Chapter 9

A New Secret to Keep

Reece has been lying in the NIA health center for three days and still has not recovered from his unconsciousness after the brutal clash with the Outcasts, with the diamond still attached to his chest.

The only people who saw the diamond on his chest were Mr. Norman, Samuel, Dr. Manuel, and the medical attendants to Reece. They tried effortlessly to get the diamond out of his chest, but it was to no avail. They thought that if they were able to do that, he would regain consciousness, but that wasn’t the case as Dr. Manuel explained to them that the diamond couldn’t be removed unless the sacrifice was made, and that sacrifice was going to depend on Reece if he woke up.

The media had come around after the deadly clash in which lives were lost to cover the story, but Mr. Norman didn’t engage them to tell them anything. He told them that everything was under control and that they were still doing their best to find the leader o