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Gabriel just sighed heavily.

"Yeah, yeah, it's my bad." he said.

"And all right. You go and freshen yourself up." he told her, before pausing.

"...right." he then mumbled.

"How's your arm been?" he asked.

"Been acting up or bothering you or anything?"

Gabriel was silent for a moment, before nodding.

"Yes, please." he replied.

"We need to do all we can to find her. People are worried sick." he said further.

"And I should find that note, too... come to think of it..." he then admitted sheepishly. "I saw you weren't home, couldn't contact you, and I got a little on the worried side." he went on.

"...to understate it..." he mumbled.

"Guessing you turned off your phone for the girls weekend, huh?" he asked.

Gabriel paused for a moment.

"...note?" he asked. "I... didn't see a note..." he admitted. "Didn't look too hard, admittedly..." he then mumbled sheepishly.

"But a girls weekend?" he asked.

"I guess that explains... some of it?" he went on.

"Rebecca's gone missing, and we cannot contact her at all, from what I've heard." he informed her.

"And I was worried when I couldn't locate YOU anywhere."

Zeke said nothing in response, but stepped forward and gave Angela a hug.

"It's all we CAN do, Angela." he said quietly.

"...al we CAN do..." he repeated.

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Her answer came VERY quickly, as the one she had called practically came racing to her.

"Erica!" he exclaimed.

"You're home! Thank heavens!" he said further.

"Where were you!? Are you all right!?" he continued to ask, concern and worry evident in his tone.

Zeke paused for a moment, thinking about it, before nodding slowly.

"Let Agent Sharp know." he stated.

"Ultimately, the goal is to let Aunt Sari know, but default, go to Agent Sharp, as he's the one in command and control here." he reasoned.

"And try to make it as discreet as possible." he then added.

"Again, discretion is the order of the day for all this."

Zeke paused and raised an eyebrow when she said that.

"...oh yeah, she was." he admitted.

"Yeah, I can do that." he said. "I'm sure the two of us can come up a design." he went on. "And she can't find any that are well-made, huh? Heh." he chuckled, a hint of pride to his tone.

"Then I'll show her some quality." he stated.

"But still... yeah, be on the lookout for suspicious behaviour." he then warned her again, returning to their original topic of conversation.

Zeke thought for a moment, before shrugging.

"Yeah, sure." he said.

"I can do that." he told her. "I mean, she might complain about it a LITTLE, seeing as she's a teenager, but... we both know she'll ultimately be fine with it." he reasoned.

"And yeah, she really should be separated from anything happening HERE." he then muttered.

"We can at least try and ensure THAT."

Zeke just nodded.

"Good." he said.

"We need to be vigilant about this. We cannot afford to just dismiss certain things." he said further.

"And it is imperative that this information not be wide-spread." he then stated. "We're just off the heels of a disaster, we don't need people freaking out about THIS." he then muttered.

"All we can do is keep an eye out."

He nodded in response.

"Precisely." he told her.

"She's worried that this may very well be something much larger than an isolated incident." he said.

"So she's told Agent Sharp about it, she's told ME about it, and I've told Ilias and Kiah so far." he continued. "I stated to them not to tell anyone else, as we don't need a potential mass panic arising over this, but we need key people on the lookout." he reasoned.

"Which means I'm telling YOU, and Nate should probably know about this." he went on.

"...arguably Alicja and her internal band as well."

Zeke nodded in response.

"She'll be fine." he said.

"...admittedly, the only reason she even survived it is because she is what she is; an archangel." he mumbled. "But she made her way back to her home where miracles were worked, and she's as good as new." he stated.

"So yes, she's all right, and there will be no lasting damage or consequences from the attack." he summarised.

"...but the fact that the attack happened in the first place is extremely concerning."

Vincent sighed in response.

"Understandable." he said. "Good luck, Kiah." he told her.

With that, they ended the call, and he could only stare at his phone screen for a few seconds.

"...great." he muttered. "Juuuust terrific." he said further, wondering if he should tell Rocky about this. Rowena was a definite 'no', as she would indubitably panic, but was it safe to inform her sister...?

Meanwhile, Zeke had reached the medical wing, made his way to Angela's office, and waited there (as she was currently out), until she returned. It only took a minute or so, and she could immediately see he didn't have the best of news.

"Looks like we need to be on the lookout for something new." he told her.

"Aunt Sari was viciously attacked by a lycan she works with... and he was acting NOT like himself, but rather, acting like what he IS."

"I promise to do my utmost to make that happen, and keep it happening." Vincent responded.

"If you feel like you are not safe there at ANY time, leave." he stressed. "You know you have places you can go around the world to hide if need be." he then reminded her.

"So do whatever you feel you need to do to ensure YOUR safety and wellbeing." he insisted.

"For now, we just have to bide our time, sadly." he then lamented.

"Sit back, wait, and observe."

"Looks like we don't get any time to rest." Vincent muttered.

"All right, I'll keep my eyes peeled and my ears open." he told her. "I'll see if I can discover if anyone's acting out of sorts." he went on, before looking around him and sighing quietly.

"For now, I am going to carry on my usual business." he said.

"Whatever's happening, we need to play it cool, just to be safe." he reasoned.

"I'll keep in contact, of course." he went on.

"...take care, Kiah." he finished, his tone quiet and concerned now.

"That's understandable." Vincent responded, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I'll be sure to keep a lookout for any suspicious behaviours." he told her.

"...and I will not be relaying this to Rowena." he went on. "She does NOT need to be worrying herself sick over thing." he reasoned, shaking his head lightly, mostly to himself.

"You keep yourself safe as well, hear?" he then told her.

"Seriously, we just escaped ONE crisis..." he muttered, trailing off at the end.