34: A Familiar Stranger.
Author: Red Phoenix.
last update2025-04-24 23:29:51

The chaos hadn’t settled. If anything, the danger was just starting and the gangsters were mad... they are the subordinates of KING and no one should mess with them.

Just as another thug lunged toward Kai from the left, aiming to drive a jagged blade into his side, the attacker halted mid-stride, eyes bulging in shock. The gleam of a knife flashed once...fast, clean...and the gangster dropped, blood pooling beneath him before he even hit the floor.

Standing behind him, calm as ever, was Caleb Flynn.

Kai’s gaze sharpened. Recognition flickered across his face. The man from the graveyard.

But there was no time for words.

Caleb gave the faintest nod, his stance dropping low as he shifted beside Kai, ready. No introduction. No explanation.

The gangsters flinched at the sudden reinforcement, but their leader barked orders, snapping them back into motion.

“Take them both down! Now!”

They regrouped quickly, spreading out, circling Kai and Caleb like sharks around bleeding prey. From every an
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