Hunting Adeline

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes descriptions of death by suicide, suicidal ideation, sexual violence and/or harassment, graphic violence, rape, sexual content, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and death. 

At the Basilisk Brotherhood’s headquarters, Zade hears Adeline’s voice, encouraging him not to litter. Ryker and Kace greet Zade coldly, and Zade implicitly threatens Kace’s family. Zade knows that because the Brotherhood is a moral group, they will help him to find Adeline. Ryker agrees and leads Zade to a large room where Slade and Daire are lounging near a woman in chains. The Brotherhood explains that they perform assisted suicides, harvest organs, and try to save trafficked women and children under the guise of harvesting organs. Although the Brotherhood tries to intimidate Zade, they admit that they lack the resources of larger groups like Z.

Men mingle in Francesca’s house, and Adeline considers escaping, noting that the collars the women wear contain tracking devices. Xavier approaches Adeline and taunts her, forcing her to say that she would forget Zade if Xavier were to buy her. He gropes Adeline, describing how he would abuse her, but Rio interrupts, calling Xavier to the “red room” and claiming that he needs to change Adeline’s bandages.