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Chapter 22. A Choice
The night was cold, the sea whispering against the cliffs as Selena stood frozen before the black car.Kael’s tall frame blocked the open door. His silver eyes gleamed like a predator in the moonlight. Every part of him looked calm, controlled, but Selena could feel the storm of power beneath his stillness. “You came,” Kael said softly. “I knew you would.”Selena’s chest rose and fell quickly. Her voice trembled. “Where is my father?”Kael tilted his head slightly, as if amused by her fear. “Alive. For now. But his life, Selena, depends entirely on you.”Her hands curled into fists at her sides. She hated how weak she sounded when she whispered, “What do you want from me?”Kael smiled faintly. “Step inside. And I will show you.”Selena’s body screamed not to move. Every instinct told her this was a trap. But her father’s face, bloodied, bruised, dragged away, flashed in her mind. She forced herself forward.The car door shut behind her with a heavy thud. The interior smelled of leath
Chapter 21. The Line Between Blood and Love
The storm broke at dawn. Rain hammered against the villa’s tall windows, running in heavy streams down the glass. Thunder rolled over the cliffs, shaking the walls. Lightning flashed across the horizon, casting the sea in silver and shadow.Inside, the atmosphere was just as stormy. Leon stood in the study, shoulders tight, staring at the maps spread across the table. He didn’t move, didn’t speak. The only sound in the room was the ticking of the old clock on the wall.Jason leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed. His eyes flicked between Leon and the storm outside. Finally, he muttered, “You’re wound so tight, boss, I can hear your teeth grinding.”Leon didn’t answer. His jaw flexed, his eyes locked on the map, but Jason knew he hadn’t seen a single line on it in the last hour.Eira entered quietly, her presence soft but sharp at the same time. She held a folder in her hand, damp from the rain. “Satellite confirmed Kael’s convoy moving east last night,” she said. “Toward the bo
Chapter 20. The Trap at the Mansion
The grand hall smelled of blood and smoke. The bodies of Gregory Hart’s guards lay across the polished marble floor, their lifeless eyes staring into nothing. Some had fallen against the stairwell, others sprawled across broken furniture. The silence was heavy, broken only by the faint creak of the old chandelier swaying above.Kael Voss sat in the high-backed chair at the end of the hall, as if the mansion belonged to him now. His silver hair glistened in the dim light. His hands rested calmly on the armrests, his posture steady, confident, like a king on his throne.Leon stepped forward, his boots crunching against shattered glass. His gun stayed steady in his hand. “Where’s Gregory?”Kael smiled faintly. “Ah, straight to business. No greetings, no pleasantries. You wound me, Leon.”Jason scanned the shadows, his rifle sweeping left and right. “Boss, this feels wrong. Too quiet.”Eira’s green eyes never left Kael. “It is wrong. He wanted us here.”Kael chuckled softly. “Correct, a
Chapter 19. A Fractured Trust
The papers lay scattered across Selena’s bed like broken glass. Numbers, signatures, accounts, all pointing to one truth she wished she could unsee.Her father. Gregory Hart. The man who had raised her, the man who had built her world of privilege and protection, was helping Kael Voss.Selena pressed a trembling hand to her lips, fighting the sob that threatened to escape. Her chest hurt. It felt as if her heart itself had been split in two.The villa was quiet around her. Too quiet. She thought she could hear the faint hum of the night insects outside, the steady crash of waves against distant rocks, but inside the walls, silence pressed like a weight.If Leon knew, what would he do? He would go after Gregory. He would destroy him, no matter the cost.And if she confessed, Leon would see her as tainted too. She was Gregory’s daughter, after all. Kael’s words came back to her, sharp as knives: “Blood always finds blood.”Selena wiped her eyes and forced herself to gather the papers ba
Chapter 18. The Devil’s Bargain
The harbor was quiet except for the sound of water slapping against the wooden piers. The night mist curled low, carrying the faint scent of salt and rust.Selena Hart walked carefully across the damp boards. Each step echoed softly, swallowed quickly by the heavy fog.Her coat did little against the chill, but it wasn’t the cold that made her shiver. It was the man waiting at the end of the pier.Kael Voss stood there, tall and unmoving. His long black coat rippled slightly in the breeze, silver hair catching the pale moonlight. He looked like a statue cut from ice, still, sharp, impossible to ignore.When he spoke, his voice was smooth, almost gentle, but every word carried danger. “You came alone. Just as I expected.”Selena kept her chin lifted even though her knees wanted to tremble. “I didn’t come for you. I came for answers.”Kael smiled faintly. “And answers you shall have.”Selena stopped several feet away from him, close enough to hear every breath, far enough that she coul
Chapter 17. Darkness Within
The villa went dark in an instant. Every light, every lamp, every quiet hum of electricity vanished. The silence that followed was thick, heavier than before. Even the air felt different, like the villa itself had been hollowed out. For a moment, no one moved.Then Jason’s voice cut through the dark. “Power’s down. The emergency grid’s not kicking in. This isn’t an accident.”Leon’s hand went immediately to his weapon. His voice was steady but sharp. “Everyone, stay calm. Check your positions. Jason, backup lights, now.”Jason cursed under his breath. “On it.”But even as he moved, a faint sound echoed from deep below the villa. A steady, rhythmic tick, tick, tick. Selena froze. Her whisper was barely audible. “What is that?”Eira answered, her tone flat. “A bomb.”The words jolted the room into motion. Leon’s voice snapped like a command. “Jason, take the east wing. Find the breaker. Selena, stay close. Eira, with me. We go to the cellar.”Selena grabbed his arm in the dark. “Leon,
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