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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
THE VENGEFUL HEIR The Financial Scandal
“I know about the account Mom,” Mia said frowning furiously.“What account?” Melissa replied, slowly stood up, and approached her. “Don’t try to pretend Mom. I just want to know why. Why would you do that after everything this family is going through, why would you make a deal with a man like Peter Nelson?” Mia chided, still hoping somewhere deep down that her mother was not involved in any of this.However, Melissa suddenly froze, her eyes widening in shock as soon as those words fell. Mia felt a shockwave surge through her body, and her heart immediately sank. She could not believe it. The records were true. Her mother had risked her family in this way. What could she possibly gain from all this?“It’s not what you think Mia,” she said weakly and took a step closer to her with a gentle expression.Instinctively, Mia stepped backward. “Then what is it Mom? Cause I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that you would get into a deal with Peter Nelson knowing how terr
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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
The Rise of a New Villain
The air was thick with smoke and dust, filled with the remains of Peter’s fortress. The battle was over, or at least that’s what Liam thought. He leaned against a crumbled wall, blood streaked across his face, his body aching from the fight. Around him, the enhanced soldiers stood quiet, still catching their breath. For a brief moment, there was silence, peace. Or something like it. Then Darius stepped forward.Liam looked up and immediately felt something was wrong. Darius didn’t look like himself anymore. His eyes glowed with a strange, dark light. His skin was pale, almost gray, and thin black veins crawled across his arms like vines. Liam could see it clearly now, the power of the Ogini rippled off him in waves, thick and heavy. It had fully taken control of Darius.But Darius wasn’t acting possessed. He didn’t move like someone under control. He moved like a man who had finally found his purpose.“You feel it, don’t you?” Darius asked, voice deeper than before. “The power. It’s r
