Rain hammered the streets of Bangkok, washing neon lights into shimmering streaks across the asphalt.Phana Akarachin sat in the back of his custom black Mercedes Pullman, adjusting the gold cufflink on his sleeve. He had the kind of face people remembered, a sharp jaw, unreadable eyes, and a mouth that rarely betrayed what he was thinking.To the business world, he was the elusive chairman of the Akarachin Group. To Bangkok's underworld, he was something else entirely: the Sovereign Alpha of Shadow-Vale, a man whose debts were settled in blood, money, or both.Across from him sat Teerut-Rut to the few who knew him well. As Shadow-Vale's chief enforcer and the only pure Alpha in the organization, he didn't need to speak loudly to command a room. Phan ruled with icy precision. Rut ruled with barely restrained violence.A leather duffel bag rested between them, packed with bundles of Thai baht. Even with the zipper struggling to stay closed, it was still three million short."The debtor
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