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ONE STRIKE, ONE DEATH
Garrick slowly raised one hand to his burning cheek. His fingers passed over the red mark David had left there, and his green eyes narrowed with disbelief. The entire dining hall had fallen silent, but the shock on the prisoners’ faces only made his humiliation worse.“You should have remained on the floor,” Garrick said. Emerald Essence crawled across his shoulders as he moved closer to David. “Now I’ll break both your hands, crush your face and make sure they carry you to the Sterling tribunal on a stretcher.”David placed his metal plate on the serving counter. “You pushed me twice, and I warned you twice. Walk away now, Garrick, and this ends here.”“Ends here?” Garrick’s expression twisted with rage. “A powerless dog just slapped me in front of everyone, and you think I’m going to walk away?”On the raised platform, one of the wardens reached for the alarm control. He had witnessed Garrick’s violence before and knew the dining hall could become uncontrollable once the other priso
THE SLAP OF A MUNDANE MAN
The pain returned as soon as the guards pulled David from the visitation room. It spread from the burns around his stomach and followed every step he took through the cold prison corridor. He could have stopped it by allowing the Primordius Dragon to complete its work, but pain made his injuries believable. For now, he needed the Sterlings to continue seeing him as an ordinary wounded man.“Move faster,” one of the guards ordered as he struck the bars with his baton. “The others will not wait because your body is weak.”David pressed one hand against his bandages and continued walking. He barely noticed the prisoners leaving their cells to join the line behind him. His thoughts remained fixed on Nathaniel’s golden eyes.Had he truly seen them change, or had the pain confused his mind? Why had his Primordius Dragon reacted as though it had recognised Nathaniel’s energy? If his grandfather possessed Raw Dragon Energy, why had he allowed the Myles family to become powerless and disgraced
THE OLD MAN WITH GOLDEN EYES
Several cousins laughed, but David did not lower his gaze. He was disappointed in Janet, and he could not deny the pain her choices had caused him. However, he would not rewrite everything they had shared merely because anger offered him an easier version of the truth.“Whatever happened between Janet and me is our concern,” David said. “If you want to accuse me of endangering the family, do it. If you want to call me foolish, I have heard worse. But speak about Janet with respect.”His eldest cousin pushed away from the table. “Respect? Did respect stop her from standing beside Donald while you were dragged away? You have allowed that woman to turn what remains of the Myles family into a public joke.”David started to rise. A faint golden pulse moved beneath his skin, and the Emerald seals around the room flickered once.Nathaniel suddenly slammed his walking stick against the floor. The sharp sound silenced the room, and when he spoke, the weakness had disappeared from his voice.“E
THE FAMILY THAT TURNED AGAINST HIM
The cousin’s words struck David harder than the insults from the Sterling guards. He stared across the table, wondering when his own family had become so frightened that they preferred blaming one another to confronting the people humiliating them.His first uncle leaned forward and pointed at him. “Your cousin is right. For once, stop behaving as if you are the only person affected by your decisions. The Sterling family is already threatening to review its protection agreement with us.”His second uncle shook his head bitterly. “Two companies suspended negotiations with our mining division this morning. Nobody wants to associate with the family of a man accused of murdering a Sterling elder. Do you understand what you have done to us?”“I haven’t done anything to you,” David replied. He kept his voice controlled, although anger was building inside him. “Elder Reginald’s death involved foul play. Someone interfered with his treatment and made sure the evidence pointed toward me.”One
THE DISGRACE OF THE MYLES FAMILY
David sat on the edge of the narrow prison bed while a Sterling doctor wrapped fresh bandages around his stomach.The burns Donald had caused were almost completely healed, but no one looking at him would know that. Deep inside his body, the Primordial Dragon had repaired the damaged flesh long ago. David deliberately slowed the visible healing and allowed the doctors to keep treating him like an ordinary injured man.“You’re recovering better than expected,” the doctor said as he checked the bandage. “But don’t get excited. You still have to stand before the Sterling tribunal.”David looked at him calmly. “I’m aware.”The doctor packed his medical tools and left without another word.Once the cell door closed, David leaned back against the wall.His eyes moved across the thick steel bars, the reinforced walls and the Emerald seals built into the prison. To anyone else, this place would have seemed impossible to escape from.To him, it was barely an obstacle.For a moment, anger rose
DAVID MUST DIE
Tristan stared at Janet’s mother as if he had heard her wrongly.A few seconds earlier, he had been certain she would expose him before the entire Sterling family. Now she stood before him with a calm expression after saying that Elder Reginald’s death had placed David exactly where she wanted him.“Aunt,” Tristan said slowly, still struggling to understand. “Are you saying you won’t expose me?”Janet’s mother looked at him without emotion. “I said exactly what I meant.”Tristan searched her face. “But you heard everything. You know David didn’t kill Elder Reginald.”“Yes,” she replied. “I know.”That answer disturbed Tristan even more.He stepped closer. “Then why would you keep quiet?”Janet’s mother turned slightly toward the distant cemetery. The sounds of the funeral could still be heard beyond the garden, but they were far enough away that no one could hear their conversation.“Because David Myles has been a problem for this family for far too long,” she said. “More importantly,
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