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CHAPTER 73

Author: Subae
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-03-24 04:51:54

RENZO

There'd be no risk, no drawn-out doubt or slow rot in the ranks.

It'd be clean. But clean actions sometimes create dirty consequences. If I killed Yakov without proof, the men would feel it. They would not challenge me openly, but their loyalty would change. In my empire, fear is useful, but paranoia fractures loyalty faster than betrayal does.

My men would be worse off.

I exhaled slowly.

If Yakov was ambitious, he would move when he believed the throne was unattended. Tonight I had show
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  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 73

    RENZO There'd be no risk, no drawn-out doubt or slow rot in the ranks.It'd be clean. But clean actions sometimes create dirty consequences. If I killed Yakov without proof, the men would feel it. They would not challenge me openly, but their loyalty would change. In my empire, fear is useful, but paranoia fractures loyalty faster than betrayal does.My men would be worse off.I exhaled slowly.If Yakov was ambitious, he would move when he believed the throne was unattended. Tonight I had shown him the throne was empty.And yet he hasn't shown his card for four hours. Fucking hell. I'd better stop being paranoid myself. The coffee had stopped helping anyway and my eyes were heavy. I jerked upright immediately.God, I was sleeping…No.I stood and paced once across the office, with my gun still within reach. I checked the time.3:42 a.m.Enough.If an assassin had been sent, he would have come by now. If Yakov was orchestrating something, it wasn’t immediate. Either he was smarter th

  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 72

    RENZO I shrugged. Hawk exhaled slowly. “If he makes a move while we’re gone—”“He won’t,” I interrupted calmly. “Not immediately anyway.” You’re sure?”“I’m sure he thinks I’m leaving.”Hawk went still.“But you’re not,” he said.That was not Hawk's opinion to give so I ignored his question. _____________The first wave of men left just after dark with no fanfare or stupid goodbye hugs. They all exited as expected through different doors and vehicles. In thirty minutes, they've all disappeared into separate directions of the city. From the office window above the floor, I watched the taillights fade, remembering what my right hand and left hand said to me. Asher had approached me first before his departure. “Boss, are you coming?” he said plainly.I nodded.“Don't die on us, Boss.” That simple statement brought a smile to my face. “I’ve played with things worse than death.”“Your death… Boss…” Asher's voice died out. He didn't look too happy leaving me.“I won't, Asher. Instead

  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 71

    RENZO I remembered a lot of things: especially who Talov was. He was a loyalist. We call a loyalist, someone who surrendered from an old gang to a new one.He had surrendered from Emilio's gang… to mine.How fucking fantastic. Slowly, the dots were connecting.Hawk studied me carefully. He had known me long enough to recognize the shift in my tone, and the slight flattening that meant I was filing something away rather than reacting to it.That was one of the parts I allowed those close to me to see and understand.“You think it’s him?” Hawk asked.“I think,” I said calmly, “that men show you who they are when they believe you’re distracted.”“And you’re not distracted.” Hawk wasn't asking a question.I almost smiled. “I’m dying, Hawk. That doesn’t make me stupid.”He nodded once, accepting that.Yakov laughed at something across the room, looking a little too relaxed for a man who had just challenged me publicly, and when his eyes met mine he didn’t look away.He held the stare for

  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 70

    RENZOBack at headquarters, the mood was volatile, as half the men were still arguing over their names.“Clifford sounds like I fix plumbing,” the big man grumbled.“You look like you fix plumbing,” someone shot back.Hawk was pacing.“Eric,” Asher said casually.Hawk stopped walking.“Don’t.”“Eric.”“I swear—”“Relax, Eric,” Asher added.I held up a hand.“Enough.”They quieted.I pulled out my phone and dialed.It rang once. Then a voice answered, smooth and lazy.“Rafael,” the man greeted.I smirked. “You heard.”“I always hear.”“That means it’s working. I need you in two hours anyway.”“For what?”“Full facial work. You’ll have to be subtle but exceptionally convincing this time around. I don’t need sloppy work…like the one you—” I snuck a glance at Hawk, who had frozen at my pointed look.Yeah. None of us appreciated what we saw last time. The skirt and full-on makeup? Jesus. Everyone knew it was Hawk, apart from Asher, who just wanted to mess with him.There was a long pause o

  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 69

    RENZO “I’m going to ask her,” I continued. “If she wants this war to continue. If she wants me dead. If she wants freedom without me.”“And if she says yes?” Syl whispered.My jaw tightened. “Then I let her go.” That hit harder than any threat I’d made all night.Even Ivan stopped arguing.Asher searched my face. “You’d give up everything?”“I’d give up control,” I corrected. “Not everything.”Silence again.Then Hawk gave a slow nod, looking at Asher disdainfully. “Now, that’s how you win,” he said.I didn’t care to ask what had happened between the two of them. “I don’t need to win,” I replied. “I need to know.”__________That fucking governor did not call us back into his office. Once I gave him something to think about, he made us wait. Which was worse than I had expected.If not for Asher and Hawk trying to make me see reason. With them working together for once was enough entertainment to pass the time.Back at the warehouse, the Doctors had nearly shat themselves, trying to

  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 68

    RENZO The governor’s fingers trembled against the polished wood of his desk. He tried to recover quickly, leaning back as if posture alone could restore authority.But it was obvious to me.The man was nervous.“You’re bluffing,” The governor finally said, but there was no conviction in it. “Zurich was handled.”“As was Brazil,” I replied evenly. “And yet here we are.”He pressed his lips into a thin line. The urge to smack that proud-looking face rose from within… but I held back. Even raising my voice or threatening Jaunita wouldn't help my case… neither would reminding him of the favors I'd done. Several favours that never made the news.What I was supposed to do was throw a bone.Which I have done. I simply watched him. Waiting patiently for him to bite through. They say after all that patience was the highest virtue.The governor took a deep breath. He must have come to a conclusion. “You want flights,” he said carefully. “Off-grid.”“Yes.”“To China.”“Yes.”He studied my f

  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 19

    ELIX“You missed your only daughter's ticket into the wealthiest and most powerful family on the continent, Papa. In fact, my resources have been what have taken me this far. I won Renzo's men on my own. So yeah, I am the one competent enough to end this.”There. I said it. But the moment those wor

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  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 23

    ZARIA “Hey, Zaria!” Wang’s voice echoed cheerfully as if he was pleased to see me. Did his eyes just light up?Fucking hell.I forced a weak smile as the truck came to a stop, my heart pounding for reasons I didn’t want to unpack just yet.Thomas squinted at me, then at Wang, then back at me again

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  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 21

    ZARIA And if nothing was hidden anymore…I cleared my throat. “Thomas, you are right. I am pregnant so yeah. The cat is finally out of the bag.” Mama Li’s hand moved fast, coming down on the table with a flat sound.“Enough,” she said harshly. “Zaria, don’t say another word. We talk later alone.”

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  • Healing The Devil I Once Loved   CHAPTER 22

    ZARIA Thomas stared at me like I had just told him I wanted to become a goat farmer on the moon. His mouth opened and closed twice before he finally leaned back in his chair and laughed, a loud belly laugh that shook the table and made the cups rattle slightly.“You?” he said between laughs. “Univ

    last updateHuling Na-update : 2026-03-21
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