"I have seen them fight like this before, no one has ever survived it." Salvatore grinned with all teeth, crossing his leg with interest and cruel satisfaction in his eyes.The men circled around Zane, this time their footsteps were silent, even their breathing was controlled to become faint. Unnoticeable.Zane simply smirk faintly, almost imperceptibly. He could hear the blood rushing through their veins. Even if they pretend to never breathe, he would still hear the rhythm loudly with his divine hearing.One man lunged at him with speed, throwing a heavy Punch to meet his face. Another one swung a low kick at Zane's feet. Then the third man dashed towards him taking a low stance to grapple his second leg. They all attacked consecutively. That way, Zane wouldn't even know which attack to retaliate or dodge. The technique was to disturb his focus.Zane dodged the first punch and leap slightly, evading the second man's kick, but the last man caught his leg mid-air and tugged him bac

Salvatore Petrov knew playing defiance when he was practically sweating bullets would kill him faster. He'd mentioned his power, his connections, and the men at his disposal, yet Zane didn't even bat an eyebrow.In the past, people who dared to challenge him would knee whenever he mentioned his capabilities, pleading for their lives even when he was the one at fault.That is what power does. But for the first time, the clout had failed to save him.At that moment, he looked beyond the plain apparent appearance of the man in his front. He'd underestimated his strength at first, then his confidence.He recognized it when people have quiet power.With his head bowed in embarrassment and fury burning on his face, he crawled to Tara's feet slowly. His palms planted to the bare floor, his entire body shaking. He was like an obedient servant before her Master. Sweats poured from his head, running down to his body.His lips were heavy.. really heavy. He hates how he looks small, hates him

"Everyone you've caused tears, every blood you spilled, every voice that cried because of your greed and cruelty, you will make up for all of it." He said firmly and paused briefly then continued while Romano kept his face up to him. "You'll pay back every penny you took from the Innocents, return every property you withheld, and you'll do them cleanly and report back to me. Then....You'll stop this dirty work and rebuild a clean empire to serve humanity. But if you don't.." Zane paused, his gaze hardening. A yellow light flashed across his eyes that Romano saw with clarity. The sight sent a cold shiver running through his spine. He tensed, his voice convulsing."..i will find you even if you go into hiding and I will make your death shameless." Romano bobbed his head frantically, shaking with fear that comes straight from his soul. Sweat balls danced off his head. What he had just seen was another confirmation that this man standing before him wasn't the man he knew in the past."

The doors opened in sync. Tall and muscular men stepped down at once, each of them dressed in an immaculate Blacks suit that fitted perfectly.One of them walked over to the middle car— the main ride, a Royce Rolls phantom and opened the door. Ms. Hedge clicked down on a black heels. She pushed out of the car completely, wearing a sharp navy suit that was too professional for that time of the night. Seeing her, Zane and Tara walked over to meet her.A young girl hopped down from the Car and stood beside her. Rose. Her uniform was wrinkled, the red scrunchie holding her ponytail braid in place had slipped off during struggle, leaving her hair scattered on her head. Her eyes were tired and glazed with tears that she'd cried all over and over again from the moment she was taken from her mother.Her face still flushed from poison that could have killed her if not for the quick intervention of the Hedge's family tactical team.Ms. Hedge held her wrist. Together, they walked over to meet

Evelyn pulled up a Capitalization table glowing with an investment chart and analysis and showed it to her grandfather."The new major project from our tech company, these are the investors are the eight investors and their shares." She kept gesturing to the bar on the screen. "The Blackthorn family owns the largest investment from onset and yet they keep increasing their investments every two weeks. So, I found it suspicious and I eventually investigated it." Evelyn said with the voice of a woman who had gained enough experience as a business leader to overlook simple detail."And what I found was shocking. I was planning to tell you everything when I confirmed everything which I eventually did." She said, "It turns out that the Blackthorn family are planning to bring us down from the corporate ladder." She added, lowering the tab Slightly. "They aren't just planning a takeover, they're planning destruction."Patriarch Hedge narrowed his eyes in confusion."How?" He leaned in slight