Sophia stepped inside and set her bag on the nightstand. The room was small but tidy and comfortable. A bed with a quilted coverlet, a dresser with a mirror, a bookshelf with some old volumes, and a rocking chair with a cushion. A fireplace crackled in the corner, filling the air with a pleasant warmth.Sophia walked to the window and pulled back the curtains. She saw a large garden with flowers, trees, and a fountain. It looked peaceful and inviting.She shook her head and turned away from the window. She decided to unpack her bag and get ready for bed. She hoped to get some rest and figure out why she was here in the morning."I'll leave you to get settled in," Angela said. "If you need anything, I'll be up and about, Just ring the bell on the table and I'll come right up."Sophia watched as Angela grabbed her coat and hat from the rack. "You're leaving?" she asked, "Yes, dear. I need to run some errands," Angela said, buttoning her coat. "I noticed you don't have any clothes othe

At the military bunker where the high-ranking “Blade in Shadow” members had their meeting, Jackson barked at one of the high-ranking members whose name was Martin. Martin was a high government official who was among the country’s lawmakers, and he was also a billionaire.“Do you question my authority, Martin?” Jackson barked.Martin looked at Jackson, his expression softening in fear “No, I’m not questioning your authority,” he said. “I just don’t see the point in starting over at the state. As far as we know, three powerful families control most of this state, and we have to fight every one of them to gain control here.”Jackson saw and heard murmurs from some members of the meeting. He slammed his fist on the table, and that got everyone’s attention. “This state influence controls the majority of the affairs of this country,” he said. “And how can we want to gain back the control of the country we once had if we don’t start from below?”“The families who own this state hold major

Pamela nodded, her expression serious. She handed him a folder, Pamela shrugged, her voice low. "I don't know, sir. All I know is that in this folder were is newspaper and an article containing missing children around the time you were born but I haven't found anything yet. But there are several families whose kids were missing then and I will be going to investigate it one by one. Maybe they have some clues, some leads, some answers."Jackson nodded, his mind racing. He felt a mix of emotions, from hope to fear, from anger to guilt.He closed the folder, his grip tight. He looked at Pamela, his eyes determined. "Alright find out more of what you can and get back to me."Jackson then thanked Pamela for a job well done, then stood up to leave. He felt a surge of gratitude and respect for her, knowing that she had risked her life to find out the truth about his past. Jackson came out of the war room to find the other members of Blade in Shadow waiting, He told them that the meeting

"Ok, first of all, I don't like someone barging into my room while I'm undressing," Jackson began to say with a smirk, leaning against the dining chair. He was caught earlier in his room by Sophia wearing nothing but just his briefs, and his chest was glistening with sweat.Sophia lets out a scuffle and then replies, "It was only like a second and I didn't even see much." She tries to act casual, but her face is burning with embarrassment. Jackson then smirks at her, raising an eyebrow and Sophia blushed. The inside of her felt like butterflies, fluttering and tickling her nerves. She quickly looked away, hoping he didn't notice how flustered she was.Angela and Fernando were seated at the dinner table in the house, seeing Jackson and Sophia flirting, Sophia touching her hair lightly, looking into his eyes with a shy smile."OK, I guess that's my cue to leave. We'll be anywhere but here," Fernando said, smiling warmly. He stood up from his chair, grabbing his jacket from the back. H

"Are you ever going to tell me how you managed to get all this? Did you get employed at my company just so you could spy on me, and get intel about my family or the Mitch's and Wills? Was I a mark, Jackson? Did you just stay there so that you could buy more than half of my company later on? I'm sorry you said that you can't talk about your personal life with me, but I have just run away from my father and his men, Madeline Mitch and her son are on the hunt for me, and I don't feel safe, and I don't even know anything about you," Sophia said, her voice trembling.Sophia snapped at Jackson, clearly frustrated, having just ran away from her father and his men, who still wanted to force her into a marriage with the son of Madeline Mitch, a man who almost raped her, calling Jackson to offer refuge and she was lead to this building, a hidden building that looked like an abandoned manufacturing plant from the outside, but was a luxurious hotel from the inside, and Jackson who had just a wh