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Elena, her earlier fury spent, leaned forward, her curiosity reignited despite what she had just passed through. “Yeah! What was that? You’re some powerful alchemist or something, Adrian?”Adrian kept his gaze fixed on the road, maintaining his careful façade. “It was nothing,” he dismissed smoothly. “I’ve been taking some advanced martial arts and Chi classes. Focused force, that’s all."He obviously couldn't tell them that he possess the power of a Dragon.“Chi,” Elena scoffed lightly, but she didn’t press, already moving on to the more interesting topic. “Well, I hope I didn't completely ruin your night.”She nudged Adrian's shoulder with her foot. “I’m sure you two were already doing things married people do when you got my call. Don't worry. When you drop me off, you can go right back to continue."Sophia glared fiercely at the rearview mirror, her cheeks warming despite the serious situation. "I know you will make me regret coming to save you, you annoying brat. Better keep your
CHAPTER 209
The silence in the warehouse was disrupted by the shallow breathing of the defeated men and Elena’s ragged sobs of fury. Adrian was already moving, his attention split between securing Elena and ensuring the mercenaries remained incapacitated.Isabelle watched it all, her face utterly drained of blood. Her master plan for vengeance had crumbled into dust, leaving behind only the terrifying reality of consequence.She twisted, frantic to melt into the shadows, but Sophia was already there.“Sophia?” Isabelle stammered, her voice thin and high. “What are you—”Sophia didn’t answer. She grabbed the front of Isabelle's cheap coat and slammed her back against a dripping metal pillar. The metal groaned under the impact. Isabelle whimpered, every bit of her former bravado gone.“You running now?” Sophia’s voice was low, amd filled with a promise of death. “I thought you liked running your mouth a few minutes ago. I thought you liked demanding billions.”Isabelle twisted, desperate to break
CHAPTER 208
At that instant, the heavy metal doors at the far end of the hall crashed open.Isabelle’s smile froze. For the first time, she looked truly afraid.“How—how did you find us?” she whispered, the bravado slipping.Adrian didn’t answer. He moved like a blade.He ran straight at the man looming over Elena. With one brutal kick, he smashed into the man’s midsection. The man crashed back into stacked crates. Dust rained down. The hall echoed with the heavy thump.Isabelle snapped her fingers. Two of her men lifted pistols. The others drew guns of their own. In a single smooth motion the room filled with cold metal aimed at Adrian.For a second everything slowed.Then—gunshots.Two of Adrian’s men who had bounded in with him fell where they stood. The sound rang like thunder. Blood did not need to be shown, but the men went down hard. The air stank of gunpowder and panic.Adrian shoved Sophia behind him and planted himself between the guns and the sisters. He raised a hand. “Stand down,” he
CHAPTER 207
Isabelle pulled a small phone from her coat and tapped the screen with slow, deliberate fingers. Elena spat and twisted, but Isabelle ignored it. She dialed, then hit video.A moment later Adrian’s face flickered on the cracked screen.His brows were furrowed, he had not slept or rested today.He answered without a greeting. “What do you want?”Isabelle smiled like a blade. “Hi, married man. How’s the honeymoon? Consumed yet?” Her tone was bright and poisonous.Adrian’s jaw tightened. “Cut the bullshit. What did you do to Elena?”Sophia, listening beside him, heard the name and rushed forward. Her hand trembled as she snatched the phone. Isabelle’s face filled the small screen. Sophia saw her and she screamed.“You bastard! I will cut your throat myself. What have you done to my sister? You sick fuck!”Isabelle laughed, cold and satisfied. She flicked the camera so the screen tilted. Elena’s face appeared, bruised with fear but defiantly alive. She had a dark smear on her cheek and t
CHAPTER 206
Sophia felt the world tilt. Her breath hitched. “What? Where? Where are you now?” she demanded.They gave her the location. “They took her into a black van.”Sophia sprang up and her towel fell to the floor. She yanked clothes on with her hands, and she was already moving.“What is it?” Adrian asked.“Elena’s been kidnapped,” Sophia said breathlessly. “East district... just now.”Adrian’s jaw tightened.How dare we commit such an atrocity?Even the devil knew to avoid the Aldridge family.He immediately grabbed his keys and put on his clothes.Adrian asked the staff to watch over Clara who was in her room sleeping peacefully.Adrian and Sophia soon arrived at the East District.The scene was filled with commotion.Police cars had arrived and bystanders clustered on the sidewalks. A broken tire lay in the gutter. Two girls crouched on the curb, with their trembling hands over their mouths. Their sobs filled the air.“Oh my God! Is this where she was taken?” Sophia called out as the
CHAPTER 205
In a small private villa... Lanterns hung from palms. The ocean breathed a steady, soft rhythm against black rocks. Inside, candles made the room glow like a pocket of golden night. Exotic flowers scented the air.Adrian and Sophia sat close on a low terrace couch. Dinner plates sat on a small table. The sea was like music. A warm breeze teased Sophia’s damp black hair.She wore nothing but a towel, her skin still pearled with the steam from the bath. Adrian had tossed aside his jacket and stood in a silk robe. His eyes watched her as if memorizing her face. They laughed softly about ridiculous toasts and about Clara’s cheeks when she had eaten too much cake. Sophia leaned her head on his shoulder. “So we are really married?” she whispered, as if she was in disbelief.Adrian kissed her forehead and answered quietly. “Yes.”Far away, Elena’s night was far from being over.She had thrown herself one of the biggest after-parties in the city.She loved the noise and attention.No one
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