2026-01-04 04:31:45The music was loud and the apartment was packed with people. Grey stood at the door, watching his girlfriend Nora dance with her friends. She had told him she would not celebrate her birthday this year. She had said she wanted to stay home and rest. But here she was, surrounded by people, having the time of her life.
Grey moved through the crowd and grabbed Nora's hand. When she turned and saw his face, her smile disappeared immediately.
"Why are you here?" Nora asked, pulling her hand away.
"You told me you wouldn't celebrate," Grey said, his voice calm but hurt. "Why did you lie to me?"
Nora rolled her eyes. "My friends wanted to do something for me. It was not planned. Anyway, you didn't have money to do anything for me, so what does it matter?"
Grey said nothing. He had been saving money for four months to buy her a nice gift. Working as a delivery man was hard. Some days he went hungry just to give her what she wanted. But hearing her say this broke something inside him.
The music stopped and Grey looked around the apartment. This was the apartment he had rented with his first salary. Everything looked different now. The walls were painted cream. There was a huge home theater system and a large television. New furniture replaced the old chairs. Grey did not remember buying any of these things.
Nora's friends stared at him. They all knew he was just a delivery man with no money. None of them even said hello.
"Look at him," a woman with heavy makeup said loudly. "Is this your boyfriend? He looks like he delivers food for a living."
Everyone laughed.
"I don't think he deserves someone as beautiful as you," another girl added, looking Nora up and down.
Nora felt a little awkward, but the truth was she agreed with them. She was a Harvard student now. Grey was just a delivery man. Yes, he had paid for all her school fees. Yes, he had worked hard to help her succeed. But none of that mattered to her anymore.
"OMG! Seth is here!" someone screamed.
Nora's head turned immediately toward the door. She looked excited in a way Grey had never seen before. A tall man in an expensive Armani suit walked in. Every girl in the room stared at him. Seth looked like he owned the world.
Seth saw Nora and walked straight to her. He took her hand and smiled. Nora did not pull away. She looked nervous because Grey was still there, but she did not refuse Seth's touch.
Grey felt something twist in his chest. Who was this man? Why was Nora holding his hand like that?
Then Grey remembered. Nora had started working at KK Corporation recently. And KK Corporation belonged to Seth. She had told Grey she needed to work to save money for school. But she had never mentioned how close she was to her boss.
Grey walked forward with the gift box in his hands. "Happy birthday, Nora," he said with a smile, trying to ignore everyone watching him.
Nora and Seth both turned to look at him. Seth's face showed nothing but disgust.
"You told me you broke up with this guy," Seth said to Nora, his voice sharp. "I said I did not want to see him here."
Grey looked at Nora, hoping she would say something. Surely this was a joke. Surely Nora would defend him. Surely she would tell Seth that Grey was her boyfriend and he had every right to be here.
Grey held out the box. "This is for you."
Nora looked at the box for just a moment. Then she snatched it from his hands and threw it across the room. It hit the wall and fell to the ground.
"Are you deaf?" Seth said to Grey, his voice cold. "She does not want you here."
The room went silent. Everyone was watching to see what Grey would do.
"He probably saved his salary for two months to buy that gift," a girl named Tracy said with a cruel smile. "Too bad she does not want it."
Seth laughed. "How could you stay with someone like this? This man cannot even take care of himself. How can he take care of you?"
"You are right," Nora said, not even looking at Grey. "I only stayed with him because I felt sorry for him. But I am tired of feeling sorry for him. I need someone who can really take care of me. Someone like you."
Tracy giggled. "The only thing he is good for is..."
Everyone laughed again. Grey felt his face burn with shame. He had done everything for this girl. He had sacrificed everything. And this was how she treated him.
Seth stepped closer to Grey. "I will help you, loser," he said with a fake smile. "If you can lick my shoe right now, I will give you a job as a security guard at my company. You can earn one thousand dollars a month. Have you ever made that much money?"
The whole room burst into laughter. Grey stood there, unable to move, unable to speak. His world was falling apart right in front of him.
"Come on, accept the offer," Tracy urged, laughing. "In ten years, maybe they will raise your salary to twelve hundred dollars. That would be great for someone like you, right?"
Everyone in the room laughed at him. Nora turned away, holding Seth's arm, acting like Grey did not even exist.
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Chapter 15: The Unexpected Ally
Hercules and his group ran as fast as they could down the mountain. Behind them, the soldiers were getting closer. They could hear gunfire. Bullets were hitting rocks around them.General Thomas was old. He could not run as fast as the others. Victor grabbed his arm and helped him along.They reached a river at the bottom of the mountain. The river was wide and fast. It looked impossible to cross."We have to swim," Sophia said."I cannot swim," General Thomas said."Then we die here," Victor said.They waded into the water. It was cold and pushed them with incredible force. General Thomas lost his footing and started to be carried downstream. Victor grabbed him and held him above the water.They made it to the other side just as the first soldiers reached the riverbank. The soldiers tried to swim across. Some of them made it. Some of them were carried away by the current.They ran into a forest. They ran until their lungs were burning. They ran until they could not run anymore.Final
Chapter 14: The Betrayal Revealed
Uncle Marcus stepped out of the helicopter with a group of soldiers. They surrounded Hercules, Sophia, Victor, Dominic, and General Thomas."You thought you were so clever," Marcus said. "You thought you could destroy The Circle. But The Circle is bigger than you can possibly imagine. The Circle controls the world.""Why are you doing this?" Hercules asked. "I am your nephew. I am family."Marcus laughed. "Family? You are an embarrassment to the family. You are weak. You are sentimental. You actually believed that destroying that one facility would matter. But there are twenty more facilities just like it around the world."Victor tried to move toward Marcus, but the soldiers raised their weapons."I am going to tell you a secret," Marcus said, walking closer to Hercules. "The Circle did not force me to work for them. I chose to work for them. I chose to because they offered me something you could never understand. They offered me immortality.""Immortality?" Hercules repeated."Yes,"
Chapter 13: The Facility of Horrors
The helicopter flew through the night sky. Sophia sat next to Hercules and explained everything she knew about The Circle's cloning facility.The facility was located underground, beneath a hospital in Switzerland. It had been hidden there for twenty years. Inside, The Circle had been experimenting with human cloning and genetic engineering. They had created hundreds of clones. Some of the clones were copies of famous people. Some of the clones were completely new people, designed to be the perfect soldiers or the perfect leaders."Your real mother was one of the first successful clones," Sophia explained. "But her name was not Victoria. Her name was Dr. Eleanor Mitchell. She was a genetic scientist. She discovered the technology for creating perfect genetic copies of humans.""And The Circle killed her?" Hercules asked."They killed the original," Sophia said. "But they kept her DNA. They created a clone of her. The clone became a member of The Circle. The clone did not remember bein
Chapter 12: The Mother's Secret
The house in the forest had no electricity and no running water. They used candles for light and rainwater for drinking. It was primitive and uncomfortable, but it was hidden.Hercules could not sleep. He kept thinking about the message. His mother was alive? It was impossible. But what if it was true?He showed the message to Dominic and General Thomas. Both of them looked shocked."This could be a trap," General Thomas said. "The Circle could be trying to trick you into making a mistake.""Or it could be the truth," Dominic said quietly. "I have always wondered about some things regarding your mother's death. The hospital records were sealed. The body was cremated immediately. There was no funeral. No memorial service. It was all very strange."Hercules felt anger rising inside him. His mother had told him she loved him. She had told him she had watched him his whole life. She had told him he had to use his power to help people.But what if she had been lying to him the whole time?
Chapter 11: The First Battle
The soldiers outside the King Corporation building moved like a coordinated machine. They had weapons that looked military grade. They had body armor and helmets. They looked like they were trained to kill.Victor immediately activated the security protocols. Metal shutters came down over all the windows. The doors locked automatically. The building became a fortress."We have about thirty minutes before they breach the main entrance," Victor said, looking at the security cameras. "After that, we need to evacuate to the underground bunker."Hercules watched the soldiers on the screens. They were setting up explosive devices around the building's entrance. They were not trying to sneak in. They were going to blow their way through."How did they find us so fast?" Hercules asked."They must have been tracking Isabella," Dominic said. "They must have known she would make contact with you. They were waiting for your response."General Thomas was on the phone, calling other members of The
Chapter 10: The Dangerous Alliance
Three months after Dante was sent to prison, Hercules's life seemed perfect on the surface. The King Corporation was growing stronger every day. He had cleaned out all the corruption. He had fired all the bad managers. He had rehired good people who believed in his vision.Hercules was also becoming famous. Magazines called him "The King." Television shows wanted to interview him. Young people idolized him. He had become the most talked-about person in the world.But Dominic warned him that there was danger ahead."Your success is making people nervous," Dominic said. "There are powerful people who do not want you to become more powerful. There are people in government, in business, and in the criminal world who see you as a threat."Hercules did not worry about this. He felt strong. He felt like he could handle anything.But he was wrong.One day, Hercules received a visitor at the King Corporation headquarters. The visitor was a woman. She was beautiful and dangerous. Her name was I
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