LOGINRiya Lance was born into power but never freedom. Daughter of a ruthless hotel tycoon and heir to a fading fashion empire, her life was nothing but a cage wrapped in gold. That cage shattered the night she stood before all and declared her divorce, blowing apart the merger that bound her family to the feared Moreau dynasty. She was betrayed, ambushed, and thrown into the sea. She should have died. Instead, she survived; scarred, with broken memories and a burning need for revenge. With new allies in the shadows, Riya rose again, building herself into a ghost powerful enough to strike back. But the deeper she digs, the darker the truth becomes. The Moreaus were only pawns. The true mastermind is the Don; an unseen hand tied to her near death experience, her father’s sins, and the only man she ever trusted: Mateo Rutherfurd. Once her guide. Now her rival. As empires crumble and buried secrets rise, Riya must choose; between love and vengeance, blood and freedom. Because reclaiming her legacy will cost her everything… and survival may demand an unbelievable sacrifice.
View More"Does anyone have a wedding coming up soon with their spouse?"
The bride's sudden question threw the hall into total silence. A white bird flew to the hall,and made a duck at the entrance then chirps before leaping up into the sky. The couples -to-be were standing at the altar and the priest had just read the vow to the wife but she asked that instead of saying "I do". A woman that was seated in one of the chairs in the front row gave her a look that threatens to break her bones if she doesn't quit her acting. Everything has been going on perfectly... The chest of the bride's moves up in her multi billion - dollar dress as she heaved out a deep breath. Her fragile fingers curled up into a soft fist. The priest casted her a look up from his glasses before looking back at the book in his hand,reading her the vow again. "Do you,Angela Wilson,promise to have and love this man as..." "Oh, priest..take a pause there."Angel's breath ruffles as she chuckled sadly. Her mother and sister were passing her stares that could kill. They were probably wondering what the heck she was doing in front of all these influential people. Angela's eyes fell on the man's cold gaze. He was sitting two chairs away from her sister. She smiled at him, almost unnoticeable,but he seems to caught that as his thick brows furrowed,dangerously. "I asked a question. What will you do if you find your to-be husband making out in the groom's area with another lady?"her eyes moves away from the man, now directed at the crowd,as she watched them speak to one another in hushed tones. "Crazy, right?!"her maniac laughter fills the room. A hand grips her arm and she turned to face her groom whose eyes were flaring up in anger. "Why on earth would you even go to the groom's room? That's prohibited!"he queried,in a spat... quietly. She scoffs then yanked her arm away from his grasp,pulling herself in a controlled state in order to prevent herself from murdering him. Her sister rushed to her side and brought a pink handkerchief out of her skimpy gown's outer pocket to touch up Angela's face. "Sister, just move on with the wedding. Don't cause a chaos else, people would think you're crazy. They won't even have faith in your words. You know how long it took for you to convince mom to make you get married? Now, don't screw that up - you might just fvck up your chance of building a family and remain single till earth grows an ear." Her sister's face contorted in disgust as she uttered those words. To the crowd,she is a caring sister, removing the beads of sweats on her sister's face,and trying to clam her down, but she's just a thorn in the flesh for Angela. Angela pecked her sister, Lena's cheeks, getting Lena's eyes to pop out in shock - not a pleasant one, but one dreaded. Lean's teeth meshed together,as she trembles and fought with the anger boiling up in her not to burst out that moment. She could just slap the damn out of Angela's face. She's always been known to wreak havoc whereever she goes. A bad luck girl that even killed their father she is! "So? Bride,what do you plan to do?"her mother's strict voice pierced through the thin air strongly...as if daring her,Angela, to do what she,was panning to do...but Angela has got another plan. Lena went back to assume her seat. Angela shot stares back at her mother who wondered where such a scared kitten, erstwhile, suddenly got a kite that took her on a ride in the moon that gives power. "Babe,it was just a misunderstanding,and you should have called me and I would have clarified the situation!"Daniel rasped. He still was not apologizing,neither feeling or talking apologetic. Haha. What a crazy life she's lived! Angela's head turned to the priest,who adjusted his glasses and wondered - has the bride been possessed by a spirit? Or... His eyes darted to the side in his glasses,as he contemplates - his mind flashing back to the previous day's incident. The evil spirit he casted out of the man that shaved the head of the six women he tried to marry bald, leading him to be imprisoned for times.. The priest's gasp. That spirit that is allergic to the joy of the person it possessed! Is it the one in her? "Priest,what shall we do to a man that cheats on his wife? No, fiancee. Since he hasn't wedded yet."she pulled her eyes up at him, expecting his reply. The priest was snapped back into reality. "What are you talking about? This is our wedding."Daniel stated,gruffly,grabbing her wrist,roughly. "Everyone,"he stared at the crowd whilst Angela was prinking at him in steaming rage. "I apologize for what happened here today. My wife seems to be out of it and.." Before he could complete his statement,Angela withdrew her hand from his, sharply,and quite savagely, shooting him a glare that could compel one to take the rope. "What do you mean wife?"she pitched. The people shook their heads in disappointment. Her mother sighed from where was and crossed her legs. "Mom,do something!"Lena mumbled in a strangled voice. "Just enjoy the free show for now,Lena."Abigail rubs her hair,lovingly.Riya's pov The air around the entrance corridor went from tense to brittle and the hum of hidden machinery seemed to grow louder.“Are you…” Mateo’s voice came out low, without hiding the edge beneath, and his tired but sharply focused eyes slid past me and locked onto Nova. “…holding her against her will?”Nova didn’t flinch. If anything, a spark of challenge lit in her cool gaze, and she leaned forward, just in a fraction. “And what if I am?”I felt my stomach drop. Oh, please, Nova, I screamed internally, clenching my teeth so hard my jaw ached. Don’t make things more difficult than they already are.I saw Mateo’s chest rise and fall with a deep, steadying breath as he returned his gaze towards me, before shifting his weight, preparing to step forward—into the space, forcing me to act on pure instinct.“Wait.” I shot my arm out, facing my palm flat toward him. He stopped, widening his eyes slightly in surprise and the sight of my own hand, trembling just a little, suspended in th
Riya's Pov“Do I let him in?”Nova’s flat voice cut through the dizzying static in my head, dragging me back from a whirlpool of memories.“Huh? Wha…?” I blinked twice, parting my lips, but no sound came out all because the grainy monitor image of him, squinting in the floodlights, had been seared onto the back of my eyelids.She stood upright, leaned the heavy sniper rifle gently against the iron-plated wall with a soft clink of metal on metal, then she turned to face me fully, crossing her arms. “Well? Do I let him in?”My eyes darted from her face to the monitor and back again while a nervous energy fizzed under my skin. “Well… my eyes darted side to side… Why are you asking me?”“Duh.” She placed a hand on her hip, tilting her head, arching a single, perfectly shaped eyebrow. “Didn’t you just call him ‘Mateo’?”Heat rushed to my cheeks. “Oh.” My voice lowered to a murmur. “You heard that?”“So?” She took a step closer, and the red strobe light flashed across her features. “Make up
Riya's pov “No.” She tapped a monitor displaying a wireframe map of the surrounding area, and a single, blinking red dot pulsed at the edge of the property line. “Anyone who enters the perimeter of this space that isn’t holding the access card, or isn’t with someone who holds it, is tagged as an intruder. The system doesn’t make mistakes.” She finally turned to look at me, and the hard certainty in her eyes extinguished my last bit of hope. “And besides… It’s still too early for any of them to return. Way too early.”Now the sterile, safe space suddenly felt like a glass box in a shooting gallery. “So…” I blinked, darting my eyes to the dark, reinforced windows, then back to her as I clutched my hands tightly against my chest. “So… what do we do?”“We have to lock the whole place down.” She was already typing, executing commands, and before long, a series of heavy, mechanical clunks echoed through the building as external blast doors engaged.“But we don’t know who they are yet,” I
Riya's PovWith everyone gone, the massive living space felt hollow followed by an industrial kind of silence, broken only by the low hum of server racks and the frantic, rhythmic click-clack of a keyboard. The air smelled of ozone, stale coffee, and the faint, sweet scent of Nova’s perfume—a stark contrast to the cold concrete and exposed ductwork as I hovered in the doorway, feeling out of place. Across the room, Nova's silhouette sat against the glow of multiple monitors, facing her back to me, with this posture of a perfect curve of concentration.“Where’s Momma?” Nova's voice sounded too small, swallowed by the space without turning, and her fingers never stopped dancing across the keyboard, forming the sound of a staccato ballet on mechanical switches.“Oh… um… She left with the others.” I took a tentative step inside, squeaking my sneakers softly on the polished concrete as I drifted closer, drawn to the constellation of screens. On the central monitor, a stream of cryptic s












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