The steady beep of the heart monitor echoed softly in the quiet hospital room. Ethan Sanders sat on a small wooden chair beside the white bed, gently holding the frail, wrinkled hand of the only person who had ever truly loved him."Ethan, my dear boy," the old woman whispered, her voice faint and t

"Did you really sign it just like that?" Tina whispered to herself in disbelief, staring down at the ink on the white paper."I gave you exactly what you wanted," Ethan said calmly, his hands resting quietly at his sides.Tina felt a unexpected pain deep inside her chest as she looked at his signatu

Ethan stared at her in disbelief, his eyes widening as if he had just heard the most absurd sentence in the world. He looked at the daughter of the most feared underground ruler in the province, completely unable to process her request."Miss Miretti, are you out of your mind?" Ethan asked, his voic

"Are you ready to lose your life, little boy?" Raymond asked as he opened the heavy steel door of the octagon cage."I am ready whenever you are," Ethan answered calmly, stepping on the black canvas mat with his hands relaxed."You really have no idea what kind of monster you are facing," Raymond mu

"Pick up that card from the floor right now," Ethan said, his voice coming out cold."Why should I pick up your piece of scrap metal?" the receptionist sneered, crossing her arms over her chest with a mocking laugh. "You should be glad I did not throw it straight into the garbage can where it belong