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THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 72
“I knew you weren’t just another nobleman,” Valeria murmured, her cheek pressed against Javier’s chest. “But I never imagined… this.”Javier remained still for a moment, then stepped back, his golden eyes meeting hers. “Neither did I. I thought I had buried that part of my bloodline with my parents. I was wrong.”Behind them, smoke still curled from scorched earth, the sigils fading slowly, leaving behind deep cracks where the fragment had been sealed. The wedding garden was silent—an audience of powerful elites rendered speechless.The heads of state, foreign dignitaries, and military officials had all been invited to the most powerful political union in modern history: the marriage of President Valeria Solano and Javier Everhart. Instead, they’d witnessed something out of legend.And now, none of them dared speak.It was Chancellor Remiel of the Eastern Coalition who finally cleared his throat. “That woman. That power. Was that… ancient alchemy?”Javier didn’t answer him directly. I
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 73
"I want his head," Hudson spat, his fists slamming against the mahogany desk hard enough to crack it.Marcellus, standing by the window, didn’t flinch. His jaw clenched, eyes cold as he watched the rain cascade down the glass."You should've killed him when he was still a nobody,” Hudson seethed, his voice trembling with rage. “Now the world bows to him. Even Caelius Thorn—THORN!—kneeled like a dog. And you let that wedding happen!"Marcellus turned, his expression unreadable. “We underestimated Javier.”“Understatement of the century,” Hudson snarled. “He’s no longer just Valeria’s fiancé—he’s the bloody Flamebearer. A walking weapon.”Marcellus’s lips twitched into a tight, bitter smile. “And we created him.”Hudson paused.Marcellus continued, stepping forward. “We sent Adriana. We orchestrated the hotel trap. We humiliated him in front of the elites. We stirred the Vault.”“You’re proud of that?” Hudson barked.“No,” Marcellus said darkly. “But I know what’s coming next.”Hudson n
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 74
"Impressive," Zephyr sneered as he wiped blood from the corner of his mouth. "You’re not just a myth after all."Javier stood unfazed amid the cracked stones and scorched earth of the courtyard, his golden eyes glowing faintly, the fire around his body slowly fading. His cloak danced in the remaining sparks."You’re reckless," Javier said, voice low and composed. "You attacked without warning. Without understanding."Zephyr laughed, flicking sparks off his shoulders. "Understanding is for the weak. I came to see who dared call himself Sovereign Alchemist. Now I see why the Vault whispers your name."Valeria descended the steps behind Javier, her eyes sharp, her presence commanding even in the chaos. "Is this how you introduce yourself? By killing our guards?"“They were in the way,” Zephyr replied, grinning.Javier tilted his head. “Then you're lucky you're still breathing.”That shut Zephyr up, if only for a second. But then, from above, the roar of a beast echoed across the ruins of
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 75
“Let them gather,” Javier said as he stood on the highest terrace of the Solano estate, the morning wind sweeping through his coat. “One by one… they will fall.”Valeria stood behind him, her arms crossed tightly across her chest. There was unease in her eyes despite her iron will. “You speak as if you’re certain of victory.”“I am.”“How?” she asked. “You’ll be outnumbered. They’re not just Vault Hosts… they’re killers. Fanatics. Monsters. You think they’ll play fair?”“I don’t need them to play fair,” Javier replied without turning. “I only need them to come.”Valeria exhaled, stepping beside him. “And when they do… what then? What happens after the blood, the smoke, and the dust? What happens to us, Javier?”Javier’s gaze remained locked on the distant hills. “We survive. And we rebuild.”But even as he said it, something shifted in the atmosphere.The wind stopped.Birds fled the trees.And the light dimmed… though the sun still stood in the sky.A thunderous BOOM erupted in the d
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 76
The light that exploded from Javier was blinding—pure, searing, and ancient. It wasn’t just Vault energy. No. It was something deeper. Something older. Something that made even the strongest Vault Hosts recoil in terror.Lucien’s smirk faltered.The cloaked figure holding Valeria screamed as his flesh burned on contact with the aura. He dropped her instinctively, shielding his face as golden symbols spiraled from Javier's feet, wrapping around him like a celestial armor.Valeria hit the ground hard but rolled to safety. Her eyes widened in disbelief. "Javier… what are you?"He didn’t answer.Didn’t blink.Didn’t even look at her.His eyes were locked on Lucien."I was born with blood older than the Vaults," Javier said, his voice like thunder rolled into calm. "Alchemy wasn’t a tool. It was a legacy. One you weren’t worthy of."Lucien stepped back.For the first time, uncertain."I was worthy. Father saw it. He trained me first—""And he banished you," Javier interrupted, voice sharp
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 77
Ambrose’s laughter echoed across the charred ruins like a choir of wraiths. The way he carried himself—elegant, untouched by the smoke or blood—sent a chill even through Valeria’s spine. He looked more like a noble at a masquerade than a monster stepping from the graves of the past."So much like your father," Ambrose mused, circling slowly, boots never truly touching the scorched earth. "Stoic. Proud. Blind."Javier didn’t move. His posture remained relaxed, but Valeria could feel it—power crackling under his skin like restrained lightning.“I was wondering when you’d crawl out,” Javier replied, his voice low, even. “The smell of rot finally gave you away.”Ambrose chuckled, unbothered. “And here I thought we’d greet each other like family.”“You lost that right when you sacrificed my parents for your obsession.”Ambrose sighed dramatically, brushing imaginary dust from his robe. “They were narrow-minded. They clung to dead ideals. Alchemy was never meant to be bound by ethics or law
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 78
Valeria stood still, her breath uneven. “You want to continue with the wedding after all this?”Javier met her gaze. “That’s exactly why we must.”There was no fire in his voice. No dramatic promise. Just resolve. Unshaken, unmoved. That same calm stillness that had made kings underestimate him… and fall.The battlefield behind them smoldered in silence. The scorched cloak of Ambrose fluttered with the wind, like a flag of warning. The remaining soldiers—both of Solano and the allied clans—watched from a distance, unsure whether to step forward or drop to their knees.They had seen enough to understand one thing:Javier Everhart was not to be challenged.Valeria slowly nodded. “You’re right. If we postpone it now… it means Ambrose won.”Javier didn’t respond, but the tightening of his jaw was answer enough. He turned toward the direction of the capital, his long coat flowing behind him like a banner of vengeance.But peace would not come easily.The moment they returned to Solano’s pa
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 79
“Call the council. Now.”Javier’s voice echoed across the dim hallway, low but absolute. Valeria didn’t question him—she turned on her heels and disappeared through the shadows, her pace swift and purposeful. Selene lay motionless in his arms, her breathing shallow but steady. Whatever Ambrose—no, the mimic—had done to her was breaking down. The false seal binding her to him had been shattered. But the consequences… they were only beginning.Javier stood alone in the chamber. The cold stone around him hummed with residual energy. His thoughts were methodical—analyzing, organizing, executing. He didn’t have the luxury of fear. He didn’t need it.The real enemy had finally made his move.He gently placed Selene down and drew a circle around her using a chalk he pulled from his coat. His fingers moved like instinct, etching a protective seal infused with Everhart blood memory. It glowed faintly, recognizing him. Binding her to safety.Then he rose and walked away.When he emerged into th
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Valeria's breath caught in her throat. For a moment, time fractured — the wind howled louder than before, the city lights below flickered like uncertain stars, and Javier’s silence weighed heavier than any explosion.Javier lowered the phone, his grip tight enough to crack the case. He turned to face Valeria, golden eyes scanning her face not for guilt, but for confirmation — for strength.She didn’t flinch. “They’re trying to divide us.”“No,” Javier said, voice low. “They’re trying to bait me.”Valeria stepped closer. “Then don’t fall for it.”But he was already moving, sharp strides carrying him toward the rooftop exit. “Heather, prepare the car. I want the lab locked down. I’ll be there in ten.”“Yes, sir,” Heather replied without hesitation.Valeria moved to follow. “You’re not going without me.”Javier paused in the doorway, looking over his shoulder. “This isn’t some gala scandal, Valeria. They marked you.”“And I won’t hide like some trembling heiress.” Her eyes burned, proud
CHAPTER 117
The night was thick with silence, but Javier Everhart stood tall in the aftermath of chaos, his coat lightly torn and blood trickling down the corner of his mouth. Around him, the wreckage of the battle still smoked—cracked stone, scorched pillars, and the lingering scent of alchemical combustion. Hudson lay on the floor, curled and trembling, his pride stripped away. The mysterious robed figure had vanished, but not before seeding a new storm.Javier’s golden eyes stared into the darkness, reading the invisible runes the enemy left behind. A spell. A message. A warning."This mark... it's from the Eldritch Convergence," Javier murmured to himself. His voice, though calm, carried the weight of certainty. The Convergence was an ancient cult of alchemists long thought extinct, said to have merged alchemy with forbidden arcane rituals. If they were returning now, it meant the world would soon face something it was never prepared to endure.And they had come for him.Before he could dive
CHAPTER 116
The atmosphere in the room grew thick with anticipation, a suffocating pressure bearing down on everyone present. Javier, though outwardly calm, felt the shift—an unfamiliar and ominous presence that crept beneath the very foundation of the space. It was as if the world itself were holding its breath, waiting for something to snap.Hudson, still clutched in Javier's grasp, struggled to gather his breath. His once-proud demeanor was now crumbling, a shadow of the man he had been moments ago. Yet, the glint in his eyes told a different story. Something deep within him had ignited—something ancient and terrible.Javier’s grip tightened, but his focus shifted. His senses sharpened, and a cold shiver crawled down his spine. This was no ordinary threat. The air was laced with an unnatural energy, the kind that Javier had only encountered in the most
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Hudson stepped forward, his boots striking the broken ground with a resonating thud, as if he were the harbinger of something far worse than even Lazarus' dark magic. His presence exuded power — unyielding and oppressive. Every inch of his being seemed like a force of nature, relentless and untouchable.Javier’s eyes flickered towards him, but there was no shift in his demeanor. The calm that surrounded him was like the stillness before a storm. He didn’t flinch. He didn’t even blink.Hudson’s voice was low and dangerous, a growl that echoed in the stillness of the chamber.“You’ve made your mistakes, Javier,” Hudson said, his lips curling into a cruel smile. “You think you can challenge me, the legacy of centuries? You’re nothing more than an illusion, a child playing at alchemy. Your power is a hollow shell.”Javier’s hand still rested in the air, his fingers twitching slightly as if ready to strike again, but he didn’t move. He didn’t need to.“I don’t play at anything,” Javier rep
CHAPTER 114
The titan tore itself from the last of the golden chains, its body surging with renewed, terrifying strength.Lazarus stood behind it, hands folded calmly behind his back, as if he had already won. His golden eyes never left Javier, gleaming with malicious amusement.Valeria gripped Javier’s sleeve tighter, feeling the heat of the battlefield rise. She could barely breathe, the pressure was so immense, but Javier… he didn’t flinch.He didn’t move.He simply stared.Silent.Calculating.Then, finally, he spoke — voice low and dangerous."You mistake survival for inheritance."The titan lunged, spear whistling through the air with monstrous force.Javier moved.One step.That was all.The spear missed entirely, embedding itself into the stone wall behind him with an ear-shattering crash. Before the titan could recover, Javier’s fingers flicked forward, almost lazily.A thin line of silver light cut through the darkness.The titan froze mid-motion.A crack, faint but unmistakable, split
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Javier moved at the last instant, evading the strike by mere inches. The shockwave flattened the nearby walls, sending debris spiraling into the blackness. Valeria covered her head, shielding herself from the raining stones.Javier stood unharmed in the eye of the storm.The titan turned its hollow, glowing gaze toward him again. Its massive hand wrenched the spear from the cracked earth and spun it with unnatural speed, wind howling around the weapon.A second strike came—faster, more brutal.Javier didn’t back down.Instead, he raised his right hand, fingers moving in intricate, ancient patterns midair. A low hum resonated from his palm, gathering into a thin golden sigil
CHAPTER 112
The world blurred into chaos.The floor swallowed them whole, but Javier landed cleanly, as if he had expected it all along. His boots hit the dark stone with a controlled thud. Around him, pieces of the collapsing building rained down, dust choking the stale air. Valeria stumbled nearby, coughing violently. Lucian and the others were nowhere to be seen—only distant screams and the grinding of stone echoed.Javier rose, dusting his coat casually.From the depths of the darkness, Subject Zero’s laughter slithered toward him."You fall into my home now, Everhart," the monster rasped, voice booming through the hollow underground. "Here, the rules change."Javier ignored the
CHAPTER 114
The titan tore itself from the last of the golden chains, its body surging with renewed, terrifying strength.Lazarus stood behind it, hands folded calmly behind his back, as if he had already won. His golden eyes never left Javier, gleaming with malicious amusement.Valeria gripped Javier’s sleeve tighter, feeling the heat of the battlefield rise. She could barely breathe, the pressure was so immense, but Javier… he didn’t flinch.He didn’t move.He simply stared.Silent.Calculating.Then, finally, he spoke — voice low and dangerous.
CHAPTER 111
The room held its breath.Subject Zero stepped through the dust and chaos like a ghost given flesh. Seven feet tall, skin pale as wax, a twisted alchemical brand pulsing red-hot across his chest. His eyes—too human to be soulless, too inhuman to be sane—were locked on only one person.Javier Everhart.The guards raised their weapons. Lucian North scrambled back, nearly tripping over his own fear. Alric didn’t speak; he merely pressed his back against the farthest wall, trembling like a man watching a nightmare he once created walk again.“You,” Subject Zero rasped, voice deep and strange—as if several voices spoke through one mouth. “Everhart.”Javier didn’t move. His stance remained relaxed, one hand in his coat pocket. “I figured you’d come.”Subject Zero’s cracked lips curled into something like a grin. “They said you died. That the last of the alchemists was gone.”“They lied,” Javier said simply.Valeria grabbed his arm. “Javier—this thing—what is it?”He glanced at her. “A bypro
