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Chapter 10: Deal
"Sit. Down." Brandon Hartford's voice carried the weight of a man used to being obeyed. "We need to talk."Marcus considered refusing. But curiosity won out—what could they possibly want to discuss now that the marriage was effectively over? He sat at the table, noting how Quinn wouldn't meet his eyes."You've been causing problems," Brandon began, his tone severe. "Tonight's incident at the Sinclair family gathering was completely unacceptable. Attacking Alexander Grant, overturning tables, making a scene—""I made a scene?" Marcus interrupted. "Your daughter left me to die in a collapsing building while she saved another man. But sure, I'm the problem.""How dare you!" Karen shrieked, slamming her hand on the table. "How dare you question Quinn's judgment! She's a Saintess! She has a sacred duty to protect those under her care! Alexander was injured because of your violence—of course she had to prioritize him!""She's my wife," Marcus said quietly."She's a Saintess first!" Karen's
Chapter 9: The Soul-Chasing Token
Bruno King collapsed to his knees the moment Aaron Jackson fully revealed the Soul-Chasing Token. The black marker seemed to pulse with malevolent energy, its ancient symbols writhing like living things in the dim light of the bar's backroom."No... no, please..." Bruno's voice cracked, all his earlier bravado evaporating like morning mist. "Not that. Anything but that."Aaron lit a cigarette calmly, the flame from his lighter casting dancing shadows across his face. "You know about the token, then. Good. That saves me the explanation.""Everyone knows about it," Bruno whispered, his gold teeth chattering. "Wesley Cooper... three years ago... they found him dead in his penthouse. No marks, no explanation. Just... dead. The token was on his chest.""Wesley was a fool who thought money made him untouchable," Aaron said, exhaling smoke. "He learned otherwise. And before him, there was Jennifer Walsh, David Chen, Michael Santos... all marked, all dead within half a day. The Soul-Chasing
Chapter 8: Mistake
When they were gone, Aaron opened a hidden compartment in his desk. Inside lay something that made the air itself seem to grow colder—a black token the size of a poker chip, carved with ancient symbols that seemed to writhe in the dim light.The Soul-Chasing Token.He hadn't used it in years. Didn't need to. The reputation alone was enough to make most threats disappear. Every person marked by this token in the past had died within half a day—no exceptions, no mercy.Aaron's fingers closed around the token, and his eyes burned with purpose.Anyone who threatened Marcus Steel would die. Anyone who threatened the Dragon King's return would be eliminated.No matter who they were.Meanwhile, in the north city's Skyline Bar, Oliver Hartford lounged in a private room that reeked of cigarette smoke, cheap cologne, and expensive alcohol. He counted out two hundred thousand dollars in cash, sliding the neat stacks across the table to Bruno King.Bruno grinned, gold teeth glinting. "Damn, Olive
Chapter 7: The Dragon's Return
The address Seraphine had given him led to the old industrial district, where streetlights flickered like dying fireflies and shadows pooled thick between abandoned warehouses. Marcus Steel walked with purpose, his newly awakened dragon senses alert to every whisper of movement in the darkness.He'd barely turned down a narrow alley when they struck.Four figures emerged from the shadows like wraiths—professional killers dressed in black tactical gear, their faces masked, their movements coordinated. The lead assassin raised a silenced pistol without hesitation.Marcus moved.His body flowed with superhuman grace, dragon power flooding his muscles. He sidestepped the first shot with impossible speed, the bullet sparking off brick where his head had been a heartbeat before. The second assassin lunged with a combat knife, but Marcus caught his wrist mid-strike, twisted, and the crack of breaking bone echoed through the alley."Who sent you?" Marcus demanded, but they didn't answer—profe
Chapter 6: The Final Break
Marcus stood before his wife, very much alive despite the tons of rubble that should have crushed him into nothing. Sophia stared at him like he was a ghost, her hands frozen mid-bandage on Alexander's arm, her mouth slightly open in shock."How did you survive?" she asked again, and there was something in her tone that made Marcus's newly awakened dragon senses flare. Not relief. Not joy. Just disbelief and perhaps—yes, definitely—disappointment.A bitter chuckle escaped Marcus's throat. "Is that really what you want to know, Sophia? Not 'thank God you're alive' or 'I was so worried'—just how did I survive? As if my living is somehow... inconvenient for you?"Sophia's face flushed, color rising in her cheeks—guilt and anger mixing together in equal measure. "That's not what I meant! You're twisting my words!""Am I?" Marcus's enhanced senses read every micro-expression, every slight shift in her posture, every fluctuation in her emotional state. He could see the truth she was despe
Chapter 5: Rebirth of the Dragon King
Marcus's eyes snapped open.He gasped, dragging air into lungs that should have been crushed, filling a chest that should have been caved in by tons of steel and concrete. His hands flew to his ribs, searching for the jagged edges of broken bones, the wet warmth of internal bleeding.Nothing. Just smooth skin and solid muscle.He sat up amidst the rubble that should have been his tomb, surrounded by twisted metal and pulverized concrete. Dust clouded the air like fog, and somewhere in the distance, sirens wailed their desperate song.But Marcus felt... alive. More than alive. His body hummed with energy, with vitality that coursed through his veins like liquid lightning. His broken leg—the one that steel beam had shattered—flexed perfectly beneath him. His shattered ribs expanded and contracted with each breath, whole and strong.What's happening to me?Then he felt it.A surge of power erupted from somewhere deep in his core, like molten fire racing through his bloodstream. His
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