2026-02-15 07:41:12The auction house was already crowded when the doors fully opened. Guests filled the entrance in steady waves. Wealthy families, influential syndicates, and powerful figures from every part of the city were present. Conversations overlapped in low, confident tones as glasses clinked and eyes assessed value beyond the items on display. This was not just an auction; it was a gathering of status.
Charlotte stood out effortlessly, dressed with polished elegance. Veronica looked just as stunning beside her, poised and confident. Right beside Charlotte was Lucas and Bianca, well-groomed and self-assured.
Together, they blended seamlessly into the room like people who knew they belonged exactly where they were.
Chris drove in with his Mercedes Benz that was gifted to him by his grandfather, the godfather.
The crowd gasped.
Peter Kent, one of the heirs to a syndicate couldn’t help but ask, “Whose car is that?”
Chris stepped out elegantly in his white suit.
“Don’t know man. I’ve never seen him in our circle before.” Jason, James’s friend said.
“Chris!?” Charlotte called out in shock.
“What the hell are you doing here?” she asked him.
“You begged us for money and you got it. Now just leave Charlotte alone already.” Veronica said sharply.
Then she asked, “Are you deaf, Chris? She asked you a question. What are you doing here?”
Chris looked at them, amused. “You know, the last time I checked, this wasn’t Wood territory. I get just as much right to be here as you do.” Chris said with one of his hands in his pocket.
Lucas Wood stepped forward and held his collar, “Shut up! No one talks to Aunt Vee like that.”
Chris yanked his hand off.
Lucas flinched. For a minute, he was genuinely scared of Chris.
“Oh really? Lucas Wood. First son of the Wood clan. You should have been the family heir. Yet here you are, just another one of your sister’s little henchmen.” Chris said as he walked off proudly.
“Come back here, you bastard! How dare you talk to me like that?” Lucas was furious.
Chris didn’t listen to any of their tantrums again. He walked straight in majestically to the VIP entrance.
Charlotte, Veronica, Bianca and Lucas scoffed.
Even the other people that were present shook their heads as they looked at him.
“Who does this man think he is?” one of them said in disbelief.
Lucas stepped forward, “Chris, let me cue you in. This is a Mikaelson syndicate auction house and a small fry like you doesn’t belong anywhere near this place.”
“Yeah, where is your invite?” Bianca asked mockingly.
“He doesn’t even have one and even if he did, it’s not like it’s a VIP pass. He’d have to take the regular line like everybody else.” Veronica said, pointing at Chris.
“What a fucking embarrassment.” Charlotte whispered.
Chris chuckled. He couldn’t wait to see the shock on their faces once he passed through the entrance meant for VIP only.
As he walked close to the entrance, the onlookers smirked.
“Uh! Mikaelson’s going to kick this man out of the auction.” One of them said,
“I know. He is done for.” Another responded as he laughed.
When Chris got to the entrance, security stopped him but the moment he showed them his ring, they respectfully bowed their heads and let him in.
“Welcome in, sir. Honored to have you.”
Everyone was stunned.
How could this low-life be the VIP?
Lucas couldn’t believe his eyes, “Hold it, Chris. You are a fucking liar and I’m not going to allow you to cheat your way into a Mikaelson syndicate auction.”
Then he faced the security men, “I know this guy. Alright? He is a sorry-ass orphan who married his way into the family but we kicked him out already. He’s a nobody now.”
Charlotte and Veronica raised their heads in pride as Lucas spoke.
“Really?” the security man asked.
“Yes, really.” Lucas said easily.
“He doesn’t even have an invite let alone a VIP pass.” Lucas laughed.
“Are you calling me a fraud?” Chris asked.
“Bingo!” Lucas responded.
Everyone laughed.
Chris smiled lightly, “Sounds like he’s calling you guys out for letting me in. Doesn’t that make you feel a bit… insulted?” Chris said, trying to ignite something in the security men.
“What? No, that’s…not what I meant. All I’m saying is he’s not a real VIP guest.” Lucas quickly tried to explain himself.”
“My brother’s right. Chris Greene is a liar through and through. I know all about this scumbag, and nothing about him says VIP.” Bianca said, trying to support her brother.
“You guys are free to check me out if you like.” Chris said as he raised his hands and faced the security men.
“No need, Mr. Greene. We know who you are.” The security man respectfully responded.
“What?” Bianca and Lucas said in shock.
“No, no. I’m sorry. If you just give him a background check, you’ll see that this guy is full of shit.” Bianca said aggressively.
“Ma’am! If you continue to harass our VIP guests, we’ll have to take you around back and beat some sense into you.” The security man warned.
“What the hell happened? How did a screw up like Chris become Mikaelson syndicate VIP overnight?” Charlotte mustered in disbelief.
“Mr. Greene, how do you suggest we deal with these two?”
Chris smirked slightly.
All the times Lucas humiliated him and Bianca called him good for nothing… This was the best time for his revenge.
He smiled widely as he thought of several ways to make them suffer.
Lucas Wood's shoulder shrunk in embarrassment.
“Go ahead, teach them some manners.” Chris said easily.
The security dragged both of them out mercilessly.
The onlookers watched in disbelief.
Maybe Chris isn’t someone to be messed with after-all.
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A profound, revitalizing silence settled over Onyx Harbor. With the Zenith High Council completely dismantled and their corrupt grip broken, the blackouts that had plagued the commercial districts ceased overnight. The municipal power grid stabilized, surging with a clean, uninterrupted current. It was as if a suffocating, heavy weight had been lifted from the chest of the entire city. For months, the population had lived under the shadow of corporate extortion. Now, small businesses reopened their doors, the neon signs of the entertainment sectors burned steady into the dawn, and the streets hummed with a newfound, peaceful energy. The fear that had defined Zenith's reign was evaporating, replaced by the realization that a new era had begun.High above the bustling streets, insulated from the city’s ambient noise by triple-paned reinforced glass, Chris Greene sat in his executive office at the top of the Greene Global tower. The room was dark save for the ambient glow of the city bel
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Gordon finally turned around and walked toward them. When he was in front of her, His knees buckled under the sudden, crushing weight of total defeat, and he sank onto the cold ground next to his bleeding, groaning son. He stared up at her, his face turning pale, his lips trembling as his thirty-year empire dissolved into pure dust before his eyes. "You... you violated the terms. We gave you the girl...""I don't negotiate the survival of the Mikaelson name with bankrupt criminals," Lynda whispered. She turned her head toward her commanders. "Throw them both in the back of the transport vans. Take them directly to the subterranean cells of the Mikaelson estate. They are going to face a very long, very thorough trial for corporate espionage and kidnapping."As the doors of the vans slammed shut on the bound, humiliated Gordons, Lynda turned back to Michelle, her expression softening. "The threat is neutralized, Lady Michelle. The Gordons are erased. Let us get you home.”Meanwhile I
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He turned his attention back to Lynda. "Here are our terms for the trade, Lynda. We hand over Michelle Antonio right now, entirely unharmed. In exchange, you grant my son and me a twelve-hour operational window of total immunity. You pull back your shadow blockades from the western docks, you let our private transport jet leave the regional airspace, and you guarantee that your tactical cells will not pursue us into our South American territories. If you refuse, or if a single sniper fires a round, my son will pull the trigger on the girl, and we will all die together in this clearing. Decide. Right now."Lynda stood perfectly still for several long, agonizing seconds. The heavy silence in the shipping yard was thick enough to choke on. She looked past Gordon, her eyes locking onto Michelle.Michelle gave a single, slow, and deliberate nod of her head. She understood the chess board perfectly. She knew that survival in this moment was the only priority, because once she was safe, the
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"How are you such a completely useless son?" the patriarch spat, his voice dropping into a hateful tone that cut deeper than any physical blow. "How on earth did I raise such a parasite? You aren't even an asset to this family—you are a cancer that just destroyed thirty years of my labor in a single night!"Michelle stood near the doorway, flanked by the two mercenaries. Even with her hands bound, her expression was one of pure amusement. She watched the breakdown of the Gordon dynasty with cold satisfaction. Levitt wiped the blood from his mouth, a spark of defensive, desperate anger flaring in his eyes as he scrambled to his feet. "Dad! Insulting me doesn't solve anything right now! The fact is, the Antonio girl is here! She’s standing right in front of us! Instead of screaming at me, how do we use her to get ourselves out of this mess?"The entitlement in Levitt’s voice, the total failure to grasp the sheer gravity of the apocalypse he had invited into their home was the final st
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"Help me lift her!" Levitt gasped to the last remaining mercenary, his voice cracking with pure terror. Together, they roughly dragged Michelle's limp body out of the back of the crippled van and threw her into the rear of a small, nondescript utility truck that had been parked inside the warehouse as a final emergency escape vehicle."I'll hold them off, sir! Get out of here!" the mercenary yelled, turning back toward the main warehouse floor with his weapon raised.Levitt didn't look back. He jumped into the driver's seat of the utility truck, slammed it into gear, and smashed through a rotted wooden loading dock door that led out into a deep, unlit concrete drainage canal behind the industrial park. He accelerated into the darkness just as a team of Mikaelson shadow soldiers blew the inner doors off the loading dock.When Lynda's commanders reached the platform, the area was empty. They found the bodies of the mercenaries, the abandoned black van, and the tracks of an escaping vehi
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