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Chapter Twenty

Author: Kelace
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-26 02:40:35

Alexander’s POV

My jet touched down smoothly with barely a tremor through the cabin.

The flight was short, but it felt longer than it should have.

Anticipation does that. Distorts time. Stretches minutes untill they feel unbearable. For someone who has waited over three centuries, a few hours should not be of any consequence.

And yet.

The final moments always carry weight.

I unfasten my seatbelt before the engines fully power down, already reaching for my phone as updates come through. Zurich. London. New York. Numbers shifting. Markets adjusting. Decisions being executed without my physical presence.

This is the machinery of power. Systems responding because they are built to.

Control is a language I speak fluently.

Outside the jet, the night air is cool and sharp. Security moves ahead of me automatically, clearing the way through the private terminal. My presence draws attention without effort. It always has.

Roland falls into step beside me, his expression neutral but a
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