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THE VENGEFUL HEIR The Greenhouse
Michael’s face widened in shock when he saw Jonah. “What the hell is this Jonah? What do you think you’re doing?” He snapped irritably.“I’ll attend to you shortly,” Jonah said and stretched out his hand dismissively. Michael stopped, his eyes widening in disbelief, “You little bastard! How dare you speak to me that way. I sh-“ A gun clicked and Michael immediately froze.“I said, I’ll attend to you shortly,” Jonah said, his voice stern and threatening, holding a gun to Michael’s face. Immediately the atmosphere of the room shifted. The air became thick with tension as Jonah’s men raised their weapons. Michael froze in place, his words stuck in his throat. He could not believe it, Jonah had gone completely mad.“You shouldn’t have come here, Michael. Now you’ve seen too much.” Jonah said.Michael stepped forward, his eyes still wide with disbelief. “Jonah… What is this? You’ve been running an illegal operation this whole time?”Jonah shrugged, and then said, “You were never meant to f
THE VENGEFUL HEIR The Reckoning Begins
After barely escaping the fiasco at the farm, Liam was still in a frenzy. Jack’s sacrifice was heavy on his mind. ‘Why did he do that? What happened to him?’ He tried his best to understand why Liam took the fall, but could not see it, that was not the plan. They’d gotten what they wanted, so why did he stay back?Michael was equally in shock. As soon as he left the car, he brought out a tiny flask from his coat pocket and took a large swig, “I can’t believe Jonah would do this.” He said then took another swig, “The farm, the flowers… how could I not know about it? He’s been running a drug operation and using our family’s name for this nightmare.”Liam turned toward him, holding the flower, his eyes burning in rage, “Better believe it. Your cousin has crossed the line and if anything happens to Jack, I’m going to make sure he pays for it.” Michael did not argue, he did not try to convince Liam otherwise anymore, not after Jonah had held a gun to his face. Still, he couldn’t help but f
THE VENGEFUL HEIR The Verdict
As the council convened, Liam and Michael took their seats, poise and ready. They scanned their eyes around the crowd but Jonah was nowhere to be found. However, just then, the entrance door swung open. The entire room stilled, and shifted their attention to the door, watching curiously as Jonah walked in. Liam had picked up the analysis gotten from Dr Carter earlier that morning, and with the results, he was confident that there was no way, Jonah would be let to go free. Although there was still no word from Jack, Liam was a little relieved that the only source of Chrysanthemum left was the storage building and with the court’s ruling, Jonah would be forced to destroy it.Everyone had gathered to witness the last showdown. The council leader, Chairman Reynolds stood up after everyone was settled, and then began, “We have gathered today to address serious allegations about your involvement in Mr Nelson’s schemes.” He paused and turned to Liam, “Mr. Moran, you have evidence?”Liam shi
THE VENGEFUL HEIR A Dead Man’s Gambit
As soon as Peter hung up, Jonah hurriedly pushed through the entrance doors of the council chambers, barely aware or concerned about the reporters calling his name. The cold air hit his face, but it did. Toning to clear his spinning thoughts or the reality of his position now. Peter had cut him off, and not only did that mean that his safety net was gone, but judging by his tone, he knew that sooner or later, Peter would be coming for him.He had to make a move and resolve this situation quickly, because if Peter truly turned against him, he wouldn’t just stop at taking away his resources, and protection, he’d take his life too. This thought overwhelmed him so much, he couldn’t even hear his phone vibrating at first. However, just then a group of reporters surrounded him, flashing their cameras and asking questions. Jonah pushed through and made his way to his car. His phone rang again, and this time, he quickly answered it. “Sir?” Collins’ voice came through, wary. Collins, his righ
THE VENGEFUL HEIR You're Next
A few hours later, Liam’s phone finally rang. When he pulled it out, he quickly answered, seeing it was Dr Carter, “What have you found?”Carter hesitated for a moment. “Dr Carter?” Liam repeated.“He’s taking it back to his base,” Evelyn’s words returned, filled with dread. “Liam, if Peter truly intends to use this flower to create a bioweapon, he needs to be stopped. From my research, he has altered these flowers to wield more power. But there’s something strange about the results I got from one of his sites.”Liam’s brows furrowed in suspicion, “What do you mean?” He asked. “I mean, Peter’s not just trying to create a bioweapon. He’s creating something else, something strong and he’s altering its genetics with this plant.”Liam paused for a deep moment, his mind drifting to the many possibilities. Then suddenly his eyes widened in shock. Something clicked, and his memories reeled back. This had just gotten more serious. The secret books he found in his grandfather’s archive had ta
THE VENGEFUL HEIR The Knife
Those words sent a deep chill through Liam’s body. He stood frozen, his breath shallow, with the phone still clutched tightly in his hand. Slowly, his eyes narrowed into slits, anger surging through him. Those words replayed in his mind over and over again.“Jonah’s dead. And Jack’s next.”The voice had been distorted, but Liam didn’t need confirmation. He knew exactly who it was — Peter. The realization hit him like a crashing wave. Peter had Jack.Liam paced around, his hands running through his hair as his mind spun in every direction. What would he do? He had been expecting this, but not so soon. He thought he would have more time to prepare, to strategize before rescuing Jack, but Peter had given him none.After a while of pacing around, he finally realized what he needed to do. Right now, the Zuri blade is more important. He needed to safely secure it first, before trying to rescue Jack. If Peter was truly the Oniri, then that weapon was the only thing that could stand in its wa
THE VENGEFUL HEIR Tick-Tock Liam
Liam pulled into the dimly lit alley behind Evelyn’s research lab, shutting off the engine. His heart pounded as he stepped out of the car, the night air thick with tension. Every second counted.The moment he stepped inside the lab, the faint hum of the lab machinery and instruments filled the air. Behind a row of glass vials and metal instruments gleaming under the fluorescent lights stood Evelyn hunched over a microscope, her dark hair pulled into a loose ponytail, her fingers delicately adjusting a slide. As Liam approached her, she didn’t look up. She could tell it was him and without turning, she said, “You’re early.”Liam exhaled sharply, coming around her. “There’s no time to waste.”Evelyn finally met his gaze, her sharp brown eyes searching his face. “I haven’t seen you like this before.”Liam didn’t respond. He didn’t have to. She straightened, crossing her arms with a curious look. “You’re here for the blade.”Liam nodded. “And for answers.”Evelyn let out a slow breath a
THE VENGEFUL HEIR You're Making A Mistake
Liam barely had time to move. Victor swung his fist at Liam fiercely. Liam twisted his body, dodging at the last second, but the sheer force of the blow grazed his jaw. He staggered back a step, his grip tightening around the Zuri blade.Victor chuckled, shaking out his fist. “Still quick on your feet, huh?” His men shifted slightly, their weapons still drawn. Liam wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, tasting blood. He forced himself to stay calm, to control the fury burning inside him. He knew exactly what Victor was doing—baiting him, trying to make him reckless.“I’m giving you one last chance,” Liam said in a steady voice. “Walk away, Victor.”Victor smirked. “You’re still acting like you have the upper hand.” He took a slow step forward, and his men immediately adjusted their positions, their guns pointed directly to Liam’s chest. “Look around Liam, you’re surrounded. And this time there is no one to help you.”Liam shifted his gaze around the men, still maintaining his co
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The Final Flame
Liam stood, bloodied and broken, panting heavily after the fight. It seemed Mia had saved him. Her words were just the echo he needed to pull out of the Ogini’s hold. Darius was dead and the Ogini was slowly fading away. Finally everything was over, or at least so he thought. Around them, the walls of the chamber cracked and groaned. The ground trembled beneath their feet as the Ogini’s energy flared out of control.Liam’s eyes widened in shock as he watched Darius rise to his feet across the room. “Impossible!” He muttered to himself.Darius’ body twisted, reshaped by the Ogini into something unrecognizable. A fusion of beast and nightmare. His skin burned like molten stone, his eyes pitch-black voids that leaked dark light. One thing was clear to Liam at this point, whatever that was, it was far from human and had no consciousness of its own. He roared, the sound shaking the very air.“You think love makes you strong?” he bellowed. “It makes you weak!He raised his hands, tearing op
The Rift Within
As the light continued increasing, it became almost blinding till everything turned white and Liam blacked out. He woke up a while later, pressing his hand against the floor to look around. The air was thick and alive, filled with energy that crackled and pulsed through the walls like lightning. He was lying on stone, but it felt like it was breathing. The chamber around him glowed with deep red and black light, dark veins of Ogini energy running across the floor and ceiling.And in the center of it all stood Darius. No longer the man Liam once knew. His form had changed completely, part man, part monster. His skin shimmered like black stone cracked with fire underneath. His eyes burned bright with the mark of the Ogini, and long tendrils of energy moved behind him like shadows with a mind of their own.“Mia…” Liam whispered as he looked past Darius. Suspended in a large, floating crystal of pure black, Mia hung unconscious. Her face was peaceful, but her body was limp, trapped in the
The Devil’s Garden
The deeper Liam and his team went, the more the place felt like a trap. It was as if the walls themselves were pulsing with a heartbeat not their own and every turn they were taking was edged with danger.“Stay sharp,” Jack whispered, his steps light. He drew his gun and cocked it.Liam nodded, but his focus was elsewhere. There was that feeling again—deep in his chest, clawing at his senses. It wasn’t pain, and it wasn’t fear. It was the Ogini. He could feel its presence crawling closer like smoke through cracks, beckoning on him the closer he got.“Do you feel that?” Liam asked Mara, who walked just behind him.She glanced around, her grip on her weapon tightening. “Like something’s breathing down our necks.”“I think it’s welcoming us.” She added.They moved silently, despite the warnings of the Ogini, deeper through the corridor until the tunnels opened into a twisted hall of horrors. Then suddenly, the walls changed.Gone were the smooth stone and steel. Now, they were lined with
Cracks in the Shadow
The tension inside the tunnel was growing. Every step echoed off the concrete walls, as they moved through the tunnel like ghosts. Jack led the way, weapons drawn, while Mara covered their rear with sharp eyes and steady hands. Liam walked in the middle, his mind far away. Suddenly, he heard a sharp static buzz in his ear again and then Mia’s voice.“Liam… help me…”Liam stopped immediately, and Jack turned around. “You hear it again?”Liam nodded, clenching his jaw. “She’s close.”The static shifted again, twisting the sound until Darius’s voice broke through, calm and mocking.“She’s waiting, Liam. You’re almost there. Don’t stop now.”Liam’s hand curled into a fist, his mind filled with rage.“Keep it together,” Jack warned noticing the shift on his face. “You know this is what he wants.”“I don’t care,” Liam snapped. “He has her and I’m not backing off.”Jack exhaled tiredly. “I’m not saying back off. I want to find her as well, but at least slow down. If you rush in, we all die.”
A Glimpse of the Abyss
The night was cold, and quiet, but sweat still dripped from Liam’s brow as he crouched behind a crumbled wall near the edge of the city. Jack stood a few steps away, holding a scanning device that pulsed with a faint blue light.“That’s the third spike in under an hour,” Jack said, eyes narrowing. “The Ogini left a trail when it surged through Darius. If we’re right, he’s hiding underground—beneath the old industrial district.”Mara tightened the straps of her vest. “Underground bunkers. Just our luck. Creepy, dark, and likely filled with God-knows-what.”Liam didn’t smile. His mind was filled with everything but amusement. “We check each one until we find her.” He said with conviction.Without any arguments, they moved quickly, silently, weaving through the shadows. The deeper they went into the ruins, the more the air changed—heavier, colder. Like the place itself had been touched by something unholy.The first bunker was empty, only filled with rusted tools and broken lights. Nothi
Pieces on the Board
Mia sat in the corner of the cold basement, now awake, her wrists bound, her head heavy. The walls around her pulsed with a faint red glow, like veins carrying something unnatural. Darius paced slowly in front of her, his face calm, and eyes fixed heavily on her. That eerie glow from the Ogini still lived inside him, and it was getting stronger.“You look tired,” he said with a soft smile, crouching in front of her. “This place drains you, doesn’t it?”She didn’t answer. Her eyes locked on him, full of fear but also something else, confusion and anger.Darius tilted his head, amused. “I don’t blame you for not trusting me. I wouldn’t trust me either. But I’m not your enemy, Mia. I’m just the one finally telling you the truth.”“Liam will come for me,” she said quietly, but her eyes carried the fire of a strong resolve.“I know,” Darius said with a grin. “That’s the plan.”He stood up and waved his hand. The room around them shimmered, and suddenly the walls fell away. Mia gasped as vi
Echoes in the Silence
Liam sat on the edge of the cot, staring at the cracked floor of the safe house. The silence felt heavy, like a warning. Something was wrong, Mia was gone, but as much as he wanted to believe that Darius was the one who took her, he couldn’t roll out everything yet for certain. Deep in his gut, he felt it twisting like a knife.Evelyn paced nearby, her phone clutched tightly in her hand. “Still no answer,” she said, her voice laced with worry. “I’ve called her three times. Her phone rings but then stops.”Jack stood by the door, arms crossed. He looked from Evelyn to Liam, frowning. “Let me go check her place. Maybe she just needed space.”Liam didn’t look up. He barely moved, his head was already filled with anxious thoughts. What if it was already too late? What if Darius had turned her into one of the Ogini’s puppets? How would he explain any of this to Lord Steven? Jack waited for his response, and when he didn’t get it, he grabbed his coat and left without another word.Minutes p
Snatched in the Dark
After Mia left the safe house, she wandered along the edge of the city, her steps slow and heavy with emotion. The night was quiet, but her mind was loud—full of questions, hurt, and the echo of Liam’s cold words. She pulled her coat tighter as the breeze swept through the empty streets. She glanced at her watch and it was just a few minutes past ten. The streetlights flickered above her, casting long shadows on the cracked sidewalks.She didn’t know where she was going. She just needed to be anywhere but the safe house. Anywhere away from Liam’s distant stare and the feeling that she no longer belonged. She eventually came to a stop near an abandoned train station and with a slow soft exhale, she sat on a bench, the wood damp beneath her, and exhaled.“You don’t look like you belong here,” a voice said.Mia flinched, frightened and turned. A man had taken the seat beside her. He was dressed in dark clothes, hood half pulled over his head. His face was calm, his smile polite, but some
The Ashes of Victory
The van rumbled through the wrecked outskirts of the city, but no one spoke. Liam sat in the back, slouched against the wall, his body aching with every bump in the road. His shoulder was torn open, blood soaked into the gauze Evelyn had hastily wrapped around him. Across from him, Jack stared at the floor, jaw tight. Mara’s eyes were still glowing faintly from the battle, but her expression was blank. There was no celebration. No sense of victory. Only silence.Peter was gone. But the Ogini… the Ogini had found someone worse — Darius.When they finally pulled up to the safe house, it was still dark. The building stood quietly, unchanged since the morning they left—but everything felt different now. The team moved slowly, exhausted in body and spirit. Inside, the lights flickered on. The place was eerily quiet. Liam collapsed onto the worn-out couch, wincing as the pain in his ribs flared. Evelyn knelt beside him with a first-aid kit, gently peeling back the soaked bandage.“You shoul
