix at all!

Either way, the military was clueless about her real identity, so they'd dispatched this support team to figure things out.

If she wanted to explain this was all a misunderstanding, she'd have to talk to Captain Storm directly.

Eileen nodded, saying, "Of course, that's only fair."

Egbert chimed in, "You don't have to go if you don't want to."

Eileen knew Egbert was worried about her. She reassured him, "It's alright. I'll just explain things to Captain Storm. I'm not afraid of him just because he's got a fancy title. I have nothing to hide."

An hour later.

Eileen stood trembling before Captain Storm, who was glaring at her with a face as stormy as his name. She was so frightened she was on the verge of tears, and finally, she stammered out, "Big, big brother..."