In Slater's first life, he had been manipulated into undergoing intense training—and even isolation—under a promise he believed in. But that training wasn't meaningless.
They trained him to do two things: take down Zoren Pierson and eliminate the Head of Homeland Security of Anteca, Mint.
Lola knew both. Zoren was Penny's husband, and Mint had once been their friend. Mint was still their friend, and even Lola had met her.
Hard as it was to believe, Slater did silence Mint—and everyone else who stood in his way. He came dangerously close to taking down Zoren as well, but the man had been one step ahead.
In the end, Slater failed. And even if he had succeeded, he'd already lost everyone around him.
What made it worse was that even when Zoren emerged victorious in that lifetime and claimed control of the Order, he didn't last long. Zoren, too, died at the hands of another—someone he allowed to kill him.
