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CHAPTER 060
For several seconds, nobody moved.The underground chamber was silent except for the faint hum of the emergency lighting. Clyde stood before the dead screen, staring at the final message.ONE OF THEM IS YOUR FATHER. THE OTHER IS THE MAN WHO STOLE YOUR NAME.Adrian had not lowered his weapon.Neither had the stranger.Danielle stepped between Clyde and the two men. Nobody moves until we understand what just happened.Clyde barely heard her.His mother was alive.After all these years, after every explanation he had accepted, every unanswered question he had buried, Elara Veyron had appeared on a screen and spoken directly to him.And she had warned him against the man standing beside Adrian.Who was she warning me about? Clyde asked.The stranger looked toward the dead screen. I cannot answer that.Convenient.I know how it sounds.No. You don’t. Clyde turned to him. You arrive claiming to be Alexander, reveal that my mother was married to Marcus Veyron, and now she tells me not to tru
CHAPTER 059
The man who claimed to be Alexander Darkfang stood beneath the cold light of the underground chamber. Adrian’s hand remained close to his weapon. Clyde watched the stranger’s face, searching for something familiar, while the message on the command screen continued to glow.ASK ALEXANDER WHO YOUR MOTHER REALLY MARRIED.Step away from him, Adrian ordered.The stranger looked at him. You still give orders as if the truth belongs to you.Then answer the question, Clyde said. His voice was quiet, but it carried through the chamber. Who did my mother marry?The man’s expression tightened. “Your mother married Alexander Darkfang.Which Alexander? Danielle asked.Adrian finally drew his weapon, keeping it lowered but ready. “You are not leaving this room until we know who you are.”Then perhaps you should ask your brother.The words struck Adrian harder than a threat.Clyde turned. You said Alexander disappeared before succession. You said you raised me to protect me. Now this man says he is
CHAPTER 058.
Three knocks echoed from behind the sealed wall.Then came the voice again.Adrian, open the door. It’s time your son met his real father.Clyde Darkfang stood motionless.His eyes moved from the sealed entrance to Adrian, whose expression had completely changed. The man who had commanded respect from generations of military officers now looked like someone standing before a judgment he had spent his entire life avoiding.Father, Clyde said slowly. What does he mean?Adrian said nothing.Danielle moved closer to Clyde. “Commander, we need to get out of here.Not until I get an answer.Another knock sounded.Adrian, the voice continued. Don’t make me ask again.Lucian Kylain approached the wall, examining the ancient markings.This passage has another entrance, he said. “The original architects designed it as an emergency route.Can you open it? Danielle asked.Perhaps. But we need access to the old control mechanism.Clyde ignored them.He was looking directly at Adrian.Am I your so
CHAPTER 057.
The underground chamber remained silent.Clyde Darkfang stared at his father, waiting for an explanation. The voice from the speakers had delivered an accusation that threatened everything he believed about his identity.Adrian Darkfang finally broke his silence.Clyde, listen to me. Whatever you hear next, remember that I raised you as my son.Clyde’s expression hardened.That’s not an answer.Lucian Kylain stood beside the cabinet, watching them carefully. Danielle kept her weapon raised, uncertain whether the greatest threat in the room was still outside or had been standing beside them all along.Adrian took a breath.Thirty years ago, the Darkfang family faced a succession crisis. Your grandfather had two sons. The elder was the rightful heir, while I was the younger.Clyde frowned.You told me you were the firstborn.I told you what the royal records stated.Then who was the elder son?Adrian looked toward the old photograph.Your uncle, Prince Alexander Darkfang.Clyde had neve
CHAPTER 056.
The gunshot shattered the silence beneath the Old Founders’ Hall.Danielle immediately raised her weapon, directing her flashlight toward the corridor. Clyde stepped between her and the doorway while Adrian remained beside the cabinet, his expression impossible to read.Stay behind me, Clyde ordered.Another sound followed.Footsteps.Someone was approaching.Identify yourself!” Danielle shouted.There was no response.Clyde moved toward the entrance, but Lucian Kylain caught his arm.Don’t.Clyde turned sharply. You have three seconds to explain why.The person outside wants you to open that door.And you know this because?Because I’ve been expecting him for twenty years.Before Clyde could demand an explanation, the corridor lights flickered back on.A figure appeared at the entrance.Marshal Griggs.His uniform was dishevelled, and his expression carried an unsettling confidence. A small pistol rested in his right hand, but he made no attempt to raise it.Danielle immediately aime
CHAPTER 055.
The voice echoed through the underground passage.Welcome back, Young Lord. We’ve been waiting for you.Clyde Darkfang raised one hand, silently instructing Danielle to remain behind him. His other hand rested near the weapon secured at his waist.Adrian stood motionless beside the wall, his face drained of colour.Clyde noticed.Father,” he said quietly, “who is that?Adrian didn’t answer.The door continued opening until a narrow room emerged beyond it. Its walls were covered with old military insignias, faded portraits, and rows of locked cabinets. At the centre stood a man wearing a dark suit, his silver hair falling neatly across his forehead.He appeared to be in his late fifties. A thin scar crossed his left cheek, and his eyes carried the unsettling calm of someone who had anticipated this meeting long before it happened.Put your weapon away, Clyde,” the stranger said. “If I wanted you dead, you would never have reached this corridor.Clyde didn’t move.You know my name. That
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