MasukSeveral people immediately rushed out of the villa to help carry Jasper. As his body was transferred onto an improvised stretcher, his head slumped to one side. Lydia instinctively gripped his arm."Mr. Jasper."There was no response. The man's eyes finally closed completely. The body that had been
Not a single one had escaped his notice.That was why...He had never come here expecting this fight to end simply by taking Silas down.Behind him, Vincent still held Cale's coat and pistol. His fingers gripped the weapon's handle so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. Every instinct in him
One of his front teeth.The silence that followed was far more terrifying than the sound of the punch itself. No one spoke. Even Silas's men, who had been holding their weapons at the ready from the beginning, could only stare at the small object on the floor with tense expressions.Silas raised a h
Thud!The sound of a fist colliding with bone echoed violently through the corridor. Silas's head snapped to the side, sending several drops of blood spraying onto the floor. His body shifted half a step, his leather shoes scraping as he fought to keep his balance.For a moment...The entire corrido
Silas's last words made the atmosphere around them even more tense. Everyone prepared to fight back. Even Silas's men, who had been driven back by the team Vincent had brought, began moving closer, ready to engage once again.Silas looked at his opponent with open contempt. Unfortunately for him, he
Those words made Vincent instinctively lift his head. For a brief instant, the hope that had nearly died rekindled in his eyes. His gaze reflexively shifted to Cale.The man remained with his back to him. He did not move, but Vincent knew that not a single word of the report had escaped his hearing.
“Then I’ll see you at the house, Mr. Miller,” Selena said with a slight, polite bow. “And you—don’t forget to say your goodbyes to your grandparents. Don’t let them think you don’t want to spend time with them.”Her words made Eli turn and stare at her mother in disbelief. Even so, she did what she
“I didn’t realize you two were close,” Althea said, shifting slightly in her seat so she could speak more comfortably with Josh.The car rolled away from the restaurant at an easy pace. City lights flickered on one by one, their reflections sliding across the windows. Josh sat quietly in the passeng
“No,” she growled under her breath. “Not today.”Eli opened her eyes; her breath caught in her throat.“Tomorrow is important,” Selena continued, more to herself than to Eli. “Your face can’t look ruined.”Eli stared at her mother, confused. “Important for what?”“Go to your room,” Selena ordered. “
Oscar slowly lifted his head. His breathing was ragged, his chest rising and falling unevenly.“If you refuse,” Cale continued—his voice calm, stripped of any overt threat, which somehow made it far more terrifying—“you never should’ve thought about refusing in the first place. You do remember your







