Serena let out a helpless chuckle as she looked at the photos of the extravagant meal.
She typed back: [Pace yourself. If you gain too much weight, Jaxon and the others won't even recognize you when you get back to the Gray Zone.]
Black Jack: [Take it back! Take it back! Take it back!]
Serena laughed softly, replied with a simple [Goodnight], and turned off her phone.
The next morning.
Just as the first light of dawn broke over the horizon.
Serena's eyes snapped open the instant a faint rustle sounded near the window.
Despite having just woken up, her gaze was razor-sharp and perfectly clear as she stared at the glass.
A figure with fiery red hair expertly popped the lock on the floor-to-ceiling window and vaulted inside.
Seeing Serena sitting up in bed and watching her, Black Jack flashed a dazzling grin. "Morning, Demon."
The dangerous edge vanished from Serena's eyes. She pinched the bridge of her nose in exasperation. "Black Jack, the Lancaster family's security system isn't just for show. Why use the window when there's a perfectly good door?"
"Walking through the door doesn't have the same dramatic vibe," Black Jack said, tossing her red hair over her shoulder. She hopped over to the edge of the bed, her vibrant eyes shining brightly at Serena. "Babe, are you heading to the United Realmon States today?"
"Did Julian tell you?"
Black Jack chuckled, tacitly confirming it. "Since you're going anyway, how about... you do me a little favor and help me clean up a mess?"
Serena narrowed her eyes. "What kind of trouble did you stir up in the United Realmon States this time?"
After over a decade of sisterhood, Serena could read Black Jack like an open book.
"Ugh, it's just a tiny little accident," Black Jack said, scratching her head sheepishly. "I was in such a rush to get to Elyndor that I took a wrong turn along the way and accidentally lost one of the Ghost Alliance's core neural-research chips..."

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