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CHAPTER 159 PART 2
"NO!" Elize's scream was desperate. "Marcus! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Please don't let him—"Allen's men moved forward. Elize scrambled backward, but there was nowhere to go. Hands closed around her arms, lifting her despite her struggles.Atlas's smile widened, vicious triumph replacing humiliation. Finally. Finally justice. Finally—"Actually," Marcus said quietly, "I changed my mind again."Allen's men stopped, holding Elize suspended between them."What?" Atlas demanded."I'm keeping her," Marcus said simply. "And I'm taking you instead."The words took a moment to register. Then Atlas laughed—nervous, disbelieving. "You can't be serious. You just said—""I lied," Marcus interrupted. "To see if you'd take the bait. To see if you were stupid enough to think I'd actually hand over someone I'd already committed to protecting." His dragon eyes bored into Atlas. "You were. You are. And now you're going to pay for it.""Pay?" Atlas's confidence evaporated again. "You can't touch me! I'm
CHAPTER 159 PART 1
The moment Marcus Steel stepped fully into the room, the temperature seemed to drop ten degrees. It wasn't physical—the heating system still hummed quietly in the background—but every person present felt it. A pressure that made breathing harder, made hearts beat faster, made the survival instinct scream warnings that the rational mind struggled to process.Atlas Lancaster's face went from angry red to ashen white in the span of a single heartbeat.He knew that face. Had memorized it after the Pearl on the Water humiliation. Had commissioned a full investigation that yielded almost nothing—just vague reports that Marcus Steel was connected to the Abbott Family, had somehow earned Miguel Abbott's deference, and possessed wealth that didn't appear in any public records.But the investigation had also revealed something more disturbing. The Shadow Warrior Atlas had hired—the one sent to eliminate Marcus after the bunny costume scandal—had simply vanished. No body in the morgue. No admiss
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Atlas's carefully maintained composure cracked slightly. "Watch your mouth. You don't know what you're—""I know exactly what I'm talking about," Ives shot back. "Everyone in this room knows. You're a coward. A bully. And worse—you're pathetic."The insult landed like a physical blow. Several people actually gasped. Nobody spoke to Atlas Lancaster like that. Nobody.Atlas's face flushed dark red, but he forced himself to breathe, to regain control. Ives Abbott was protected by her family name. Hurting her would create complications he didn't need tonight.Instead, he turned his full attention to Elize."You," he said quietly, advancing on her corner. "Do you have any idea what you've cost me? The embarrassment? The humiliation? The damage to my family's reputation?"Elize pressed herself further into the corner, terror written across her features. "Atlas, please—""Please?" Atlas's laugh was ugly. "Now you say please? Not when you were making a fool of me in front of the entire provin
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Atlas Lancaster had chosen his outfit with the same care a general might select armor before battle. The Tom Ford suit—midnight blue with subtle pinstripes—had cost eight thousand dollars and fit like it was sewn onto his body. The Patek Philippe watch on his wrist represented generational wealth. Even his shoes, custom Italian leather, whispered privilege with every step.Tonight wasn't just about revenge. It was about reclaiming the narrative.The Lancaster Family's history stretched back four generations in Five-River Province. His great-grandfather had built an empire from railroads and real estate. His grandfather had expanded into manufacturing and shipping. His father currently controlled enough political influence to make mayors sweat and senators return calls within the hour.And Atlas—firstborn son, designated heir, golden child—had never, not once in his twenty-seven years, been publicly humiliated.Until Elize Yarrow smashed that beer bottle over his head.The memory still
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Nathan's eyes met Marcus's. The Dragon King's expression was completely neutral—offering no guidance, no mercy, just cold expectation."It's done," Nathan forced out. "We have the girl. And the others—Steel, Abbott's daughter, all the witnesses—they're secured.""Excellent!" Atlas's triumph was audible. "Perfect! Keep them there. I'm coming to... handle things personally. I want to see Elize's face when she realizes nobody's coming to save her."The cruelty in those words made Elize flinch. Even Ives looked sick. The young elites who'd treated this whole evening like drama now understood they'd been pawns in something darker."How long?" Nathan asked, following Marcus's subtle hand signal."Twenty minutes. Maybe thirty. I'm bringing additional security—can't have Steel causing more trouble." Atlas laughed. "This is going to be perfect. Everything I wanted. Sweet revenge served cold.""Understood, Young Master Lancaster," Nathan said, the title tasting like ash. "We'll be waiting."The
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Allen Mitchell didn't believe in half-measures. In his twenty years protecting the Abbott Family's interests, he'd learned a fundamental truth: mercy was mistaken for weakness, and weakness invited further attacks. So when his men secured the last of Nathan's crew, zip-tying hands and forcing them to their knees in a neat row, Allen approached the situation with professional thoroughness.He picked up one of the unbroken champagne bottles from the table—a 1998 Dom Pérignon that probably cost more than most of these thugs made in a month—and examined it thoughtfully."You know what I hate?" Allen asked conversationally, addressing the room at large but looking directly at Nathan. "I hate people who prey on the weak. Women, especially. It's cowardly."Nathan, still groggy from Marcus's beer bottle strike, tried to focus through the pain. Blood matted his bald head, and his vision swam alarmingly. "We were just—"The champagne bottle came down on the nearest thug's shoulder with brutal p
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