Chapter 86

I didn’t say it out loud (mentioning it would have been suicidal), but I felt like my fines weren’t a big deal, considering all the problems I’d caused and the amount of money it had cost the Hexagon to fix up my return. It was clearer that other influences had intervened.

Alexa cleared her throat, her green eyes narrowed, and continued:

“The tracking device cannot be removed.”

“Alright,” I nodded, with a grunt.

“Your father has requested that we not require the placement of these devices on his children, Nikolai Sergei, and we agreed to ignore it. For now. When young Miroslav Valery begins his training, however, he will have to accept it. The same with Miss Aleksandra Arina. This is not a whim of this committee; your children are still the only grandchildren of the Majority Alpha, very valuable children for our people.”

A spasm of automatic rage whipped up my spine, but I tried to control it. I felt the itch of anger in my gums, the tremor of keeping m