The airport buzzed with activity as people hurried through the terminal, but most of the crowd's attention had shifted to the massive fleet of luxury cars lined up outside. The vehicles gleamed under the afternoon sun, each one looking more expensive than the last, with tinted windows and polished chrome that screamed wealth and power.
Passengers, airport staff, and onlookers whispered among themselves, curiosity filling the air like static electricity.
“Whose convoy is that?” someone whispered, their voice barely above a breath.
“I heard it's Charlie Hamilton's,” another person replied, glancing around nervously. “He’s the head of the city's biggest mafia.”
“No way,” a woman gasped. “Charlie Hamilton? Here?”
As the crowd murmured, the doors of the leading car opened, and Charlie himself stepped out. Dressed in an impeccably tailored black suit, with slicked-back hair and a sharp, commanding gaze, he radiated danger and authority. His mere presence made people shrink back, their eyes wide with fear and fascination.
And then, the sliding doors of the terminal opened, and Davion walked out.
He carried no luggage, dressed in simple black jeans and a plain shirt, with his hands casually stuffed into his pockets. His hair was slightly messy, and he moved with the kind of effortless confidence that made people stop and stare without even knowing why.
The crowd’s whispers grew louder.
“Who is that guy?”
“He just walked out like he owns the place…”
Before anyone could process the sight, Charlie Hamilton — the ruthless mafia boss, a man known for crushing his enemies without mercy — stepped forward.
And bowed.
“Boss,” Charlie greeted, his voice filled with respect. He lowered his head slightly, a gesture so out of character it sent a ripple of shock through the onlookers. “It’s been a long time.”
Charlie hadn’t always been the feared mafia boss people whispered about. There was a time when he had lived in the shadows — hiding in an abandoned quarry, covered in dirt and bruises, just trying to survive. He had fled there to escape his enemies, powerful men who wanted him dead. Days turned to weeks, and Charlie lived like a ghost, constantly on edge, waiting for the inevitable moment they would find him.
But fate had other plans. One by one, his enemies met unexpected deaths — freak accidents, unsolved murders, disappearances that no one could explain. It was almost as if someone had silently wiped them out.
Charlie eventually left the quarry, climbing out of the darkness and rising to power. But no matter how high he climbed, he never forgot the one person he owed everything to.
He never forgot Davion
Charlie never asked how it happened — never questioned the coincidence of his enemies vanishing right when he needed it most. All he knew was that Davion had been there once, watching over him like a phantom in the night. And from that day on, Charlie’s loyalty to him became unshakable, built on a foundation of awe and fear.
Because Charlie understood better than anyone — Davion wasn’t just a man.
He was a force of nature.
Davion smirked and patted Charlie on the shoulder, like greeting an old friend. “Charlie,” he said, his tone light, “you look like a successful man now.”
Charlie’s eyes gleamed with admiration. “It’s all because of you, Boss,” he said humbly. “I’ll always be your most loyal servant.”
Gasps filled the air.
“Did he just call that guy ‘Boss’?!”
“Charlie Hamilton has a boss?!”
Davion chuckled, unconcerned by the commotion. “Let’s go,” he said, sliding into the back seat of Charlie’s car like he hadn’t just broken half the city's perception of reality.
Charlie bowed again and quickly followed, and the convoy sped off, leaving behind stunned bystanders who would be talking about what they had seen for weeks.
But among the shocked crowd, one person stood frozen in place.
Irene.
She had just stepped out of the terminal, her suitcase rolling quietly behind her, when she saw the last car disappear down the highway. Her heart pounded, and her fingers tightened around the suitcase handle.
“That… that was Davion,” she whispered, her voice trembling.
Her subordinate, a young woman who had been shadowing her for months, frowned. “Ma’am?” she asked carefully.
Irene shook her head, rubbing her temple. “I swear I saw Davion in that car…”
Her subordinate blinked, then let out an awkward laugh. “That can’t be right, ma’am. That was Charlie Hamilton’s convoy. Why would Davion be in his car? You must be tired.”
Irene forced a chuckle, though her mind buzzed with questions. “You’re probably right,” she muttered, but her gut told her otherwise.
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The convoy arrived at the Norton family residence — a sprawling estate with towering gates and intricate stonework that screamed old money and aristocratic influence.
The guards at the entrance immediately stepped aside when they saw Charlie’s car, bowing their heads respectfully.
Davion stepped out, stretching his arms like he’d just woken up from a nap.
“You can leave,” he told Charlie. “I’ll handle the rest myself.”
Charlie bowed low. “As you wish, Boss,” he said, signaling for the rest of the convoy to leave.
The cars pulled away, leaving Davion standing alone in front of the massive wooden doors of the mansion. He knocked twice, the sound echoing like a judge’s gavel.
After a few moments, the door creaked open, and a middle-aged man stood there. His hair was streaked with gray, but his posture was firm, and his sharp eyes softened the moment he saw Davion.
“Davion? Is that you boy?” the man gasped.
Davion’s face broke into a rare, genuine smile. “Wesley,” he greeted, stepping forward and pulling the man into a hug.
Wesley Norton — the head of the Norton family — embraced Davion like a long-lost son. “I can’t believe you’re here,” he said, his voice thick with emotion. “It’s been years…”
Davion pulled back, still smiling. “Figured I’d drop by,” he said, glancing around the grand entrance hall. “Place hasn’t changed much.”
Wesley chuckled. “It still stands because of what your father did for us,” he said. “You’re always welcome here.”
But before Davion could respond, a sharp, venomous voice cut through the air like a blade.
“Is that the stray dog coming to our place?”
Davion turned, his expression unreadable as a woman descended the grand staircase.
She was dressed in expensive silk, her fingers dripping with gold rings, and her heavily powdered face twisted into a sneer.
“I really don’t know why you agreed to let him marry our precious daughter,” she spat, glaring at Davion like he was dirt beneath her shoe.
Davion tilted his head, his smile fading. “Nice to see you too, Mrs. Norton,” he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
Margaret Norton scoffed. “Spare me the pleasantries,” she snapped. “I don’t know what you did to worm your way back into this house, but you’re not marrying my daughter. I’ll die before I let that happen.”
Davion stuffed his hands into his pockets, completely unbothered by her hostility.
“That can be arranged,” he said casually.
Wesley’s eyes widened. “Davion!” he scolded, but Davion just shrugged.
Margaret gasped, her face turning red with rage. “How dare you—”
Her eyes widened, and she took a hesitant step back, her heart pounding.
And just like that, the game had begun.
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The lights went red.Not blinking red. Not warning red.Blood-red.“Yeah,” Irene muttered beside me, tightening her grip on her gun. “That’s never a good sign.”The hallway shuddered like Genesis itself had taken a breath. Somewhere deep inside the facility, something massive powered up—low, mechanical, angry. The sound crawled under my skin.“Core’s awake,” Wilson said, tapping furiously on his tablet. “Security protocols just jumped to max. We’ve got—” He stopped. Swallowed. “We’ve got two minutes before lockdown seals every exit.”Beverly turned to me. Her eyes met mine, sharp but steady. “Davion. Your call.”I didn’t hesitate.“We move. Now.”We ran.Boots slammed against metal floors as sirens wailed overhead. The rescued girl—Mira—stayed close to Beverly, her fingers knotted in Beverly’s jacket like she was afraid the world would disappear if she let go.I knew that fear.The doors ahead split open with a hydraulic scream, revealing the core chamber.And my chest tightened.The
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Alright. Continuing directly from Cameron being taken, keeping it intense, emotional, dramatic, teen-author style.Next chapter — ~1000 words.⸻CHAPTER — BRANDON’S POVThe door slammed shut behind Cameron with a sound that felt permanent.Not loud—final.I stood there for half a second longer than I should’ve, staring at the empty space where he’d been, my palm still pressed against the cold barrier like he might somehow push back through it if I stayed still enough.“Cam,” I whispered.No answer.The room hummed softly, indifferent.Then the lights shifted.The control room dissolved into something else entirely—walls sliding, screens retracting, the space reconfiguring itself like it had never been meant to hold us for long. I turned slowly, heart pounding, fists clenched so tight my knuckles ached.“Okay,” I muttered to myself. “Okay. You don’t panic. You don’t lose it. You don’t—”A screen blinked on in front of me.Just one this time.Cameron’s face filled it.My chest seized.H
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The room felt too small for the amount of anger in it.Iron Hand pushed himself up from the desk, blood streaking down the side of his face, but he was smiling. Not a scared smile. Not a desperate one. The kind that made Davion’s stomach twist.“You think this ends with me on the floor?” Iron Hand asked calmly. “You think tearing down Genesis stopped the machine?”Beverly tightened her grip on her blade. “You’re stalling.”“Of course I am,” he replied smoothly. “That’s what people do when they still have options.”Davion stepped forward, heart pounding. “You don’t. Your systems are down. Your guards are locked out. Whatever backup plan you had—”Iron Hand laughed. Actually laughed.“You children really don’t understand scale,” he said. “Genesis wasn’t the heart. It was a test run.”Lina’s fingers froze over her console. “That’s not possible. We traced every—”“—every node you could see,” Iron Hand cut in. “Did you really think I’d build my legacy on a single point of failure?”Rami’s
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For a second—just one tiny, shaky second—the whole room froze. Iron Hand was pinned against his own desk, breathing hard, eyes wild in a way Davion had never seen before. It was weird, almost unsettling. He wasn’t the calm, untouchable monster they’d been running from for months. He looked… human. But Davion didn’t let himself feel anything about that. Not now. Not here.“Don’t hesitate,” Beverly said sharply, shooting Davion a look that cut through every distraction like a blade. “That’s how he wins.”Iron Hand laughed quietly, the sound rough and bitter. “You think you’ve won because you shut down a few security systems? Children. You’re all children.”“And yet,” Rami called from the doorway, panting as he kicked away another unconscious guard, “the children are kicking your butt right now.”Maya snorted. “Respectfully.”Iron Hand pushed himself off the desk in one swift movement, like some engine had restarted inside him. He reached under the desk and pulled out something that look
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The moment Iron Hand hit the desk, something in him snapped—like a switch inside his head turned off all the fake calm he had been wearing like perfume. His eyes flickered with this cold, mechanical glow, and Davion felt his stomach twist.“Oh no,” Maya whispered. “Not this again.”Iron Hand stood up slowly, rolling his shoulders, and the sound wasn’t normal—it was metallic, grinding, like gears shifting inside his body.“He enhanced himself,” Beverly muttered, eyes wide. “He actually—Davion, he’s not fully human anymore.”Iron Hand smirked. “Evolution is the only path forward. You children cling to your emotions like life jackets. I’ve transcended that weakness.”Davion stepped in front of the others. “And you lost your soul doing it.”Iron Hand didn’t argue. He just moved.Fast.Faster than before. Faster than human. One second he was standing near the desk—next second he was in front of Davion, metal fist slamming into Davion’s ribs with the force of a car crash.Davion flew across
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The room trembled.Not from an explosion, not from an alarm—but from the force of everything finally collapsing into this one moment. Davion felt it in his bones, like destiny breathing down his neck. Iron Hand pushed himself up from the wrecked desk, blood on his lip, eyes burning with something between fury and disbelief.“You children,” Iron Hand spat, wiping his mouth. “Do you think you can rewrite the world by breaking into one building?”Beverly stepped forward, blade raised, breath sharp. “We’re not rewriting the world. Just removing the infection.”Iron Hand laughed—an ugly, unhinged sound. “Bold words for a girl who watched her mother die because she wouldn’t join me.”Beverly’s jaw clenched so hard Davion could practically hear it crack. “Don’t you dare—”“Bev,” Davion said softly, grabbing her wrist before she threw herself at him. “He wants to get in your head. Don’t let him.”Iron Hand looked between them, amused. “Touching. Truly touching. But sentiment won’t save you wh
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