All Chapters of AWAKENED ADRIAN LACANSTER : Chapter 691
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CHAPTER 690
Marcus laughed, a dry, rasping sound. "I’d love to see you try. Lilith’s father was just the beginning, Adrian. I’m going to take you out one by one. You’ll be the last one to die. I can’t wait to feel what your 'awakened' blood tastes like.""I will kill you before you harm another soul," Adrian vowed."Is that so?" Marcus chuckled. "Well, there’s someone I’d like you to meet."Marcus hit a button, switching the call to a live video feed. He held the camera up to Vanessa’s face."VANESSA!" Adrian screamed through the phone, the sound so loud it distorted the speakers.Marcus reached out and grabbed a handful of Vanessa’s hair, yanking her head back violently. Vanessa let out a muffled, agonized scream behind the gag, her eyes filled with tears as she looked into the camera at Adrian."Let her go! Let her go right now!" Adrian’s voice roared through the speaker, vibrating with a power that seemed to crackle the very air in the room.Marcus threw his head back and laughed, a jagged, ug
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Adrian’s fists curled at his sides, the leather of his gloves creaking. The emerald glow in his chest pulsed once, a heartbeat of pure power. "Let her go. Now."Marcus laughed, the sound bouncing off the cold concrete. "You still have the guts to shout? Look around you, boy! There are more than enough guards on every floor to tear you apart. Don't tempt me, or they will finish you on the spot!"Marcus reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, silver vial filled with a glowing, amber liquid. He set it on a rusted oil drum between them."To save her life, all you have to do is this: inject yourself with this vial. It’s a fast-acting neurotoxin. You’ll be dead within minutes, it's quite painless, mostly... and then I’ll let her go. That’s the deal. It’s as simple as that. One life for one life."Adrian looked at the vial, then back at Marcus, his expression utterly bored. "And if I refuse?""Then you die, and she dies," Marcus snapped. "But this way, you get to be the hero. You get
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Vanessa watched in horror and awe. She had never seen anything like this. Adrian tore through the elite guards as if they were made of paper. Marcus backed away, his face turning pale as his "army" dwindled to nothing in a matter of minutes. The last guard, a giant of a man, lunged at Adrian with a roar. Adrian stepped inside the man’s reach, delivered a lightning-fast strike to his solar plexus, and then a spinning kick that sent the man crashing into the oil drum. Adrian stood alone amidst the wreckage of three hundred men. He looked down at his arm, where a small piece of a guard's flesh was stuck to his sleeve. He flicked it off with a look of pure disgust. "Do you still think you’re in charge, Marcus?" Adrian asked, his voice calm, which made it even more terrifying. Marcus looked around at his fallen army, his chest heaving. He looked terrified, trapped, and utterly broken. Adrian took a step toward him, the emerald light in his eyes beginning to flare. "I warned you to r
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"You called, Boss?" she asked, her eyes fixed on the cowering Marcus."Take Marcus on a brief flight around the city," Adrian ordered, his voice cold and flat. "Teach him what it feels like to be truly helpless. When you are done, dump his body where the vultures can have what’s left. I never want to see his face in this realm again."Marcus’s laughter died instantly. He stumbled back, his face turning a pasty, sickly white. "What? No! Stay back! What are you? Don't you dare come close to me!"Lyra stepped toward him, a wicked, predatory smile spreading across her face. "Oh, don't be like that, Marcus. You said you wanted to reach the top of the world, didn't you? How would you like to go on a fun little flight?""Keep away from me! Guards! Someone!" Marcus screamed, scrambling backward, but there was no one left to save him.Lyra reached out, her fingers locking onto his collar with the strength of an iron vice. With a casual flick of her wrist, she vaulted into the air, dragging the
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Lyra came in through the shattered window of the industrial building. The violet glow around her hands faded as she looked at Vanessa, who was finally sitting up, color returning to her pale face. The nightmare was over. Vanessa leaned heavily on Adrian as they helped her down the stairs, past the wreckage of Marcus’s fallen army, and toward the waiting sedan. Lyra walked beside them, her expression calm and satisfied. "He won’t bother you again, Vanessa," Lyra said with a small, knowing nod. "Marcus Thorne has met his end." Adrian helped Vanessa into the backseat of the car. He took her home. When they arrived at her apartment, he signaled a team of elite Rhein Group guards who had followed them in a separate SUV. "Stay here," Adrian commanded the guards. "Secure the perimeter. If she needs so much as a glass of water, you get it. Nobody goes in or out without my authorization." Vanessa looked at Adrian, her eyes shining with tears of gratitude. "Thank you, Adrian. If not for y
CHAPTER 695
Outside, a storm erupted out of nowhere. Lightning hammered against the house, the thunder sounding like the footsteps of a giant. The walls began to vibrate, and the floor began to shake as if a massive earthquake was tearing through the foundation."Adrian?" Clara trembled, her hand gripping his arm so hard her nails were almost sinking into his skin. "What’s happening?""Stay behind me," Adrian commanded, his voice sharp and urgent.He stood up, shielding her with his body. In the center of the living room, the shadows began to swirl and thicken. They knitted together, forming a tall, imposing figure clothed in a heavy, coal-black robe. The hood hung so low that his face was just darkness, just only a hint of a chin and a pair of cold, unblinking eyes were visible.The vibrating stopped. The room went deathly silent."Who the hell are you?" Adrian demanded, his voice echoing in the stillness.The figure didn't move. A deep, rumbling voice emerged from the hood, sounding like stone
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Clara’s scream ripped through the air as she scrambled over the broken wood and drywall, rushing toward the guest room where Adrian lay buried under debris. Before she could reach him, a wave of unseen energy slammed into her, tossing her aside like a rag doll."You are not worth killing, you're not even a true Lancaster.""Clara, no!" Adrian roared, his voice thick with blood and fury.He pulled himself from the wreckage, his clothes torn and his skin bruised, but his eyes were glowing with a terrifying, desperate light. The energy around him began to boil. He ignored the pain in his shattered ribs and his pounding head."I will make you regret ever setting foot in this house!" Adrian screamed.He launched himself forward, moving so fast he became a blur of green light. He aimed a strike that could have leveled a building, but the robed figure didn't even move. Just as Adrian’s fist was an inch from his face, the figure reached out with impossible speed and caught Adrian’s hand m
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The glowing circle rushed forward, hitting Adrian square in the chest. Adrian felt his strength, his energy, and his very life being drained out of his body. He fell to his knees, his hands clawing at the grass."What... did you do... to me?" Adrian gasped, his voice fading to a whisper."Just a little nighty-night spell," the voice said, laughing hysterically. The sound was cold and hollow.Adrian’s eyes slowly closed. The world turned to gray, then to black. His body went limp, and he slumped forward, lying motionless on the cold earth."Alas," the figure whispered, looking down at the fallen king. "The Lancaster bloodline is closed for good."With a soft shimmer, the robed figure vanished into the night, leaving nothing but silence and destruction behind.Clara, finally regaining her breath and pushing herself up from the floor inside, ran out into the yard. The sight stole the air from her lungs. The beautiful garden was a war zone."Brother!" she screamed, her voice cracking with
CHAPTER 698
THREE YEARS LATERBehind the walls of the Black-Rock Maximum Security Prison Clara stood in the middle of the crowded cafeteria.She stood in a long line for food that was moving slowly. She held a plastic tray in her hands.Her long hair which used to be soft and groomed, was now pulled back in a tight, messy braid. Her eyes, which used to sparkle, were now cold and sharp."I know you’re surprised, you must be wondering how the sister of the most powerful man on Earth ended up behind bars, wearing a jumpsuit that smells like a grave. This was far from the life Adrian wanted for me. If he saw me now, if he saw the things I’ve done and the blood I’ve spilled, I’m sure he wouldn't even recognize me. I’m no longer that little girl who would run to hug him when he got home."She adjusted the collar of her uniform. Beneath the fabric, the pendant Adrian had given her hung against her skin. It was cold. Dead. The dragon energy that had resided within it had been exhausted months ago; most
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They dragged her through the metallic corridors of the prison. Finally, they reached the "Black Hole" the section reserved for the most dangerous monsters in the system. They stopped at the last door, a heavy steel door with only a tiny opening for air.The guards threw her inside. Clara hit the floor hard, the cold of the concrete instantly seeping into her bones. As the door slammed shut and the locks clicked, she slowly stood up.She wasn't alone.In the corner of the dim, cramped cell, a woman was doing pull-ups from a pipe near the ceiling. She had scars and tattoos all over her back. She was a muscle monster, her shoulders were very broad.This was the reason Clara had fought the guard. This woman was the "Beast of Black-Rock." It was said she had eaten the ear of every roommate she had ever had. The guards kept her here to let her rot, but they also used her as a dumping ground for prisoners they wanted to disappear.Clara watched, her heart was banging against her ribs, a