Later, when Gaius arrived, he walked straight towards the entrance, and at that same moment, Tarot stepped outside. As soon as Gaius saw him, he froze mid-stride. The men behind him exchanged glances, unsure if they were looking at a ghost. Gaius’s eyes widened, disbelief carving deep lines across his weathered face. For a moment, everything, the guards were shocked. He took a step forward. Then another. “Tarot,” he whispered. Tarot forced a faint smile, the one he always wore whenever he returned from a dangerous mission alive. But this time, it felt wrong on his own lips. Gaius closed the distance between them and pulled Tarot into a tight embrace, gripping him as if afraid he would vanish. Tarot felt the man’s usually steady hands tremble. “I thought you were dead,” Gaius breathed, voice thick with emotion. “Where have you been?” Tarot swallowed hard. He couldn’t tell the truth, not yet, not until he understood who was hunting him. “Master, I am alive. Some lady f

Gaius continued gently, .“You have grieved long enough, Llara. And since Tarot is dead, it falls on me to take care of you now.”“Tarot isn’t dead, I can feel it.” Gaius’ jaw tightened, “You feel it, I understand how it feels when you lose someone you love so much. One moment you feel they are alive and watching over you, the next moment you realise they are not more.”His words made her stomach churn, and she felt irritated and furious. She wished she could hit him but doing that would result in her death.“I promise you that, once you accept me, I will see you protected. Feed and Honoured.” His eyes narrowed slightly. “And I will personally kill every last Obsidian Wolves, I know they had a hand in what happened to Tarot.”She thought about his words, but none of it was possible; she would never become his slave. Why her? What about his other girls?“I am grateful for all you’ve done. You gave me purpose when I was lost. But I cannot accept what you ask. And for who killed Tarot, I

Asher smiled, what Gino and the men didn’t know was that He could afford to pay for the meal for everyone and could even afford to spend more. The men placed their order, unlike Gino and Paolo, who requested expensive wine and food, Marco made a simple request, he knew he could pay if Asher couldn’t.Marco felt Gino went too far, and each time he thought about it, his mind raced.“Wow. This is delicious.” Paolo exclaimed as he dug into his food.“Asher, can you afford to pay for everything here?” Marco whispered.Asher glanced at the table, Gino kept placing more orders. He scratched his neck. “I will try.”As they drank the wine, Gino and Paolo continued talking about work, discussing how they had started working at the company. For the first time, Marco was different, he didn’t say anything.The two friends noticed something strange about Marco, and Asher also noticed it, but he kept mute. While the conversation kept going, Asher was buried in his phone.Gino thought about an idea,

The doctor nodded. “Yes. He’s stable now. But we’ll need to monitor him closely for the next 24 to 48 hours. Burns like this can become infected very easily. If infection sets in, it can become life-threatening. But I am sorry you can’t see him for now. He needs time to rest, and we need to check the blisters before we let anyone in.”When they left the office, Paolo was furious with Gino; this was all his fault. He claimed something was strange about Asher and wanted to prove a point.He even had to place a hidden camera at the office that didn’t capture any useful moments but rather showed Asher working swiftly.Gino is standing in the hallway, trembling, broken, drowning in the consequences. “You’d better pray nothing happens to Marco or else I will report you to the company myself.”Gino never replied; instead, he buried himself in thought, and at this time, he had no idea what to do. Everything felt like a nightmare before his eyes. He could not help but feel uncomfortable whene

“I presume they are up to something, I want you to keep an eye on Isabella, make sure she doesn’t get close to Tonia.”Asher knew Tonia had contacted Isabella, there was no way she would return without calling her. And if that had happened then he believed Isabella would have known he sent her away..“Sasha, you have refused to give up. I will make sure your business doesn’t only crumble but everything you have goes down with you.” He said firmly.Asher returned to his office, had the folder placed inside the bag so he wouldn’t forget it. But he noticed Gino didn’t go out for lunch break, unlike him. The man has lost weight after the incident.A smile curled at the side of his lips, and he shook his head while he buried himself in work.That evening, on his way home, his scooter broke down, leaving him frustrated that he had to kick the engine twice. He parked the scooter at a place and flagged down a cab It was about to rain, and he couldn’t care less about the scooter.Later that n