Setting up your router can seem daunting, but with this comprehensive guide, you'll have your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router setup. Setting up your router can seem daunting, but with this comprehensive guide, you'll have your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router setup and running in no time. We'll walk you through the entire process, from unboxing to setup, using both WPS and the web-based method. Plus, we'll cover how to login, reset, update firmware, and set up as an access point. Ready to dive in?

Unboxing Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router

What's in the Box?

When you first open your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router, you'll find:

• The router itself
• A power adapter
• An Ethernet cable
• A quick start guide

Inspecting the Components

Before you start, make sure all components are present and in good condition. Check for any visible damage or missing items.

Initial Setup

Powering Up

1. Plug the power adapter into the router.
2. Connect the adapter to a power outlet.
3. Switch on the router and wait for the lights to stabilize.

Connecting to Your Modem

1. Use the Ethernet cable to connect your modem to the WAN port of the router.
2. Ensure the modem is powered on and connected to the internet.

WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router Setup Using WPS

What is WPS?

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) allows for a quick and easy connection without needing to enter a password.

Step-by-Step WPS Setup

1. Activate WPS on your router by pressing the WPS button. The WPS light will start blinking.
2. Activate WPS on your device (e.g., computer, smartphone). Refer to your device's manual for instructions.
3. Once connected, the WPS light will stop blinking and remain steady.

WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router Setup Using the Web-Based Method

Accessing the Router's Web Interface

1. Open a web browser on a device connected to the router.
2. Enter 192.168.10.1 in the address bar and hit Enter.
3. You'll be prompted to login. Use the default username and password provided in the quick start guide.

Configuring Basic Settings

1. Change the SSID (network name) to something unique.
2. Set a Strong Password for your Wi-Fi network.
3. Save Your Settings and restart the router if prompted.

How to Login to Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router Setup

Step-by-Step Login Process

1. Open a web browser.
2. Enter 192.168.10.1 in the address bar.
3. Enter your username and password.

Troubleshooting Login Issues

• Forgot your password? Press and hold the reset button on the router for 10 seconds to restore factory settings.
• Ensure your device is connected to the router's network.

Resetting Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router

Soft Reset

1. Login to the web interface via 192.168.10.1.
2. Navigate to the reset option in the settings menu.
3. Confirm the reset.

Hard Reset

1. Locate the reset button on the router.
2. Use a pin to press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds.
3. Release the button and wait for the router to restart.

Updating Firmware

Why Update Firmware?

Updating firmware ensures your router has the latest security patches and features.

How to Update Firmware

1. Login to the router's web interface via 192.168.10.1.
2. Go to the firmware update section in the settings.
3. Download the latest firmware from the manufacturer's website.
4. Upload the firmware file to the router and follow the on-screen instructions.

Setting Up as an Access Point

What is an Access Point?

An access point extends your Wi-Fi coverage by creating a secondary network.

Step-by-Step Access Point Setup

1. Connect the router to your main router via Ethernet.
2. Login to the web interface using 192.168.10.1.
3. Change the operation mode to Access Point in the settings.
4. Configure the SSID and password.
5. Save the settings and restart the router.

PART ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTEEN
[Previous Chapter] [The Beginning] [Patreon+2]
Sunday
Lucas tapped the flat of his finger twice on the partially open door, more to let Boyd know he was coming than actually requesting permission to enter. He pushed it open and strode through as the somewhat welcoming grunt came from within.
“Hey, sexy,” he said, crossing the two rooms to zoom in on Boyd sitting at his bench. On the spinner before Boyd was a larger figure than he had ever done before: an eighteen-inch figure of a woman with an hourglass figure wearing a form-fitting formal gown that flowed to the floor, swaying as if she’d just stepped to her right. Her hands were curled as if she were holding something or someone, but that part was missing.
“Ooooh,” Lucas said, resting his head on Boyd’s shoulder to examine the piece closer. “She’s pretty.”
“She’s also the viscount’s granddaughter, who I think is married to a prince somewhere in Eastern Europe. I’d have to pull out her details again, but she’s already got two kids, and she still looks this good.”
“She doesn’t look old enough to have two kids.”
“That’s what happens when you marry when you’re still a teenager.”
“Please tell me it wasn’t an arranged marriage.”
Boyd did a slow pan to level an annoyed look at him.
“What? They used to.”
“Slavery was a thing in America back in the day, too.”
Lucas made a deflating raspberry. “If you want to get technical,” he grumbled.
Boyd twisted his seat to face him, loosely curling his arms around Lucas’ waist. “Where are you off to, Mister Soon-To-Be-Masters?”
Oh-ho. Someone’s feeling playful. “I thought you were going to become a Dobson,” Lucas countered, leaning in to give him a quick morning kiss.
“Yeah, but then I was reminded I do have family that I care about.”
“None of which are Masters. Your mom and Aunt Judy are sisters who changed their names when they married. If you were going to take any of their names, we’d both be changing to Davenport.”
Boyd looked down at where their abdomens rested against each other.
“Hey,” Lucas said, sliding his hand under Boyd’s chin and lifting it so he could see those beautiful baby blues focusing on him. “What’s going on, love?”
Boyd opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. He tried twice more. “Ten years,” he finally croaked. “They took me in and gave me a home within the family for nearly two years, and I repaid them by cutting them out of my life the second I could. Who does that to their own?”
“Somebody with a lot of fear,” Lucas answered honestly. "And that somebody isn’t you anymore. You’ve invited Emily to be our accountant, and personally, I hope you know what you’re doing there…”
“Emily has always been good with money. The only time she’s ever been off is when she borrows money from you, and you go to get it back. By the time she’s finished explaining all the financial movement around the transaction, you end up owing her twice as much, and she’s really convincing. Computerised flow charts and everything.”
Lucas hoped he was exaggerating. If Emily had been that quick and deceptive to separate Boyd from his money when she was a teenager, she might have been even more cunning now. Lucas would remain attentive until she proved herself because the love of his life had earned this break. “Okay,” was all he said since he didn’t want to argue.
Boyd nipped the tip of his nose. “Don’t you ‘okay’ me in that tone of voice.”
Lucas pulled back and rubbed the back of his hand against his nose. It hadn’t hurt, but it was weird. No one had ever done that before. “I’m a cop, love. In my world, it’s guilty until proven innocent.”
“Getting back to my original question. Where are you going?”
“I’m going to go and get some supplies for Levi and Maddy. The dumbass has been worrying himself sick over where he can leave Maddy on short notice if he and Austin get called out to a fire together. They can’t waste up to an hour each way getting over to Queens and Brooklyn.”
“Tell him she can stay with us,” Boyd said without hesitation. I’ll be here all the time, and if I’m out and it’s an emergency dump-and-run, I can drop whatever I’m doing and call someone to teleport me back.”
Lucas leaned in and kissed him again. “And that’s just one of the many reasons I love you,” he said once they parted. “Charlie will be here too, which means Robbie won’t be far away either. Levi still wants to run it past Llyr since it’s his place, but so long as we keep her on our side and away from Miss W, it won’t be a problem.”
“You’ll need to remember to lock up your guns when she’s here.”
Lucas nodded thoughtfully in agreement without speaking. It would devastate everyone if Maddy somehow managed to get her hands on one of his work firearms and fire it. He’d need to get a thumbprint safe – something that he could get at very quickly in a crisis.
“How is she with beds?”
“What?”
“Don’t little kids have those hospital guardrail things, so they don’t roll out of bed and hurt themselves? I mean, your bed isn’t that far from the floor, but if you’re getting supplies, you might want to think about some of those things to keep her in.”
Lucas hadn’t thought about that. “Okay, then it’s going to be a bigger shopping trip than I thought, but that’s alright. Levi and Maddy are going to chill in the apartment until I get back.”
“Do you want me to check in on them?”
“Nah, it should be fine. Levi knows where Charlie’s office is, and if he’s going to annoy anyone while they’re at work, it should be our sister.” Lucas turned Boyd back to his carving and leaned his head on Boyd’s shoulder. “You keep outdoing yourself, you know that, right?”
“These tools are magic. I can’t do a thing wrong with them.” With a slight grimace, he added, “Hey, have you ever heard the story about the kid who gets the magic piano?”
Lucas squinted warily. “Am I going to like this story?”
“It’s a cautionary tale. This kid finds a magic piano, and all he has to do is work the pedals, and the piano plays itself. No one notices it’s not the kid, and the kid’s ego grows with each performance until he’s an international sensation. Then, he has a fight with the piano over who the star really is. The following night, the piano refuses to play, and the kid is booed off the stage. His family is left financially ruined.”
“I will beat you within an inch of your life if you equate that to you.”
Boyd looked at him. “How can I not? I mean, when I relax and just let the tools do what they’re made to do, the pieces come out flawlessly—every time. But the second I worry, minor defects creep in. Nothing I can’t counter and fix, but still…”
“If it concerns you that much, why not do a piece every now and then without the divine tools to prove to yourself that the skill is yours and the tools are just tools?”
Boyd looked over the divine toolset, then back up at the shelf where his older tools were. “That’s a good idea,” he admitted.
Lucas lightly kissed him on the lips and stepped out of his grasp. “I’ve been known to have them now and again. Oh, and don’t forget we’re going to Angus’ this afternoon. Just the six of us.”
Boyd raised his left hand in acknowledgment, but his focus was back on the carving even as his right hand picked up a scalpel of some kind and drove it across the carving’s middle. The blade was then smoothly passed to his left hand to make an incision from that side while his right reached for a new tool.
As he’d said, his motions were flawless, with chips and shavings flying at the speed of a professional wood chopper. Lucas could watch him work all day, but if he was going to make it to Angus’, he needed to leave now.
He let himself out and headed for the main front door to the level.
A little over an hour later, after grabbing several sets of clothes in his brother’s size, Lucas was standing in the middle of the children’s clothing section, blinking in confusion at all the options. He would go to touch one, then back away, unsure.
He must have looked pitiful because a staff member in her mid-thirties took pity on him and approached with a warm smile. “Can I help you?”
“Yeah, this is crazy,” he answered, gesturing to the millions of clothes options before them. “My brother asked me to look after my niece in an emergency, and I want her to have whatever she’ll need at my place in case he doesn’t have time to take her home.” He looked at all the clothes. “Whatever that entails.”
“That’s really sweet. Is your brother a doctor?”
“Fireman.”
The woman gave Lucas the once over. “I can see that.”
Lucas chuckled. It wasn’t anything he hadn’t heard before. Between him, Levi and Mav all sharing their dad’s muscle, they’d always caught people’s eye. “Anyway,” he said, wanting to move this along. “My niece is three going on four, and she’s about this high,” he said, showing her height as an inch or two under his hip.
“Does she have any favourite TV shows?”
“Spongebob,” Lucas said, incredibly grateful for his conversation with Levi over breakfast. He’d have never had that answer otherwise. “And if you’re not doing anything after we get her clothes sorted, my fiancé mentioned something about bed rails since she’ll be sleeping in my old queen-sized bed. This is an all-in shopping trip for her, and I have no idea what to get.”
“Do you have any toys for her? And no, I’m not pushing for a commission here. Little minds need to be kept stimulated, or little hands will end up in places they have no business being. If this is your first time looking after her, you’re going to want a few toys, books, and things to keep her busy.”
“My brother is already nagging me about buying her the basics. What would you recommend that won’t make it seem like I’m trying to buy her affection?”
“Are you okay with electronics, or are you trying to steer her away from that?”
“It doesn’t faze me. It’s more the cost. I don’t want to buy her what my brother hasn’t or can’t afford. I’ve been into too many households where kids have every version of PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo and every known game that goes with them. Those kids appreciate nothing, and that’s not something I’m okay with.”
“You see a lot of people’s houses?”
“I was a beat cop for over eight years before my promotion.”
“A policeman and a fireman? I’m sure there's a joke involving a bar in there somewhere.”
“If there were, the third person would be an ice hockey player,” Lucas chuckled again, already liking this woman. As they wandered through the aisles, she added things to his cart. Clothes were first, but they quickly moved on to toys. A couple of generic soft toys. and the board game “Candyland”. Lucas grabbed ‘Hungry, Hungry Hippos’, as that was one he and his brothers had played when he’d been Maddy’s age. Then came two large boxes of Duplo.
Not once did it feel like the sales assistant was pushing an agenda. She even paused to consider the options as if she were buying them for her own kids. Lucas really appreciated that.
As they were walking the isles, Lucas came to a screeching halt and stared at a range of doctor, nurse and vet play sets. Two jumped out at him. One had a plastic pet carrier with a handful of bulky instruments, and the other came in a bright blue bag with red handles and a white pawprint on the side. It had a comprehensive range, including toy bandages, pill bottles, cream jars, syringes, a stethoscope and even a cone of shame. Both went into the cart after he checked to make sure the two soft animals would fit in the carrier.
Mason’ll have a field day showing her exactly how to simulate using all this stuff, he thought to himself with a grin.
“You’re really very thoughtful,” the woman said after he explained why they both had to be purchased.
Lucas specifically asked for books after that. Real books with paper pages. He was sure his mother (as a high school English teacher) would murder him in his sleep if he didn’t buy Maddy at least ten books ranging from ones she could memorise and pretend to read (which, in her grandmother’s eyes, taught her word structure and was the first step in learning to read), with ones he could read to her. And that, of course, required Spongebob bookends to hold them together.
“Your fiancé is a lucky woman if you’re willing to do all of this for your niece,” she said once the cart was full and they were heading back to the checkouts.
“Yes, he is,” Lucas agreed, deliberately sliding in Boyd’s gender without making a huge issue of it.
Her eyes widened in horror. “Oh, I’m so sorry. Wow, I really shouldn’t make that assumption anymore, and I apologise.”
Because this was New York. “Apology accepted,” Lucas said, waving it aside. Boyd might have been embarrassed, but thankfully, he wasn’t here. “Thanks again for all your help.”
* * *
((Author's extra-long note:
Heya guys! Just letting you know I need to take a week off. [It’s nothing to do with the community here, I promise! I love writing this, and I’ll be back as soon as I can.]
In fact it's … you know what? Stuff it. You guys might as well know. Remember how I mentioned earlier this year we were fighting for more care for my special needs daughter?
That’s the issue.
Our support coordinator has our written authority to act on our behalf. Yet we’ve been told in writing from the government department that if she doesn’t back off, the whole request, including thousands of dollars of specialists interviewing our daughter and reporting their findings, will be deleted, and our request, including all-new interviews and reports, will have to start all over again.
I’m almost at the point where I’m not sleeping, but our support coordinator has promised us to fight because, in her words, “This is getting ridiculous.”
I’ve been really struggling to write this week with everything going on in the background. I’ve finally admitted I need to pull back (just for one week—I mean it when I say how much I love this writing and the little community we’ve formed) to focus on sorting out the mess, so that my writing isn’t tarnished by the battlelines that are being drawn up in the background.
(I already scrapped a page and a half because my anger at things [I bounce between anger and depression] had people who were usually very chill (Robbie) acting in a very aggressive manner that simply wasn’t them. Because of this, I’ve already used up several of my backlog this week and I loathe to lose any more, given how hard they were to build up. (The thought of using them up without others to take their place was also adding to my stress.)
And I was told by my beta reader, ‘Given you’ve been doing this for over three years, and you’ve only had the occasional day off due to sickness, take the week and regroup, stronger than ever.
I agreed. This means my next post will be on Monday, the 27th, Australian Time.
I hope with all my heart that you’ll all still be with me when I return next week.
Karen. ))
((All comments welcome. Good or bad, I’d love to hear your thoughts 🥰🤗))
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For more of my work, including WPs: Angel466 or an index of previous WPS here.
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Are you tired of dealing with dead zones and weak WiFi signals in your home or office? Look no further than the Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender setup . In this detailed guide, we'll walk you through the setup process step by step, whether you're using WPS or the web-based method. Additionally, we'll cover essential tasks such as logging in, resetting the device, updating firmware, and configuring it as an access point. Let's dive in!
Understanding the Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender
Before we jump into the setup process, let's take a moment to understand what the Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender brings to the table. This device is designed to extend the reach of your existing WiFi network, eliminating dead zones and ensuring a strong, reliable connection throughout your home or office.

What's Included in the Box?

When you unbox your Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender, you'll find everything you need to get started:

• The Coredy E300 device itself
• An Ethernet cable for wired connections
• A quick installation guide to help you through the setup process

Setting Up Your Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender
Now that you're familiar with what's included, let's move on to setting up your Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender. We'll cover two methods: using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) and the web-based setup wizard.

Method 1: Setting Up Using WPS

1. Locate the WPS Button: First, find the WPS button on your Coredy E300 device. It's usually located on the side or the back.
2. Press the WPS Button: Press and hold the WPS button on the extender for about 5 seconds until the WPS LED starts blinking.
3. Activate WPS on Your Router: Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your router. The WPS LED on the extender will turn solid green once the connection is successful.
4. Connect to the Extender: Once connected, use your device to connect to the new extended network named something like "Coredy-Extender."

Method 2: Setting Up Using the Web-Based Method

1. Connect to the Extender: Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer or mobile device to the Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender.
2. Access the Setup Page: Open a web browser and type in the IP address "192.168.10.1" in the address bar. Press Enter to access the login page.
3. Login: Enter the default username and password (usually "admin" for both) to log in to the extender's web interface.
4. Follow the Setup Wizard: Once logged in, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process, including selecting your existing WiFi network and entering the password.

How to Log In, Reset, and Update Firmware
Now that your Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender setup, let's explore some essential tasks you might need to perform in the future.

Logging In

To log in to your Coredy E300 device:

1. Open a web browser and type "192.168.10.1" into the address bar.
2. Enter your username and password when prompted. If you haven't changed them, the default credentials are typically "admin" for both.

Resetting the Device

If you ever need to reset your Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender to its factory settings:

1. Locate the reset button on the device.
2. Use a paperclip or similar tool to press and hold the reset button for about 10 seconds.
3. Release the button when the LED lights on the device start flashing.

Updating Firmware

Keeping your device's firmware up to date is crucial for optimal performance and security. Here's how to update the firmware:

1. Log in to the extender's web interface using the steps outlined above.
2. Navigate to the settings or administration section.
3. Look for an option to check for firmware updates and follow the on-screen instructions to download and install any available updates.

Configuring Your Coredy E300 as an Access Point
In addition to extending your existing WiFi network, you can also configure your Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender to function as an access point. This allows you to create a new WiFi network or connect devices directly via Ethernet.
To configure your Coredy E300 as an access point:

1. Log in to the extender's web interface.
2. Navigate to the settings or network section.
3. Look for an option to configure the device as an access point and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

Conclusion
congratulations! You've successfully installed your Coredy E300 WiFi Range Extender setup , eliminated WiFi dead zones, and ensured a strong, reliable connection throughout your home or office. Whether you use the WPS method or the web-based setup wizard, you're now ready to enjoy seamless connectivity on all your devices. Don't forget to explore additional features and settings to customise your experience further.

Hello everyone. I'm looking for some help about my internet connection. I have an usb wifi adapter on my desktop pc, It's a "Edimax AC600 EW-7811UTC" but gets disconnected from the wifi (not turned off).
When I am making a speed test with this desktop it is very low and when we are trying at home with other devices they are 10x faster.
What i have to do is manually disable and re enable the adapter from the adapter list.
What I have tried are reinstalling the driver, setting up again and watching many youtube videos and trying to apply them. Power mode changing doesn't effect it.
This wifi usb adapter has a WPS button on it. The blue light on it always blink. I tried to click that button on it and didn't change anything. Maybe I just don't know how to do it. I have read many other article about this problem. My problem is occuring on Windows 11 Home.
Thanks indeed.
UPDATE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fnqisn_ge8 I applied this video again. It seems like Wifi doesn't disconnect anymore but slow speed and unstable condition didn't fixed yet. I still think it is a wifi driver problem and the light on the usb still blinks (blue color).
LAST UPDATE: I have lower speed of Internet, but it works well for me now. After cool restarting internet disconnects stopped and speed was more stable. The video I put here is the summary of every video I watched and the most logical one about this issue. I am just not touching anything anymore to not losing this at least...

PART ONE THOUSAND AND TEN
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Sunday
Brock loved one aspect of being a teenager again, and that was the utter lack of responsibility that no first-time teen truly appreciated. He’d stolen a facsimile of that freedom over the last six months of his life as Angelo, though not in a good way. Back then, no one expected anything of him because he was a waste of oxygen that nobody except Robbie cared about.
Well, Mason and Sam were worried, but as the younger roommates, that was the extent of their capability. Now that he’d been handed the original formula, it was fun to wind everyone up by hiding behind the kid façade. Not so much when Robbie laid down the law, but the highs outnumbered the lows tenfold, such as nobody expected him to be up before lunchtime on a Sunday. So when he rolled out of bed with barely two hours to spare, he found the apartment practically a ghost town.
He whistled the words “Yoooohooo,” to see if anyone would respond, and no one did.
Dang.
Where is everyone?
The warmer was empty, and the fridge had the basics, but he wanted a Robbie meal, and he was sure his best friend in the whole world wouldn’t be holding out on him. He went over to the magic box covered by a dishcloth and lifted both the cloth and the lid in one move.
Nada. Nothing.
With a huff of disgust, he lowered the lid (minus the dishcloth since that slid over the back) and went to step away when he remembered the trick to the box. Well … crap! How was he supposed to know what Robbie had put in there for him? The only one who’d know for sure was Robbie, and he was probably out putting together a global grocery shop to restock their pantry after yesterday’s party.
Okay, think dumbass, he ordered himself. Robbie wouldn’t have left you something you couldn’t get to. He placed both hands on the magic box and drummed his fingers. “Alright, box. How do I make you cough up my breakfast?”
The answer was so obvious that he wanted to bang his head against the counter for not thinking of it sooner. Because Robbie’s innate is food. Stop asking what he made and ask yourself what it is you want for breakfast!
Dozens of options rolled through his mind, each sounding better than the last. And then he had it. “Nonna’s frittata,” he said to the box, already salivating, and he hadn’t even smelt it yet. He flipped the lid and filled the room with freshly cooked fluffy eggs and Grana Padano cheese. “Oh, holy mother,” he whimpered, practically drooling over the chunky potato pieces that, for some reason, many Americans left out of the traditional frittata. His Nonna had always called it a travesty.
“Come to Papa,” he declared, lifting the plate to his nose, and breathing in deeply. “Robbie, you’re the best,” he promised, shutting the magic box’s lid and patting it like a dog that had done well. He then went to the cutlery drawer and grabbed a knife and fork for himself. He didn’t worry about a drink because he was certain he could drown in the amount of saliva already dripping from his chin.
For the next ten minutes, he tried his very best to slow down and appreciate the meal. To remember all the good times he’d had with his grandmother before she passed away.
As always, when it came to his Nonna’s recipes, he was full by the time he finished, though he lifted the plate and licked the flavour-infused oil from the surface.
“Risparmio e il miglior guadagno,” he whispered, quoting his grandfather’s favourite defence about his wife’s cooking whenever she’d bust him doing exactly what Brock was doing now and chase after him with whatever wooden implement she had at the time.
Brock paused, then put the plate down and stared at it. He barely remembered what his grandfather looked like, but he’d remembered that. The stocky, no-nonsense, chain-smoking roadworker had died from lung cancer while he was still a toddler, and in that moment of reflection, he couldn’t help but wonder how different things would be if Nonno had survived his fatal condition.
His mother certainly wouldn’t have gotten away with her drug use, and he wondered if Rocco and Giani would’ve gotten tangled up in the underworld if he’d been there to keep them on the straight and narrow. They were young to his old, but Nonno was still the patriarch – or had been.
Then again, if he had lived, Angelo wouldn’t have spent so much time on the streets or met Imogen, which led to Robbie being his best friend. He might still be Angelo instead of Brock…
“God works in mysterious ways,” his Nonna often quoted.
If only you knew, Nonna. I miss you so much.
He dropped the dish and cutlery into the dishwasher and went in search of everyone.
As always, he started with their side of the apartment first.
Since it was heading on for lunchtime, it didn’t surprise him that Charlie was gone. She was probably next door doing more car preparation for the racing driver Nascerdios, who was supposed to be coming by in the next couple of days.
For a second, he thought about knocking on Boyd and Lucas’ door and quickly decided that would be just as fatal as Nonno’s lung cancer. At the very least, Boyd would rip him limb from limb and beat him to within an inch of his life with each of them for bothering them the night after their engagement party.
That left Mason, and a light knock on his door had his friend calling out, “It’s open.”
Brock let himself in and was thrilled to see Mason in his work corner, with his fancy table alight and some sort of internal organ being dissected, his laptop open, and ten tons of paperwork scattered around him.
…mainly because it left something else in the room unused.
“Hey,” Brock said after glancing at the gaming corner and finding it just as he’d left it; fully closed up. “Any chance I could…?” His grin was all teeth as he rolled both pointer fingers at the gaming corner.
Mason growled and waved him off. “And you’re still going to find time to play basketball with us this afternoon, right?”
“Damn straight. I have to prove my superiority to all you losers,” Brock laughed, making a beeline for the coveted machine. He opened the folding doors and pushed them back into the same wall that shared the hallway. Then he kicked over the system, practically giggling with excitement as the whole thing slid and rolled like a Transformer shifting between forms.
And because he had been the last one to use it, the seating was still set to his specifications. He slid around the side and into the chair that was already angling itself with the footrests at the perfect height for him. He took the headset from the charger built into the back of the headrest and pulled it over his ears, twisting the microphone to sit in front of his mouth. “Ground Control to Major Tom,” he sang as the screens on the overhead brace came to life.
He saw rather than heard Mason snapping his fingers at him through the gap between the upper monitors and the keyboard and popped one ear out of the headset. “Yeah?”
“Keep it down, buddy. Some of us are trying to study.”
“Oh…sure. Sorry.” To make a point, he sucked his lips between his teeth and pretended to bite them, flipping both thumbs up at his friend.
Mason laughed and shook his head. “You’re still an idiot.”
You’re studying, and I’m gaming. Who’s the idiot again? Brock mused to himself as he returned the headset’s earmuff to his ear and began typing on the keyboard.
A quick log-in and scan of his character’s inventory and how the land around his base was situated (because leaving the game for days sometimes cost you as others raided your space), he headed out into the mainframe, appearing once more at the crossroads where he’d first met everyone.
Patalon was there, but he had the AFK sign above his head. “Awww,” he said, quickly shooting the orc tank’s player a ping chat to let him know he was available for some more fun if he was interested. Then he left the crossroads and headed ‘east’ towards the mountains.
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The almost inaudible ding sounded like the biggest of Chinese gongs going off in the tiny room, and just like those types of summons, two men launched themselves over the back of the couch where they’d been watching TV and a third rolled off one of the three cots that were placed on the far side of the room. A fourth man rushed in from outside, having crushed out his cigarette on the doorframe, and all four leapt into their seats, each grabbing their receptionist-style headsets that only covered one ear from the back of their chairs.
“Now, this time, try not to stomp on his system so hard you warn him off,” the youngest of the four said from the far end said, as they all woke up their characters and converged on the gaming crossroad. “Or he might disappear for longer than a couple of days.”
“Fuck you. We’re getting paid to find this fucker’s scrawny ass, not pussy foot around forever holding our dicks,” another snapped. On a large monitor against the wall behind their consoles, they could all see the grid section of New York City. As brutal as Clay’s initial assault on the city’s network had been, it had narrowed the field from a global search to this city of eight million people.
The smoker ignored their banter and leaned forward to read the private message on his screen. “You can’t hide forever, Trevino.”
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FULL INDEX OF BOB THE HOBO TO DATE CAN BE FOUND HERE!

This sub has been my home for the better part of three weeks. I apologize if I didn’t do everything right in the acronyms I’m still trying to learn and this is my first post. I honestly didn’t realize how many people actually have to go through this. It makes me terribly sad in humanity. People suck. Long story short my WW and I are both in our late thirties and have had an exceptional marriage and 16 years together. We met young and started a life together and started our first business at 21. Fast forward we now have handful of businesses together, no kids and plenty of assets between the two of us to amicably split and move on.
I caught her having an affair with me after snooping in her phone. We both talked about the EA that I thought she was having with a friend. I wanted closure and went through her phone, and what I got was a complete emasculated gut punch. I lost it. I broke everything in an entire room in less than 30 seconds. That rage I’ll never forget. I never touched her, I couldn’t even look at her. I was broken with an empty heart.
It took three days to pull the entirety of the affair out of her after finding out about the hidden photos and deleted messages. It was a full blown physical and emotional affair. Check out my post history for the timeline if you care to read. Bottom line, the guilt wasn’t there yet. She was shocked, I was in shock, either of us didn’t know what to say or do. All I did for a week was ask questions and details about the affair. I had a chance to stop it three months ago and I didn’t so I naturally blame my own stupidity for not going with my gut. My gut told me she was at his house and I didn’t listen. I talked myself out of it. I really wish I didn’t.
I have so many question and it seems that everyone here has been through what I’m going through. I need help. I need clarity. I need strength to either move on or forgive my wife. Currently we are amicable, still intimate (stopped for a few days as we slept in different rooms), we eat together, and still do our day to day as best as we can with the businesses. The cause of my pain is also what helps heal my heart. It’s such a mind fuck. The injustices with the betrayed is astounding. We have to live with this for the rest of our lives, and learn to trust either another partner or somehow forgive your current one. There is a no win here, only pain.
She wants to keep this thing together. I do to. I can’t get over my heart telling me one thing and my mind and soul telling me another. So please forgive my questions but I’m lost and I need some light.
1) Therapy. I’m not totally against this but I have never done this. I have been strong my entire life and have had to work through everything on my own. I know I need help, I have to swallow my pride. How do you get the courage to step off of the cliff and tell a random stranger your story? My wife has been in therapy ever since I caught her pretending to be at the bar that night. This entire time I thought she was just depressed and needed help. She didn’t actually tell her therapist about the physical part of the affair until I found out about three weeks ago. She has been seeing her for three months. So in a way she just started. The lies to not just me but the therapist too makes me angry. She wants MC and I just want her to get better. I can’t even think about marriage counseling until she has a path and finds the “why”.
2) The “why”. I’ve read, and I’ve read, and I’ve read. Both here and on the SFW’s sub. I genuinely feel like a lot of these WPs are angry, hurting, upset, frustrated, disappointed, and sad that they made such a terrible decision. My heart hurts for the lonely and broken and I honestly never felt that way in my life. Oh you cheated? You get what you deserve and more. My mind has changed that view. However I don’t get the why. My wife and I had a great start to the year despite having two miscarriages last year and the last one was in December with twins. She was heartbroken but still in good spirits. Or so I thought.
She confided with this friend that we met last summer through our business. Why she went to him I’ll never know I’m afraid. I think they both preyed on each other. My WW definitely chose to affair down. The guy doesn’t have a job, he’s a degenerate, and just isn’t her type at all. He was an easy target and he was going to promise her the moon just to have a friendship with her let alone a full blown affair. It truly started platonic and built from there. I saw it, wasn’t threatened by it at first. Until that night in February. I got suspicion and it built until I finally confronted. He preyed on her depression, miscarriages, and he saw a crack in our marriage as my wife started pulling away from me. She resented my work in the businesses. We had a 6 month growth plan that we were to execute for a better life. She had her part in one business, I had mine. I worked and got it done, she played hide the pickle.
Here to find out she was sleeping with him. She says twice, but I don’t believe her. I have received nothing but lies. She says she’s done lying but I can’t help but think she’s lying to put my mind at ease. I guess what, does it matter if it’s once or a hundred? She can’t answer the why, she says she wanted to get lost and that she honestly thought it was a dream. A fantasy that she didn’t think about me at all while she was on top of him. Not while she went to day lunches with him, at least twice a week for three months. She said no to his “come over to my house for a day date” multiple times. But finally gave in. She had enough awareness to say no and understood what was at stake.
Then at some point and her words she said “fuck it” two minutes after I got off the phone with her. I called her moments before she pulled into his house. She said she turned around and said I can’t do this. She hung up on me because she got defensive because I asked her where she was…. And then turned back around and changed our lives. I called her again at 5:30 and she was hammered drunk and I cried for her to come home. My phone died and she fucked him 10 mins later. Came home 4 hours later. How does someone do that, then come home to their spouse and lie to them and say they were at the bar and have a drinking problem knowing exactly what just happened. I bought her flowers the next day! She cried and said she doesn’t deserve me and it broke my heart. I believed her. 6 days later she fucked him again and then had dinner with me at a restaurant 20 mins after.
How does anyone with a soul do that and then carry on with their life? Will I ever know? When did your WP come forward with this information? I look at this as not human. How can a human do this and go about their day. Her and I had a pact that if one of us ever wanted to cheat we would end the marriage first. Everything was fine, at least in my world. Now, I’m a mess. I think I can put this behind me if I can find the why and the how. Why did you do this to us, and how did you not tell me. How did you lie to my face everyday. I still feel to this day that she was never going to tell me. I feel like if I didn’t find out she would have tried to keep this relationship going. It’s infuriating.
3) How do you continue to stay married? Though we are still here in the same house, intimate, ect. It’s not the same. It’s soulless, it’s passionless, it’s mechanical. Our sex life was always amazing. We had fun. It’s just not the same. I’m afraid it never will be. Building something new is it possible?
4) Nights are the worst. I can’t sleep. I toss and I turn. I need her touch to fall asleep and I hate it. How do you do it? I’ve tried melatonin but the night terrors are real.
5) She buries the feelings and tried hard not to talk about them. I bring them to the forefront. However the questions are not nearly as bad. The jabs however are. I’m constantly reminded of my wife’s affair. Music, TV, day to day task, hobbies that I shared with her but she also shared with AP. WPs how do you deal with the constant stress of your partner in so much pain? How do you burry your feelings when you see your partner suffer every day. I just can’t get past it. I’ve cried twice in our 16 years… if I’m lucky I’ll cry just twice in a day.
6) Is it worth it? It would be much easier, but now I’m thinking harder… to leave. I could heal, cut her out of my life. Find someone that loves me again and start a family. Instead I’m choosing this path of R that seems absolutely impossible. My mind seems to be the smart one to not want to take the abuse. My WW doesn’t deserve the tears off of my cheek but here I am. A part of me wants her to know the pain I feel. The pain of me leaving would be enough. I still feel it hasn’t set in for her that this happened. I still feel like she thinks it’s a dream and she continually says we are going to get through this. Are we? Can we? How do I get through it? I feel like I’m on death row with my wife and I’m just enjoying the time I have with her until either I push her away or I work up the courage to leave. Or is reconciliation worth a shot? Do people forgive and in some aspects forget? Does it get better?
Thank you for any support, I need it all. And again I’m sorry so many of you are going through this. We all deserve to find our happiness.

Are you ready to supercharge your internet experience with the WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router? In this guide, we’ll walk you through every step of the WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router setup Are you ready to supercharge your internet experience with the WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router? In this guide, we’ll walk you through every step of the WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router setup process, from unboxing to surfing the web at lightning speeds. Whether you’re a tech guru or a complete newbie, you’ll find everything you need to know right here.

Unboxing Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router

So, you’ve got your hands on the WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router – exciting times! Before we dive into the setup process, let’s take a moment to unpack everything and make sure you have all the necessary components.

Understanding Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router setup

Before we jump into setting up your router, let’s take a closer look at its key features and specifications. Understanding what your router can do will help you make the most of its capabilities.
Key Features:

• Dual-band Wi-Fi support for enhanced speed and reliability
• AC1200 wireless technology for seamless streaming and gaming
• Four high-speed Ethernet ports for wired connections
• WPS button for quick and secure setup
• Intuitive web-based interface for easy configuration

Setting Up Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router

Now that you’re familiar with your router let’s get down to business and set it up. We’ll cover two methods: WPS setup and web-based setup, so you can choose the one that works best for you.
Method 1: WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router Setup via WPS method

• Locate the WPS Button: On your router, you’ll find a WPS button. It may be labeled as such or indicated by an icon.
  
• Activate WPS on Your Device: Press the WPS button on your router, then activate WPS on your device within two minutes.
  
• Wait for Connection: Your device should now connect to the router automatically. Once connected, you’re good to go!
  

Method 2: WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router Setup via Web-Based method

• Connect to Your Router: Using an Ethernet cable, connect your computer to one of the Ethernet ports on the router. Alternatively, you can connect to the router wirelessly using the default Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and password.
  
• Access the Router Interface: Open a web browser and enter “192.168.10.1” in the address bar. Press Enter, and you should be prompted to enter your router’s login credentials.
  
• Log In: Enter the default username and password (usually “admin” for both) to access the router’s web-based interface.
  
• Follow the Setup Wizard: Once logged in, you’ll be guided through a setup wizard that will help you configure your router settings. Follow the on-screen instructions, and don’t forget to set up a secure Wi-Fi network name and password.
  
• Save Your Settings: Once you’ve completed the setup wizard, be sure to save your settings. Your router is now ready to use!
  

Logging In to Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router

Need to make changes to your router settings? Logging in is quick and easy.

1. Open a web browser on a device connected to your router.
2. Enter “192.168.10.1” in the address bar and press Enter.
3. Enter your router’s username and password when prompted.
4. You’re now logged in and ready to configure your router settings.

Resetting Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router

If you ever encounter issues with your router and need to start fresh, you can perform a factory reset.

• Locate the reset button on your router – typically a small hole labeled “Reset.”
  
• Insert a paperclip or pin into the hole and hold down the reset button for about 10 seconds.
  
• Release the button when the router’s lights begin to flash.
  
• Your router will now be restored to its factory default settings.
  

Updating Firmware on Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router

Keeping your router’s firmware up to date is essential for optimal performance and security.

• Log in to your router’s web-based interface using the steps outlined earlier.
  
• Navigate to the “Firmware Update” section.
  
• Check for any available updates and follow the on-screen instructions to download and install them.
  
• Once the update is complete, restart your router to apply the changes.
  

Using Your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router as an Access Point

Want to extend your existing network or create a new Wi-Fi hotspot? You can use your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router setup as an access point.

• Connect your router to your existing network using an Ethernet cable.
  
• Log in to your router’s web-based interface.
  
• Navigate to the “Access Point” or “AP Mode” settings.
  
• Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your router as an access point.
  
• Once configured, connect devices to your new access point for extended wireless coverage.
  

Conclusion

Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed your WL WN532A3 AC1200 Router setup and are ready to enjoy blazing-fast internet speeds. Whether you’re streaming, gaming, or simply browsing the web, your new router has you covered. Remember, if you ever need to make changes or troubleshoot issues, refer back to this guide for assistance.

When it comes to home networking, the Linksys WHW0301 Velop When it comes to home networking, the Linksys WHW0301 Velop Tri-Band is a shining example of smooth connectivity. With the promise of an improved experience with home networking, this thorough tutorial walks you through the complexities of configuring this cutting-edge mesh system.

WHW0301 Velop web-based setup procedure

Using the web-based setup tool, configuring your Linksys WHW0301 Velop is simple. For a flawless experience, adhere to these simple steps:

• After hooking in, use an Ethernet wire to connect your Velop node to your modem. Switch on the two gadgets.
• Once the LED is fully white, open a web browser and go to http://"192.168.1.1"or"extender.linksys.com".
• You have two options for logging in: using an already-existing Linksys account or creating a new one after selecting your language and area.
• If additional Velop nodes are required, according to the on-screen directions.
• Select the security settings, network name, and password.
• Allow the Velop system to optimize the configuration of your network. A successful connection will be shown by the LEDs turning solid blue, so wait for that!

Setting up Linksys WHW0301 Velop wps method

Yes, here is a quick setup guide for the Linksys WHW0301 Velop that uses the WPS protocol:

• Turn on the Velop node by pressing the WPS button.
• Press your router's WPS button within the next two minutes.
• Await the connection's establishment, which is often denoted by both devices' steady lights.
• If more nodes are required, repeat the process.
• Your Velop system is now configured and operational.

Updating Linksys WHW0301 Velop Firmware

You will reap great advantages from changing the firmware if your system is doing well and has undergone improvements. As such, I am going to start and carry out the firmware update procedure.

• For the most recent Velop firmware upgrades, frequently visit the Linksys website.
• Go to the firmware update area after logging in at http://192.168.1.1.
• Download the most recent firmware version that is appropriate for your Velop model.
• Firmware upload: Install the downloaded firmware by following the directions on the screen.
• Don't interrupt the update process; let it finish.
• For the modifications to take effect, restart your Velop system after installation.
• Verify the update's success by examining the firmware version using the web interface.
• To prevent data loss or configuration problems, make a backup of your Velop settings before updating.

Troubleshooting Tips

Try these troubleshooting steps if you run into problems with the Linksys WHW0301 Velop setup:

• Make sure that every Velop node is linked correctly to provide smooth communication.
• Resolving connectivity issues frequently involves a simple reboot of the nodes and linked devices.
• Update the Velop firmware often to get new features and problem fixes.
• Placing nodes optimally reduces dead zones and interference with the transmission.
• Ascertain that the modem is providing a reliable internet link.
• To learn more about the connectivity state of a node, interpret its LED colors.
• When in doubt, use a RESET to solve problems and start over.
• For professional help if problems continue, get in touch with Linksys support.
• Tri-Band is a shining example of smooth connectivity. With the promise of an improved experience with home networking, this thorough tutorial walks you through the complexities of configuring this cutting-edge mesh system.

PART ONE THOUSAND AND EIGHT
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Sunday
We materialised in a shop-front alcove, with a solid concrete wall to my right and a panelled wooden display wall behind glass to my left.
“Keep going,” Rubin said in my ear.
Not sure why he was being so insistent, I nevertheless strode forward as if I knew where I was going, and in just a few steps, the presence of multiple lanes of New York City traffic swept over me. Four lanes, all facing the same way, meant we were on one of the main arterial streets like Fifth Ave or Park Ave. ‘Zara’, a clothes boutique on the other side of the street did nothing to narrow the field any for me.
Not that it mattered. My point with this deductive reasoning was that neither of those streets had curbside parking.
Yet, sure enough, Dad's SUV was on the other side of the sidewalk in the closest lane of traffic, waiting for the lights to change. “Get in, quick!” Rubin ordered.
This wouldn’t be the first time I jumped into an illegal ‘traffic-light-parked’ car, and I raced for the back door, swinging it open and diving inside just as the lights changed. The door ‘magically’ shut itself behind me as I straightened up in my seat and took in Kulon behind the wheel and Gerry in the seat to my right.
“Hey, Angel,” I said, leaning forward to give her a quick kiss. “Missed you.”
“How’d it go with—er—your uncle?” Gerry asked, struggling with the normality of me having met with her god.
“Wanna put your seatbelt on back there, Sam?” Kulon chuckled, glancing at me in the rearview mirror as we moved forward across the intersection.
“It went better than I thought,” I admitted, then grinned. “I even got a really cool old-school bomber jacket out of it.” I saw her cringe and giggled evilly. “And you can’t hate on it, because it was literally a present from God himself.”
She clenched her hands into loose fists and pressed the heels of her palms to her temple. “I-I can’t even…” she finally stammered, and my giggle morphed into a full-blown cackle.
“I’ll show you when we get home. I don’t think you’ll hate it. It’s really nice and super authentic.” I then turned my attention to Kulon. “And dude! That has got to be soooo handy,” I said, gesturing back to where I’d jumped in the car. I was blown away by how easily it would be to catch people like that, just by realm-stepping the second a car was held up at lights. No guesswork. Not even coordinates. Just knowing.
“It has its moments,” Kulon agreed. “So, are we heading home?”
“Yes, please. The guys want to go out to Angus’ place to play some more ball this afternoon, but if I don’t get some home time in with Gerry between now and then, I won’t be going anywhere.”
The trip back to the apartment was quick, with Rubin vanishing as fast as he appeared once we had the building in sight. And with him on hand to pull back the guys any time we needed them, Kulon and Quent both stayed with the car and drove away together once Gerry and I were inside.
Of course, my luck just wasn’t playing nice with me today, for I knew the second I set foot in the apartment and saw Dad rise purposefully from his chair just inside the living room that having fun-time with Gerry wasn’t in my immediate future.
“I need a word with you, Sam,” he said, stepping between the sofa and the coffee table to give Gerry access to the rest of the apartment (with Dad standing in the doorway, it was as if it had been walled off).
“Daaaad,” I moaned, not really caring at this point what he wanted. After the morning I’d had, I needed some real Robbie-food and an hour or four in bed with my girl … minimum!
“Now, Sam.” His tone changed when he looked at Gerry and added, “We won’t be long, sweetheart.”
Not that it mattered. His initial bark had taken all my attention, and I felt my heart clench in my chest, wondering what else I’d done wrong. Not even Uncle YHWH had yelled at me, and I’d accidentally screwed with a couple of his worshippers. I couldn’t think of anything to warrant that, and as I processed the possibilities and came up blank, I barely felt Geraldine’s kiss to my cheek. “I’ll go and do some light reading in the bedroom,” she said, slipping out of my arms and making her way past Dad with a nod.
A few seconds later, I heard our bedroom door open and close, and I looked at Dad like he’d kicked a puppy. “Was that really necessary?”
“Would I have done it if it wasn’t?” Dad countered, and I had to remember who I was talking to. Between my run-in with Tucker’s people and my conversation with Uncle YHWH, I was being bolder than I had any right to be.
I forced myself to relax. “Sorry. It’s been a rough morning already.” I rubbed my chest again because, contrary to what anyone says, being tasered sucked, even if I did heal from it almost instantly.
Dad immediately frowned. “What happened? I thought you were visiting Gerry’s father for breakfast.”
“We were … I mean we did.” So much else had happened, and I didn’t feel like going into all of it. And since he was standing to one side, I headed into the kitchen, dropping my shoulder low to avoid his half-hearted grab on my way through.
I stopped at the plate warmer and was miffed at its empty state. My next port of call was the divine box Robbie called Voila. I remembered him telling me how I had to know what was in there for it to work (that, and how Charlie had scared the crap out of him yesterday morning when she’d told him the box was empty), but this was also Robbie, and he always had what we wanted ready to go. I brought to mind the one thing that would tide me over until lunch. The same thing that had been missing from Tucker’s table.
Just as I’d hoped, when I lifted the lid, an egg-filled baguette with bacon and cheese was waiting for me on a single sandwich plate. “Ye-essss,” I hissed in victory, lifting out the plate and taking the biggest bite I could manage without choking myself. “Thank you, Robbie, wherever you are! I love you!” My words were utterly muffled, but he wasn’t here, so it didn’t matter.
“Their food not to your liking?” Dad asked with an amused smirk.
“The company was challenging,” I answered evasively once I’d chewed enough to swallow. I then went over to the fridge and dug out the jug of freshly squeezed mango juice that I could never get enough of. With both items in my hands now, I was happy.
“Don’t even,” Dad warned when I instinctually lifted the jug to my lips.
“Hmmh?” The sound would’ve been an innocent ‘huh’, except I’d clamped my lips closed like that had never been my plan and put the jug on the island on the way to get a cup. With the dishwasher closer, I opened the door and grabbed one of the glasses from the second shelf. I then nudged the door shut with my shin and slid into Boyd’s seat, dragging the rest of my prizes over to me.
“So, what’s the family crisis?” I asked, pouring myself a drink but keeping the jug within easy reach. Wow, I really do use that word a lot, don’t I? I took a deep swallow to clear my throat, sighed, and then returned for another huge bite of my baguette.
“My youngest brother, Barris, our Mystallian God of the Hunt, has learned about you.”
Oh, for frig’s sake! I lowered the baguette and sat back in Boyd’s chair, my full focus once more on Dad. “Okay,” I answered cautiously, torn between frustration and annoyance. The other word choice that sprang to mind was a sarcastic ‘really’, which would probably require someone picking out an urn for my remains.
Dad shook his head and raised one hand with flared fingers. “It’s nothing bad.” He then pointed at my plate. “Finish your sandwich first.”
My next mouthfuls were maybe a third of the first two, and I might as well have been eating tyre rubber for all the enjoyment I was getting out of it. “How much does he know about me?” I asked between bites.
Dad moved to stand beside me at the corner of the island. “He knows you’ve almost graduated college. He knows there was animosity between your mother and me that’s since been resolved, and he knows about the pregnancy now.”
Now, the baguette felt like a rock in my gut. “Great.”
He slid into Lucas’ seat and curled a hand around my forearm near the elbow, anchoring me in place. “Sam, I said it’s okay. He’s on our side.”
I squinted. A lot of people were making that claim lately and I wasn’t sure I believed it anymore. “What does that mean, exactly?”
Dad met my stare squarely, and I was always amazed at how easily he could do that. “He knows the dangers to your mother, so he’s going to run interference on the family for us until after the babies are born. Despite the fact that it’ll put him in the same crosshairs with the rest of our family as us when they find out he knew, he’s going to do it anyway. He only asks one thing in return.”
I barely restrained my eye-roll. “Of course he does.”
Dad’s face morphed into a dark scowl, and his grip tightened painfully. “You will show your uncle the respect he deserves,” he warned.
I dropped my eyes to his waist; so not up for this. “Yes, sir.”
Dad’s intake for breath was both loud and frustrated. He kicked the leg of the chair I was sitting on for good measure, and when my gaze snapped to his, he was pointing two fingers of his free hand at his own eyes. “That’s right, boy. Right here. Nowhere else. Not there … not there … not way over there.” He pointed to three random locations in the apartment before returning to their original spot before his eyes. “Right here. Always. You get me?”
For some reason, Dr Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham started rolling through my brain, and I was quite proud of myself that I didn’t smirk or even blink. “Yessir.”
He didn’t get any calmer. “Okay …” he finally said, after a few seconds that was—who knew how long for him if he internalised to settle down— “I know we’ve only touched lightly on this before, but I need you to lift your game before we meet with your uncle, starting with stripping the words ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’ from your vocabulary. I know your stance on human manners, and I’ve accepted your decision and will support it when it comes up with the others. That said, even the humans hardly ever use those two servitude titles anymore, and you can’t afford to appear weak in front of our family. Okay?”
Dad was compromising. I knew the family wouldn’t agree with my use of manners, but Dad was willing to back that, and to me, it was the more important of the two. “I’ll try,” I said because I couldn’t say for sure if I’d succeed without premonition, and that one wasn’t in my wheelhouse.
Ha, I made a divine funny.
So, why aren’t I laughing?
Probably because I still hadn’t heard what Uncle Barris wanted in exchange for his cooperation. It couldn’t be my head on a pike, as neither of my parents would go for that. But what?
“He wants to meet you, Sam, at a destination of your choosing and he’s agreed not to come here looking for you so long as that request is met. He hasn’t even asked for this address.”
“He’s the god of hunting, Dad. Hunting me down would be a cakewalk for someone like him.”
“True, except he’s promised not to go there unless it’s an emergency. You’re his nephew, Sam. A nephew he knew nothing about until last night. All he wants to do is meet you, and given the circumstances, I don’t think that’s too much to ask, do you?”
“How did he find out?” I asked instead of answering.
Dad’s expression soured. “Helen Portsmith. Apparently, she turned up at his gym last night with her usual spiel; only this time, your uncle put it together correctly and came looking for me for real answers. I told him about you and your mother. I told him our secrets.”
Something about the way he worded that… “As opposed to what?”
“I still haven’t mentioned Robbie or his connection to Yitzak. Nor have I mentioned the true gryps living with us, except for Tiacor, who’s there for your mother.”
I was starting to put this together. “Okay, so when we meet, no mention of Robbie as a cousin, or that he has a food innate, or that Yitzak and Collette know about him.” I got the feeling learning that we had true gryps in the household wouldn’t really amount to much, as they could be anywhere they wanted to be all over the world. It was their world as much as ours.
“Exactly.”
“What about Clefton and Nick? They’ve been here and met us too.”
“Mention them only if you want to get them into trouble for not outing you from the very beginning. Same with Nuncio.”
Well, that’s a hard ‘no’. “Maybe Cuschler?”
Dad scowled again. “There’s no bad blood between us anymore, right?” he asked, cocking an eyebrow warningly.
I sighed. Spoilsport. “Fine. But what about Fisk and the girls … and Najma?” It wasn’t that I’d forgotten my nephew, just that my brother and sisters rolled off the tongue first. “Danika’s been here, and Najma tracked me down at school before everyone else had met me. Even Fisk has popped in from time to time to touch base.”
“Barris knows they knew, and he understands why they’ve kept it quiet. Nothing’s going to happen until the reunion, and even then, maybe nothing if your mother still hasn’t given birth.”
I pushed my half-eaten baguette away and pressed my forehead to the island. “Everybody knows a little bit,” I griped. “How in the world am I meant to keep tabs on who knows what?”
Dad’s grin made me want to kick him the way he’d kicked my chair. “What do you think internalising is for? Remembering whatever we want is literally our jam.”
“I s’pose.” But combing through the details at every turn still seemed like an awful lot of effort, even if that process did seem instantaneous to everyone else. It wasn’t to us.
Dad reached past me and brought back my baguette. “Finish your sandwich. You can go as you are. Your uncle runs a gym downtown, so he’s not exactly at his best either.”
I stared at him in horror. “We’re going right now?”
“Why not now?”
Because I just got back from seeing Uncle YHWH! “I dunno. I mean, it’s too soon, don’t you think?”
I don’t know how else to describe it, but Dad’s expression turned … parental. “And when would a good time be for you with your hugely busy schedule now that school has wrapped up?” he asked like I was an idiot.
I gave a nervous, shrugging roll of my shoulders. “I understand there’s this get-together happening at the end of the year…”
I kinda expected the cuff to the back of my head and tried not to snicker when it happened.
“Don’t be a smartass. Finish your sandwich, and we’ll go. This won’t take long.”
With nothing else for it, I did as I was told, leaving the empty plate and cup on the sink since the dishwasher hadn’t been emptied. “I’m so glad I got a say in this…” I muttered quietly under my breath.
“What was that?”
“Nothing.”
I have no idea why I thought we’d at least use the front door to leave. Probably because most people did. But this was Dad, and we were going to meet his brother, and he clearly didn’t want me to have the chance of wriggling out of it.
So without warning, he slapped his hand on my right shoulder and shoved me forward, realm-stepping away with me as I stumbled to keep my footing.
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((All comments welcome. Good or bad, I’d love to hear your thoughts 🥰🤗))
I made a family tree/diagram of the Mystallian family that can be found here
For more of my work, including WPs: Angel466 or an index of previous WPS here.
FULL INDEX OF BOB THE HOBO TO DATE CAN BE FOUND HERE!

Hello! I have been trying to restore the factory firmware on my Archer C7 after a failed firmware update for the past hour with no luck. I followed the many guides that suggest using TFTPd64, setting your ethernet adapter to IP 192.168.0.66, and running that whole process. However I have not been able to get past booting the router in the recovery mode it needs to be in (depress reset button, press power, wait for WPS light to illuminate, release reset). The WPS light eventually turns off, power light remaining on, and nothing happens on the computer. I've let it sit for a bit, nothing. I've tried the v5.8 firmware, I've tried the v5 firmware, I've even tried the A7 v5 firmware (read it was compatible on an OpenWRT forum), but the same result each time: nothing.
I have heard that you might need a stripped firmware to get this working, but I have been unable to source one and do not have the knowhow do make one myself.
I would love help from anyone so I can fix this issue as soon as possible. Thank you in advance!
Settings for TFTPd64
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Ethernet Adapter Properties

Are you tired of weak WiFi signals in certain areas of your home or office? The WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender could be the solution you’ve been looking for. This extender is designed to boost your existing WiFi coverage, providing a stronger and more reliable connection in those hard-to-reach spots. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process for the WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender setup using both the WPS method and the web-based method, along with other essential information like how to log in, reset, update firmware, and set up as an access point.

Setting Up Your WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender: Step-by-Step

1. Understanding Your Extender

Before diving into the setup process, it’s important to understand the basic features of your WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender. This dual-band extender operates on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, allowing you to choose the best option for your needs. It also comes equipped with two external antennas for enhanced coverage.

1. Placement of Your Extender

For optimal performance, it’s crucial to place your extender in a location where it can receive a strong WiFi signal from your router. Avoid placing it in areas with interference from other electronic devices.

1. Connecting Your Extender

WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender Setup Using WPS method (WiFi Protected Setup)

• Locate the WPS button on your extender and press it.
• Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router.
• Wait for the extender’s LED light to indicate a successful connection.

WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender Setup Using the Web-Based Method

1. Connect your computer or mobile device to the extender’s WiFi network (SSID: WL WN575A3 AC1200_EXT).
2. Open a web browser and enter http://192.168.10.1 in the address bar.
3. Log in using the default credentials (username: admin, password: admin).
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your extender’s settings.

Setting Up Your Extender as an Access Point

If you want to use your WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender setup as an access point, follow these steps:

1. Connect your extender to your router using an Ethernet cable.
2. Access the extender’s web interface by entering http://192.168.10.1 in your browser’s address bar.
3. Log in using the default credentials.
4. Navigate to the Access Point section and follow the on-screen instructions to configure the settings.

Resetting Your WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender

Resetting a WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender typically involves a straightforward process. Here are six steps you can follow:

• Locate the reset button: Look for a small hole labelled “Reset” on your extender. It’s usually located on the back or bottom of the device.
  
• Prepare a paperclip or a similar tool: Since the reset button is often recessed, you’ll need something small and pointy to press it.
  
• Power on the extender: Plug it into a power source and ensure it’s turned on.
  
• Press and hold the reset button: Insert the paperclip into the reset hole and press down on the button. Hold it down for about 10-15 seconds. You may need to use some force, but be gentle.
  
• Release the reset button: After holding it for the specified time, let go of the reset button.
  
• Wait for the extender to reboot: Allow the extender a few minutes to reset and reboot. Once it’s finished, it should be restored to its factory settings.
  

1. Updating Firmware for WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender

• Access Extender Settings: Connect your computer or mobile device to the extender’s network. Open a web browser and enter “http://192.168.10.1” in the address bar. Press Enter.
  
• Login to Extender: Enter your username and password. If you haven’t changed these, the default credentials are usually “admin” for both.
  
• Locate Firmware Update: Go to the settings or administration section of the extender’s interface. Look for a “Firmware Update” or similar option.
  
• Download Latest Firmware: If a new firmware version is available, download it from the manufacturer’s website. Save it to your computer.
  
• Upload Firmware: In the extender’s interface, locate the firmware update section. Click on “Browse” or “Choose File” to select the firmware file you downloaded. Click “Upload” or “Update”.
  
• Wait for Update: The extender will now update its firmware. Do not turn off the extender or close the browser until the update is complete. Once done, the extender may restart.
  

Conclusion

With the WL WN575A3 AC1200 Extender setup, you can say goodbye to WiFi dead zones and enjoy a seamless browsing experience throughout your home or office. Whether you’re using the WPS method or the web-based method, setting up your extender is quick and easy. Remember to log in to your extender regularly to check for firmware updates and make any necessary changes to your settings.

Yesterday we had a power outage due to a thunderstorm. When the power came back on this router wouldn’t seem to turn on.
Do you think it’s cooked?

1. There’s no lights on the device at all when the power button is pushed.
   
2. The reset button is doing nothing.
   
3. I tried the “Hold WPS button and power on”. No luck. (Held over 1 minute)
   
4. The power brick light is blue so I assume it’s sending power.
   

(Edit) 5. Confirmed power going to unit. CPU housing/lid is heating up under power. Still no lights or appearance of wifi.
She’s cooked, right? No saving methods that I missed?
At this point I’ve already ordered a new router! But if there’s a chance to save and pass on to someone else that might need it, that would be cool!

Hello,
Hopefully someone can shed some light, a previous employer did not pay my gratuity, but at the time things were all very amicable, and not overly pushed from my side, this was 7-10 months ago, and there were other opportunities on the horizon which never materialised.
Things have a changed a little, the gratuity is still owed and will be an open position within WPS, is there a way this can be brought to attention via WPS directly, rather than through the employer? Ideally anonymously . . . . I want a scenario where WPS informs them they stopped the salaries, so they need to pay the gratuity. Is this something that sounds possible?

So I got a new modem Xb8-t from my internet provider and I decided I want to start the set up from scratch, so I turned off both of my routers, just fliped the on/off switch at the back of them( the main rog gt axe16000 set as a modem/router and my rt ax86u set as mesh router, connected via cat6a cable in there respecteble 2.5g wan ports) when I finished setting up the xb8-t, I turned the swich back too 'on' and then tried to set em up as if it was a new set up, but my rog gt axe1600 didn't want to cycle it just turned on and gots stuck on the main rog light, the ethernet light, 10g light and a really dim power light but that's it. IT never turned off.
So I tried: reseting it... didn't work. to power cycle...didn't work. to factory reset it( using wps to reset).... didn't work.
My issue is that I can't seem to find it in my network list, and I can't get in to the actual control panel of rog gt axe16000 to set it up as a network. I can't reset it and it seems I can't find a solution for it, so I was wondering if anyone got any idea what I should try next, or how to fix this issue. OR do I have to get a new router now( it's been only roughly a year though since i bought the router ) I appreciate the help.
Ps. I'm not sure what version the gt axe16000 is in, I could try and update it but I'm not sure on how to actually do that.

So I got a new modem Xb8-t from my internet provider and I decided I want to start the set up from scratch, so I turned off both of my routers, just fliped the on/off switch at the back of them( the main rog gt axe16000 set as a modem/router and my rt ax86u set as mesh router, connected via cat6a cable in there respecteble 2.5g wan ports) when I finished setting up the xb8-t, I turned the swich back too 'on' and then tried to set em up as if it was a new set up, but my rog gt axe1600 didn't want to cycle it just turned on and gots stuck on the main rog light, the ethernet light, 10g light and a really dim power light but that's it. IT never turned off.
So I tried: reseting it... didn't work. to power cycle...didn't work. to factory reset it( using wps to reset).... didn't work.
My issue is that I can't seem to find it in my network list, and I can't get in to the actual control panel of rog gt axe16000 to set it up as a network. I can't reset it and it seems I can't find a solution for it, so I was wondering if anyone got any idea what I should try next, or how to fix this issue. OR do I have to get a new router now( it's been only roughly a year though since i bought the router ) I appreciate the help.
Ps. I'm not sure what version the gt axe16000 is in, I could try and update it but I'm not sure on how to actually do that.

So I got a new modem Xb8-t from my internet provider and I decided I want to start the set up from scratch, so I turned off both of my routers, just fliped the on/off switch at the back of them( the main rog gt axe16000 set as a modem/router and my rt ax86u set as mesh router, connected via cat6a cable in there respecteble 2.5g wan ports) when I finished setting up the xb8-t, I turned the swich back too 'on' and then tried to set em up as if it was a new set up, but my rog gt axe1600 didn't want to cycle it just turned on and gots stuck on the main rog light, the ethernet light, 10g light and a really dim power light but that's it. IT never turned off.
So I tried: reseting it... didn't work. to power cycle...didn't work. to factory reset it( using wps to reset).... didn't work.
My issue is that I can't seem to find it in my network list, and I can't get in to the actual control panel of rog gt axe16000 to set it up as a network. I can't reset it and it seems I can't find a solution for it, so I was wondering if anyone got any idea what I should try next, or how to fix this issue. OR do I have to get a new router now( it's been only roughly a year though since i bought the router ) I appreciate the help.
Ps. I'm not sure what version the gt axe16000 is in, I could try and update it but I'm not sure on how to actually do that.

PART ONE THOUSAND
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Sunday
Wow. I wasn’t huge on the whole social cues, but even for me, Tucker’s exuberance was over the top. Kulon and Donald silently followed us into a dining room that housed a twelve-seater banquet table. Only one end had been set up with breakfast options, with the three seats around the head of the table for eating. I saw an older, portly man in all white placing a dish on the table when we approached, and his smile not quite reaching his eyes when he saw Geraldine.
My hackles were immediately raised.
“Miss Portsmith, so good to see you again,” an older woman in a maid’s outfit said with a small curtsey, her smile just as forced.
What the heck is wrong with these people?
Geraldine broke away from her father and rushed to the elderly maid first, wrapping her arms around the woman’s neck and clinging to her as if her life depended on it. “I’m sooo sorry, Mrs Kendricks,” my girl sobbed. “I can’t believe I was so horrible to you and Chef Rawlins.”
The woman’s eyes went to Tucker in confusion as her arms curled awkwardly around my girl. Tucker looked at me with the same level of bewilderment, and I couldn’t help myself. I smiled like I was the king of the world. Remembering what my girl had been like before she moved in with me, their wariness now made sense.
Mrs Kendricks offered her hushed words of comfort and tried (failed miserably but tried) to discreetly slip Geraldine a handkerchief to use while rubbing circles between her shoulder blades. Her eyes were just as damp, so I figured this was a long time coming.
As Gerry repeated her heartfelt apology to Chef Rawlins, Tucker took his seat at the head of the table, leaving Gerry and me to have a seat on either side of him. I wasn’t thrilled with that layout, preferring my girl beside me, but this breakfast was for Gerry. She needed to hear about her parents’ divorce from her father. I opened my arms once she pulled away from Chef Rawlins, and she flew into them, pressing her face into my throat. I held her tight, not caring that all eyes were now on us.
“You did good, angel,” I whispered, nuzzling her hair. “But I think your dad’s getting hungry.” I knew I was.
She eventually pulled just far enough away from my shoulder to slip the hand with the handkerchief between us to wipe her face. “Do I look okay?” she asked, staring across at me hopefully.
I was glad she hadn’t gone all out on her makeup, or she would’ve looked like a melting racoon, and I sucked at lying. As it was, there were very faint streaks in her foundation that I was able to wipe away with my own handkerchief. “Perfect,” I assured her with a light kiss, then walked her to the nearest chair.
As I pulled it out and helped her sit, my eyes slid across our breakfast options.
No egg-filled baguettes?
The thought popped into my mind, and I immediately wanted to slap myself stupid. Just because I was really partial to them, and Robbie always made them with the perfect amount of fluffy— What the hell, Willcott?!
Keeping a stranglehold on my snobbery, I waited until Gerry was situated before I moved around behind Tucker to my own seat across from her. In doing so, I walked between Tucker and Donald and was rather proud of the fact that I didn’t shiver under Donald’s blistering gaze that I swore was attempting to incinerate my soul. Kulon’s, when I checked where he stood behind my seat, wasn’t any happier. Great. The Titans were facing off when only one was the genuine article.
“Daddy, what’s going on?” Geraldine asked, finally noticing the excessive number of armed men.
“They’re from the company, cupcake, and it’s what I wanted to talk to you and Sam about.”
I froze alongside my chair. Okay, this part's new.
He turned to me. “I understand your guard there is from your father’s personal militia?”
I glanced at Kulon again and made a mental note to thank him since his face resumed a neutral expression instead of scoffing at the idea. A thank you and a favour of his choice. Not one of those ‘you-must-or-else’ favours that Dad talked about, but a personal one from me to him. He could have easily destroyed my dad’s credibility by pointing out how Lady Col’s military answered to only her and Hasteinn, but for our sakes he was choosing to pretend he hadn’t heard it.
“One of three that have been assigned to me,” I agreed, not mentioning that another was in the room with us. “Eight-hour rotations.”
“Do you think you could ask your father to expand on that number?” Tucker asked.
I shook my head as I slid into my seat. No way would the true gryps give me any more guards. Knowing them, they probably didn’t want to provide me with the ones I had, except Lady Col was making them.
“We don’t need any more,” I assured him, waiting for Tucker to start eating before I helped myself to what looked like cinnamon toast of some kind. At home, Gerry took her cues from me, but this was the first man in her life, and we were in Tucker's home, so I would follow his lead. I knew they didn’t say grace, as Mrs Portsmith preferred to believe in things she could lay her hands on, like the rewards of hard work and a whole lot of other garbage she rammed down my girl’s neck.
Donald cleared his throat. “With all due respect, Mister Willcott, one person to protect you and Miss Portsmith in these potentially volatile times is both exceedingly short-sighted and woefully insufficient,” he stated, probably voicing his boss’ concerns so that Tucker didn’t have to.
Nevertheless, I felt my vision narrow as I slow-panned to the man who had intimidated me right up until two seconds ago. Is this guy for real?
He spoke again before I could. “The fact that he remained on your side of the table proves his priority between the two of you is you. Miss Portsmith will be an afterthought at best. Is that not correct, sir?”
Is that what this is?! A stupid test?! “Kulon could single-handedly replace the entire presidential Secret Service all by himself, so I would say, yeah, he’s plenty enough.” You asshat. Seeing the red start to creep into my vision and knowing I couldn’t afford to lose my temper here, I put down my cinnamon toast and reached into my pants pocket. Pulling out my pills, I took one, and the red vanished as quickly as it came.
“What was that?” Tucker demanded.
“Medication that helps me stay calm. I take it before things get said that can’t be unsaid.” Not to mention actions. I still didn’t care what people thought of me … but come after those I consider mine at your own peril. As much as my divine temper was brought under control, there was no mistaking my irritation as I stared at Tucker, waiting for him to get to the point of this breakfast so we could leave.
“Daddy, for goodness’ sake! What’s going on?” Geraldine demanded as Tucker paled under my stare. If I weren’t so annoyed, I would’ve been amazed that I had that effect on anybody. “Why is Donald insulting Kulon, and why are you making Sam angry?”
“He’s—we—we’re not baby. He’s … we are worried about you. Kulon is only one man, and one man cannot prioritise two people equally. It’s physically impossible. If the worst situation were to occur, he'd have moments to make a judgement call and decide who he'd save first, and we all know his duty is to Sam. No one’s blaming him for that, but now that he’s seen the extent of my detail, I was hoping he would understand the situation warranted extra personnel for you as well…”
“What situation?!” Geraldine screeched.
I pushed my chair back with every intention of going over the table if I had to, to reach her, but Tucker’s hand shot out to keep me where I was.
“Cupcake, I’m divorcing your mother. The paperwork has already been drawn up that has her getting half of everything and the condo if she agrees to leave us alone.”
All the blood drained from Gerry’s face. “You paid her to stay away from me?!” she asked, crestfallen.
“NO!” Both Tucker and I shouted as one. We then looked at each other, and I gestured my apology for interrupting. “No,” Tucker repeated, taking her hand in both of his and twisting in his seat to face her more than me. “I’m not paying her to leave you alone, Geraldine. I would never do that to you.”
I would, in an effing heartbeat.
“I’m terrified that she’ll do something to you out of spite of me, and I’m paying her extra in the hopes that she doesn’t. But we both know your mother can be quite vindictive when she puts her mind to it.”
Instead of being comforted, Gerry pulled her hand out from her father’s and shot to her feet, her eyes on me. I pushed back farther from the table and gave her a small flick of my fingertips for her to come to me.
She flew around the table and threw herself at me, crawling into my lap. I wrapped her up in my arms, angling my head to make as much contact as possible. “It’s okay, angel,” I whispered, giving her father the stink-eye over her hair. “No one’s asking you to pick sides. In fact, he’s asking you not to.” My gaze narrowed. “Isn’t that right, Tuck?”
My tone was anything but friendly, but he had to know none of this was okay with me. Since all I’d had was a few bites of toast, and Geraldine hadn’t even had that, I slid my hand under her knees and lifted her into the air.
Tucker gasped and went to speak but stopped when Kulon moved sideways and pulled out the empty seat directly beside the one I’d been allocated. I sat back down, still cuddling my girl close.
“Tuck,” I repeated, not sure I should still be using the friendly term given we were back on shaky ground but willing to try and keep things civilised. “Would you mind having Mrs Kendricks move my plate to here and Gerry’s to where mine is? Once Gerry’s calmed down, she can sit between us, and I trust you won’t try to separate us again?” It was posed as a question, though if it had teeth, it would have bitten him.
“Of course. Geraldine, please, I’m sorry. I would never do anything to hurt you intentionally. I just want you to be safe. Safe and happy. That’s all.”
“Take your time, baby,” I whispered as she continued to cling to me. “We have all day.”
As Geraldine started to settle, I watched both Mrs Kendricks and Chef Rawlins come forward and move the settings around until they were as I requested. They both smiled at me as they worked, which was nice.
“Why are you and Mother divorcing?” Gerry finally asked, sliding into her own seat. Her left hand never left my thigh, and I twisted in my seat to make it easier for her to reach. She needed that tactile contact.
I saw Tucker’s eyes glance at me and held my tongue.
“I can’t take being hurt anymore.”
Geraldine gasped, and her father reached forward, taking her right hand once more. “It’s between me and her, baby girl. I don’t want you to come into the middle of it. If you still want the details when it’s all over, I’ll give them to you then.”
“But Sam doesn’t have the authority to order more guards, Daddy. They come from the family’s estate.”
Tucker’s eyes found me again. “Then the company will supply…”
“No,” I said as I shook my head, cutting him off. “Dad’ll never allow that. No one outside the family and those who already live there can be at the apartment all the time.” Holy hell! Just thinking about some stranger being in our space twenty-four-seven, witnessing things he or she shouldn’t be witnessing and reporting them to Tucker was enough to have me breaking out in hives, let alone what Dad or any of the true gryps would do.
“But Geraldine must be protected!” Tucker argued.
“And I’m telling you she is,” I countered, just as fast. “No one is going anywhere near her. Not on our watch.”
“Sir, if I may?” Donald asked, and Tucker nodded. “Sam, may we all agree that we are attempting to do what is in Miss Portsmith’s best interest at this stage?”
“Of course,” I said.
“Yes,” Tucker agreed.
“Your guard may be experienced in one-on-one combat; however, the point Mister Portsmith is trying to make is that no one can be in two places at once. If your Mister Kulon needs to use his body to protect one of you, only one of you will gain that protection.”
“You’re assuming I won’t see the trouble coming and intercept it before it becomes a problem,” Kulon said, speaking for himself. “That is your first mistake.”
“And yours is to assume you are capable of more than you are, lad.”
Kulon’s gaze narrowed, and I must admit, I was getting annoyed now, too. “You might want to ask Thomas what I’m capable of,” Kulon growled.
Donald drew in an angry breath, but Geraldine got in first. “Kulon, Donald, please!” she insisted, seeing how badly this was spiralling.
“Kulon, my concern is for my daughter. Would you be able to prove your claims to my satisfaction?”
Easily, I thought, trying hard not to snicker. Gerry pinched my abdomen, so I guess I wasn’t as discreet as I hoped.
“What do you have in mind?” Kulon asked.
“Awwww, no fair! Why does he get all the fun?” Rubin whined in my ear.
“Ssshh,” I shushed sharply, not even bothering to wonder how Rubin was doing that.
“What?” Tucker asked.
“Nothing,” I said, waving the subject aside. “Just thinking out loud. What would it take for you to be satisfied?”
Instead of answering, Tucker turned to Donald, who was frowning thoughtfully.
“Sir, if we hired one of the hotel’s large conference rooms, we could have Sam and Miss Portsmith walk down the centre of the room, and the men we have here could attempt to capture Miss Portsmith.”
“Except I already know who you’ll be targeting,” Kulon argued.
“Many animals know they’re being targeted by an ant swarm, Kulon. It doesn’t mean the numbers won’t win in the end. Thirteen trained personnel against one, defending two targets simultaneously … you simply can’t beat those numbers.”
Kulon looked at me, and for those few moments, I got a hint of what Dad must feel like being a worshipped god. That or an ancient times emperor, for I know my smirk was that smug when I maintained eye contact with Kulon and said, “Prove him wrong.”
Kulon folded his arms, his superior grin matching mine.
“And unless you think I’m gonna detonate, you stay out of it, Rubin,” I whispered as quietly as I could. It would frustrate him no end to see Kulon having all the fun, but this was in-house, and whatever they had planned, it wouldn’t require Rubin to reveal himself. And it was highly unlikely that I would detonate, since I’d just taken one of Lady Col’s pills.
Fifteen minutes later, Gerry, Kulon, and I were standing in the doorway of a conference room that had been cleared to reveal deep purple carpets with silver Greek-like borders and one accent wall done in circles ranging from white to purple. White was everywhere else: square white posts and white blinds that covered half of the nearly floor-to-ceiling windows down the right side.
Six men were lined up on either side of the room, with Tucker and Donald at the far end. “Kulon, you don’t have to do this,” Tucker insisted, his voice echoing off the almost empty space. “These men know what they are doing. The numbers are impossible to beat. I have all the respect in the world for you, young man…”
“If I can’t win this, I’ll have no respect for myself,” Kulon replied, cracking his neck in both directions just by tilting his head.
“Then, at least let me take Gerry’s place,” Tucker said, taking a step towards us. “It makes no difference for this display whether it’s her or me in the firing line.”
“That won’t be necessary, sir,” I answered, curling my arm around Gerry’s shoulders while she leaned heavily into me. There was no doubt in either of our minds that the safest place in the room for her was at my side, hands down.
“Kulon, don’t hurt them too much, okay? Daddy needs them to protect him.”
Kulon’s shoulders relaxed ever so slightly without answering, and I had to wonder if he really had intended on going all out on these guys. For all of our sakes, I certainly hoped not.
“Very well,” Tucker said, his expression resigned. He nodded at Donald, who raised his hand to his shoulder and snapped his fingers.
Pretentious git, I thought, as the men left their lines in a bid to reach us first. Kulon left us and met them about five feet ahead of us. And he was so fluid in his strikes! Damn, watching him mow through them was a glorious sight, and I was so captivated by his movements that I failed to see a subsequent problem until Gerry gasped and whirled around in front of me, using me as a shield.
I spun around with my arms outstretched to defend her, but I wasn’t quick enough to avoid the silver prongs that shot out at me or the familiar tac-tac-tac that had my body convulsing with electrical charge. It felt like it went on forever when it was probably only a couple of seconds, but over the rush in my ears, I heard Geraldine scream, and I realised someone had grabbed her.
My reaction was as instinctive as it was detrimental to the guy who held her.
Still jolting in time with that damned taser (which I was seriously thinking about force-feeding to the scumbag who zotted me) on my way to the floor, I kicked out with all my strength at the guy holding Geraldine.
Being completely off-balance turned out to be a good thing because when I connected with his stomach, he was driven back past his taser-wielding colleague, through the open doorway and slammed into the wall on the other side of the corridor; all without losing any height. If I’d have kicked him that hard while upright and braced, I’d have probably torn him in half.
Relief swamped me a moment later as about two feet of taser lines dropped to the ground beside my head.
Glancing at the cut lines, I knew despite my earlier ‘request’ for Rubin to stay out of it, he’d drawn the line at me being hurt. The fact that that was all he’d done instead of breaking cover and going on the attack with his brother was a testament to his training.
Kulon was another matter entirely.
“You fuckers!” he swore and threw his hands out, the first digit of his fingers almost detaching except for a thin fibre that connected them to the first knuckle. Each finger shot towards a standing guard, and as soon as it connected with them, they went down in what I hoped was unconsciousness. I made myself believe they were unconscious because if they weren’t, we’d be in so much trouble.
Geraldine dropped her weight on top of me, wrapping one arm around my neck and using the other to remove the prongs from my clothes. “It’s a Nascerdios thing,” she said loudly enough for everyone in the room to hear.
A quick reverse of Kulon’s hands' motion had his finger joints flying back into their original position. Ignoring Donald and Tucker at the other end of the room, he was with us in two long strides, but instead of stopping, he stepped over the top of us to go toe-to-toe with the guy who zotted me.
The guy stood frozen, shaking as Kulon loomed over the top of him. “Run … or die, motherfucker,” he snarled, his voice no longer human as his hands fisted angrily at his sides. “You have two seconds to choose.”
Dropping the taser gun, the man chose life by fleeing from the room.
All three of us then turned to look at Tucker and Donald.
[Next Chapter]
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