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THE ILLUSION SLIPS
“No,” Yvonne said instantly. “We’re going straight to the Xavier mansion.”Margaret blinked. “Right now?”“I can’t wait,” Yvonne replied, voice full of hunger. “I want to tell him while that faithful night is still fresh in his mind.” She turned toward her mother. “And I want the staff to see me. I want the guards to remember my face.”Margaret’s smile returned. “You want to plant yourself into the house,” she said, approving.“Exactly,” Yvonne replied. “A woman doesn’t beg her way into a dynasty. She enters like she belongs.”The drive took about thirty minutes, and the city slowly changed from noisy streets to clean, guarded roads.Yvonne watched the gates rise ahead like a challenge built for ordinary people. High walls, cameras, silent men with weapons, and a calm that felt expensive. Even the air looked controlled.The SUV slowed at the entrance, and a guard stepped forward with a tablet in his hand. His face was blank, professional. “State your reason for visiting,” he said.Yvo
PREGNANT WITH POWER
Yvonne Blake stepped out of the consultation room with a glow that didn’t come from makeup.Her fingers were tight around a thin medical envelope, but her smile was loose and confident, like she had already won. The hallway lights caught the diamonds on her ears and turned them into tiny flashes of power. She didn’t even look at the other patients. She walked like the whole clinic was part of her story.Margaret Blake jumped up the moment she saw her. “Oh look at my baby,” she said, rushing close. Her eyes scanned Yvonne’s face like she was reading a contract. “Tell me. What is the news?”Yvonne lifted the envelope slightly. “It has been confirmed,” she said, almost whispering because the words felt too big to waste on strangers. “Mom… I’m pregnant.”Margaret froze, then her hand flew to her mouth. “Pregnant?” she breathed. Her eyes were filled with bright shock and greedy joy. She leaned closer, voice trembling. “You mean pregnant with the trillionaire’s baby?”“Yes,” Yvonne whisper
AUTHORITY HAS A PRICE
The first blow came without warning.One of the enforcers lunged for Ethan’s arm, fingers clamping down hard, trying to twist it behind his back. The move was rough and careless, the kind used on men who didn’t fight back. Ethan turned with the grip, not against it, and the sudden shift broke the rhythm.A sharp crack echoed as the enforcer’s wrist bent the wrong way.The man screamed and dropped to his knees, clutching his arm as pain tore through him. His rifle hit the ground and slid across the concrete. Before anyone could react, the second enforcer swung his weapon like a club, aiming for Ethan’s head.Ethan stepped inside the arc of the swing. His elbow drove forward, striking the man’s shoulder joint with brutal precision. There was a dull pop, followed by a howl of pain. The enforcer staggered back, his arm hanging uselessly, fingers twitching as if they no longer belonged to him.Everything froze.Workers stopped moving. The port clerk’s clipboard slipped from his hands and
ON THE RECORD
“I am a citizen,” Ethan replied. “And a witness. But I can be much more if you continue to be arrogant and unreasonable.”The inspector smiled slowly. “You can be whatever you want in your head,” he said. “Out here, you’re still nothing. By the way, this is how ports work.”“Then write it,” Ethan repeated, calm and steady. “If the cargo is truly under policy, you can put it on record that you intend to collect extra cash even though the documents for this cargo is complete.”The clerk glanced at the inspectors, then at the armed men, and froze. His fingers tightened around the clipboard.The lead inspector waved a dismissive hand. “No.”“Then give me the inspection checklist,” Ethan said. “And the seal logs. The container seals show when they were last checked. The logs show who touched what.”The inspectors laughed again, louder this time, making sure the workers heard. They wanted ridicule to do what violence hadn’t finished.“Listen to him,” the second inspector said. “Checklist. L
NO BRIBE TODAY
The first sound Ethan heard after the guns rose was not a shout. It was the silence of people deciding whether they wanted to live through this moment or pretend it never happened.“Everyone mind your work,” the lead inspector said, voice loud enough to travel. He spread his hands like he was calming children. “This is normal procedure.”A forklift nearby rolled to a stop, then the engine cut. A few workers drifted closer, slow and careful, like they were drawn by gravity. Their eyes stayed down, but their bodies angled toward the Titan Crest containers.Kade stood stiff in front of the bright blue doors, clutching a thick envelope and a folder like both could save him. His face was damp with sweat despite the cold. The two armed men by the admin building didn’t move, but their rifles stayed trained at chest height, steady and practiced.“Please,” Kade whispered to Ethan without turning his head. “Just… don’t make this worse.”Ethan didn’t answer right away. He watched the inspector’s
THE PRICE OF PASSAGE
The first thing Ethan noticed at Westmar Port was the smell.Salt, diesel, wet metal, and something sour that didn’t belong to the sea hung in the air like a warning. Cranes swung above stacked containers, chains rattling as cargo moved with slow violence. Ethan watched it all and thought of Janet’s face the last time she pretended she was fine.The Uber slowed near the main gate.“This place wakes up angry,” the driver muttered.Ethan kept his eyes forward. “Is it always like this?”The driver snorted. “If you’re big, you pay. If you’re small, you beg. If you’re nobody, you don’t talk.”“Who do they answer to?” Ethan asked.The driver tightened his grip on the wheel. “Officially? Government. Unofficially?” He shrugged. “Men who don’t wear uniforms.”Ethan paid and stepped out. The morning wind hit his face, sharp and cold. He came without a convoy, without a suit, without a name that mattered. Just another man blending into the flow of port workers.His earpiece buzzed.It was Mira.
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