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Chapter 6 Part 2
The energy in the room changed instantly. Riley's anger went cold. Bianca's jaw unclenched. Even Scarlett lowered her teacup half an inch, which for her was practically a standing ovation."The terminal is linked to my biometrics," Kyle told them, leaning back with his arms folded. "I'm the only one who can access the star map. I'm the only one who can accept missions. And I'm the only one who can authorize any of you to cross the fog barrier into the west side, where the star stones you need to rank up are actually located."He let that sink in for a moment."The previous version of me," Kyle chose his words carefully, "did not accept a single mission for the past six months. Not one. He sat in this house and watched all five of you stagnate while the protagonist next door sent his wives on missions every week. His golden flood dragon ranked up twice. His tiger evolved a new Ability. And meanwhile, every one of you has been stuck at the same level since the day you were matched."Nob
Chapter 6 Part 1
Kyle looked at the five women sitting around the dining table, each one capable of killing him in ways he probably could not even imagine, and made a decision that would have sounded insane to anyone watching from the outside.He was going to stop pretending to be a good person.The novel's original Kyle Cole was a villain. A petty, jealous, abusive villain who existed in the story for one reason only, to be horrible and then to be destroyed by the protagonist.And the five women sitting in front of Kyle right now had lived through every second of that horror.They knew what the villain looked like. They knew how he talked, how he moved, how he smiled before he hurt them.If Kyle tried to play nice, they would see through it in a heartbeat. They would assume it was a trap, a new form of cruelty dressed up in soft words, and they would move to eliminate the threat before it could evolve.But if he leaned into the role, if he stayed sharp and unpredictable and just dangerous enough to k
CHAPTER 5 PART 2
The room went still. Even the buzzing overhead light seemed to hold its breath."So here's what's going to happen." Kyle pointed at the plate. "You are going to take this thing back into the kitchen, throw it in the garbage, and make me something I can actually eat. Spicy wings. I want spicy wings. And if I don't have a plate of spicy wings in front of me in twenty minutes, I'm walking upstairs and signing all four certificates tonight. Every single one of you walks free, which means every single one of you loses the bond, which means the burial law no longer protects you from each other or from whatever is out there in the dead zones. Is that what you want, Bianca?"Bianca's smirk was gone. Her dark eyes had gone wide, just a fraction, and her jaw was locked so tight Kyle could see the muscles jumping beneath the skin."You wouldn't," she whispered."Try me." Kyle held her gaze and did not blink. "Spicy wings. Twenty minutes."Bianca stared at him for five long, silent seconds. Then
Chapter 5 PART 1
Kyle scanned the table one more time. Bianca blocking the door with that predator's smirk. Riley radiating fury so hot it could warm the room. Vivian watching him like prey she had already killed in her mind. Scarlett sipping tea without acknowledging he existed at all.And then there was Hailey.She sat in the last remaining chair at the corner of the table, her brown curls tucked behind both ears, her hands folded neatly in her lap. She was the only one in the room who was not openly glaring at him, staring at him with murderous intent, or pretending he was invisible. Her expression was soft, almost polite, and in a room full of loaded weapons pointed at his face, that tiny sliver of gentleness felt like the only safe corner left.Kyle walked over and pulled out the chair beside her."This seat taken?"Hailey looked up at him with wide, brown eyes and shook her head slowly. "No. Go ahead."He sat down. For exactly one second, he felt something close to relief.Then Hailey scooted he
Chapter 4 Part 2
Kyle ripped two pieces of cotton from the roll on the nightstand and stuffed them deep into both ears. Riley's screaming faded to a muffled buzz. He sank onto the edge of the bed, his heart hammering, his hands shaking, and let out a long, slow breath through his teeth."She can scream all she wants," he murmured to himself. "The law says a wife cannot divorce without the husband's written consent. As long as I don't sign, they can't leave. And as long as they can't leave, they have to keep me alive."It was a horrible thought. He knew it was a horrible thought. But it was also the only thought keeping him breathing.He pulled up the terminal beside the bed. The small screen glowed pale blue in the dim room, and he navigated to the star map, the government registry that held the profiles of every matched wife under his name.Five files. Five faces.Riley Fox. Three star Firetail Cat. Combat rating: low. Primary Ability: advanced healing and cellular regeneration. The system classified
Chapter 4 Part 1
Blake Sterling stood on the path between the two houses with his hands in his pockets and a smile so warm it could have melted snow. His five wives fanned out behind him in a perfect formation, each one tall, polished, and radiating the kind of effortless power that made Kyle's entire household look like a collection of stray animals dragged in from the rain.Blake's eyes moved slowly over the three of them. Kyle, dirt caked and trembling. Riley, bleeding from a gash above her eye. Vivian, barefoot, blood soaked from head to toe, with gaps in the dark scales along her neck where she had ripped them out herself."Kyle, what happened out there?" Blake's voice dripped with concern so perfectly performed it could have won an award. "You three look like you barely made it back. Is everyone alright?""We're fine," Kyle muttered, stepping in front of Vivian without thinking about it. "Just had a rough supply run."Blake tilted his head, his gaze drifting past Kyle's shoulder and settling on
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