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Chapter 140 : The Summit of Blood
The Dubai skyline gleamed like a crown of fire and glass. Towers speared the heavens, their mirrored skins glowing with gold in the morning sun. At the center of it all rose the Burj Khalifa, its peak stabbing clouds.And inside, in a hall carved with marble and hung with chandeliers, the most dangerous gathering in the world prepared to begin.The Summit.The heirs of dynasties, crime syndicates, cartel families, and the remnants of the Council filled the chamber. Their voices buzzed with suspicion, greed, and barely restrained violence.Ethan stood at the head of it, flanked by Wren, Kael, and Camille. His face carried fresh scars, his suit black as mourning cloth. His presence silenced the chamber—not because they respected him, but because they feared what followed him.He raised his hand. “Enough.”The voices stilled.“You are here because Cain believes he owns you,” Ethan said, his voice echoing. “He hides in shadows, pulling your strings like puppets. But you came anyway, becau
Chapter 139 : Shadows of Betrayal
The suite was dark except for the faint blue glow of screens. Ethan stood in the middle, staring at the maps Camille had pulled from the Ghost Market traces. His face was pale in the light, eyes burning, jaw clenched. Behind him, the others shifted uneasily, as if the silence itself weighed too much.Cain’s whispers had faded, but their echo lingered in every mind. Vessel. Heir. Container.Kael finally broke the quiet, tossing a knife into the table so hard it stuck. “This waiting stinks. Cain wants us nervous, and it’s working. Let’s hit him before he hits us.”“And walk into another trap?” Camille snapped, her voice brittle from lack of sleep. “That’s exactly what he wants. We move without precision, we’re corpses by dawn.”“Better corpses than cattle,” Kael shot back.The two locked eyes, tension sparking. Wren sighed, rubbing her temples. “Enough. If Cain wants us divided, don’t hand it to him.” She turned to Ethan. “So what’s the play, King?”Ethan didn’t answer right away. He ju
Chapter 138 : Hunting the Ghost
The wreckage of the Dubai Summit still burned behind them. Smoke spiraled into the night sky, carrying with it the screams of the dead. Helicopters circled overhead, their searchlights sweeping across broken glass and crumbling steel, but Ethan didn’t look back.He walked out of the ruined hall with Wren at his side, Camille limping behind, and a trail of shaken survivors following like shadows. His clothes were torn, his body battered, but his eyes burned with a cold fire no one dared challenge.The world had seen him as Cain’s vessel. Now, Ethan would show them what happened when the vessel shattered its chains.Inside the black convoy waiting at the edge of the wreckage, Kael grinned through split lips, his knuckles still red from battle. “Well, that was fun,” he drawled. “Half the Council dead, the other half limping behind you like scared dogs. Cain’s probably choking on his own laughter.”Ethan slid into the car, voice flat. “Then we choke him for real.”Camille looked up, her f
Chapter 137 : Ashes of a Summit
The smell of blood clung to the air. Burnt wiring. Gunpowder. Human flesh. The Dubai Summit, once a palace of glass and power, now looked like a graveyard. Shattered chandeliers hung like broken bones above the survivors.Ethan stood in the center of it all, breathing hard, his gun still warm in his hand. Around him, men and women who once laughed at him clutched their wounds, their silk robes stained red, their rings coated in blood.“Monster,” one delegate spat, staggering to his feet. “You brought this!”“Cain followed you here,” another screamed, pointing at Ethan with trembling fingers. “You’re his puppet! He called you his vessel!”Murmurs spread like wildfire. Fear. Hatred. Desperation.Ethan’s jaw tightened. His body ached, his ears still rang from gunfire, but his voice came out strong and sharp.“Cain brought this,” he said. “Cain murdered your people. Cain built your Council and played you like toys. Not me.”The Russian warlord barked a laugh, even with blood dripping from
Chapter 136 : The Mask Falls
The skylights above shimmered like cut crystal, but Ethan’s gaze didn’t leave the drones. They weren’t patrolling anymore. They were waiting. Watching.Cain’s shadow was here.Helena’s laughter echoed across the hall. “Oh, look at him—our False King staring at the ceiling like a lost child. Tell me, Ethan, are you waiting for your father to come save you?”Gasps rippled through the crowd. Whispers buzzed like hornets. Father? Vessel? Cain?Ethan’s jaw tightened, but he forced a smirk. “Funny. You call me child while you cling to Cain’s leash like a dog. At least mutts bite. You only wag.”A sharp slap landed, not with a hand but with words. Delegates chuckled. The warlord from Russia smirked openly. Even some Gulf princes whispered approval.Helena’s silver smile cracked. “Careful. Mock me too loudly, and you won’t live long enough to regret it.”“Neither will you,” Ethan shot back, voice low, cold enough to sting.Before Helena could reply, the drones above shifted. Their lenses glow
Chapter 135 : The Gathering Storm
The desert stretched endless beneath the jet, gold dunes flashing like waves under the morning sun. Ethan sat by the window, silent, his reflection fractured against the glass. Every word Cain had spoken still rang in his ears: You were not born. You were cultivated.He clenched his fists until his knuckles whitened. Vessel or not, Cain would not own him.Across the cabin, Wren sharpened her dagger with precise, rhythmic strokes, watching him without saying a word. She hadn’t pressed him since that night, but her silence was louder than any question. Camille was buried in her holo-screens, running projections, mapping risk scenarios. Kael leaned back in his seat, smoke curling from his lips, pretending to nap though Ethan knew he was listening.The Dubai Summit loomed ahead—a convergence of tycoons, warlords, innovators, and shadow players. The perfect stage to prove his legitimacy. Or the perfect slaughterhouse if Cain had his way.Camille broke the silence. “Word’s out. Helena’s cal
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