Chapter 17.
Author: Red Phoenix.
last update2025-04-01 23:32:57
After returning home from the banquet, Kai Blackwood stepped into his quiet penthouse and locked the door behind him. The city lights poured in through the tall windows, but the silence inside was louder.

For a moment, he just stood there recalling the huge change his life underwent in less than 24 hours.

The adrenaline that had carried him through the chaos, the confrontations, the power plays...it all began to bleed out of his system.

He walked slowly through the sleek, dimly lit living room, eyes skimming over the skyline. Dominus City gleamed in the distance, bold and ruthless, much like the people who ruled it. But his mind wasn’t on the view.

He headed to the kitchen, grabbed a glass, and filled it with water. The cold condensation clung to his fingers. He didn’t drink it.

Instead, his grandfather’s words rang again...low and heavy in his head.

“Before you were born, the family arranged a marriage for you. She’s from one of the old circles. The John family. Her name
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