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Chapter 163
The moment Alexander stepped through those doors, the entire ballroom seemed to freeze. Conversation died mid-sentence. Champagne glasses paused halfway to lips. Every eye in the room fixed on the man who had just arrived with an entrance that screamed wealth, power, and absolute confidence.The suit he wore was a masterpiece of tailoring—midnight blue fabric that probably cost more than the entire gala Victor had organized. It hugged his frame perfectly, accentuating broad shoulders and a powerful build that somehow seemed even more impressive than it had before. His shoes were Italian leather, polished to a mirror shine. The three rings on his fingers caught the chandelier light and sparkled like captured stars.But it was more than just the clothes or the accessories. It was the presence. The way Alexander carried himself—head high, shoulders back, moving with the lethal grace of a apex predator who knew exactly how dangerous he was.Lila's mouth fell open, her champagne glass trem
Chapter 162
Victor Chen stood in the grand ballroom of the Celestial Hotel, surveying his domain with the satisfaction of a king looking over his conquered territory. Crystal chandeliers sparkled overhead, illuminating the cream of society as they mingled beneath his carefully orchestrated celebration.This was his night. His triumph. His moment of glory."Mr. Chen," his father approached with a broad smile, clapping him on the shoulder. "You've outdone yourself. This contract with Global Inc has elevated our family beyond anything I could have imagined. We're practically on par with the five top families now!""Practically?" Victor scoffed, taking a sip of champagne. "Give it six months, father. We'll surpass them entirely."His father chuckled indulgently. "Such confidence. I like it."Victor's smile faltered slightly as his mind wandered to Katarina. He'd been forced to hand her back to Vanessa Sterling without ever getting what he truly wanted. The thought still burned in his gut like acid. H
Chapter 161
The memories continued to flow through Alexander's mind like a river breaking through a dam, each revelation bringing with it the weight of decades of buried truth.Twenty-three years ago...He saw himself as he'd been—a scrawny fifteen-year-old orphan with nothing but the clothes on his back and a burning desire to survive. The streets had been his home, hunger his constant companion, death always lurking around the next corner.Then the military recruiters had come to the orphanage. They'd promised food, shelter, purpose. For boys like Alexander and his younger brother Adrian, it had seemed like salvation."Sign here," the recruiter had said, pushing papers across the battered desk. "The military will give you everything you need. You'll have a future. A purpose."Alexander had signed without hesitation. Adrian, barely thirteen, had followed his lead like he always did.They'd been shipped off to basic training along with dozens of other orphans—lost children who society had forgott
Chapter 160
Across the continent, in a gleaming penthouse suite that overlooked the sprawling metropolis of New York City, a man sat behind an obsidian desk, reviewing financial projections for Gallant Inc's latest expansion. His name was known to the business world as Adrian Cross—CEO of one of the most powerful corporations on the planet.But that wasn't his real name. That wasn't who he truly was.He was about to reach for his glass of whiskey when it hit him.The wave of returning memories slammed into Adrian's consciousness like a freight train, so powerful it drove him out of his chair and to his knees. His hands clutched at his head as fragments that had been missing for three years suddenly snapped back into place with brutal force."No," he gasped, his eyes wide with shock and recognition. "No, no, NO!"Unlike most people affected by Alexander's incomplete Memory Severance Ritual three years ago, Adrian had retained a significant amount of his memories. His own ring—one of the five mysti
Chapter 159
Three years ago...The memory crystallized in Alexander's mind with brutal clarity, dragging him back to that fateful night when everything had fallen apart.He stood in the ruins of what had once been his private sanctuary—a fortress hidden deep in the mountains where he'd stored his most precious secrets. Blood dripped from a gash above his eye, his body broken from hours of relentless combat. Across from him, illuminated by the fires consuming the ancient structure, stood a man whose face was both familiar and twisted with hatred."It didn't have to be this way, brother," Alexander said, his voice hoarse with exhaustion and grief. "We could have worked this out. We could have—""Worked it out?!" The younger man—his brother—laughed bitterly, the sound echoing off the crumbling walls. "You mean I could have continued living in your shadow? Being compared to the great Alexander Howard, the mighty God of War? Always second-best? Always insufficient?""That's not how I saw you," Alexand
Chapter 158
Alexander turned from Katarina's vacant stare, his jaw set with grim determination. "I trust you, Vanessa. Completely. For now, I'll leave Katarina's treatment in your hands while I handle what I need to do."Vanessa nodded, her expression resolute despite the exhaustion lining her features. "Focus on yourself. Get your memories back. Get your power back. I'll take care of her.""Thank you," Alexander said quietly, then headed toward his designated room in the penthouse.He locked the door behind him and stood in the center of the space, breathing deeply to center himself. This was it. The moment he'd been working toward since the day he'd woken up three years ago with no memory of who he was or what he'd been.Alexander sat cross-legged on the floor, closing his eyes and beginning the Meridian Restoration Technique exactly as Viktor had taught him. He visualized his severed energy pathways—the channels through which his life force should flow freely but had been cut clean through by
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