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RELIEF BEFORE THE RECKONING
The first time Titan Crest Logistics celebrated in a year, it felt wrong.The headquarters was loud in a way it hadn’t been since the Westmar port authorities started acting inappropriately. People laughed too hard, clapped too fast, and hugged like they were proving something to themselves. Two weeks in a row, the shipments had moved through Westmar Port without being held hostage. No “processing fees.” No sudden paperwork problems. No whispered threats from inspectors.A young dispatcher raised his cup and shouted, “To clean routes and clean profits!”Someone answered, “To finally breathing again!”Another voice cut in, half-joking, half-serious. “Don’t say it too loud. The port might hear you.”A woman near the logistics board snorted. “The port is the one breathing in prison air now. Didn’t you hear? Federal audit. The port executives were arrested.”“Yeah,” the dispatcher said, eyes bright. “They said it was extortion. The whole network got exposed.”A senior clerk leaned in wi
DECLARED A THREAT
The moment Finn’s thumb brushed the handle of the gun, Ethan moved.He grabbed the nearest soldier by the collar and belt in one clean motion and lifted him off the ground. The man barely had time to gasp before Ethan swung and hurled him forward. The soldier slammed into Felix Finn like a human battering ram, knocking the lieutenant backward into a chair that shattered under the impact.“Sir!” one of the men shouted.The gun skidded across the floor, spinning to a stop near Ethan’s foot. He kicked it away, then stepped forward before Finn could recover. Finn groaned, trying to sit up, blood already trickling from the corner of his mouth.“You—” Finn started.Ethan didn’t let him finish. He grabbed Finn by the front of his uniform and dragged him up, then drove his fist into Finn’s face. The sound was dull and final. Finn’s head snapped sideways, and he cried out.“Stop him!” one soldier yelled, panic breaking through his training.Ethan struck Finn again, then again. Each punch was
BOUNTY AT GRACE HAVEN
The shift was immediate.The soldiers stopped laughing. Their eyes changed, no longer on Rosa or the hallway upstairs, but locked on Ethan like hunters spotting rare prey. The room felt smaller, tighter, as if the walls themselves were closing in.Finn’s smile widened, slow and satisfied. “Do you boys realize how lucky we are?” he asked, turning to his men. “The man who crippled the Westmar Port operation is standing right here. No tracking. No chase.”One soldier straightened. “You mean the Titan Crest mess?”Finn nodded. “That one. Darius Herold put a price on his head after that.” He glanced back at Ethan. “Alive.”Ethan didn’t move, but his breathing slowed. “So this was never about the girl,” he said. “You just needed an excuse to walk into a place like this.”Finn laughed softly. “We didn't plan to get you here but as fate will have it, here we are, with a precious soon to be prisoner of Darius Herold. However that Rosa girl was convenient. You?” His eyes gleamed. “You’re valuab
A PRIZE OR A PERSON
Lieutenant Felix Finn’s smile stayed in place, but his eyes were sharp.He stood in the orphanage reception area like he belonged there, like the worn couches and children’s drawings on the wall were beneath him. Two armed men lingered near the door. Another watched the hallway that led deeper into the building. The insignia on their uniforms caught the light every time they shifted.Ethan kept his face calm, but his stomach tightened. This wasn’t a government unit. This was a private force with a chain of command that didn’t answer to law.Finn spoke again, smooth and casual. “I’m looking for a modest young woman. About eighteen. Pretty. Quiet. You know the type.” His eyes swept the room. “Perhaps you’ve seen her.”Ethan took one step forward and stopped at a polite distance. “I understand you think you earned something,” he said. “But the girl you’re talking about is a person. Not property.”Finn blinked once, like he couldn’t believe Ethan, a bloody civilian was trying to reason wi
WHEN WAR KNOCKS AT THE DOOR
Mama Ruth’s face had changed. A moment ago she was calm, speaking about war and power, but now her eyes were sharp and alert. Rosa stood in front of her, shaking like a leaf. The tension in the hallway pressed against everyone, and Ethan felt a cold weight settle on his chest. Whatever this trouble was, it had reached their doorstep.Mama Ruth guided Rosa into a small sitting room near the corridor. The room was quiet except for Rosa’s crying. Ethan stood near the window, his arms were folded, watching her. “Tell us what happened,” Mama Ruth said, her tone was firm. Rosa wiped her tears and tried to breathe. “Start from the beginning.”“I went to my uncle’s place,” Rosa said, her voice uneven. “He was promoted again. Three ranks in one month. Everyone came to celebrate. I helped with decorations and cooking. He told me he wanted me and my best friend to leave the orphanage and live with him because life would be better now.”Ethan exchanged a look with Mama Ruth. “And you believed h
FALSE PEACE, REAL DANGER
Mama Ruth’s smile was small, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “He was not wrong,” she said. “Within the next two decades, war in this country will be inevitable.”Ethan’s shoulders tensed. “War between who?”“Between people who want your fortunes, Xavier loyalists,” Mama Ruth said. “And people who want to turn everyone else into servants.”Ethan’s voice stayed controlled. “And me being on the Xavier throne keeps them in check.”“For now,” Mama Ruth replied. “Your authority creates a balance. But it is a false peace.”Ethan looked back at the Seraphine Bloom. “So you think the disease you warned about is part of this war.”Mama Ruth’s eyes narrowed, like she was about to answer with something dangerous. “Yes,” she began. “Because the cleanest wars don’t start with bombs. They start with—”A voice cut through the hallway outside the room.“Mama Ruth!”Another voice followed, louder, panicked. “Mama Ruth, please there is trouble!”Mama Ruth’s face changed instantly. The softness vanished. S
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