Liam's eyebrows furrowed in concern as he watched none other than Sheila, the Mafia queen, step out of the vehicle. At first, a look of surprise appeared across his face as he wondered what she was doing there. However, he quickly reminded himself of the strained acquaintance he had with her.Not too long ago, the two of them had been allies, joining forces to confront a mutual foe. But since then, their alliance had soured, and they had become more like adversaries. The reason for that was Sheila's relentless pursuit of the ring. When she found out that Liam had a powerful ring that a lot of powerful people and organizations wanted, she also wanted it for herself, tempted by the possibility of having such a powerful item in her possession. She began trying to take it from him, even going as far as threatening him, and that had driven a wedge between them, transforming their once-friendly alliance into something resembling an enmity.As Sheila fully exited the car, she met Liam's gaze
After the first one had tried to put his hands on Liam and got knocked down, Natalie, one of Sheila's most trusted confidants, directed the remaining three men to attack Liam once the first one had been incapacitated. "Get the ring from him," she commanded with an icy determined tone.Hearing her orders, the trio raised their firearms, aiming them as they were about to fire at Liam. However, before they could pull the triggers, Natalie's voice sliced through the tension with authority. "I didn't say shoot him, you imbeciles! Subdue him and seize the ring!" She yelled at them, her frustration evident in her tone. She couldn't allow them to shoot Liam; such an action was never within her instructions. And there was no way Sheila would ever issue such a command. Besides, harming Liam Danvers would be a grave mistake, one that could jeopardize everything Sheila had built, and she knew that, hence she was careful when dealing with him.Immediately after hearing her order, the trio immedi
Liam's attention was now fully focused on the two figures that had arrived out of nowhere He knew the other one, Gary, because this wasn't the first time they had met. They once met when Gary had kidnapped Liam's mom. As for the other figure, shrouded behind a mask, Liam couldn't discern his identity, but one thing was clear: he was with Gary, both sent by the shadow council.A sense of danger washed over Liam as he realized how serious this situation was. Gary was an operative of the shadow, a ruthless secret society, bent on seizing the ring and eradicating the Danvers bloodline. With the ring now in their possession, the shadow's ultimate objective was to eliminate Liam and his family, the Danvers. Liam's heart raced in his chest with worry.Liam understood that he would be forced to fight Gary and his mysterious and masked partner head-on. It was inevitable as he wouldn't have a choice if he wanted to have a chance of getting out of this alive, and he was not so confident he coul
Liam didn't expect Gary to suddenly teleport behind him and attack him. He had no idea that someone could have such an ability. As Gary's devastating attack struck him, Liam was sent flying through the air, crashing forcefully to the ground. Liam immediately tried to get up, however Gary's powerful attack had left him very weak, so he couldn't get up, he could hardly move his feet and hands.Struggling against the aftermath of Gary's powerful attack, Liam tried to push himself to his feet with absolute determination, his muscles trembling with effort. Yet, despite trying his hardest to get to his feet, weakness ran through his body, rendering unable to stand up. Gary's attack was not a Normal one, it was more than a dozen times more powerful than that of a very trained martial artist. Still, despite the overwhelming weakness that was running through his body, Liam refused to stay down, knowing he had to fight as it was the only way he could come out of this alive. Ignoring his achin
Hearing Gary's chilling threat to wipe out his entire family, Liam was gripped by a wave of emotions: fear for his loved ones' safety, coupled with a gnawing sense of helplessness and burning anger. He didn't even want to imagine Gary doing anything to his family.Liam was now even more determined to rise to his feet and stop Gary.Gritting his teeth. He tried to rise up from the ground, Feeling a surge of power coursing through him, as if an invisible force was forcing him to try and rise up.Seeing as Liam tried to stand up, Gary forcefully pressed his foot onto Liam's chest with enough pressure to make him gasp for air as the weight pressed down on him. “What's the matter Liam, not as powerful as before?” He mocked, enjoying the sight of someone who had previously bested him now powerless beneath him.Liam let out a groan in pain, as he tried to move Gary's feet away, however he was pressing down with all his might, so he didn't have enough strength to do so. "You lay one finger on
As Liam expertly evaded Gary's lunging strike, he didn't waste time as he unleashed his own counterattack with precision and power. With a smooth and easy movement he unleashed a bone-crushing roundhouse kick directly at Gary's face. The impact echoed through the air, sending shockwaves of force through Gary's body, forcing him to stagger backwards as he struggled to maintain his balance. Yet, Liam wasn't finished. Without hesitation, he launched himself at Gary once more, delivering a powerful kick square to his chest. The force of the blow lifted Gary off his feet, sending him crashing to the ground with force. This took Gary by surprise, as he hadn't expected Liam to possess such strength, especially since he no longer had the ring that once gave him power. Even Liam was surprised by his own strength, but he didn't think too much of it, knowing the danger wasn't over, yet. After all he wasn't fighting Gary only, he still had to deal with his masked companion. With a quick glance,
As Liam looked towards where the noise had come from, he saw the patrons that were once inside the cafe come outside. Cleary they had heard the noise coming from the outside and had come to check out what was happening. And it actually surprised Liam that it took them that long to realize that something was going on outside. Meanwhile at that same time, Gary used the distraction that the patrons who had come from the cafe had provided to make an escape along with his partner, the masked figure. In the blink of an eye, the two of them disappeared. Gary was so confident a few minutes ago, thinking he had things under control, but all of a sudden he was making a run for his life. Originally the plan was to defeat Liam and eliminate him. And that was going well at first, as it seemed like they had him at their mercy, however in the blink of an eye, things had changed and Liam had the upper hand, having them completely at their mercy. With their plan foiled Gary knew he couldn't defeat
Liam arrived at the Danvers manor. He parked his car in the garage before making his way inside the house. As he walked to his bedroom, he couldn't shake off the frustration and annoyance from his recent encounter with Gary and his partner. The fact that he had let them get away annoyed him, because he felt like he should have done better, to send a message to whoever had sent them. And the mystery of his continued abilities without the ring puzzled him even more. He had assumed that losing the ring would strip him of its powers, but that wasn't the case. Somehow, the powers remained with him, he was even stronger than before, judging by how easily he had managed to defeat Gary and the masked figure. Liam quickly changed out of his ripped clothes, opting for fresh ones. At that same moment as he was changing his outfits, the whole situation replayed in his mind. How did he still have the powers without the ring? He didn't understand how. He decided that he would have to ask Geor