LOGIN"Unbelievable! This little bitch has completely lost her mind!"
Richard slammed a hand against the armrest, his entire body trembling with rage.
How could Dakota possibly possess that kind of strength?
Tonight's birthday banquet was the Lancaster family's biggest social event in years, and nothing could be allowed to ruin it—especially not her.
Taking a deep breath, Richard forced a look of righteous fury onto his face.
"Dakota Lancaster, five years ag
For a split second, Dakota froze.A memory she had spent years burying surged to the surface without warning. She remembered being drugged, helpless, thrown into a stranger's room, and pinned down with no way to escape.The familiar sensation made her stomach tighten.Then the suite door burst open.Light flooded the room, finally revealing the man's face.He had a sharp jawline, dark eyes, and the unmistakable presence of someone accustomed to power.Dakota's breath caught.Nathan Drakov, the CEO of Drakov Global and one of the most influential businessmen in the world.What was he doing in Kingsland?The security guard took one look inside and nearly stopped breathing."M-Mr. Drakov..."His face went pale.The last thing he wanted was to interrupt Nathan Drakov."Get out."Nathan's voice was calm, which somehow made it even more terrifying.The guard immediately retreated, and
Richard and Melissa Lancaster were practically giddy with excitement.Neither of them noticed the dangerous look that had settled over Chief Adjutant Reid's face."You little bitch." Richard jabbed a finger at Dakota. "Get on your knees and break your own legs, and maybe I'll let you live."Melissa scoffed. "Let her live? Someone like her deserves to be skinned alive before she ruins anyone else's life—"She never finished.BANG!.Reid moved.One second he was standing there. The next, Richard and Melissa were slammed onto the marble floor.Gasps erupted throughout the ballroom.Reid's hands locked around their throats as his voice thundered through the room."How dare you speak to her that way?"Silence.The entire ballroom froze.No one understood what was happening.Why was Chief Adjutant Reid protecting Dakota?The guests exchanged confused glances before many of them reached the same ugly conclusio
"Unbelievable! This little bitch has completely lost her mind!"Richard slammed a hand against the armrest, his entire body trembling with rage.How could Dakota possibly possess that kind of strength?Tonight's birthday banquet was the Lancaster family's biggest social event in years, and nothing could be allowed to ruin it—especially not her.Taking a deep breath, Richard forced a look of righteous fury onto his face."Dakota Lancaster, five years ago you disgraced this family by selling yourself for money before running off with some random man. We tolerated your shameless behavior back then, but now you dare attack your elders in front of everyone?"He pointed at her accusingly."How did this family end up raising someone as vile as you?"The ballroom fell deathly silent.Dakota merely looked at him with eyes colder than frozen steel."Richard Lancaster," she said softly, "you and I both know what really
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Kingsland, the Lancaster estate blazed with light.Crystal chandeliers glittered above the ballroom as politicians, socialites, and corporate elites mingled beneath them in designer gowns and tailored tuxedos.Tonight marked Richard Lancaster's fiftieth birthday."I heard someone important arrived in the city today," Melissa Lancaster said excitedly. "A military convoy. The airport was locked down. Apparently one of the War Goddess's senior officers."Richard scoffed as he swirled the whiskey in his glass."You think I don't know that already?"Yet irritation flickered behind his expression.He had spent half the afternoon trying to make contact, only for his people to be stopped three security checkpoints away.Melissa sighed wistfully. "If the Lancasters could build a relationship with someone like that, our problems would disappear overnight."The family empire had been declining
The man stumbled backward across the rooftop until his shoulders hit the low concrete barrier. There was nowhere left to run.Behind the woman, flames climbed through the upper floors of the warehouse, turning the night sky a violent shade of red. Smoke curled around her silhouette, but she stood perfectly still, as though the inferno at her back belonged there."P-Please..." The man's voice cracked. "We can talk about this. Whatever they're paying you, I'll double it."She didn't answer.The silence stretched.In his line of work, he had met professional killers, mercenaries, and cartel enforcers. He had watched men die screaming and others die smiling.None of them had frightened him like the woman standing in front of him now."I was following orders!" he blurted. "I wasn't the one who planned it!"At last, she moved. The movement was so controlled that it felt far more threatening than violence.She crouched in front
The war did not end in a day. It stretched for weeks. A month of shifting fronts, broken alliances, collapsing morale, and final resistance that gradually turned into surrender.Under Scarlett's command, the Obsidian Unit advanced with absolute precision. No unnecessary bloodshed. No reckless escalation. Just overwhelming strategic suppression.By the third week, K Country's coalition forces had already begun to fracture internally. By the fourth week, their command system collapsed entirely.And today- The final ceasefire document was signed.Inside the international negotiation hall, silence weighed heavily in the air. K Country's representatives stood rigid, their signatures already placed. No pride remained. Only acceptance.Scarlett stood at the center of the room, her expression unreadable.Howard leaned slightly toward her. "Boss... it's done. They've agreed to full strategic submission under Country A's terms."Theron stood beside her, arms
"N-No... that's not me-!" Sadie shouted, panic breaking through her voice as she rushed forward, trying to shut off the video.Scarlett stepped forward and blocked Sadie with one arm, her sharp, icy gaze locking onto her."What's the rush?" she said coldly. "Scared?"The moment those words fell, ev
The director's gaze darkened as it dropped to her hand gripping his arm.A slow, greasy smile spread across his face."Sadie... you know I've always had a soft spot for you." His voice lowered. "If you're willing to... cooperate... I can make this happen."As he spoke, his fingers slid over hers.R
Howard had been holding himself back the entire time. Mossa's behavior was worse than any evil stepmother cliché he'd ever seen in a movie. If she weren't Scarlett's biological mother, he would've thrown her out the second she opened her mouth. He rolled up his sleeves and walked toward her. "M
Scarlett pulled her hand free and stood up, her expression cool and unreadable."Whether you're joking or not has nothing to do with me," she said evenly. "And I don't care either way."What exactly was this man trying to do?Was he starting to suspect her identity?She thought it through carefully







