Terence was the last man Alex was expecting right now. Enrico had already advised him to cut all ties with the crypto mafia, but trouble had just come running to him.“I think I told you not to contact me again. Why the hell did you come here?” Alex asked, frowning in the doorway.“It’s all very easy for you to say. But I lost my cousin!” Terence grumbled, clenching his fist. He no longer bowed his head but looked straight at Alex. “First, you came along and got us involved with the wrong guy, and now my whole family is in danger. You can’t walk away from this one so easily, Alex Verlaine!”“What exactly do you want from me?” Alex asked, glaring right back.“Revenge!” Terence exclaimed, gnashing his teeth. “Those bastards who killed poor Bobby deserve the same fate. I am going to riddle them with bullets and bury you in a mass grave!”“Go ahead then. Do what you think will give you peace.” Alex was about to close the door in their faces when Terence stopped him.“I came here asking fo

Jayden Jameson and his friends pulled up to the Glitz nightclub in their shiny new Lamborghinis just as the sun was about to set.He was escorted by two black sedans packed with bodyguards armed with submachine guns and equipped with the latest wireless ear pods and smart goggles.Elizabeth’s sudden disappearance after the last date had shattered Jayden’s heart and sent him spiraling into a deep pit of depression. He had tried everything from social media to calling and texting all her numbers without success.Heartbroken and distraught with himself, Jayden was ready to drown his sorrows in alcohol, and to keep things private, he had booked the whole nightclub.“Forget that girl, Jay. You can get a million like her lined up at your door,” Will said, putting an arm around Jayden.But Jayden hissed back like an annoyed viper. “She was one in a million! How many girls do you know who can spend a billion on a whim?” Rolling his eyes, he scoffed, “That’s more money than your dad owes the b

In all these years, no one had ever dared to even throw a pebble at Red Shroom, but now the company’s data centers were burning like bonfires, and its supplies were sleeping with the fish at the bottom of the ocean.Tyrell was out for blood, but he had no idea that the man who had gone after him was no small wolf, but a fearless lion who didn’t care about his status or influence.Alex had decided that he had stayed quiet long enough, but now it was time to take the bull by the horns instead of waiting in the shadows.Captain Williams had secured a secret military facility deep under the heart of Nexus. And it was here that Jayden Jameson was being held, under the watchful gaze of Terence Mancuso and his men.On Tyrell’s orders, the captain of the elite Black Viper unit combed the whole city with his soldiers, checking every hideout linked to the crypto mafia. But he found no sign of either Terence or his lackeys.At half past midnight, Captain Grayson returned empty-handed, wearing a

In the middle of the night, as Alex was trying to figure out who it was that wanted him gone so badly, his phone rang, and Godrick unraveled the details he had been waiting for so long.“I got hold of Sergeant Doherty’s and Lateesha Crawford’s call lists. Most of the calls were work-related or from their families. But there was one private number that was common in both their records.”“Who does it belong to?” Alex asked, cold and serious.“The caller was from Glenmonte. The number is registered under the name Dan. F. Horowitz.”Alex had expected one of his old foes to be involved in this mess, but he had never thought it would be the mayor himself.“It seems I have underestimated you, Dan. I wanted to do things in a civilized way, but you clearly don’t understand where to draw that line,” Alex whispered to himself while still holding the phone to his ear. “You did well, Godrick. I think I can handle things from here. Time for you to take a little vacation.”Out here in Nexus, Alex al

Alex’s photographs with Terence painted him like a villain once more. But Lateesha wasn’t done yet.She smirked menacingly, her eyes lighting up like a lioness at the sight of prey.Still looking at the judge, she held up a newspaper clipping along with a copy of a deed of purchase.“Your Honor, there have been multiple reports of gunshots being fired in the Aresca Nightclub. And it so happens that Mr. Verlaine recently acquired that nightclub for a hefty sum of 20 million dollars. This man not only has ties to the crypto mafia but is also a shrewd and ruthless business shark who likes to eliminate his rivals by all means necessary.”While Lateesha went on hammering at Alex’s reputation, there was little Enrico could do to defend him. She had exposed a dangerous connection, and the ball was now firmly in her court.“Mr. Verlaine first used his mafia connections to get his ex-wife and mother-in-law killed in a car crash, and then, when his name was dragged into court, he ruthlessly dis