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Diego stared at the television screen, his mind struggling to process what he was seeing. Santiago and Isabella. Married. The ceremony had already happened. Yesterday. While he'd been unconscious and helpless in a hospital bed.After everything they'd told Santiago. After all the warnings about Isabella working with their father's killers. After the contract Diego had forced him to sign. Santiago had actually gone through with it.The stupidity was breathtaking. Or the bravery, depending on how you looked at it. But either way, the result was the same—Isabella Rodriguez was now Isabella Vega, with legal access to the family fortune and all the power that came with it.This was Alejandro and Lucia's doing. Had to be. They'd orchestrated this entire scheme to take control of the Vega Empire from the inside. And Santiago, that manipulated fool, had handed it to them gift-wrapped."I need to leave," Diego said, pulling the IV from his arm despite the nurse's protests."Mr. Herrera, you ca
Chapter 189
Diego's exhausted mind latched onto Severus's last coherent words before the full possession. "A green diamond? You said it could save you? What diamond? Where—"The laugh that erupted from possessed Severus cut him off—a sound that wasn't human, layered with darkness and malice. "SAVE HIM?" The corruption spoke through Severus's mouth. "THE FOOL THOUGHT A TRINKET COULD BALANCE THE DARKNESS. THOUGHT LIGHT COULD CONTAIN SHADOW."The possessed form circled Diego like a predator, dark energy crackling around its body. "BUT YOU UNDERSTAND, DON'T YOU, BROTHER? FOR EVERY PERSON I INFECTED, I GREW STRONGER. EACH VICTIM'S INNER DARKNESS EXTRACTED AND ADDED TO MY POWER. CORRUPTION BREEDING CORRUPTION."Diego's blood ran cold as understanding dawned. "Every person you touched...""MADE ME MORE," the darkness confirmed. "AND THEY MADE YOU MORE TOO. ALL THAT CORRUPTION YOU ABSORBED, THINKING YOU WERE SAVING THEM. YOU WERE FEEDING ME. FEEDING US. MAKING US STRONGER.""JOIN ME," Severus's body said
Chapter 188
Alejandro walked out of the Vega corporate building with a spring in his step that would have been unseemly for someone who'd just admitted to murder. But he didn't care. The satisfaction coursing through his veins was too intoxicating to suppress.Years. He'd waited years for this moment. Years of planning, scheming, suffering. Years of watching the Vegas enjoy wealth and power that should have been his. Years of being treated like nothing, like a criminal, like someone beneath their notice.And now, finally, everything was falling into place.Diego was dead. Esperanza was powerless. Santiago was about to marry Isabella and sign away his family's empire without even realizing it.Victory tasted sweet.But as Alejandro drove away from the building, a new thought began to crystallize in his mind. A dangerous, greedy, beautiful thought that made his smile widen even further.Why should he share?Lucia had been useful. A partner in planning and execution. But once they controlled the Veg
CHAPTER 187 PART 2
Later that afternoon, Esperanza returned to her private office at the Vega corporate building, exhausted from crying and desperate for the distraction of work. She wheeled through the door and froze.Someone was sitting in her chair. Behind her desk. As if he owned the place.Alejandro Morales smiled at her with vicious satisfaction."Hello, Esperanza," he said, his voice carrying mock politeness. "Sorry for the intrusion. Your secretary wasn't at her desk, so I let myself in. Hope you don't mind.""How did you—" Esperanza's voice shook. "Security should have stopped you. How did you get in here?""I have my ways," Alejandro replied, standing but making no move to vacate her space. "Connections. Friends in low places. You'd be surprised how many people in this building can be bought with the right price."Esperanza's hand moved to her phone. "I'm calling security right now—""Go ahead," Alejandro said, not looking concerned at all. "By the time they arrive, I'll be long gone. But I wa
CHAPTER187 PART 1
Esperanza sat in the family conference room, her hands folded tightly in her lap as she waited for Santiago to arrive. As the heir and majority shareholder of the Vega Estate, her brother held legal control over family decisions. She couldn't overrule him. Couldn't force him to see reason through authority or leverage.All she had left were words. And the desperate hope that somewhere beneath Santiago's stubbornness and manipulation, a shred of the brother she'd grown up with still existed.Santiago entered looking defensive before Esperanza had even spoken, his shoulders squared as if preparing for battle."If you're here to lecture me again—" he started."I'm here to beg you," Esperanza interrupted, and the raw vulnerability in her voice made Santiago pause. "One final time. Please, Santiago. Don't marry Isabella. Not yet. Not until we know for certain what happened to Diego. Not until we can verify she's not working with the people who killed Father.""We've been over this," Santia
CHAPTER 186 PART 2
Across the city, in the rebuilt bunker, Isabella's voice carried triumph as she spoke into her phone. "He agreed. Santiago agreed to marry me. We're making it official this week."On the other end, Alejandro's satisfaction was palpable. "Finally. After all this time, all this planning, everything is falling into place.""Lucia must be pleased," Isabella said."She's ecstatic," Alejandro confirmed. "We both are. This is what we've been working toward for years. The moment you become Santiago's wife, we move to the final phase."Isabella's smile faded slightly. "What final phase?"Alejandro's pause was telling. "Isabella, surely you understand that Santiago can't remain in the picture permanently. He's useful now, as your husband, as the legal pathway to the Vega fortune. But once the marriage is finalized, once we have legal access to drain the assets..."The implication hung heavy in the air."You're going to kill him," Isabella said flatly."We're going to remove an obstacle," Alejan
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