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Chapter 108: The Unseen Hand
The tapping sound grew louder, its rhythm deliberate. Gregory’s pulse quickened as the dark shape moved deeper into the shadows, too fluid to be the work of an ordinary person. Dante’s eyes narrowed, his body tensing like a coiled spring. “Stay close,” Dante whispered, his voice low but filled with intent. “We’re not alone.” Gregory’s heart hammered in his chest as he glanced around the warehouse.The dim light barely illuminated the edges of the room, and every creak of the floorboards seemed to echo in the silence. The tapping continued, growing closer, until finally, it stopped. For a moment, everything was still. “Dante,” Victor murmured, his voice barely above a whisper. “What is it? Who’s there?” Dante didn’t answer immediately. His gaze flicked toward the far end of the warehouse, where the shadows seemed to cluster in a corner, but there was no one there. His eyes scanned the room with unnerving precision.“We’re being watched,” Dante said, his voice colder now. “There’s someo
Chapter 107: The Hunt Begins
The figures behind them moved with terrifying precision, their footsteps echoing off the walls as they closed in on Gregory and his group. The dark alleyway, once their escape route, now seemed like a trap. The only way out was forward, but the figures were coming from both directions. There was no place to hide, no way to outrun them. Gregory’s heart pounded in his chest as they sprinted, the noise of their pursuers growing louder with each passing second. The explosion had only been the beginning. The game was no longer a silent war fought in boardrooms and behind closed doors it had moved to the streets, and they were the prey. Dante led the charge, his movements sharp and controlled.He glanced over his shoulder at Gregory, his expression hard but determined. "Keep moving! Don’t look back!" Dante shouted, his voice a command that cut through the panic in Gregory’s mind. Gregory wanted to argue, to ask questions, but there was no time. He could feel the weight of the situation pres
Chapter 106: The Shadow in the Game
The sound of the scarred mercenary hitting the ground reverberated through the tense silence, but it wasn’t the fall that caught Gregory’s attention it was the man who had caused it. The newcomer moved with a fluidity that spoke of years of training, a predatory grace that made it clear he was no ordinary ally. He didn’t just defeat the mercenary; he owned the moment.Gregory’s heart was still racing, the gun in his hand heavy with meaning. His mind tried to process everything, but it was hard to focus with the mercenaries still surrounding him, their weapons now aimed at the mysterious figure who had just made his entrance. Yet the man didn’t flinch. His eyes never left the scarred mercenary he had just subdued, a look of cold indifference painted across his face. “Who are you?” Gregory demanded, his voice cutting through the chaos.“And why are you helping us?” The man’s gaze shifted from the mercenary to Gregory, his expression unreadable. He was tall, with short-cropped dark hair,
Chapter 105: The First Shot
The sound of the gunshot echoed like a death knell, slicing through the air and freezing everything in its path. For a split second, Gregory couldn’t even move. The world seemed to stretch out, the seconds slowing down as his eyes darted between the mercenaries and the gunman.A heavy silence followed, as if the world itself had held its breath. Gregory’s heart thundered in his chest, a mix of fear, confusion, and adrenaline flooding his veins.He looked to Avery. Her expression was one of pure shock, her hand instinctively reaching for him as she scanned the scene. Victor, too, was tense, his eyes flicking back and forth as he sized up the situation. They were all on edge now. The rules had changed, and no one knew what the next move would be.The man, the one who had claimed to be the key to Gregory’s inheritance, didn’t flinch. He simply stood there, his hands clasped behind his back as if the danger around them didn’t matter. His calm demeanor was maddening.“Did you think you cou
Chapter 104: The Reckoning
The earth trembled beneath Gregory’s feet as the looming threat outside drew closer. He could feel the tension thickening in the air, the sense of impending doom hanging over them all. The man’s cryptic words echoed in his ears as he tried to process everything that had been laid out before him.He wasn’t just a housekeeper. He wasn’t just some nameless figure in the background of a wealthy family’s life. He was the heir to an empire a legacy he had never known existed. The Stone Empire. The weight of that realization pressed heavily on his shoulders, but it wasn’t just the legacy he had to worry about. It was the people surrounding him, the ones who had become his family, his friends, and the ones who would be dragged into this whirlwind whether they wanted to be or not.Avery, Victor, and the others were counting on him. He could feel their eyes on him, the unspoken trust they placed in him. He wasn’t sure if he was worthy of it, but he knew one thing for sure: he couldn’t let them
Chapter 103: The Weight of Truth
Gregory stood frozen, the envelope gripped tightly in his hand as the world seemed to swirl around him. The photo, the letter it all felt like a dream, something too surreal to be true. But the man standing before him, the one who had just unveiled a part of his life he had never known, was as real as the crumbling ground beneath their feet.His heart hammered in his chest as he slowly read the letter. The words were etched in ink, stark and clear:“To my son, Gregory, whom I abandoned in the past but will claim as my heir once again…”He didn’t even need to read further. The implications were enough. This was the truth the truth about who he was, and about the empire he had unknowingly inherited. It was all too much. Too much to process in a single breath.Avery stood beside him, her eyes darting between him and the man who had spoken so confidently about his birthright. She didn’t say anything, but the weight of her gaze was enough. She was waiting for him to make sense of it all, j
Chapter 102: The Unwelcome Arrival
The helicopter's blades thudded in the air, sending gusts of wind that whipped at their faces and scattered the dust around them. Gregory's mind raced as he watched the aircraft descend. Whoever was in that helicopter wasn’t here for a casual visit. The sheer force with which it landed spoke volumes. This was no rescue—it was an arrival that would change everything.Avery’s hand instinctively went to her gun, though it seemed almost futile against the looming threat that hovered above them. Her eyes flicked to Gregory, her face a mixture of apprehension and confusion.“Who the hell is that?” Victor muttered, his voice low, as he kept a wary eye on the rapidly approaching helicopter.Gregory’s gut twisted. He didn’t know, but he had a sinking feeling that whoever this was, they weren’t here to help. The situation had just gone from bad to worse.The helicopter’s rotor finally slowed to a stop, and the ground rumbled with the last echoes of the descent. The door slid open with a metalli
Chapter 101: The Flicker of Hope
The air was thick with dust, and the ground beneath them seemed to groan and tremble with every passing second.The collapse had thrown them into a new nightmare, a vast chasm that seemed to stretch into the abyss, threatening to swallow them whole. Yet, amidst the chaos, a flickering light in the distance caught Gregory’s attention.For a moment, everything else faded away. The sounds of crumbling concrete and snapping steel dulled to a muffled hum. The only thing that mattered now was that light.“Do you see that?” Gregory murmured, his voice hoarse as he squinted into the dark expanse.Avery nodded, her eyes wide with a mix of relief and confusion. “Is that... an exit?”Victor, who had been scanning the surroundings, didn’t wait for an answer. “It’s our only chance. Move, now!”Gregory grabbed Avery by the arm and pulled her toward the flickering light. They stumbled over the debris, the floor beneath them constantly shifting and cracking. Renwick, still bound and barely moving, wa
Chapter 100: Gregory's Pain
The world was spinning. Gregory’s head throbbed violently, his vision blurred as he struggled to regain his bearings. The deafening roar of collapsing concrete and twisted metal was all around him, drowning out every other sound. He could feel the heat of the explosions still lingering in the air, a reminder of the chaos that had unfolded just moments before.For a brief moment, everything went silent.Then the pain hit. Gregory groaned, forcing his eyes open as his body screamed in protest. His vision cleared just enough to make out the cracked, dusty ceiling above him. He was lying on the ground, the concrete beneath him jagged and uneven, the once-sturdy floor now a maze of wreckage and destruction.The building was falling apart.The air was thick with dust, and the sharp tang of smoke stung Gregory’s nose. He pushed himself up, gritting his teeth as his muscles screamed from the effort. His head spun as he took in the scene around him: rubble, scattered debris, and the faint soun
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