Aurora brought Maxie to meet with Damien and together they worked out a plan. After nailing down the details, Maxie went to talk to Baron at his house as they had discussed.
The front door to Baron’s house was shut and all curtains tightly closed. There were some angry civilians and journalists outside of the house, yelling at the door and asking Baron to come out.
Maxie took a detour and went behind the house. There was a back door. After 3 knocks, the door opened a c***k and revealed Baron’s face.
“Get inside! Quick!” Baron hissed, grabbing Maxie in.
He had aged significantly in these past 3 days. His eyes were bloodshot and there were messy stubbles on his chin.
Even with the window shut and the drapes closed, they could still hear the angry cries from the outside, which must be an
