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The First Blood Strike
The city woke under a pale, thin sun. For Alex, dawn had never looked this dangerous.They called it the first blood strike: a synchronized hit on the Serpent’s lifelines, money, reputation, and leverage all at once. No half measures. No slow plays. Burn the nerve centers and watch the arms twitch.Claire stood over the table in the warehouse, coffee cup in hand, eyes hard. The map lights reflected in her pupils like a war room. Tessa had the laptop open, fingers drifting across the keys like a pianist. Leo’s phone buzzed with live feeds. Marcus checked weapons like a man checking prayers.“We go in ten,” Claire said. “Tessa, are you sure the holes are deep enough?”Tessa didn’t look up. “They’re deeper than your scalp, Claire. I built tunnels through their VPN, their offshore switches, their nested proxies. I’ll ghost the origin signature so they blame each other. We pull liquidity tonight, I trigger the feeds, and you release the files to the outlets. Legal files go to regulators. T
The Father's Sin
The video’s glow flickered against the glass walls of the penthouse, washing the room in cold blue light.Mr. Stanton’s face filled the screen, older, weary, his eyes shadowed with the kind of guilt that time couldn’t erase.“If you’re watching this,” he began, his voice calm but heavy, “then you’ve stepped into my world. I built an empire, Alex, but every brick was laid with blood and lies. And the people who helped me build it… they were never meant to let me walk away.”Alex stood motionless, jaw tight.Claire didn’t breathe. The city outside was silent, as if listening too.“I joined the Serpent because I wanted control,” Mr. Stanton continued. “Not money. Not fame. Control. The kind that could move governments, rewrite laws, bury enemies without leaving a trace. And for a while, I thought I was untouchable.”He paused, his eyes flicking down as if searching for the right words.“But power doesn’t free you. It owns you. And when I realized what I’d become, what we’d become, I trie
The Serpent's Shadow
The message stayed on the screen long after the phone went dark.You just woke up the real players.[Black Serpent Symbol: A coiled snake around a crown.]Alex sat in silence, the sound of the city storm muffled by thick glass.Claire stood nearby, arms crossed, her face unreadable.“Who the hell are they?” he asked.Claire exhaled. “The Black Serpent isn’t a company, Alex. It’s a network. Old money. Political power. They’ve been operating in the shadows long before Stanton Industries or Helix existed.”“Hayes worked for them?”“No,” she said softly. “He worked under them. Everyone does, one way or another. The Serpent doesn’t show its face unless someone’s pushed too far.”Alex looked back at the message. “So I made enough noise that the people in the dark noticed me.”She nodded. “And that’s both good and bad.”“How’s that?”“You’re no longer invisible. Which means they’ll either want to recruit you… or erase you.”By morning, the storm had cleared, but the tension hadn’t.News chan
Beneath the Empire
The storm didn’t stop.For three days, rain hammered the city like a curse, washing the streets clean but never the sins buried beneath them. Inside the towering Stanton Industries headquarters, Alex stood by the glass wall of his office, staring down at the world he was beginning to own and the enemies he couldn’t yet see.Every win felt heavier now. Every move cost something.Claire entered quietly, a folder in hand. “Hayes made his move.”Alex didn’t turn. “What did he do?”She placed the folder on his desk. “Anonymous leaks. Financial misconduct, tax fraud, insider trading, your name’s all over it. He’s feeding the media fake reports with just enough truth to make them believable.”Alex finally faced her, his jaw tight. “And the board?”“They’re panicking. A few members already reached out to Helix ‘for reassurance.’ Hayes is trying to turn your people against you.”He didn’t blink. “Then we hit back harder.”That afternoon, the Stanton boardroom was filled with tension thick enou
Enemies in Shadows
The next few days were chaotic.Stanton Industries was trending again, every outlet was covering the downfall of Helix Global. Victor Hayes’ empire was burning, and Alex was the one holding the match. But instead of satisfaction, he felt something colder, a sense that this was just the beginning.Because men like Hayes didn’t just lose. They came back swinging.Alex stood by the window of his office, watching the city below. Every honk, every flickering light, every movement on the street, it all felt like part of the same machine. The city never stopped. Neither could he.Claire walked in, tablet in hand. “Helix’s stock is crashing faster than expected. Investors are pulling out. You just cost Hayes about fifty million.”Alex didn’t turn. “He’ll want payback.”“Of course he will,” she said casually. “But that’s good for us. Keeps things interesting.”He turned then, meeting her eyes. “He’s not coming at me in the open. He’s too smart for that.”She nodded. “Which means he’ll use some
The Ghosts That Don't Stay Buried
Morning came with a strange calm.Alex sat by the window of his penthouse, staring at the rising sun that washed the skyline in gold. New York looked peaceful from up here, like a city that finally bent to his will. But the quiet didn’t fool him. Peace never lasted long in his world.The headline from yesterday still flashed on every business site:“Stanton Industries Exposes Internal Fraud: Executives Under Fire.”Lawrence and Vanessa were out of the game, at least for now. Suspended pending investigation. Their faces splashed across every news feed. It was Alex’s silent victory, and he loved every second of it.He should’ve felt satisfied. He had power, control, and his enemies were falling like dominoes. But deep down, something still burned, a restless feeling he couldn’t shake.Because no matter how much he rose, the ghosts of his past refused to stay buried.Claire walked into the suite like she owned the place, tossing a folder onto the table. “Congratulations, boss. You just s
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