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A Nobody from Zenith
"No, Young Master. The stone's life force only supports the living. It cannot bring back a heart that has already stopped."The family doctor slowly shook his head, lowering his eyes to the floor.The words hung in the quiet room like ice.Isabella gasped, her body jerking as if she had been hit. The small red stone in her palm went cold against her skin. The last faint glimmer of hope in her eyes died out, replaced by dark, consuming anguish.She dropped to her knees beside the bed, her fingers digging into Gideon's sleeves."We have to find them, Gideon," she sobbed, her voice breaking into a harsh scream. Her eyes burned red with tears, fixed on her brother with pure fury. "We have to make whoever did this pay for our father's life!"Gideon wrapped his arms around her trembling shoulders, pulling her body tight against his chest. He buried his face in her hair, gritting his teeth until his jaw hurt."I know," he whispered into her hair, forcing his voice to stay steady. "I promise
More Precious Than Death
"I told the guards to move his body to the preservation room last night, Isabella."Gideon gently held her shaking fingers as he spoke."We could not leave him lying out in the open on a cold metal table," he added, his tone low and steady. "The room was completely unsecured. Anyone in the estate could have walked inside. He is down in the lower vaults now, behind locked steel doors."Isabella let out a long breath. The tight knot in her chest loosened slightly."The preservation room?" she asked, her voice dry."Yes," Gideon said, leaning closer to her bed. "I ordered two senior guards to move him right after I arrived. You were unconscious in this room, and leaving our father unattended on an open table felt wrong."The heavy wooden door at the front of the medical bay clicked open.The family doctor walked inside, carrying a dark leather bag under his arm. He wore a sterile white coat that rustled with every step. He set his bag on the small table near the wall and turned toward th
The Missing Body
A heavy fist hit her bedroom door. A guard shouted her name through the wood right before the world went dark.Isabella opened her eyes.Bright morning light poured through the tall window, burning her eyes. She blinked several times, trying to focus on the white ceiling above. The smell of clean soap and cold metal filled the room.She lay on a narrow bed in the estate's medical room. A light blanket covered her legs. Her throat felt dry and tight. She wiggled her toes under the sheet. She flexed her fingers on the white cloth. She tried to lift her head, but her neck felt heavy and stiff.Beside her hip, the mattress dipped under a heavy weight.Someone lay asleep right next to her, resting his head on the edge of her bed. Thick dark hair hid his face. His arms were folded under his chin on top of her white blanket.Isabella shifted her feet under the sheet. The small movement made the mattress move.The person stirred. He lifted his head slowly, rubbing his eyes with his hand.Isab
The Red Drop
Isabella pressed the single white flower onto the cold white sheet.The cloth did not move. No breath came from under the fabric. Her father lay dead beneath the thin sheet, still and silent on the cold metal table.Cold air filled the private medical room. Late afternoon sunlight slid through the high glass window, throwing long dark shadows across the floor.Isabella pulled her hand back slowly. Her skin felt frozen. Her eyes burned red, swollen tight from hours of heavy crying.Her mother had died when she was born. She never knew her mother's touch or heard her mother's voice. Now her father was gone too, lying cold on a table in front of her. And her only brother, Gideon, was still missing somewhere in the deep southern mountains.She was completely alone.Isabella turned away from the metal table. She walked out of the cold room and closed the heavy door behind her.The long hallway was quiet. Her plain black dress swished against her legs as she walked toward the stairs. Every
Dropped at the Gate
The line died again.Isabella pulled the phone away from her ear and stared down at the screen. The call was dead. No ring sound came through. No voice answered. Only empty static hummed out of the speaker before cutting off.She pressed her thumb against the glass, tapping her father's contact name again.Beep. Beep. Beep.A sharp warning tone buzzed three times, and then the screen went black."Pick up," Isabella whispered into the quiet room. "Please, Father, pick up."She had to know. She needed to know if he reached the south in time. She needed to know if his guards pulled her brother Gideon out of that plane crash.Her shoes clicked hard against the floor as she paced back and forth across her locked bedroom. Her steps were quick, tight, and loud. The bright afternoon sunlight streamed through her tall glass windows, but the warmth did nothing to ease her panic.She marched up to the heavy door and hit the wood with her open palm. "Hey!" she shouted toward the hallway. "Open th
Erased
"Hand over the Cross Patriarch and return that damn serum right now, or I will destroy you myself!"Patriarch Pierce glared down at Julian, his face dark with fury."I do not care what excuses you have," the Patriarch growled, his voice heavy enough to shake the walls. "You will return every drop of that medicine to the Cross family tonight. You will free their leader, and you will tear down your pathetic Syndicate before sunrise."Julian pushed himself up from the dark desk, his hands shaking against the polished wood. "Father, you are not listening to me! The Vanguard took them! I do not have the old man or the serum!""Shut up!" his father roared, taking a violent step closer. "Do you think I am an idiot? You started this mess because of that worthless woman in Zenith City, and now you want to lie to my face?"Julian opened his mouth to plead his case, but the Patriarch turned his back on him without another word."You are done," the Patriarch said coldly. "Your foolish games end t
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