All Chapters of Saintess’s Worthless Husband Turned Dragon Commander: Chapter 201
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CHAPTER 119 PART 1
Riverside Café - 6:34 PM"Going somewhere?"Banyan Carmichael's voice carried vindictive satisfaction as he blocked the café entrance, his earlier terror replaced by renewed confidence. Behind him, footsteps echoed—heavy, numerous, growing louder with each passing second.Then another voice cut through the tension—hoarse, weathered, carrying authority that made Banyan immediately straighten his posture."Someone dared to provoke my brother?"Banyan's arrogance evaporated instantly, replaced by desperate reverence. "Master Lancaster! Yes! These people—they attacked my men! Humiliated me in my own territory! I called you immediately because—""Because you're incompetent," the voice interrupted coldly. "And needed someone competent to clean up your mess."The café doors burst open fully. Thirty men flooded inside—not street thugs like Banyan's crew, but disciplined enforcers whose movements spoke of real training and coordination. They positioned themselves at every exit, creating an ine
CHAPTER 119 PART 2
Nicholas Lancaster's hand cracked across Banyan's face with enough force to spin him completely around. The thug crashed into a table, blood spraying from his split lip, his earlier vindictive triumph replaced by shocked confusion."Master Lancaster?! What—why—"Nicholas didn't answer. Instead, he dropped his cane—the symbol of his authority, the support for his crippled leg—and limped forward with obvious difficulty.Then he knelt.Not a casual genuflection. Not a respectful bow. A full, formal kneel—both knees on the floor, hands pressed flat against tile, head lowered in submission that spoke of absolute terror barely restrained."Mr. Steel," Nicholas Lancaster said, his voice carrying none of its earlier authority—just desperate, genuine fear. "Forgive me. I didn't know. I swear I didn't know it was you."The restaurant froze.Silence crashed over the space like a physical wave. Thirty enforcers stood paralyzed, unsure whether to attack or flee. Customers stared with mouths hangin
CHAPTER 120 PART 1
Crystal Plaza Mall - 7:15 PMMarcus Steel watched Nicholas Lancaster organize his thirty enforcers with the efficiency born of decades managing criminal operations, and felt only mild irritation. The Lancaster brothers weren't threats—they were expendable lackeys who'd learned their lesson after being crushed once. Even if they harbored resentment, they'd never dare act on it.Besides, Marcus was in an unusually good mood. Not because he'd humiliated Banyan Carmichael or made Nicholas kneel, but because Quinn Hartford's Saintess aura glowed with genuine happiness—warm golden light that pulsed with contentment he rarely witnessed. Her joy lifted his spirits in ways that power and victory never could."Nicholas," Marcus said, his dragon eyes assessing the crowd forming around them. "Too many people. Reduce your entourage to four men—enough to carry bags and maintain basic security. Send the rest downstairs to wait quietly.""Of course, Mr. Steel." Nicholas bowed deeply, grateful for per
CHAPTER 120 PART 2
Cosmo slid into the chair opposite him, having declined shopping in favor of staying close to her Dragon King. Her sharp eyes detected the subtle tension in his posture that others would miss."Just thinking," Marcus admitted quietly. "About what comes next.""Next?""I want a peaceful life with Quinn," Marcus said, his dragon aura pulsing with rare vulnerability. "I've been the Dragon King, leader of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, for longer than most civilizations have existed. I'm tired of power. Tired of enemies. I just want to live quietly with my Sacred Saintess.""But you can't," Cosmo said, understanding immediately."No." Marcus's expression hardened. "The moment I step down, enemies I've suppressed for centuries will surface. Old grudges. Ancient vendettas. Forces that remember when the Dragon King ruled with absolute authority and want revenge for defeats their ancestors suffered."He took a sip of coffee, his dragon eyes distant with calculation. "Right now, my identi
CHAPTER 121 PART 1
Crystal Plaza Mall - 7:15 PMMarcus Steel watched Nicholas Lancaster organize his thirty enforcers with the efficiency born of decades managing criminal operations, and felt only mild irritation. The Lancaster brothers weren't threats—they were expendable lackeys who'd learned their lesson after being crushed once. Even if they harbored resentment, they'd never dare act on it.Besides, Marcus was in an unusually good mood. Not because he'd humiliated Banyan Carmichael or made Nicholas kneel, but because Quinn Hartford's Saintess aura glowed with genuine happiness—warm golden light that pulsed with contentment he rarely witnessed. Her joy lifted his spirits in ways that power and victory never could."Nicholas," Marcus said, his dragon eyes assessing the crowd forming around them. "Too many people. Reduce your entourage to four men—enough to carry bags and maintain basic security. Send the rest downstairs to wait quietly.""Of course, Mr. Steel." Nicholas bowed deeply, grateful for per
CHAPTER 121 PART 2
He took a sip of coffee, his dragon eyes distant with calculation. "Right now, my identity is partially hidden. Shadow Warriors come blindly, thinking I'm just Marcus Steel—civilian target. They die without understanding what they faced. But if I fully reveal myself as the Dragon King—""Fewer would come," Cosmo finished, "but those who did would be far more dangerous.""Exactly. And my dragon memories are still incomplete. The attack three years ago damaged more than just my power—it erased crucial knowledge. There's something I'm forgetting. Someone I should remember. And that unknown threat terrifies me more than any enemy I can name."Cosmo studied her master with expression somewhere between affection and exasperation. "You know what's funny? In our world—the Shadow Warrior underworld—you could easily be king. Absolute ruler. Nobody would dare challenge you.""I don't want to be king," Marcus said flatly. "I just want peace."Then his expression changed.The shift was subtle—eyes
CHAPTER 122 PART 1
"Get your filthy hands OFF me!" Cosmo shrieked, jerking away with theatrical outrage. The motion brought her body close to the janitor's for a fraction of a second—long enough for her fingers to brush against the concealed blade at his waist.Dragon King-taught precision allowed her to disarm him without anyone noticing. The weapon slipped from its hidden sheath into her palm, then disappeared up her sleeve with movements too fast for ordinary eyes to track.The janitor's smile froze fractionally. His hand instinctively moved toward where the blade should be—then stopped, maintaining his harmless facade.She took it, he realized with cold shock. In one second. Without anyone seeing."Miss, please calm down," the flyer distributor said, her earlier shock replaced by calculated concern. "I apologize if I offended you. Perhaps we could discuss compensation? Somewhere quieter?""Compensation?" Cosmo's voice carried perfect pitch between greedy interest and continued outrage. "For insultin
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Marcus Steel's dragon senses had already mapped the disturbance before he reached the boutique. His stride was unhurried — the deliberate patience of a predator who knew exactly what he was walking toward — but beneath the calm, his aura stirred like embers refusing to die.Cosmo fell into step beside him, her hand resting loosely near her sleeve where the needles waited. She scanned the crowd ahead with eyes trained to categorize threats in under a second, then exhaled softly."Not Shadow Warriors," she murmured, just loud enough for him.Marcus said nothing. His gaze had already found Quinn.She stood at the entrance of a women's boutique, three shopping bags hanging from one hand, posture arrow-straight. Anyone passing might have mistaken her composure for boredom. Marcus knew better — that rigid stillness was Quinn Hartford at her most dangerous, the kind of cold restraint she exercised when every instinct told her to move.Beside her, Lance was already running her mouth at full v
CHAPTER 123 PART 1
The name landed differently on Nicholas Lancaster than it had on anyone else in the corridor.Ives Abbott watched his face with satisfaction, reading the shift the way predators read stillness in prey — the slight tightening around his eyes, the almost imperceptible pause before his next breath. She had seen that reaction hundreds of times. It never got old."Abbott Family," Nicholas repeated carefully, his cane steadying against the marble. "From Five-River Province.""Is there another one?" Ives tilted her chin.Nicholas's jaw worked. His mind was running the arithmetic she could practically see him doing. There was only one Abbott Family worth fearing in Five-River Province. Miguel Abbott had built his empire across three industries and two decades, and his reach extended well beyond provincial borders. Nicholas had spent enough time at the top of Grayson City's power structure to know exactly where the Abbott Family sat on the hierarchy."Your father is Miguel Abbott," he said. No
CHAPTER 123 PART 2
Ives turned on him, desperation sharpening into rage because rage was the only currency she had left. Her eyes swept over him — the relaxed posture, the unremarkable jacket, the complete absence of any concern on his face — and something in her snapped."What are you even doing here?" The contempt in her voice was a reflex, the armor of someone whose armor had just been dented. "You're nobody. You're standing next to Quinn Hartford like some kind of — some kept charity case — and you think you can—""Cosmo," Marcus said pleasantly.Ives's sentence ended with the flat sound of an open palm connecting with her cheek. Her head snapped sideways. She stumbled two steps, caught herself on the boutique display table, and pressed one hand to her face in genuine shock.The corridor had gone completely silent."I don't hit women," Marcus said, his tone conversational, almost apologetic. He tilted his head slightly. "She does."Ives straightened, eyes watering with rage and humiliation. "Do you