Chapter Seven - Untouchable, the Unknown Man the World Knows.
"I don't know the right adjective to qualify you. Stupid? Bold? Definitely stupid. You came into this place alone to play a hero for a kid..." "She's my daughter." Draven snapped his voice off, his voice firm. Then his voice dropped to a cold dangerous edge. "And you dare to use her for your dirty game. You don't deserve to live." Viktor's expression wavered slightly. He had always known the kid had no father, that Alessia had given birth to her and the irresponsible man vanished from her life, but this unknown man had just shown up, claiming to be her father. Natasha narrowed his eyes on Draven, smirking mockingly. "So, you're the irresponsible trash she spread her legs for." She scoffed, looking at him from head to toe. "A cop who hired bodyguards to protect him just to prove he's powerful. You're still a weakling. A man who bailed from real responsibility after entertaining himself with a woman. Draven didn't react. He simply stared at her with an intense gaze like she wasn't even worthy of his words. Then Viktor burst into laughter. His men laughed along with him. "Father?" He scoffed. "You came alone to play the hero for your daughter. I don't care whatever relationship you have with her and Alessia. They both belong to me now and you are doing nothing about it." Viktor stepped back with a cruel wide grin spreading over his face. The three men who came with him stepped forward. Each one of them pulled out crude weapons. Knife, Baton Reinforced with nails and Cutlass. One rolled his shoulder, flashing a deadly ugly grin. Another cracked his neck, brandishing the silver blade threateningly. Natasha grinned with all teeth— cruel and satisfying. "You're finished now without your hired bodyguards protecting you." "Kill him," Viktor snapped, "Don't touch the girl." He said and sank into a chair, leaned back with a relaxed posture and crossed his legs with the anticipation of the intruder's blood. The biggest one among them with the tattoo of a roaring Lion on his upper arm pushed the two other men backward and stepped forward confidently, he was armed with the Reinforced Baton. He walked towards Draven slowly, dragging the baton behind him. The metal sent small sparks into the air from the contact. "I will handle him alone." He said, his voice dripping with arrogance. " Then you're going to die first." Draven said coolly, his voice conversational. "Hehehe..If I were you, I'll be on my knees right now, pleading for my life to be spared" The thug grinned with all teeth. "..maybe iol just break your bones. But then you're foolish. And that is what's gonna kill you." Immediately he finished, he charged straight at Draven, her heavy feet cracking the concrete beneath his feet. The spectators leaned in with bright eyes of anticipation. "He's dead!!" "There is no way he'll survive this!" "He's finished!!" The thug swung his Baton. The metal whistle faintly through the air, coming for Draven to shatter his face. Draven didn't move instantly. It was until the last second. He simply titled his head effortlessly. The baton swooped past his head cleanly yet Julie was balanced safely on his arms. He straightened back with an impossible speed and closed the gap, his fist shot out with a devastating force that could shatter brick. It connected with the thug's chest. Something cracked in his chest before he was sent flying across the room, skidding through the sitting arrangements several meters before his body slammed against the wall with force. His weapon clanged beside him, useless. "You...what.." His eyes widened in horror. He gasped blood from his mouth and died on the spot. Gasps rippled across the hall. "What the heck?!" "Did he just kill him with one punch?!" "Who is this man?!" Viktor shifted slightly on his seat, his arrogant smirk wavered slightly. Then his head tilted slightly to the side. "So, you can fight, Huh?" He clapped his palms as though he'd just got entertained. The two thugs had shock plastered across their expression. They hadn't expected the outcome. The man that was just killed was bigger than each of them. The two of them added together were his size. Yet, Draven had ended him without even dropping a single sweat. Viktor became infuriated. He slammed his palm against the hand rest "What are you all doing!! Kill the bastard!! Now!!" His scream was visceral, laced with desperation and anger. And so, the two men circled around Draven— one with silver Dagger, the other with— Cutlass. Draven didn't have the intention to fight there— he only wants to leave the place quickly with Julie. Her safety first. Yet, even when he was surrounded by the danger, he moved forward without the faintest fear in his expression. "Kill him now!!!" Jackson shrieked.Latest Chapter
Chapter 98
Chapter 98 - Natasha finds out."His name is Mr. Edwin Shaw, but I don't know whether he still works for Mr. Blac Monroe." Miriam replied.Marcus wrote the name down.It was a lead, but not yet proof that Edwin had anything to do with the threatening message.Alessia looked at Miriam. "Did Natasha speak to you recently?"Miriam's mouth tightened."Yes. She came to see me at a café a few days ago."Alessia felt Draven's attention sharpen beside her."What did she want?" she asked."Information about you. She wanted to know whether you had ever spoken about the things that happened in that house, whether you still remembered certain incidents, and whether there was anything from your childhood that frightened you."Alessia went still."What did you tell her?""Nothing she could use against you." Miriam's voice grew firmer. "She offered me money. I refused it. Then she tried to make it sound as though she was concerned about you, but I knew better.""Did she mention the photograph?" Drav
Chapter 97
CHAPTER 97 - Contacting Miriam Cole.Alessia had not slept well.By eight that morning, she was dressed and waiting in the palace's private study when Draven entered with Marcus. Draven glanced at her, then at the documents on the desk."You've been awake for a while.""I have something to do."He pulled out the chair beside her. "Tell me.""We need to speak with Miriam Cole."Marcus opened his notebook. "I've confirmed that she still lives in the western district. She's been working as a private housekeeper for a family there, and according to our preliminary checks, she hasn't left Crestfall in years.""Has anyone approached her?" Alessia asked."No," Marcus replied. "Not from our side."Alessia hesitated before looking at Draven. "Natasha approached her first."Draven's expression hardened slightly. "You're certain?""Not completely. But Miriam knows my stepfamily better than most people who worked in that house. If Natasha wanted information about my past, Miriam would be one of
Chapter 96
Chapter 96: First Clue IIMarcus glanced between them. “Miriam Cole?”Alessia nodded. “She was the former housekeeper and she there for years. She saw things that happened in that house, and she knew which people came and went. If someone has used details from my past to frighten me, Miriam may recognize the information or know who else remembers it.”Draven considered the suggestion.“Do you know where she is?”“No, but I may be able to find out.”“We'll have our team locate her.”Alessia shook her head. “I don't want armed men arriving at her home and frightening her before we even speak. If she's still the same person I remember, she'll be suspicious of anyone connected to the Monroe family.”“Then we'll arrange a discreet approach,” Draven replied. “You won't go alone, but we won't send a team to intimidate her either.”“Thank you.”He touched her cheek gently. “You don't have to thank me for listening to you.”Alessia smiled faintly.Finally, they had a direction to follow.Acros
Chapter 95
Chapter 95: First Clue.Alessia read the message again the following morning, but this time, she refused to let the memories control her.The letter lay on the desk in Draven's private office. Beside it sat the photograph of the old Monroe residence, its narrow side entrance bringing back memories Alessia would have preferred to leave buried. She had barely slept the previous night, but the fear that had initially overwhelmed her had given way to something else.Anger.Someone had reached into the most painful part of her past and used it to remind her that she was still vulnerable. Whoever had sent the letter expected her to become frightened, to withdraw into herself, or perhaps to beg Draven to keep her away from the world.Alessia had spent too many years living that way.She would not return to it now.Draven stood near the desk, speaking to Marcus about the initial security findings. When he finished, Marcus placed a thin folder beside the evidence sleeve and stepped back.“The
Chapter 94
Chapter 94: The Message.Draven returned to the suite twenty minutes later.He found Alessia sitting in the same chair beside the window, but something about her posture made him pause before speaking. Her shoulders were stiff, and her hands were folded tightly in her lap. She looked up when he entered, attempting a smile that disappeared almost immediately.“What happened?” he asked.“Nothing.”Draven closed the door behind him.“Alessia.”She looked away.He crossed the room and crouched beside her chair, taking one of her hands in his. Her fingers were cold, and he could feel the tension in them.“You don't have to pretend with me,” he said quietly. “Tell me what happened.”For a moment, Alessia struggled to find the words. She did not want to frighten him unnecessarily, especially when he already had the escaped Crosses to worry about. Yet hiding the message would be worse, and she knew he would want to understand why someone had sent it.She reached for the letter and handed it t
Chapter 92
Chapter 92: The MessageNatasha Monroe stared at the message on her phone, reading it for the third time before deleting it from the screen. It was a confirmation from Gideon that he had found no evidence of Miriam contacting Alessia recently, but that did not mean the woman had nothing useful to offer. Their meeting at the café had ended badly, and Natasha had spent most of the previous evening wondering how to get around Miriam's refusal to cooperate without exposing her intentions.She had expected the woman to be difficult, but she had not expected her to be so protective of Alessia. Miriam's loyalty was a problem, yet it had also revealed something Natasha could use. She smiled faintly.That kind of loyalty could be turned into a weapon, but she would not waste time trying to convince Miriam to help her. The woman had made her position clear, and another meeting would only make her suspicious. Natasha needed to move forward with what she already knew, and she knew enough abou
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