THE HUSBAND THEY BULLIED, THE KING THEY FEARED
Useless, broken, ordinary, worthless--these were the tags etched on Damien Hale's back by the people meant to be his family. Margaret Reed, his mother-in-law, and Victoria Reed, his own wife, mocked and humiliated him, dismissed as a mere stay-at-home son-in-law. But what no one knew was that he was far from ordinary. Behind the dirty apron and quiet smile was a man with unimaginable power, a man who gave up glory for anonymity and a family... until the day everything collapses.
When Vanessa engages with her ex—the charming, manipulative Sebastian— in public, Damien becomes nothing more than a roadblock standing in the way of her “perfect future.” The insults grow bolder, the humiliation more public, and his dying marriage turns into battlefield.
But when the Reeds push too far… Ethan finally snaps.
As enemies rise and secrets unravel, Vanessa realizes too late that... the husband they bullied, is the king they should have feared.
And now he was awake, the world would bleed before he bows again.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 178: FINAL VERDICTFINAL VERDICTIn a single night, the news of the trial took the city by storm and people rushed in the next day even sooner than usual. With the exposure of Brooks' network, illegal finances, and involvement in murders, it was a completely new situation.It was obvious that no matter what decision was to be made, the question of Damien's guilt didn't matter anymore as that chapter had been closed. What really mattered now was whether he had actually been the one to have a case against.At the defendant's table, Damien sat still and collected. He rubbed softly his bruised knuckles as he stared at nothing in particular. He no longer reacted, or showed any sign of resistance. He was just waiting.Elara sat right next to her hired team of lawyers. The entirety of the work she had been doing over the past few days was clearly shown now, evident by the well-prepared lawyers packed with strong arguments, the necessary documents neatly placed on the table before her and the strategy that had
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Chapter: CHAPTER 177: SPILLED BEANS AND A DEAD MANSPILLED BEANS AND A DEAD MANAdrian rose at that, the abrupt sound of his chair scraping against polished tiles echoing throughout the room. "That is a very serious accusation," he declared. "And if you are suggesting there is a coordinated effort here–""I am not suggesting anything," Elara replied coolly, already switching to the next file. "I am presenting facts."She turned to the screen set up on one side of the courtroom, watching as the new sets of documents appeared–digitized files, redacted reports, financial analyses.And then she pulled up a chart mapping the connection points with Brooks Jackman at the center and a branch spreading out to subsidiaries. Contact names for law enforcement, financial liaisons, and legal proxies followed, and below all that, the flagged points of previous violent crimes.Adrian fell silent as he looked at the chart. This was no longer simply evidence. There was a pattern to be seen here and even he could not deny it. "This is not about a lone
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Chapter: CHAPTER 176: DEMONS EXPOSEDDEMONS EXPOSEDPeople had already packed into the courthouse, filling the place to the brim before Adrian showed up. This itself told him enough about the rest of the day ahead–it was going to be a hassle. Some of the journalists were let inside early, and this indicated clearly who had lobbied hard for this hearing to occur. Cameras were set up along the press barrier and were focused on the bench of the judge, the stand for the witness, and the table of prosecution.Adrian entered the courthouse using the back entrance and trailed two aides behind himself. His suit was perfectly pressed but his face carried an expression that contrasted the calm he usually held. There was tension visible in his stance that had not been there during earlier hearings.He walked directly to the front-row seating area designated for the prosecution team and took his place without greeting anyone.On the other side of the room, Elara was already seated there waiting. She had taken the only place availab
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Chapter: CHAPTER 175: PRISON WAR 2PRISON WAR 2As soon as those words were pronounced, one of the five men attacked Damien, taking a quick step forward. But it was an unprofessional move, one that gave Damien a chance to simply catch the wrist and twist it, breaking his balance.Then he pushed the man into another attacker's arms with ease before taking a calm stance again. Two more guys attacked Damien at once, splitting his attention. But instead of stepping backwards and defending himself, he walked toward the first attacker and, rotating his body, caught his arm and simply pushed him into the second guy's body.They both staggered backward, nearly falling over their own feet. Damien did not bother with taking a glance at the result of his action. He noted the hesitation with the third guy and immediately seized the moment. He switched his weight to his front foot and struck the inner part of the elbow, making the arm fall, paralyzed to the side. The man lowered his guard automatically, allowing Damien to give a
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Chapter: CHAPTER 174: PRISON WAR 1PRISON WAR 1Today, everything seemed louder than it should have been, the noises having no meaning attached to it. The sound of slamming metal fences, distant yelling, boots walking on concrete, and orders which people rarely obeyed, were here as always, but now… they lacked the usual energy they used to possess. Damien's day started like it always did, with hands unlocked and guards leading him to a certain place. They didn't use any additional restraints on him despite the fact that they usually put them on those who were returning from visitation. It was obvious something had happened because the way guards treated him had changed. They didn't talk much while escorting him to this place and they just mostly watched without instructing.He noticed the change immediately but did not say anything about it. Maybe Jim had used his place as the commissioner to put them in place. Or maybe it was something else. Finally, they walked out a door leading into the prison yard where his oth
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Chapter: CHAPTER 173: THE FIRST THREAD 2THE FIRST THREAD 2The prison walls remained exactly the same and nothing seemed new. It still carried the same dull, oppressive environment and the same smell and the same fucking guards.Only this time it was… somewhat different.The air… had a certain change in it and their attitudes as well. He could feel the newfound respect that they bestowed on him. Damien was led to the meeting room again just as he was about eating his slop of a breakfast. As he stood by the door and looked in, he found Jim had already been sitting in the visiting room waiting. The door creaked open and he entered.Now closer, the commissioner's face looked even worse now than it did earlier. The bandages were still there, but now a sort of stiffness came with the movements of his body. They seemed even more slower now, more thoughtful, as if everything came with a price attached.Though his eyes still remained the same–sharp, cold and deadly as ever. You're back again," Damien started as he pulled out the
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THE HUNTED HUNTER
Kael dropped his hands down, causing his blade to run along the jagged ground, sending burst of sparks infused with dark-magic across the floor. His victim, a bloodied werewolf, laid on the ground, staring at him with his one trembling eye.
Kael growled as he knelt beside the dying beast. “They sent me to tell you, wolf…” He lifted his sword and placed it on werewolf’s neck. “… your end has come.”
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The world was dying
The Blinding Veil - a divine seal formed by the beings of past was the one thing stopping the entire world from meeting its end. But it’s effects are already fading as the seal had begun to break and the evil curse the ancestors had tried to ward off with the seal had begun to seep in through the cracks in the bleeding veil.
Vampires were going rogue, werewolves killed without reason, the Elves turned to dark magic, the faes sat and watched the evil unfold without interfering. And the humans? They were reduced to hundreds, losing a battle even their techs couldn't help win.
But Kael Draven, a god-blade wielding killer with no memory of his past, is not like them. Once a child soldier and now a hired gun, Kael believes his targets are the danger—until a failed assignment reveals a terrible truth:
They're not the threat.
He is.
Chased by his former masters, Kael joins a half-elf warlock, a exiled werewolf, a Fae torturer, and a human prodigy. As the world is about to end, Kael learns that he's not human—nor hybrid.
He is something more...
With everything and everyone after him, will Kael become the monster he was designed to be, or seal the pact that wants to end him?
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Chapter: CHAPTER 161: FRACTURES 2FRACTURES 2After what felt like forever of business words and unfocused nods, the deal was finally struck. Hands were shaken and smiles were exchanged as everyone used their polite words to wrap everything up neatly. But just as they finished up, right as they stepped out of that room, Sebastian felt it at the very moment. There was a shift and the silence landed hard–one that wasn't empty, but loaded with words unspoken. Vanessa kept her pace quick and steady, walking ahead of him as her heels clicked sharply against the marble floor. She clutched her purse tight, her fingers digging into the chic fabric and leaving its mark as she walked faster than usual. Sebastian, aware of his mess up, followed slowly closely behind her, making sure to silence his phone and slip it into his pocket now. For a few seconds–that seemed way longer than it should have–none of them said a single word. As they walked, the hallway seemed to stretch longer and more quieter, the glass walls lining the s
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Chapter: CHAPTER 10: THE BROKEN HUNTERThe gut-wrenching stench of charred corpses drifted through the night air. A dying werewolf, its innards spilling over its sliced belly, groaned at Kael's feet. Hissing, Kael stabbed him in the face, his blade sinking deep into his skull, quieting him. “Tech Knight?" Kael muttered as he bent down, wiping his bloody blade on the werewolf's carcass. "The order told me ‘bout a human wielding cursed tech and working with the resistance. That you?" He stood up, whirling the god-blade around as he took a good look at Mira. He cocked a brow as he tilted his head to the side, his gaze traveling down her neck. With one swift sweep, he placed the sharp blade under her chin, lifting her face up. Mira didn't move and instead grinned at the hunter. “Those disgusting blue veins tracing down to your chest," Kael said coldly. "Your body is rejecting the magic. Using your machine is killing you.”Mira chuckled, flicking the blade from her chin. "I never knew the hunter to be someone who cares.”K
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Chapter: CHAPTER 9: THE TECH KNIGHTKael took a few steps back, his gaze locked on the being standing in the shadow. His arm had begun to heal but the bloodied sleeve of his shirt caused the thick fabric to mat against his torn skin, sending sharp pains up his arms whenever he moved. The moonlight glinted off the sleek metal armor plating covering the stranger from head to toe and the blue runes etched across the suit pulsed faintly with magic. A mechanical mask covered his face, the two glowing eyes at the front the only thing that seemed to hold any hint of humanity. Their gloved hand was still pointed at him, the blaster at the center humming with restrained energy. "Magic-tech armor," Kael whispered to himself as he cradled his arm close to his chest. It wasn't easy for just any human to come by a tech infused with magic. So who was this person? And why did they want him dead? They... seemed human, so there was no way they were working with the Order. Or... were they? Kael was about asking then who they were wh
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Chapter: CHAPTER 8: THE REAPER TREMBLESKael looked around, his teeth gritting as he watched the creatures surrounding him and Eldrin, slowly creeping closer. There were three vampires in their beastly form, two Faes with wands soaked in dark-magic, and five massive werewolves growling at him – and that wasn't counting the monsters lurking in the shadows of the trees."We can take them... right?" Eldrin said in a low voice as he glanced at Kael, whose eyes were fixed solely on the massive werewolf before him.He opened his lips to tell the vampire he didn't know -- that the poison's effects, although fading, was still there -- but before he could speak, the beast suddenly let out a thunderous roar. The deafening sound thundered through the silent forest, shattering the peace as trees shattered and fell. And then the monsters began to attack.Kael barely had time to prepare himself when the first werewolf rushed towards him, snapping its jaws inches from his throat. "Dammit," he swore as he swerved in time, its fang missing
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Chapter: CHAPTER 7: THE ORDER'S DECEITKael closed his eyes, taking a deep breath as the magic from the god-blade poured into him, filling him with life once more. His hands tightened around the hilt as the red and black runes on the blade pulsed like a heartbeat. The sound of feet shuffling brought him back to reality. He turned his head to the side and found Eldrin standing by the still open grave, staring into the pit. “Start talking,” Kael said, turning to face him fully. He had regained his strength-or at least most of it. "How did you find me? How do you know I was here? Why did you–”"One question at a time, dead boy," Eldrin said, cutting Kael off. Sighing, he crossed his arms across his chest, tilting his head to the side. "You were poisoned, Draven. Your blood is drenched with the smell of rot magic.”"I know I was poisoned,” Kael answered curtly as his jaws clenched. "You still haven't answered the question I asked you.” Eldrin's smile faded. "Fair enough," he muttered as he walked away from the grave and tow
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Chapter: Chapter 6: RISEN FROM THE DEADHis arms burned as though they were on fire and his heart felt like it was about bursting out of his chest. Images, memories he didn't have, flashed through his thoughts, flooding the halls of his mind. The vision Eldrin had shown him kept playing in his head on repeat like a haunting nightmare-the bloody creatures, Maltheon cackling as he ordered his archmen to shoot more arrows, and he and the other Grandmasters feeding off the Bleeding Veil. “Wake." Kael grunted, his eyes shooting open as his body jerked forward. His muscles felt loose and his heartbeat slowed down. He felt weak, as though something had drained him of all his strength. It was the weakest he had ever felt before. He tried to scream but his voice came out muffled as though he had something over his mouth. No, it wasn't just his mouth. His entire body felt as though it was being held down by something. He moved around, trying his best to dislodge himself from whatever had him pinned down but the more he moved, th
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