Date gone wrong 3

Noah's words intently made everyone even more anxious, but they were well trained and didn't lose their focus.

"I pulled out all the cases you wanted." Said Emanuel.

"How many?"

"After exempting all the ones you told me to, I'm left with 8 cases in the past year, but I dug even deeper and found something very interesting.

About 2 years ago, James Parson's mother and two sisters were murdered similarly. A bit sloppier like a beginner's job, but all the trademarks are there. So, I started searching for more after their case and ended up with a total of 16 cases in the past two years."

As Emanuel spoke, he pulled all the photos on the screen for everyone to see.

"Pull up our victims as well." Said Thana and went closer to the screen. As all the photos were pulled up, she started rearranging them.

After about 5 minutes, she stopped and went back to her place.

"Evolution could be seen very clearly." She said as others observed her handy work.

Sure enough, as she said, After the murder of mother and sisters, evolution and improvement were clearly visible in the cases. There was no question that James Parson was the killer.

"Emanuel, Jake go to 'Luminus'. We need to get this information from their company under more legal means so it will stick in the court. Go to Omar first and get the warrant.

Sophia, you need to pay attention to James Parson. We need to know all of his moves.

Ash, Silvia go to undead planes and gather information on all possible sources for Altamira. James couldn't have gotten his hands on it on his own. Someone is helping him.

Noah, you check the black market for things that can help a person change their appearance, as well as any mention of Altamira.

You all know what to do, make sure to notify others of any new information or change." Thana gave everyone their tasks.

"What about you?" Asked Noah.

"I have something I want to check upon. I will tell you if I find anything." Said Thana and didn't give anyone time to ask questions before she exited the room.

Others were flabbergasted at the situation, but between Ash's cold face and Noah's rage, they didn't dare make any comments.

Finally, everyone left the headquarters and started taking care of their tasks.

Ash and Emanuel took quite some time getting the required papers as 'Luminus' was a very powerful and prominent company, and higher-ups didn't want to upset them casually, so they were being careful.

Thanks to Emanuel's skills, they finally got the proof they needed and got an arrest warrant on James Parson at the end of the day.

On the other hand, Noah didn't have much luck finding out anything and returned back, but Ash and Silvia gathered quite a lot of information but nothing concrete or leading towards James.

As Noah, Ash, and Silvia were talking about their findings, Jake and Emanuel walked in with a warrant.

"We got all the proof to detain and question that guy, we don't have anything proving that he killed them, but this is enough to hold him for some time." Said Jake.

As they were getting ready to head out and catch James, Sophia ran into the door looking flustered. Noah instantly felt something ominous.

"What happened?" He asked.

"James Parson, he is on a date under disguise again."

"What? Already? Fu*k, we need to hurry." Said Jake, but Sophia stopped him suddenly.

"H…his date. It's…"

"Who is his date?" Asked Noah as his uneasiness reached an all-time high.

"It's prin… I mean regent Thana."

BOOM

Everyone in the room felt like they were dreaming.

"Fu*k." Cursed Noah.

"Pull up the live feed so we can observe as well."

Soon everyone saw Thana dining with a tall young man at a restaurant. The man had blond hair and beautiful green eyes. The couple spoke about various things and made jokes. As time went Noah's expression became darker and darker, and the air around him became colder to freezing point.

No one dared to utter a word, even Ash sat quietly observing everything with a heavy face. He wasn't happy with his master's situation. Even though he knew she was very strong.

"Where are they now?" Asked Noah.

"At 'Lily's Garden'."

"Let's head out. Don't interfere, only observe." Said Noah and left the room.

Soon the whole team left for the restaurant, and as they arrived, they saw Thana entering a black car.

"Don't lose them. Emanuel, take control of all the CCTV."

"Got it."

The group subtly followed after Thana and James as they soon reached their destination. Thana's place was a luxurious complex with apartments only the rich could afford.

"Do you want to come inside for a drink?" Offered Thana as she invited the man to her house.

"Oh, it's okay, I don't want to impose."

"Don't be silly. Come in, I will make us some tea."

"Yeah, okay, I guess."

10 minutes later Thana offered James the tea and also made a cup for herself.

"I will go to the bathroom real quick, don't be shy, and feel free to look around."

James nodded at her words and pretended to behave like a gentleman but the moment Thana left the room he took out a vial with a blue liquid in it and poured it into Thana's tea.

Soon Thana came back and calmly drank her tea as she casually conversed with James.

"Hmm?"

"Is something wrong?" Asked James with a worried expression.

"No, I just suddenly felt weak, ugh."

"Ohhh, I see. That means the drug I put in your tea has started working."

Hearing James's words, Thana's expression instantly changed.

"Drugs? Ugh, what did you do to me?" Asked Thana faintly as she struggled to move.

"I just poured some harmless AL-19 into your tea, and you oh so gladly drank it like the dumb b*tch you are, without any questions."

"You… W…on't get away with this." Muttered Thana.

"Of course, I will. I have so far, haven't I?"

"What?"

"You poor thing, you still don't understand the situation you're in do you?" Asked James with a pitiful look on his face as he started dragging Thana towards the center of the room.

"You see, you're not my first. There were many before you. My dumb b*tch of a mother and that arrogant sisters were first. You should have seen their looks when they finally understood what was about to happen.

But after that, I never felt the same thrill, no matter how many of them I killed. It only got more boring, like eating the same thing every day, until I met your kind.

Who knew filthy and disgusting monsters like you roamed this world, but I have to admit, your kind gives a whole another type of thrill when I hunt them."

As James started mumbling more and more about his encounters, he started to get lost in his memories and ecstatic feelings, not forgetting to boast every detail of his work in front of Thana.

Finally, James noticed that something wasn't right with her and woke up from his dream, but it was already too late.

Thana, who was supposed to be growling on the floor and crying in fear begging for her life, was now sitting on the sofa and drinking her tea without any expression.

"Ohh, you sure are a talker you know. At first, I thought I would have to do a bit of work to get you talking, but who knew, I didn't have to do anything and you just started singing like a bird.

Ah, by the way, if it won't be too much work do you mind waving to my friends from the special task force?" Said Thana as she smiled brightly and motioned towards the camera at the left corner of the room.

"Y…you, who are you?" Asked James as fear suddenly surfaced on his face.

"Oh me? Don't worry about it, you won't be needing my identity where you're going." Said Thana as she closed in on James and her smiling face turned colder than ever.