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Chapter 26. The Devil in the Dark
The villa slept in uneasy silence. The storm outside had passed, leaving only the sound of waves crashing against the cliffs. The night air was cool and damp, drifting through the half-open windows. Selena lay restless in her bed, staring at the ceiling. Her father’s last words haunted her. “Choose love, not blood. But Leon’s cold gaze haunted her even more. You chose him. You chose blood.”Her heart twisted until it hurt. She turned to the side, clutching the pillow. She wanted sleep, wanted peace, but none came, then she heard it.A faint click. Her blood ran cold. Slowly, her eyes turned to the window. It was wider than before. The curtains stirred though no wind blew, and then… he stepped through. Kael Voss.Tall. Calm. Silver eyes gleaming like knives in the moonlight. Selena’s breath caught in her throat. She sat up quickly, pressing back against the headboard. “No…”Kael’s voice was soft, almost a whisper, but it filled the room like thunder. “Yes.”He closed the window behin
Chapter 25. Ashes of Loyalty
The night was fire and smoke. Leon dragged Selena through the choking haze, her screams piercing the storm of gunfire. Jason covered their retreat, bullets snapping through the air. Eira moved like a shadow, her pistols flashing, cutting down Kael’s soldiers one by one. “Move!” Leon barked, pulling Selena toward the vehicles.“No! My father, let me go!” Selena thrashed against him, her face streaked with tears. “We can’t leave him! We can’t!”Gregory’s bloodied body lay on the concrete behind them, struggling to rise. His breaths were short, wet, ragged. Yet even in agony, his eyes burned with desperate resolve. “Go!” Gregory roared, his voice breaking. “Go, damn it! Don’t look back!”Another hail of bullets ripped across the dock. Jason cursed, firing wildly into the dark. “Boss, we’re out of time!”Eira hurled a smoke canister, the white cloud swallowing the battlefield. She grabbed Jason’s arm, shoving him toward the car. “Now!”Selena twisted free from Leon at the last second, s
Chapter 24. The Breaking Point
The night exploded with fire and steel. Bullets tore across the docks. Sparks flew from metal containers as red tracers cut through the shadows. The air reeked of smoke, oil, and blood.Leon’s voice was a roar through the chaos. “Jason! Left flank! Eira, cover!”Jason fired burst after burst, his rifle kicking against his shoulder. “We’re outnumbered three to one!”Eira ducked behind a crate, twin pistols flashing in both hands. Her green eyes were cold fire, her jaw tight. “Hold them off!”In the center of it all, Selena knelt with Gregory, her heart slamming like a drum. She clutched his bound hands, trembling as Kael’s silver eyes pinned her from the container roof above.“Selena!” Kael’s voice was smooth, cutting through the storm. “Choose now, or your father dies!”Her body froze. The world seemed to tilt, spinning around her. Leon’s head snapped toward her even as bullets rained around him. His voice was raw. “Don’t you dare listen to him!”Gregory groaned beside her, his face p
Chapter 23. The Night of Betrayal
The villa was heavy with silence. Outside, the waves crashed hard against the cliffs. Inside, the air felt thick, every shadow darker than it should have been.Selena sat on the edge of her bed, staring at the envelope in her drawer. She had hidden it again, but she could feel its weight even from here. Proof of her father’s betrayal. Proof of her own.Her father’s voice still echoed in her head: “Don’t do it, Selena. Don’t give him Leon.”But Kael’s words drowned it out: “Tomorrow night. The shipyard. Or your father dies.”Her hands shook in her lap. She whispered to herself, “There has to be another way.” But no answer came.A knock sounded on her door. She flinched. “Selena,” Leon’s voice said, deep and steady. “We’re leaving in an hour.”She forced her voice calm. “Where?”“To hunt Kael,” Leon replied. “I think I know where he’ll strike next.”Her blood ran cold. He didn’t know he was walking straight into Kael’s trap.Downstairs, Jason checked his weapons with quiet curses under
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
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