The bright red warning lights continued to flash violently inside the cockpit of the matte black jet. The high pitched beeping sound was loud and steady, filling the entire luxurious cabin with an explosive level of sudden terror.The computer screen showed a fast countdown timer. Three minutes and forty seconds remained before the hidden device would blow the giant aircraft into pieces.My Lord, the system is totally locked down, Supreme Commander Logan shouted, his fingers slamming onto the emergency buttons. His face was completely covered in cold sweat. The altitude sensor triggered the timer the exact moment we crossed five thousand feet. We cannot drop altitude or it will explode instantly.Leo Sterling did not show a single ounce of panic. His dark eyes remained as cold and sharp as blocks of northern ice. He looked at the flashing red screen and then at the dark clouds rushing past the front windshield. He had faced a hundred deadly traps on the real battlefield before he lost

Diana Blackwood tapped her high designer heel against the dusty ground. Her eyes glared through her dark sunglasses, fixed directly on Leo Sterling’s face. She looked at his faded blue shirt and ordinary trousers with total disgust. In her eyes, this low profile worker was just a piece of trash that she could step on whenever she felt bored.Lick my boots right now, Diana demanded, her voice full of loud, face slapping arrogance. Then you will pay me five hundred thousand dollars for the damage. That is ten times the value of this entire pink bumper. If you cannot produce the money by sunset, I will make sure you lose your job and go straight to a dark prison.Supervisor Grind was still kneeling in the dirt, his fat body shaking like jelly. He looked up at Leo and hissed in a loud, angry whisper. Are you deaf, Lee? Do what Miss Blackwood says. Move your lazy tongue and clean her shoes. She is the princess of the Blackwood Syndicate. If you offend her, our whole shipping yard will be b

The bright pink sports car tore out of the Capital North Docks, leaving a giant cloud of smelly gray smoke behind. Leo Sterling stood calmly by his wooden desk, watching the dust settle. His face remained completely smooth.He did not care about the silly threats of a spoiled girl like Diana Blackwood. In his eyes, the Blackwood Syndicate was just another stepping stone on his path to total revenge.Director Christian quickly stepped forward, bowing so low his nose almost touched the dirt. My Lord, should I cancel all the shipping lanes connected to the Blackwood family right now? We can crush their local trade before sunset.No, Leo said, his voice quiet but full of absolute power. Let them try their best. When you want to kill a poisonous snake, you must let it stretch out its neck first. Keep monitoring Beatrice’s cargo. I want to know every single thing she moves through this city.Yes, My Lord, Director Christian whispered, his body shivering with deep respect.While Leo was orga

The grand dining room of the Sterling mansion was filled with pure, chaotic panic. Beatrice Sterling stared at the dark red flashing screen of the silver laptop, her breath completely stuck in her throat.Thirty percent of her massive family empire had just been frozen flat by a single anonymous sovereign order. The heavy face slapping payback was starting to crush her grand plans from the top down, leaving her feeling utterly exposed.Find out who did this, Beatrice roared, slamming her hand against the silver computer until the screen cracked. She kicked the chair away, her eyes wild like a trapped animal. I don't care what military order it is. Use our contacts in the Blackwood Syndicate to unfreeze that money right now.While the wicked stepmother was screaming at her cowardly elders upstairs, a quiet shadow was already moving through the dark outer gardens of the massive estate.Leo Sterling had not waited for Beatrice to find him. He was already inside her walls. To keep his low

The shiny black automatic handgun remained pointed straight at Leo Sterling’s chest. Beatrice Sterling gripped the cold metal weapon with both of her shaking hands, her long red fingernails digging into the handle.Her eyes were wide, filled with an explosive level of wild, bloodthirsty madness.The high suspense inside the grand library was so thick it felt like heavy bricks crushing the air. Six elite shadow guards from the Blackwood Syndicate were still groaning and bleeding on the marble floor around them, completely broken by Leo’s heavy iron fire poker.I should have burned you to ash five years ago, Beatrice hissed, her voice cracking with pure rage and deep panic. You think you can just walk back into my palace and take my wealth? You think your little martial arts tricks can save you from a real lead bullet? Move a single finger, Leo, and I will blow your heart completely out of your back.Leo stood perfectly still under the bright library lamps. He did not drop the heavy iro