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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
THE PALACE THAT LOST ITS SOUL
Mama Ruth didn’t flinch when Ethan asked the question, but her eyes went far away, like she was looking at a door she had locked a long time ago.“You think I chose this life because I was weak?” she asked quietly. “Because I was unlucky?”Ethan’s throat worked as he swallowed. “I think it doesn’t make sense,” he said. “Magnus Xavier’s wife living here, hiding medicine in a wardrobe, raising children who aren’t hers the depending on the Goodwill of others to survive is something I don't quite understand.”Mama Ruth folded her hands in front of her apron. “Magnus did not become a monster overnight,” she said. “He became one decision at a time.”Ethan stared at her. “My grandfather was respected across the continent.”“He was feared,” she corrected. “And fear can look like respect when you’re rich.”Ethan’s jaw tightened. “What changed him?”Mama Ruth turned her head slightly, like she was listening for footsteps even though the hall was quiet. “He started acting strange long before he
THE SECRET BEHIND THE ORPHANAGE DOOR
Mama Ruth’s eyes didn’t look old at that moment. They looked like they had been waiting for this exact second for years.Ethan stood in front of the glowing case, the blue light washing over his bruised knuckles and the cut near his lip.“You said it’s medicine,” Ethan said quietly. “Medicine for what?”Mama Ruth kept her voice low. “For what is coming.”Ethan let out a short breath, forcing patience. “What’s coming, Mama Ruth? A sickness? A war? You’re talking like you’ve already lived it.”“I have lived enough,” she answered. “And I have seen patterns that repeat when wicked people get greedy.”Ethan looked at the seven stalks again, glowing deep blue above the gold sand. “Seraphine Bloom,” he repeated, testing the name. “It’s beautiful. But beauty doesn’t stop death.”Mama Ruth nodded once, like she respected his doubt. “In some years from now, when I am not alive,” she said, “a disease will break out. It will spread across this continent like fire that won’t listen to prayer.”Eth
THE SERAPHINE BLOOM
The Bugatti rolled through the orphanage gate with a soft purr that didn’t match the chaos Ethan had left behind.He parked beside a cracked basketball pole and shut the engine off. For a moment, he just sat there with both hands on the wheel, breathing through the bruises under his shirt. A small boy spotted him first. His eyes widened, and he shouted like he had been waiting all day. “Uncle Ethan!”In seconds, the courtyard exploded with movement. Children ran from the steps, from the swing set, from the patchy grass where they’d been kicking a worn-out ball. Ethan had barely opened his door before two girls hugged his waist and a boy grabbed his sleeve, pulling like Ethan might disappear if they let go.“You came!” the boy said, breathless.Ethan crouched so he could look them in the eyes. His voice stayed calm, but it softened. “I said I would.”A girl tilted her head and stared at the small cut near his lip. “Did you fall?”Ethan smiled, almost amused by how sharp she was. “Som
ONE MAN, NO PACK
The engine’s roar cut through the gas station like a gunshot.For a split second, nobody understood what Ethan was doing. Then the Bugatti Veyron lunged forward, and understanding came too late. Metal shrieked as the first motorcycle was smashed sideways, its rider thrown hard across the concrete. Another bike toppled into it, then another, with the row collapsing in a violent chain reaction.“Move!” someone screamed.Bikers scattered in panic. Some dove out of the way. Others froze and paid for it, knocked down by flying steel and falling weight. Helmets bounced across the ground. A man cried out as his leg was pinned beneath a bike.“Oh my God!” a woman shouted. “He’s actually doing it!”Ethan didn’t stop. His hands were steady on the wheel, jaw locked, eyes cold. He drove straight through the line, shoving bikes aside like obstacles that never mattered. When he finally slammed the brakes, the station looked nothing like it had a minute ago.Alarms wailed. Smoke hissed from damaged
FUEL FOR VIOLENCE
The slap didn’t just land on the man’s face.It landed on the Iron Wolves’ pride.For half a second, no one moved. The scarred leader stood frozen, head turned, eyes unfocused like his brain was still catching up to what had just happened. Then his jaw tightened, and something ugly crawled into his expression.“Did you just hit me?” he asked slowly.One of the bikers shouted, “He slapped you, boss!”Another stepped forward, voice sharp with rage. “You dead, man. You’re dead.”Ethan didn’t retreat. He didn’t raise his hands. He stood exactly where he was, shoulders square, breathing steady. “You insulted me,” he said calmly. “I responded.”The leader laughed once, short and dangerous. “You responded?” he repeated. “You think this is a conversation?”Boots hit the concrete as the rest of the Iron Wolves dismounted at once. Helmets came off. Chains loosened. Knuckles cracked. The sound alone made several customers step back instinctively.A man near the pumps shouted, “Hey, guys take it
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