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Snake in the flowers
Julius remained perfectly quiet, pressed against the stone wall outside the storage corridor. The conversation was still going on, on the other side of the slightly cracked door, and he felt each word slicing his heart into pieces. “This isn’t why you were paid, right?” The voice over the phone was cold and rude. “I have no use for incompetent people who bring me half -baked news and information. Get out of my sight, right now! You'll get half of the amount that was promised and not a penny more, low class people like you only understand things when your money is taken away.”"No, please! This is not fair!" The maid’s voice shook a little with dear, but panic had turned her voice completely shrill. “I.. I did what I was paid for! The baby is gone—”Something slammed hard on the other end, cutting her off. “All that’s left for you to scream about is that? You idiot!” The other voice was wild with rage. “You better shut the fuck up and not tell a single soul… Or else I’ll do muc
Wife
Julius Colton didn’t wait for a single moment.Within fifteen minutes of Miley’s fall, the grand east wing of the Colton estate had transformed into an emergency medical center. Surgeons, diagnostic specialists, and top-tier obstetricians flooded through the secured gates. A private hospital’s worth of equipment was rolled into the marble halls: IV drips, mobile monitors, portable analyzers. The security team was doubled, every hallway locked down under silent protocol.Miley lay pale and unconscious in the rosewood room just off the conservatory, wrapped in warm blankets. Her IV hummed gently, a saline drip punctuated with stabilizers. Her vitals were monitored round the clock.Julius stood by her side, jaw set, shirt sleeves rolled up, blood from earlier still dried beneath his cuff.Two of the lead doctors gathered at the foot of the bed, whispering behind clipboards.“She’s stable, but her vitals are sluggish,” said Dr. Marron, the senior diagnostic consultant. “It doesn’t make
Legacy and Light
The Colton estate was plunged into its usual silence, but after a long period of time, it didn't feel as suffocating or stressful as before. After weeks of firestorms, resulting in courtroom battles, cyber breaches, blackmail, poison, surveillance, betrayal… it felt like the flowers were finally breathing again. Even the staff seemed to be in a lighter mood, smiling more often, no longer haunted by tension in every hallway.Julius stood in the grand corridor, watching Miley tie her robe, the soft morning light casting silver over her profile. Her cheeks were gaining their color again, the dark circles around her eyes were fading, and the spark… that fire she carried when she walked into battle beside him, was slowly returning to her heart. “My love…”He said gently, offering his hand, “There is something I want to show you.”She turned towards him, curious but willing to indulge him. “What is it? Julius… don't tell me! Are you about to introduce a new Android surveillance system t
His Last Move
The Summit’s sprawling glass dome was sparkling like a crown, a grand testimony of the Guild’s promise of unity and power. Delegates were due to arrive from over forty allied territories, and most of them were already arriving at the headquarters, flanked by armed escorts and digital passcodes. However, despite the formality and grandeur of the occasion, a silent tension was bubbling just under the surface.Julius was standing inside the mobile command room that had been set up right behind the main hall, his hands folded behind his back. Security cameras were transmitting live feed across the monitors: feed from aerial drones, thermal scans, and AI-enhanced facial tracking. There was absolutely nothing that had been left up to chance.He turned to the Guild representative standing beside him, reviewing the footage. “Triple-layer all entry protocols. No one enters the core hall without full clearance, even if they wear a legacy crest.”The man gave a tight nod. “Understood, Mr.
The Warden’s Secret
The iron gates of Cressmoor Federal Penitentiary groaned open with mechanical slowness, allowing Julius to step inside, under the cover of the dull grey sky. He didn't wear any crests, pins or uniform to show his real rank. Today, he wasn’t the chairman of Colton Group or the darling of Guild politics.He was the heir of a legacy, and the man who had nearly seen everything that mattered in his life, be destroyed by a ghost operating from behind bars.The prison warden, Marshal Devane, met him at the internal checkpoint as they had initially discussed. His eyes were weary and sunken, like a man whose secrets had finally rotten him to the core, leaving him completely hollow from the inside. “You wanted this meeting off-record?” Julius said, voice calm but razor sharp. “I expect the truth, and nothing but the truth from you.”Devane coughed, then nodded once and led him to a private administrative chamber. There were guards here, no external surveillance, and nobody to keep eyes on th
Before the Storm
The Colton estate stood silent in the early dawn as Julius stared at the documents laid out before him, the Guild summons glinting with its silver-embossed seal. The expected public court hearing had been swept aside overnight. Just last night, they had received a call that the Guild had intervened with court proceedings. Legacy protocols had been invoked, quietly but decisively.The Guild was closing ranks.“They want control,” Julius muttered, tightening the button of his coat as he glanced at the clock. “And now, they want a show.”By noon, he and Miley were walking through the marbled halls of the Guild headquarters, which was a fortress of ancient power and modern politics. The Council Chamber was circular, built like a courtroom but colder in atmosphere. The elders sat elevated in concentric rings, dressed in formal regalia, navy robes trimmed with silver thread, denoting rank, lineage, and authority.Julius’s gaze swept across them. He had stood before these same people once
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