Novels by solangechidinma

Chapter 10: Operation ResetFor the first time in weeks, Rowan felt a shift in the air. Not power. Not pride.Paranoia.His system had been silent all night, too silent. It was strangeNo pings. No updates. No environmental scans.‘System Sync: 29.8% – Functional. Background processes stable. Recent scans: 0 anomalies. No external threats.’It was lying.He could feel it.Something was off.He glanced around the floor, his staff moved about like normal, but their eyes lingered longer than usual. Whispers died when he walked past. Emails stopped mid-typing.A tension you could cut with a glass shard.And then, Steven, his assistant, rushed towards him.“Sir, there’s someone here to see you. He insisted.”Rowan looked up.“Who?”She swallowed. “Mr. Kane Stormont.”Rowan’s blood ran cold. He didn't really know the man, but he didn't have a good feeling about him***Kane sat at the head of the table in the conference, legs crossed, fingers laced. As always, he was too calm. Too collecte

Chapter 9: The Shadow in the SystemThe Stormont Corp logo gleamed behind the podium as Rowan adjusted the mic. The room was filled with reporters, photographers, investors, and employees, many of whom looked ready to pounce.The internet had been on fire for the past 24 hours.‘STORMONT CEO CAUGHT IN OFFICE ROMANCE’ ‘GRANT FAMILY DAUGHTER INVOLVED IN STORMONT SCANDAL?’ ‘IS ROWAN STORMONT FIT TO LEAD?’Rowan took a breath.The cameras clicked. The lights burned.He leaned forward and spoke.“There are a lot of things being said about me... about this company... and about someone I care about.”Murmurs rippled across the room.“I won’t dignify gossip. But I will say this Stormont Corp doesn’t just run on systems and signatures. It runs on integrity. No one, no matter how powerful, will dictate our future through rumor or fear.”“Mr Rowan, Are the rumours true or false?”. One of the reporters shouted from the crowd.“It's False, That's why they are called rumours”.“So do you have th

CHAPTER 8: Three’s a ThreatThe TV screen lit up the cracked walls of the studio apartment.Rowan Stormont was on every channel, confident, sharp, dressed like power itself, answering press questions at Stormont Corp’s quarterly investor meeting.Peter’s eye twitched.He sat on a torn couch, surrounded by takeout boxes and unpaid bills, clutching a half-empty beer bottle in one hand. The other was clenched into a fist.Rowan’s voice rang out from the screen:“Stormont Corp is entering a new era. One defined by clarity, accountability, and strength.”Peter stood suddenly and hurled the bottle.It smashed into the TV screen.Crack.Rowan’s smirking face split down the middle.“Arrogant bastard,” Peter hissed. “I made you.”He kicked the corner of the couch.“You were nothing. You owed me.”He grabbed his phone, dialing a number from memory.“Mr Cooper,” he said when the line picked up. “You still want leverage on your ex-son- in-law?”*********The air in the executive hallway shifted l

CHAPTER 7: Bloodlines and BombshellsRowan’s voice echoed through the hallway as he removed his coat. “I'll have Dinner by 8, Clara. Make sure everything’s light. I’m not in the mood for anything heavy tonight.”“Noted sir”. Clara, one of the maids noted on her notepad.He turned the corner into the sitting room and stopped dead in his tracks.Aurora was there, seated on the velvet couch like she owned it. Dressed in a slim black dress that clung to her like a second skin, her lips painted blood-red, one leg crossed over the other, dangerously high.“Sofia’s asleep,” she said softly. “I brought her... thought you might want to see her.”Rowan’s jaw clenched. “You’re not supposed to be here. You could’ve called. What do you want?”Aurora stood, walking slowly toward him. “Baby, I wanted to apologize... in person.”‘System Alert: Emotion Deception Detected. Intent: Manipulation.’She placed a hand on his chest. “You’re different now Rowan. Confident. Powerful.That’s the man i fell in l

CHAPTER 6: Stormont vs. StormontThe Stormont Corp headquarters didn’t feel like home.Not yet.But atleast it looked like it belonged to Rowan.Tall glass panels, black marble floors, chrome staircases, and a minimalist, commanding design. The place reeked of wealth and legacy, his legacy.Employees turned their heads as Rowan passed. Some bowed slightly. Others stood straighter. Everyone watched.After his public reentry and the corporate bomb he dropped on the Coopers, Rowan was a name again. Not a whisper. Not a memory.A name.A force.“CEO Rowan,” his assistant chimed in over the intercom. “Legal team reports the preliminary sweep of the Cooper merger history is done. Irregularities confirmed.”Rowan tapped his earpiece. “Send everything to my private server.”‘System Alert: Internal Integrity Scan In Progress... 54%’He stepped into his office. The walls were matte black, the Stormont crest embossed above the massive desk.He turned toward the floor-to-ceiling window, looking d

CHAPTER 5: Mirror in RedRowan stood motionless at the doorway of Cooper Enterprises’ boardroom.‘MATCH FOUND: GENETIC TWIN SIGNATURE. 84% COMPATIBILITY. STATUS: APPROACHING.’He squinted at the notification blinking in front of his eyes.His system never exaggerated. That made it worse.Twin?A part of him froze, trying to picture it, was it a man? A woman? Older? Younger? Alive? Dangerous?But just as fast as the thought arrived, Rowan pushed it away.“Not now,” he muttered.‘Recommendation: Investigate immediately. Potential threat or ally.’“No,” Rowan said out loud. “Let them come to me.”The notification blinked twice and faded.He had more urgent business.Revenge.The real kind.The kind that left paper trails and corporate bodies in its wake.*******Back at the safe house,Rowan rolled up the sleeves of his black shirt, fingers flexing over the digital keyboard projected from his system interface. The room was dimly lit, quiet, perfect for precision hacking. His system was no