2026-07-08 22:53:52Aaron told her he could get her inside.
Serena wanted to go in, of course. She just wasn't sure whether to believe him. But after turning it over, she decided to trust him. The number of people she could actually rely on these days could be counted on one hand, and Aaron Holmes, for all his mysteries, had somehow earned a spot among them.Outside the Haven Club, the evening was already in full swing.Luxury cars lined both sides of the road, their polished frames gleaming under
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Chapter 80
"I saw marshals from the Marshal's Office heading to the Vale Group construction site too."The henchman's words tumbled out breathlessly, his face slick with sweat as though he'd sprinted the entire way back.Bryce went still and set down his teacup with a soft click. "The Marshal's Office?" he repeated, his voice dropping half a register.He knew what the marshals represented. They weren't ordinary law enforcement. The Marshal's Office functioned as Haven City's armed authority, tasked with maintaining order among the upper echelons and safeguarding the city's stability. They didn't concern themselves with petty disputes or neighborhood squabbles. A construction site full of disgruntled workers hardly seemed like the kind of incident that would draw their attention."That's right," the henchman continued, wiping his forehead. "I staked out the perimeter for a long time. The marshals went in, and within minutes they came back out with Roscoe Blackwood and his cr
Chapter 79
The Marshal's Compound sat quiet under the afternoon sun, its stone walls holding the kind of silence that made men nervous. Aaron Holmes walked through the main corridor without haste, his footsteps measured and deliberate. Behind him, Coldwraith moved like a shadow.By the time Aaron arrived, Roscoe Blackwood and his entire crew had already been separated into individual cells."Lord Holmes, we've followed your instructions to the letter," the Chief Marshal said, falling into step beside him. "Every one of them has been isolated."Aaron's gaze sharpened. "Have any of them talked?"The Chief Marshal's expression tightened with frustration. "Not a word of substance. They keep insisting they're ordinary villagers and won't say anything beyond that.""Take me to him."Aaron had expected as much. These men were clearly acting on someone else's orders, coached on exactly what to say and what not to say, stubbornness born not from courage but from fear of wh
Chapter 78
"Thirty seconds left!"Aaron Holmes stood motionless at the edge of the construction site, hands loose at his sides, as though the commotion swirling around him belonged to a different world entirely. The murmurs of the crowd, the nervous shuffling of Serena Vale's business partners, the theatrical countdown from Roscoe Blackwood and his thugs, none of it registered on his face. He simply waited, breathing slow and even, gaze fixed on nothing in particular."This guy's lost his mind," one of Roscoe's men muttered. "Absolutely unhinged."Roscoe studied Aaron with a look caught between amusement and irritation. He'd come tonight to make a statement, to remind everyone who held real power in these parts. The spotlight was supposed to be on him, yet this nobody was stealing the moment without lifting a finger."Ten seconds!"Aaron ignored it. In his mind, he was counting down his own clock. One minute was all he'd needed.Roscoe's patience snapped. "That's
Chapter 77
The office door swung open without a knock, and Serena glanced up from the spread of documents covering her desk. The moment she registered who had walked in, something in her expression softened."Aaron, what are you doing here?"A thread of genuine warmth colored her voice, enough to surprise even herself. These past weeks had buried her so completely in work that she'd barely exchanged more than a handful of texts with him. She hadn't even spared much thought for the Tyler family's bankruptcy, letting it pass like distant news while she poured every waking hour into the company's operations. And now those operations were threatening to collapse around her."Had some free time, figured I'd stop by." Aaron settled into the chair across from her, unhurried, watching her face with quiet attention. "Looks like something's wrong."Serena pressed her fingertips against her temples and exhaled slowly. The exhaustion was beginning to show in the faint shadows beneath h
Chapter 76
Roscoe Blackwood stood his ground without a flicker of hesitation, arms folded across his chest like a man who had already decided how this was going to end. The morning sun beat down on the half-demolished row of houses behind him, but he seemed perfectly at ease, as if the construction site belonged to him and not to Vale Group."That's right," he called out, loud enough for every worker within earshot to hear. "You want to get past us, you'll have to drive those machines right over our bodies. This place isn't coming down, not today, not ever."The villagers clustered behind him erupted in agreement, their voices overlapping in a ragged chorus of defiance. Watching them, Serena could tell this wasn't just about money. Their faces were too animated, their postures too rehearsed. Something else was fueling them.She steadied her breathing. She was still a woman standing alone on a construction site surrounded by hostile strangers, with no security detail and no lever
Chapter 75
"You want to acquire our family's holdings?" Ronan Tyler stared at Aaron Holmes for a long moment, disbelief curdling into contempt. A sneer twisted across his face. "Who do you think you are, Aaron? You honestly believe you have the standing to touch what belongs to the Tyler family?"The crack of an open palm against flesh echoed through the room before anyone could draw another breath."Disrespect toward Lord Holmes will not go unanswered," Preston Fields said, his voice flat and final. He lowered his hand without so much as a flicker of emotion, as though swatting a fly from the table.A vivid red handprint bloomed across Ronan's cheek, each finger distinct and swelling. The sight was enough to make the surrounding Tyler heirs shrink back, their earlier bravado evaporating like morning dew on hot pavement."Lord Holmes?" Ronan's mouth moved uselessly, the words barely forming into a question. The other Tyler scions stood frozen beside him, their faces cycling
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