All Chapters of 50 BILLION REASONS FOR REVENGE: Chapter 11
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MEETING TOBY
The days in the private cell were quiet, but Zeus’s mind was a storm. He didn't like the way General Alex looked at him now—not with hatred, but with a strange kind of respect. Alex saw Zeus as a powerful weapon, a lion he wanted to put on a leash and lead into battle.Zeus knew he should escape. He had the strength to break the bars, and he still had his hidden wealth waiting for him in offshore accounts. He could disappear and live like a king in a distant land. But every time he thought about leaving, he saw Juliana’s face. He was falling in love with her. It wasn't just that she looked like Maria; she had a soul that was pure, trapped in a house of cruelty. He couldn't leave her behind.Meanwhile, Commander Greg was losing his mind with jealousy. Every night for a week, he sent a different beautiful woman into Zeus’s cell. He sent dancers, singers, and even daughters of minor lords."Go in there," Greg would hiss at the women. "Make him weak. Give him wine, give him your body, and
SHOULD I GO OR STAY
The grand hall felt like it was shrinking. The air was thick with the smell of spilled wine and the suffocating silence that followed the encounter. Zeus stood like a pillar of stone, his gaze level and his body relaxed. He didn't tremble. He didn't shiver. He looked at Toby not as a victim looks at a killer, but as a mountain looks at a passing storm.Toby, however, looked like a man losing his mind. His hand shook so violently that red wine splashed onto his golden rings. He had spent a year convinced that the venom had rotted Zeus from the inside out. He had slept better thinking his rival was bones and dust. Now, seeing Zeus alive, stronger and more noble than ever, Toby was filled with a dark, bitter regret.I should have stayed to watch him take his last breath, Toby thought, his teeth grinding together. I should have chopped off his head myself.General Alex, unaware of the history between the two men, continued to laugh and slap Zeus on the back. "See, Toby? This is the man I
SEDUCTION AND DEATH
The blood on the marble floor was still wet, but the silence in the hall was even heavier. General Alex looked at the bodies of the veteran prisoners and his own guards. He had seen many warriors in his life, but he had never seen the kind of speed and raw power Zeus just showed. He didn't say a word. He didn't try to argue or offer the mansion again. He simply nodded his head, his eyes full of fear.Zeus turned away without looking back and walked toward the dark corridors. The guards didn't dare touch him. They followed at a distance as he entered his old cell in the Black Hole. The iron door slammed shut, and for a moment, Zeus felt the peace of the stone walls again.But the peace did not last long. An hour later, the small window in the door slid open. It wasn't a guard. It was Juliana. She had bribed the man on duty with her gold jewelry to let her in. When the door opened, she stepped inside the damp, dark room.Zeus was sitting on the floor, his back against the wall. He looke
MADE A COMMANDER
Zeus stood in the center of the cell, his eyes fixed on Juliana. He didn't look at the angry faces of the prisoners or the sharp eyes of the guards. He only saw her. Behind him, Juliana was weeping, trying to fix her dress with shaking hands.Commander Greg stood at the front of the crowd, his face twisted with a wicked smile. "Look at him!" Greg shouted to the prisoners. "He killed your friend Valentine, and now he stays silent like a coward! Don't just stand there! Give him the justice he deserves! Stone him!"The crowd, fueled by Greg’s words and the pain of losing Valentine, began to reach for the loose rocks on the prison floor."Murderer!" someone yelled, throwing a heavy stone.The rock hit Zeus squarely on the shoulder with a loud thud. He didn't flinch. He didn't even blink. Then came another stone, hitting his chest, and another striking his forehead. Blood began to trickle down his face, mixing with the dirt and sweat, but Zeus remained as still as a mountain. He didn't rai
WHITE DUPLEX
The duplex was a masterpiece of white stone and marble, standing in sharp contrast to the suffocating dampness of the Black Hole. It sat on a small hill within the palace inner circle, surrounded by manicured gardens. Inside, the air smelled of lavender and fresh cedar, and the bed was draped in silk so fine it felt like water.But to Zeus, it felt like a cage with thinner bars.General Alex stood by the fireplace, the orange glow of the flames dancing in his eyes. He didn’t look like a celebrating man; he looked like a man holding a tiger by a fraying leash."You have your command, Zeus," the General said, his voice dropping to a hard, official tone. "But do not mistake this luxury for true freedom. You are a Commander by my grace alone. You will follow the Code of the Realm to the letter. If you default on a single law—or," he stepped closer, his voice lowering to a threat, "if I feel your presence has become more of a liability than an asset, I will strip those medals from your che
MARRY DEBORAH
The night was thick with the scent of roasted meat and expensive wine, but inside the General’s private study, the air felt thin and cold. Zeus stood in the center of the room, the stiff collar of his new Commander’s uniform scratching against the fresh scars on his neck. Beside him, Juliana stood close, her hand occasionally brushing his, a silent anchor in the rising sea of tension.General Alex sat behind his massive mahogany desk, the flickering candlelight casting long, jagged shadows across his weathered face. He looked at them for a long time without speaking, his eyes moving from Zeus’s scarred knuckles to the way Juliana leaned toward the big man."Sit," the General commanded.They sat in two velvet chairs opposite him. Zeus felt out of place; the chair felt too soft, too fragile for a man of his build."I saw what happened tonight," Alex began, his voice raspy. "I saw the way you looked at each other. And I saw the way the prisoners looked at you, Zeus. They see a god. I see
READY IN SEVEN DAYS
The morning sun rose over the palace, but for Zeus, the light felt like a spotlight on his humiliation. He sat in his white duplex, the breakfast on his table untouched. The silk sheets he had slept on felt like sandpaper against his skin. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw two faces: Juliana’s tear-stained cheeks and Deborah’s toothless, greasy grin.He wasn't the only one who hadn't slept. In the main palace, General Alex was pacing his chambers, his boots clicking rhythmically against the marble. He was a man who lived by strategy, and right now, he felt his grip on the situation slipping. Zeus was too quiet. A man like Zeus didn’t just accept a "Dirty Deborah" as a wife unless he was planning something."He’s going to run," the General muttered to himself. "Or he’s going to kill her. Or he's going to kill me."The General stopped pacing and looked out the window. He saw Zeus in the distance, standing in the training yard, motionless. The man looked like a statue of grief and po
WHO IS SHE ?
The night was silent, but Zeus’s mind was a storm. He sat in the corner of his bedroom, far away from the sofa where Deborah had finally stopped snoring. In his large, calloused hands, he held a small, faded locket. Inside was a hand-painted miniature of Maria, his late wife.Her eyes were kind, and her smile was the only thing that had ever truly made him feel at peace. It had been years since Gabriel, had betrayed him, he had taken Maria’s life in a cold-blooded raid to break Zeus's spirit."I’m sorry, Maria," Zeus whispered, his voice cracking. "I’m in a palace again, but it feels more like a grave than the Black Hole ever did."Suddenly, the door burst open. The smell of stale grease and unwashed hair filled the room instantly. It was Deborah. She was supposed to be asleep, but her eyes were wide and wild. She saw the locket in Zeus’s hand."What is that?" she shrieked. her voice sounded like metal scraping on stone. "Who is she? Who are you looking at?""It’s nothing, Deborah. Go
FOLLOW UP, EVIL MEN
The morning sun had barely touched the palace spires when Commander Greg made his way to the back entrance of the white duplex. He didn't come as a friend; he came as a puppeteer checking on his favorite doll. He found Deborah in the kitchen, sitting on the floor and gnawing on a cold chicken wing she had found in the trash.Greg suppressed a look of disgust and replaced it with a wide, fake smile. "You were magnificent last night, Deborah! Simply magnificent. The way you screamed about the other woman... the whole palace is talking about it. You’ve protected your honor like a true royal."Deborah looked up, her greasy face lighting up at the praise. "He was looking at a tiny lady in a gold box, Greg. He didn't want to look at me. He looked sad.""Don't let him be sad," Greg urged, leaning down to her level. "Listen to me, Deborah. You are the General’s sister. You are a queen in this house. If Zeus does anything you don't like—if he looks at that box, if he ignores you, if he breaths
CANCELLED THE WEDDING
The final night before the wedding was the quietest the palace had ever been. Outside the duplex, the guards were already setting up the flower arches and the long tables for the feast. The smell of roasting meat filled the air, but inside his room, Zeus felt like he was preparing for a funeral rather than a celebration.He sat by the window, watching the moon. He knew that by this time tomorrow, he would be legally bound to a woman he did not love, trapped in a life of lies. He looked at Deborah, who was sitting on the floor, trying to braid a piece of dirty string."Deborah," Zeus said softly. "Come here. I need to tell you the truth."Deborah looked up, her messy hair falling over her eyes. "Truth? Is it about the cake? I want the pink frosting.""No," Zeus said, his voice heavy. "It’s about why I am really here. And why your brother is so afraid of me."He sat her down on a chair. For the first time, he didn't look at her with disgust or annoyance. He looked at her with pity. He r