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Chapter 432: A meeting in the dark
"Alistair Reid..." Marianne whispered, her fingers tracing the edge of her jade wine glass until fine cracks appeared in the crystal. "How interesting. A nameless dragon sleeping in a small pond.""Your Majesty, what are our orders?" Samuel asked desperately. "Should I request reinforcements from the Royal Enforcement Division? Grandmaster Elders?""No," Marianne commanded coldly, her sharp mind already shifting pieces across the continental chessboard. "If he truly possesses power beyond the High-Master realm, sending mere elders will only humiliate our lineage further. Besides... The arranged marriage with the Shadow Royal Family of Arcadia cannot be delayed much longer. Lord Shadow has already sent word that his grandson will soon finalize his worldly trials."A dark, calculating smile touched the Queen's lips as she gazed out over her frozen empire."You may return to the Capital," Marianne ordered smoothly. "As for this Alistair Reid... send the shadow intelligence unit to invest
Chapter 431: Queen Marianne
"The truth, Isabella, is that identity is a fluid thing," Alistair said, his tone smooth, measured, and effortlessly commanding. "To the cultivators of Haven, I am a Grandmaster who collects debts. To the demonic sects, I am the shadow that purges their corruption. And to the world at large... I am simply Alistair Reid."He slowed the Bentley as they reached a red light at an empty intersection, turning his head to look directly into her eyes.The golden brilliance within his gaze burned with an ancient, terrifying authority—a glimpse of the sovereign realm he truly inhabited."You speak of the Snow Dynasty as a mountain that spans empires," Alistair continued softly. "Yet, what if I told you that I am familiar with the Shadow Royal Family you are betrothed to?”Isabella’s heart skipped a beat.A sudden, sharp realization pierced through her mind, making her blood run cold.Her eyes widened in absolute, staggering shock. "Are you familiar with the Shadow Royal Family of Arcadia? How?”
Chapter 430: Everyone has burdens
"Then they will learn the same lesson Samuel just did," Alistair interrupted gently, turning around to face her.He looked down at her with that same calm, inscrutable expression—the very same look that had made Elder Kuro crumble into dust."No family, no dynasty, and no queen stands above my authority, Isabella," Alistair said smoothly, a rare, faint glint of absolute sovereignty flashing in his golden eyes. "When the time comes for you to return to where they want you to go, it will be on your own terms, not as a pawn in someone else's game."He turned back to Samuel, who was struggling to his feet alongside his bruised, trembling men."Take your men and leave Haven," Alistair commanded cold-bloodedly. "Tell the Queen that Princess Evelyn remains under the protection of Alistair Reid. If she wishes to discuss her marriage arrangements, she can bring her grievances to me personally. I'll be more than happy to answer her."Samuel wiped the blood from his jaw, bowing deeply with a rev
Chapter 429: Call them off
A subtle, amused smile touched Alistair’s lips.To think Samuel was invoking the name of the Snow household to intimidate him—all to enforce an arranged marriage where Alistair himself was the other party.If Samuel or the Queen knew that the "poor, nameless companion" standing before them was the very young master of the Shadow Royal Family they were so desperate to align with, the sheer irony would probably choke them where they stood.Alistair looked at Samuel with cold, absolute detachment."You mentioned using force to take her," Alistair said softly, his voice carrying an ethereal, reverberating weight that made the eleven experts around them instinctively hold their breath. "And you mentioned sending men after her brother."Samuel frowned, feeling an inexplicable, instinctual chill run down his spine. "I did. As I said, I am merely executing my orders—""Your orders are irrelevant here," Alistair interrupted calmly.He didn't draw a weapon.He didn't even take his hands out of
Chapter 428: An attempt to retrieve the princess
Alistair smoothly veered the Bentley off the main highway, taking a secluded off-ramp that led into an abandoned industrial district near the Haven docks.The surrounding streetlights grew sparse, casting long, ominous shadows across empty warehouses and rusted shipping containers."An industrial park?" Isabella asked, glancing out the window as the Bentley rolled to a stop in a vast, desolate gravel lot. "You're giving them an open stage.""Why deny them a quiet place to speak?" Alistair replied softly, putting the car in park and turning off the engine. "Besides, I prefer not to ruin municipal infrastructure if they turn out to be unreasonable."Behind them, three unbranded, pitch-black luxury sedans glided into the lot without their headlights on, pulling into a tight formation that boxed the Bentley in.The doors opened in absolute unison.Twelve figures stepped out into the cool night air.Unlike Julian's crude, rowdy thugs, these men moved with disciplined, military precision.
Chapter 427: Thoroughly humiliated
"A-Alistair... wait, no, sir! Please!" Julian whimpered, his teeth chattering uncontrollably under the sheer pressure radiating off the man before him. "My father is the head of the Sturridge Clan! If you touch me—""Your family means nothing to me," Alistair cut him off, his voice flat and absolute. "And your life is worth far less than the paper you just wasted.”Isabella watched the scene with a dark, satisfied glint in her eyes, though she stepped forward gracefully. "Master Reid... leaving his corpse here might cause an unnecessary stir with the municipal authorities."Alistair glanced at her, the suffocating pressure easing just enough for Julian to gasp for air, though the young scion remained completely paralyzed on the ground, weeping silently in horror."A valid point," Alistair conceded softly.He looked down at Julian one last time. "Consider yourself fortunate that Isabella values efficiency over your wretched existence."Alistair turned his back on the trembling scion, w
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