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THE VENGEFUL HEIR The Virus
Liam picked up the paper bag and brought out a series of documents. Immediately, his eyes widened in shock. He could not tell what he was looking at immediately, but from a glance, they all looked like blueprints of and drawings of a new pharmaceutical company and a virus.On a much closer look, he picked up an illustration of what seemed like a rare chrysanthemum flower. This flower was known as the devil’s rose for a reason. It was said that despite its beauty, just a drop of its nectar was enough to kill a man instantly.Liam had recognized the flower from his years of training in the mountains of Asia, where his old master, Lui Fheng had illuminated his knowledge on rare toxins and herbs that could be used for healing and any other purposes. But of all the different and rare breeds of flowers found in the world, he named the Chrysanthemums the most potent and dangerous. They were said to grow in very cold and arid regions, under specific temperatures and their nectar could only
THE VENGEFUL HEIR Trust Works Both Ways
Martha stared at Liam deeply for a while and then asked, “Who are you?”Liam drew a deep breath. He had half expected her to ask him something personal, but he never imagined she’d ask about his identity. Revealing his identity, particularly now was a dangerous move, but he decided that if he needed her to trust him, he’d have to trust her too.With that, he held a strong gaze and replied, “Liam… My name is Liam Moran.”Martha arched her brows in confusion and cleared her throat, “The name doesn’t ring any bells,” before Liam could say anything else, she quickly interjected,“Mr. Moran, like you said we are dealing with dangerous people here, and I need to know before we can go further with any discussions that I can trust my life to be safe in your hands. I need to know that you are capable of protecting me.”Liam heaved a deep sigh. He could see her concerns and worry, but there was no need for them. However, he realized that if he needed her to be convinced, he’d have to tell her
THE VENGEFUL HEIR Jealous
Reassured, Mia nodded and glanced outside. A black SUV pulled over to a stop just outside the cafe and three hefty men dressed in black suits stepped out, quickly surveyed the area, and stood beside the car, folding their arms with an unbreakable stern look.“Are they with you?” She asked.Liam nodded and looked directly at her, “They are Jack’s men. They’ll take you to Jack and he’ll help you get out of your country.”“But my things,” Martha interjected,“I need to clear some things out of my apartment.” “Forget about them. We’ll get you everything you need. We can’t take any risk by stopping for any reason. If Peter hasn’t realized already, it won’t take him that long to realize what you’ve done and he’s going to want to come after you with everything to make sure you don’t reveal anything to anyone. You need to be out of the country and very far away before that happens.”Martha remained quiet, trying to process how fast everything was happening.Liam’s gaze softened when he saw h
THE VENGEFUL HEIR Coupled Against Liam
Despite signing the prenuptial agreement, Yona and Carl were still not convinced that Liam would stay away that easily. At the Stevens mansion, Yona pulled away Carl, her face laced with worry. Liam had promised that the prenuptial document would be null if he could provide evidence of corruption in the Stevens’s household. His bold claim had Yona very worried. Liam had already humiliated her husband once before and she could not stand to let it happen again.“What’s that matter? Why are you looking at me that way?” Carl asked, raising a brow.Yona hesitated, not sure how to say this. There was no easy way to say it.“Is Liam right? Is there something going on within the family?”Carl’s brows furrowed angrily immediately, and he sneered, “What are you trying to say? Are you claiming I have a hand in the corruption he talked about?” Carl snapped.“No, no…” Yona raised her hand defiantly,“I’m not saying you have anything to do with it. I just… Liam’s already exposed us before, I just
THE VENGEFUL HEIR Charles Donovan
Liam received an invitation from the Stevens family for a gala they were hosting later that evening. Although he had plans with Jack Gunter to go over Laura’s performance and see how she was managing Manu’s empire but he figured that could wait. He could not easily turn down the Stevens invitation. If they were inviting him back for a gala, then there was a chance that they wanted to make amends and have him rejoin their family. With that, he postponed his meeting with Jack and made his way down to the Stevens mansion. As soon as he reached, he was surprised by the fleet of exotic cars that lined up right from the entrance. Following the Carpi incident and the alleged involvement of the Stevens family, he didn’t imagine that so many people would show up for any event hosted by them.As he stepped out of the car, he could see some of the guests still outside the residence pointing and whispering at him. Refusing to indulge, he kept his head high, still trying to figure out the reaso
THE VENGEFUL HEIR Too Late
The crowd shifted, creating a path as the man walked in. Liam leaned close, paying attention to the whispers from the crowd, trying to figure out who the man was.“That’s Charles Donovan. What is he doing here?” One man whispered.“Hasn’t he been out of the country for a year now? When did he return and what business does he have with the Stevens?”At this time, Mia returned to find Liam and immediately she saw Charles, she froze. Her face tinged with horror. Charles was one of their family’s biggest rivals. What was he doing here? Slowly and with measured steps, she started to approach him but then suddenly stopped when she heard Carl’s familiar voice,“Mr. Donovan!” He called excitedly,“Glad to have you here.” Carl brushed past her and extended his arm for a shake.Mia remained in place, puzzled. Did Carl invite Charles here, and if so why? Just then, her eyes suddenly widened in shock. It all came together now. Charles’ presence here may have had something to do with why Yona in
THE VENGEFUL HEIR Betrayed
Mia turned around and her eyes flashed with horror when she saw Charles Donovan on the stage. She did not know what was going to happen but could tell that this could be part of Yona’s plans. She grabbed Liam’s hand and tried to hasten out, but just then Charles's voice echoed, causing her to stop mid-strife,“I know most of you may have been wondering why I’m here considering my shared past with the Stevens family,” he said and looked directly at Mia.“Our history is not one that I’m proud of, but even when I’m a businessman, there are still certain values I hold dearly and some that I can’t stand, and that…ladies and gentlemen is why I’m here today.”The crowd murmured, shifting puzzled looks amongst themselves. “You see, I recently came upon some disturbing information about the Stevens family. As it turns out, it seems someone in their family has been committing corporate espionage.”As soon as those words fell, the crowd gasped in shock and Mia’s curiosity increased. She let go o
THE VENGEFUL HEIR The Accounts
Mia returned to her room after Liam left, blocking off all the noise from the party. ‘Why does he suddenly affect me so much these days?’ She muttered staring straight ahead. ‘Why do I care about what he thinks?’ She started pacing back and forth, groaned in frustration, and jumped on the bed. ‘So what if I didn’t defend him out there? Why would I when he hasn’t given me a reason to trust him?’ She slumped on her bed, her thoughts driving her crazy. Suddenly, it seemed like everything calmed down and she could finally hear herself think clearly. Reaching for the phone, she quickly dialed Celine’s number. If she was going to see any change in her relationship with Liam, she needed to know if she could trust him. Immediately, the phone rang, Celine picked up,“Mia, wasn’t expecting your call so quickly.”“I can’t take it anymore, this is driving me crazy. I need to know whatever you find.”“Whoa, calm down Mia. What happened?” Celine asked empathetically.“Liam was here,” Mia answered
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The Unexpected Ally
Jack slammed the warehouse door shut as soon as he returned to Liam's mansion. He wasn't sure it was a good idea to still meet Monroe now. Peter's man could have still been trailing him. This time, his steps were slower than usual, more deliberate, and there was a raw edge in his eyes that hadn’t been there before. Liam caught it immediately.“You good?” Liam asked from across the room.Jack didn’t answer at first. His eyes flicked away for a moment before he spoke, and even then, his voice was low.“I was followed.”Liam stood still, he was surprised for a moment and feared they had been compromised, but something in his posture stiffened. “You handled it?”“Yeah,” Jack said, but the word carried a weight that made Liam pause.Jack exhaled and glanced over his shoulder. “It wasn’t just a tail. He was sent. Gun, silencer, no hesitation. He said Peter knows. Everything. The prison, the program. He knew who I was meeting and why.”Liam’s jaw clenched, but he said nothing.Jack looked ar
An Ambush
Liam quietly pulled Jack aside with a glance, but the others stayed where they were, watching Mara and murmuring in low tones. Jack followed Liam to a dim corner of the warehouse, his steps cautious but also laced with curiosity. He could tell that Liam wanted to talk to him about something important, but what was it? To the best of his knowledge, this situation with Mara had already been resolved.“We’re not done here,” Liam said in a low voice just as they reached the corner of the warehouse. “Not by a long shot. But if we’re doing this… I need to know if you can still reach your contact in Santa Fe.”Jack’s brows knitted. “The prison director?”Liam nodded. “We need options. If we’re serious about using this program to redeem people, we start with the ones already sentenced. No one innocent or coerced. Just people who are willing to redeem themselves.”Jack looked away for a second, his jaw tightening. “I can try. I haven’t spoken to him in months, but we’ve done favors for each ot
Mara
Evelyn frowned and turned her face away the moment Darius looked at her, pride glowing behind his eyes. Her shoulders were tense, her jaw locked tight. “You crossed a line,” she muttered, barely louder than a breath.Darius blinked in a dismissive way, “She volunteered.”“She’s still a human being,” Evelyn snapped, rounding on him now. “You don’t get to experiment on people and hide behind consent like it’s a shield. You think because she said yes, that makes it clean?”“She chose this,” Darius replied calmly. “She wanted to be useful.”“Useful?” Evelyn’s voice rose. “Is that what we’re calling this now? Weaponizing people, locking them in chambers like test subjects—useful?”Liam stood still, watching the tension crackle between them. He didn’t speak, didn’t breathe. His gaze remained fixed on the woman now standing inside the slowly opening chamber. She was curled around with mist, her form slowly becoming clearer with every breath she took.Jack stepped subtly to the side, closer t
A New Creation
The cheers were still echoing faintly in the room, until Darius stepped forward. The noise died instantly, like someone had flipped a switch. Every eye turned to him. He looked directly at Liam, his expression unreadable, and then slowly, he extended his hand.Liam stared at it for a moment, contemplating on what it meant if he took it. The silence was deafening now—not tense, but waiting.His hand twitched at his side, unable to easily shake Darius‘. He needed these people. He needed their knowledge, their strength, their will to fight. But he also knew what Peter was capable of. He had seen people broken and remade because of a mad man’s ambitions. If he failed, these people, these survivors, would be the next victims.His fingers flexed uneasily. Could he really ask this of them?Evelyn shifted beside him, then softly cleared her throat.Liam turned his head slightly, meeting her gaze. She didn’t say a word, but he saw it in her eyes. Trust them. Trust yourself. With a deep breat
A Rebellion Forms
The sky was still dark when Liam, Jack, and Evelyn pulled out of the driveway. It was early in the morning and Evelyn had suggested that they made the trip before Peter’s men could be active. Rain drizzled lightly, a soft mist clinging to the windows as they drove to the rebel group’s hidden location. The silence in the car was thick, only the hum of the engine and the occasional sigh from Jack in the backseat filled the space.Liam drove with one hand on the wheel, the other clenched against his thigh. “You’re sure this is the only way?” He asked, glancing at Evelyn.“Yes,” Evelyn said from the passenger seat, her eyes fixed directly on the road ahead. “If we go to the Tribunal directly, we’ll be walking into a trap. But where we’re going… they’re not part of that world anymore.”Jack leaned forward. “Where exactly are we going?”Evelyn didn’t answer right away. She just reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a worn slip of paper. “Take the next left,” she said quietly.Although
The Regroup
The rain hadn’t let up since morning. It was the next day after Peter escaped with the Morath Relic. Liam and Jack had returned to Evelyn’s house. It was a slow morning. The rain beat against the windows of Evelyn’s old house like a warning—steady, relentless, and cold. But inside, the warmth of the crackling fireplace did little to ease the weight pressing on Liam’s shoulders.He sat on the edge of the couch, elbows on his knees, staring into the flames, watching mindlessly as they crackled, lost in thought. Jack leaned against the wall near the window, quietly, his arms crossed, eyes flicking between the storm outside and the silence inside. Evelyn moved around the room quietly, her presence as calming as it was commanding, her white lab coat flaring behind her like a cape.“So,” Jack finally said, breaking the silence, “he has the relic now.”Liam nodded slowly. “And he used it. I felt it—like a ripple tearing through the air.”Evelyn returned to the center of the room, setting dow
Peter’s Monsters
Meanwhile after Peter left Moran’s mansion, he was filled with a new air of confidence as he strode into his laboratory, the Morath Relic clutched tightly in his hand, its cold surface pulsing faintly against his palm. The air inside the facility smelled of chemicals, burnt metal, and something else, something old, something forgotten like it was an abandoned lair. He exhaled slowly, allowing himself a moment to savor his victory. Once again, he had clashed with the Ogini, and once again, he had walked away triumphant. But this time was different.This time, he knew he was running out of his sharp edges, and there was another potential problem, Jack. That boy was the variable he hadn’t accounted for, the unexpected force tilting the balance. If it had been just the Ogini, Peter would have already cemented his dominance. But Jack had proven to be more than a nuisance—he was a real threat. The energy inside him, the way he wielded it, the way he had managed to break through the Ogini’
In The Last Minute
Jack barely had time to react. One second, he saw Liam’s eyes flickering between red and blue, a sign of the battle raging inside him. The next, the Ogini lunged.A sharp gasp escaped Jack as a powerful hand clamped around his throat. His feet left the ground, his body hoisted effortlessly into the air. The grip was tight, crushing, cutting off his air. He clawed at Liam’s arm, kicking violently, but it was useless. The Ogini was too strong and it had gotten him right where it wanted.A cold smirk spread across The Ogini’s lips. His eyes digging deep into Jack’s as if trying to capture his very soul.Jack’s vision blurred at the edges, his lungs burning. His body thrashed, instinct screaming at him to fight, but his strength was fading fast. The Ogini tilted its head slightly, eyes glowing with eerie amusement as it studied him like a toy that was about to break.“You’ve been quite the nuisance,” the Ogini murmured, its voice smooth yet sharp, layered with something ancient and cruel.
In The Last Minute
Jack barely had time to react. One second, he saw Liam’s eyes flickering between red and blue, a sign of the battle raging inside him. The next, the Ogini lunged.A sharp gasp escaped Jack as a powerful hand clamped around his throat. His feet left the ground, his body hoisted effortlessly into the air. The grip was tight, crushing, cutting off his air. He clawed at Liam’s arm, kicking violently, but it was useless. The Ogini was too strong and it had gotten him right where it wanted.A cold smirk spread across The Ogini’s lips. His eyes digging deep into Jack’s as if trying to capture his very soul.Jack’s vision blurred at the edges, his lungs burning. His body thrashed, instinct screaming at him to fight, but his strength was fading fast. The Ogini tilted its head slightly, eyes glowing with eerie amusement as it studied him like a toy that was about to break.“You’ve been quite the nuisance,” the Ogini murmured, its voice smooth yet sharp, layered with something ancient and cruel.
