2026-08-26 21:02:08
Previous Chapter
Latest Chapter
Chapter 32: Not Buying It
But the more Nicole tried to explain, the less Amy seemed willing to hear it. Worse, she'd started mimicking Nicole's exact tone right back at her, mockingly."Uh-huh, sure, a 'game.' What kind of game exactly? One of those adult games?" Amy said, deadpan. "Anyway, I'm gonna go read. You two enjoy... whatever this is." She capped it off with a ridiculous face aimed squarely at a mortified Nicole before skipping off toward her room, thoroughly pleased with herself.Left alone in the kitchen, Jake and Nicole just stared at each other."This is entirely your fault, you useless man. Now Amy thinks whatever she thinks. How am I supposed to show my face at your place again after this?" Nicole started yanking off her apron, genuinely irritated.Jake caught her hand, trying to calm her down. "Come on, don't stoop to a thirteen-year-old's level here. Besides, it's not like we actually did anything. Why does it even matter what she thinks?"That was, without question, the wrong thing to say. Ni
Chapter 31: Let Me Fix That
"So I'm holding you to it, Marcus no drugs, no trafficking, none of the stuff that actually destroys people's lives. Deal?"Jake meant every word of it. If there was one thing he genuinely couldn't stomach, it was criminals preying on ordinary people. Marcus's hand shot up immediately at the words."I swear on my life. I don't hurt people for profit, I never have. I run a rough business, sure, but I've got lines I don't cross," Marcus said, tone dead serious.Jake nodded, satisfied. He said his goodbyes and turned to leave, only for Marcus to step directly into his path."Hold up. Take this a card, not much cash loaded on it, but it's a token from your big brother. Least I can do."Marcus genuinely saw Jake as his savior now. He'd watched firsthand what one simple bottle of wolf spray could apparently do in Jake's hands, and it left him more than a little in awe."Marcus, I really can't take that. Didn't you just say we're family now? If that's real, put the money away, you'll actuall
Chapter 30: Hallucination
Hank finished his threat and pulled a black handgun from his jacket. With his connections running deep into the underworld, sourcing weapons like this had never been a problem.He'd left more than a few bodies behind over the years because of it. And tonight, Hank knew with absolute certainty getting caught wasn't an option. Whatever waited for him after that wasn't something he planned to find out.Marcus froze at the sight of the gun. His own operation had always stayed relatively clean, no drugs, no trafficking, mostly just leaning on shopkeepers for protection money with a machete for leverage if things got tense.He'd never needed to carry an actual firearm. Digging through his own pockets in a panic, all he managed to produce was a small folding pocketknife, which he raised anyway, forcing himself to look braver than he felt.Jake felt a fresh wave of cold sweat break out. He'd genuinely expected Marcus to pull out something more substantial after all that fumbling instead, here
Chapter 29: Surprisingly Effective
Jake leveled the bottle at Dean and the others closed in. Seeing him suddenly whip something out of his jacket, Dean instinctively flinched back a step, half-expecting a blade.Then he clocked the label on the bottle and nearly choked on his own spit."Are you serious right now? Did this kid escape from a psych ward? You're pulling out pepper spray on a room full of grown men?" Dean stared, genuinely stunned.Dean, of all people, knew exactly how useless a can of wolf repellent or chili spray actually was against a real fighter, one-on-one. And here was Jake, apparently planning to use it on an entire crew."Man, have you been reading too many comic books or something? You think a little spray bottle's gonna save you from us? You're finished." Dean cracked both fists, winding up to drive one straight into Jake's skull.Right as the punch came down, Jake pressed the nozzle, and a fine mist bloomed into the air between them.Dean, closest to the spray, caught the first full breath of it
Chapter 28: Wolf Spray
Jake wasn't going to pretend he wasn't scared. Hank was genuinely on another level, and flanked by his crew, the man radiated a kind of casual menace that made everything worse.There hadn't been much time to think it through, someone needed to keep Hank occupied, and Jake figured Kayla would come back with backup soon enough. Seeing Jake charge in, one of Hank's men, a wiry guy named Dean who'd been hovering close to Hank's side snapped to attention, eyes blazing, practically vibrating with eagerness."Boss, go ahead and get everyone clear. I'll handle this idiot myself, kid's clearly got a death wish."Dean cracked his knuckles and sauntered toward Jake. "You stupid punk, you have no idea who you're messing with. Ask anybody on the street nobody messes with Dean and walks away smiling. You wanna ruin our night? Fine. Say goodbye."Dean was a career street brawler, and his fighting instincts ran circles around anything Jake had picked up. He lunged in for a crushing bear hug, and Jak
Chapter 27: Off the Charts
Nobody in the room could quite process what they'd just watched Jake and Kayla included.They were street-smart, sure, maybe a little rougher around the edges than average, but neither of them had ever been in the same room as a genuine, unbothered killer.The man hadn't even flinched after snapping Danny's neck. Like he'd just finished tying his shoe.Anyone who caught his eye directly felt the hair on their arms stand straight up."Damn it! Get them! Hold every last one of these bastards here!" Marcus smashed the mic against the stage floor, leapt down, and charged straight at Hank and his crew."Today I'll teach you exactly what happens to short-sighted little men who think they run things," Hank sneered, utterly unbothered by the murder in his eyes.Marcus's people swarmed toward Hank's group, and within seconds Hank's men found themselves surrounded on all sides.Hank let out a roar, kicked the nearest attacker clean off his feet, and plowed straight into the mob like nothing cou
You may also like
The Ultimate Devourer
Daoist Of Lies16.4K viewsAn Important Villain
P. Artim29.0K viewsSon Of The Universe
Evanscapenovel166.2K viewsThe Alchemist of the Heavens
Oleanderr016.0K viewsTHE LAST SWORD MONARCH
Felix161 viewsTHE BINDING OF THE END
Chidezny137 viewsVessel of the Ruined god
TRY102 viewsThe Guardian They Left for Dead
Red Phoenix.153 views