Phoenix Heart: The Last Heir
Gabriel Hale had nothing but clothes on his back and the girl he’d die for. Living on the merciless streets of Chicago, he became the city’s most elusive thief all to save his dying girlfriend, Vera. Every stolen wallet, every dangerous heist and every close call with death was worth it if it meant one day with her.
When a shadowy organization offers him ten million dollars to steal the legendary Phoenix Heart artifact from the heavily guarded Siegel family vault, Gabriel knows it is suicide, but for Vera’s life-saving surgery, he would walk through hell itself.
He never expected hell to follow him back.
Betrayed, broken and left for dead after the ancient artifact fused with his soul, Gabriel awakens three days later to discover the cruelest truth. Vera was never sick. Every sacrifice, every crime and every drop of blood he had shed was all for a lie.
Now, with the Phoenix Heart’s power burning through his veins, Gabriel will rise from the ashes of his former life. The streets that once crushed him will kneel. The city that forgot him will remember and the woman that shattered his heart will beg for the love she threw away.
He was Gabriel, the nobody. Now, he will become Gabriel the Untouchable. The last heir of a forgotten empire and master of an ancient power that should have stayed buried.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 29: Planning The Next MoveThe doctor cleared Ariel for discharge a week later and Gabriel could tell she was relieved to be leaving.She had been going crazy, stuck in the hospital bed, asking for her laptop and case files every few hours.They took her back to the mansion and Alfred had already prepared a proper guest room for her.It was on the second floor near Gabriel's room and had its own bathroom and sitting area. When Ariel saw it, her eyes went wide."This is bigger than my entire apartment!" She exclaimed."Get comfortable," Alfred said. "You'll be here for a while."Ariel nodded and went to unpack while Gabriel headed downstairs where Xavier was already setting up the war room as he called it.The office now had a large table covered in maps, documents and a whiteboard on the wall."This is very dramatic." Gabriel commented with raised brows as he took his seat."I know right?" Xavier said proudly. "I saw it in a movie once and always wanted to do this."Alfred came in a few minutes later with Ariel
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Chapter: CHAPTER 28: The Team Grows
Gabriel looked at Ariel and knew that there was no point in lying anymore. She had earned the truth after everything she had been through.The Phoenix Heart pulsed once in his chest like it was agreeing with him."Okay," Gabriel said. "I'll tell you everything."He started from the beginning and told her about growing up on the streets with no memory of his parents and the job to steal the Phoenix Heart. He told her about touching the crystal and having it bond with his soul.He told her about the memories flooding back and seeing his parents murdered. Realizing that Ian Siegel had killed them and stolen everything and left him to die.He also told her about Alfred finding him and about discovering he was the heir to a seven hundred billion dollar empire and about the plan to take it all back piece by piece.Ariel listened without interrupting and her face was hard to read, but Gabriel could see her processing everything and fitting the pieces together in her mind.When he finished,
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Chapter: CHAPTER 27: Truth and Consequences
Xavier and Alfred arrived in less than ten minutes and Gabriel had never been so relieved to see anyone in his life.Xavier took one look at Ariel and his face went serious in a way Gabriel had rarely seen."How bad is it?" Xavier asked, his tone solemn."Bad," Gabriel answered, running his blood stained fingers through his hair. "She's lost a lot of blood and her arm is broken. I don't know what else.""Get her in the car," Alfred instructed, his voice grave. "I know a private hospital where they won't ask questions."They lifted Ariel carefully and Gabriel held her in the back seat while Xavier drove. Alfred sat in front giving directions and the whole time Gabriel kept his fingers on Ariel's pulse, willing it to keep beating.The hospital was small and tucked away in a quiet neighborhood. They pulled up to a side entrance and a doctor was already waiting.He took Ariel without asking who she was or what happened and disappeared through a set of doors.Gabriel tried to follow, but A
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Chapter: CHAPTER 26: Flames Revealed
Gabriel was turning onto the highway when he saw headlights coming at them from the wrong direction.His brain screamed danger, but there was no time to react as the other vehicle slammed into them from the side and the world exploded.The car flipped and Gabriel felt himself being thrown against the seatbelt. The roof and the door groaned as glass shattered everywhere. The car hit the ground viciously and kept rolling, until it finally came to a stop upside down.His head pounded and blood trickled down his face. His ribs felt like they were on fire, but the Phoenix Heart was already working and he could feel his injuries starting to heal. His bones shifting back into place as his cuts closed "Ariel," Gabriel’s voice came out rough as he blinked, trying to adjust his blurry vision. "Ariel, are you okay?"He heard a groan from the passenger seat and he slowly turned his head. He saw Ariel hanging upside down from her seatbelt with blood pouring from a gash on her forehead and her a
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Chapter: CHAPTER 25: No Safe PlaceGabriel stepped through the doorway and Ariel spun around so fast, she almost lost her balance.Her hand went to her side where she probably kept a weapon except, she wasn't wearing her usual clothes and had nothing to defend herself with."What are you doing here?" Ariel asked, her voice sharp with shock and maybe a little bit of fear."Following you," He simply answered, stepping into the room properly. "You shouldn't have left the mansion.""I can go wherever I want," Her voice was stubborn but she was looking around at the destruction, her face was pale. "How did you even find me?""I followed your cab. And it's a good thing I did. Just take a look at this place." Gabriel whisled, his eyes darting around the destroyed apartment.Ariel's jaw tightened as she picked up a photo frame that had been smashed on the floor. The glass was shattered and the picture inside was torn."Kroger's people." She said and it wasn't a question."Had to be. They came looking for you, and when you were
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Chapter: CHAPTER 24: The Watcher
Alfred's face went completely blank and he stood perfectly still like someone had pressed pause on him. Gabriel watched as the old man tried to decide how to respond to Ariel's accusation."I think you're mistaken." He finally said, but his voice lacked conviction."I'm not mistaken," Ariel insisted, leaning forward despite the pain it clearly caused her."I spent months researching the Hale family fire for a paper I wrote in law school. Your face was in every article about the inquest. You testified that Thomas Hale was a good man and that you didn't believe the fire was an accident. The media called you the loyal butler who refused to accept the official story."Alfred said nothing and Gabriel could see the walls going up behind his eyes."That was a long time ago." Alfred finally said with a loud sigh."Nineteen years," Ariel continued. "The same amount of time Siegel has been running Hale Industries. That's not a coincidence, is it? You've been waiting all this time and now you're
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