Ray's expression darkened.

It wasn't that he regretted missing out on absorbing a few abilities—he could always catch more later. What truly irked him was that Channing now knew too many of his secrets.

His own abilities weren't the real concern. Over time in this apocalypse, his powers would inevitably be exposed. What mattered was the 300-plus-million worth of supplies he had stockpiled.

With his spatial ability, anyone halfway clever could easily deduce that he had hidden the supplies in a