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The night erupted into war.Gunfire pierced the air. The blades of a helicopter whirred overhead, stirring waves in the black sea below. The docks, which had anointed them all, had been a deathbed, silent and empty—there was no one here to kill—and wrought with blood and flame.Maya moved on instinct.She ducked low behind a cargo crate as bullets cracked wood above her. Splinters showered down, her heart thundering in her ribs.On the other side of the battlefield, Zane was a force of nature.He moved like a predator, slow and lethal. He hardly missed, and every single bullet hit. Each movement was deliberate, measured.These assassins, however, were no ordinary men.They were trained.They were enhanced.And they weren’t there to kill.They were here to take Maya.The HuntZane saw it instantly.How the assassins maneuvered around her, blocking escape routes. They weren’t just attacking. They were herding.A shudder ran down his spine.They’re attempting to capture her.His silver e
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Maya’s world tilted. Each syllable cut her raw, the words ringing in her skull.“You were never only Maya Davis.“You were meant to rule them, Maya.”No. No, it couldn’t be true.She was breathing in little, shallow gulps.Her pulse thundered. Her knees felt like they would give out.Because if this was real… If this was true…Then it had all—her whole life—been a lie.Zane’s RegretZane watched the moment the truth shattered her.Saw the betrayal flash in her green eyes.Wince with sympathy for himself.He had known. For weeks.He had uncovered the files. The experiments. The genetic engineering.The truth that Maya had been engineered, not simply born.And he had kept it from her.He had lied.To protect her.To give her time.To keep her from breaking.But now?Now Luca had torn off the bandage.And Maya was bleeding.She staggered backward.Zane reached for her—She flinched away.His chest tightened.“Maya,” he said, low, rough voice.Her eyes were blazing; she shook her head.“Y
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Maya felt her breath hitch in her throat. Her heart pounded against her ribs. The revelation cut through her like a freight train, Zane’s words. Her world had just crumbled into dust, and none of it added up.She wasn’t just Maya Davis. This wasn’t just some girl who found herself in the crossfire of a war that had nothing to do with her. She was the heir to the Order.She glanced at Zane, hoping he would withdraw it, that he would claim it was a lie. But his expression didn’t change. There was no doubt, no wavering in his voice when he said it.“You were destined to rule them, Maya.”Her and him were set to meet but the heaviness of his words weighed on her.She was staring down at the gun pressed against her skull, hearing Luca’s cold laughter in her ears. He had not yet said much, but his language was poisonous. Everything about this moment felt like some kind of sordid nightmare she couldn’t escape.“You’re the only one who can bring them together,” Luca added, his voice icy, mock
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The world slowed.Maya experienced all, and nothing, at the same time.Luca’s gun pressed against her temple.A breath that sunk deep like the rumble of a cannon as Zane prepared to take his shot; his silver eyes the very storm, filled with turmoil.The muffled screams, gunfire and chaos swirling around them.But in this moment — it was just those three.A trinity of hatred, power, and an irretrievable history.Luca pressed down on her arm.“Let’s end this, brother.”Zane’s jaw clenched.“Let her go.”Luca chuckled. “Oh, Zane. Still so predictable.”Maya stared at him.At the arrogance.The madness.And then she knew — he was never coming back from this.To be fair, Luca Moretti crossed the line.And he wasn’t about to turn back.Zane’s fingers ghosted his trigger. “I won’t ask again.”Luca tilted his head. Mocking. Calculating.Waiting.Then he leaned over and whispered in her ear — low enough for Zane to catch.“He does not have enough strength to kill me.”Maya moved first.The Bre
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The world around Maya disappeared in a haze.The dock, the bodies, the smoldering wreckage of the helicopters — they all receded against the background thrum of her pounding heart.She couldn’t stop looking at her.The woman in front of them, with the same piercing silver eyes as Zane.The woman who wasn’t supposed to be there.Zane’s twin sister.Maya’s mind whirled, reaching for logic, for sense.This wasn’t possible.Zane had never told a mention of a sister.Had never mentioned another Moretti.And yet—here she was.Standing with the kind of calm confidence of someone who owned the night.The gun still steadied in her grasp as her dark hair whipped the wind; it was as if she was waiting just as much for another excuse to try it again.Luca lay groaning on the ground, blood gushing out of him. But nobody was listening to him anymore.The war had just shifted.An unwilling voice took effort but Maya swallowed hard. “Who… are you?”The woman smirked, her full attention on Maya now.“
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The bullet sliced through the air like a lightning bolt.Maya didn’t hesitate. Didn’t think. Didn’t blink.That is the moment she knew, once she pulled the trigger.She had just declared war.Her true father — the man who had staged this entire nightmare, the one who had stayed hidden, manipulating, patient — had finally been dragged into the light.The shot was perfect. Precise.But the bastard was faster.He ducked at the last possible moment, the bullet grazing his shoulder rather than entering his heart.Maya gritted her teeth.Damn it.At her side in a heartbeat, Zane’s silver eyes flashing with something dark and lethal.Elara smirked. “You really are a Moretti.”Maya ignored her. Her eyes were still fixed on him.Her father.He felt the wound at his shoulder and looked at the blood on his fingers as if it were no more than a mild inconvenience.Then, he smiled.A slow, knowing, terrifying grin.“I was praying you would do that,” he said.Maya’s stomach dropped.What?The assass
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The shot rang out into the night.Maya’s hands didn’t shake. She didn’t hesitate.The bullet hit Luca’s chest when she pulled the trigger.He staggered.His grin faltered.For a brief instant, he seemed… almost entertained.Then—he collapsed.Silence.Heavy. Absolute.It felt as if the world held its breath.And then—Chaos erupted.The Aftermath of a DecisionZane reached out for her, grabbing at her wrist.“What in the hell did you just do?”Maya pulled her arm away, panting sharply, unevenly.“I did what had to be done,” she said, her voice steadier than she had expected.Zane’s silver eyes burned. “No. “You did exactly what they wanted.”His words landed in Maya’s chest like a stone.The Order had set a trap.And she had walked right into it.”Her father smiled, slowly and with satisfaction. “She understands now.”Maya wheeled on him, fury sizzling through her veins.“You orchestrated this,” she said.Her father’s eyes were placid. Unapologetic.“Luca was fated to fall.”Maya’s st
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The Weight of the ThroneThe estate was silent. Too silent.Maya walked through the great doors, heels clicking against marble floors. The air was rich with aged wood and strength—the kind of strength that countries had built.She didn’t belong here.Not yet.But she would.She had to.Elara paused outside a door, then strode across the hall, through the shadows of a series of low-lit corridors, moving as if she had walked the space a thousand times.Maya hesitated.Not out of fear.Out of the gut certainty that this was the start of something inescapable.Her father strode beside her, thick and oppressive.“I kept wondering how long it would take you to come home,” he said.Maya didn’t answer.She wasn’t home.She was in enemy territory.Even if it was her own flesh and blood enemy.Her father took them into a vast study, decorated with bookshelves and floor-to-ceiling windows that looked out over the darkened city below.He gestured for her to sit.She remained standing.Her father
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“Well I tried.” Maya said calmly, drumming her fingers on the sleek, polished surface of the table. Tall windows poured in the morning light, bathed the skyline in gold. It was nearly serene — if not for the storm brewing deep down.This was an alternate type of battlefield. No guns. No explosions. Only power, strategy and control. And in many respects, it was more perilous than any of the wars they had fought.Zane worked his cufflinks and his cool silver eyes drifted around the room as executives filed in, all advancing a few steps like cats on concrete, gripped by a primal instinct not to step on toes. They’d all heard Curator General’s whispers — about Gabriel, about the fall of The Order’s inner circle, about the man who had scratched and clawed his way to the top with his trademark ruthlessness.Now? They were wondering if he could hold it.Victor stretched lazily in his seat next to Maya, his smirk curling as he leaned in. “Tell me, princess, are you ready to watch your husband
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It was dark in her study, Maya realized, as she sat at the mahogany desk with her fingers hooked over the side, going in circles. The weight of their decision sat heavy in her ribs, smothering, but also electric. They were heading into a war they had no guarantee of winning. And yet, there they were, opting to attack first.His face unreadable, Zane stood at the window, his silver eyes riveted to the line of the city skyline. He was like a soldier prepped for the fight, his body still, his mind a flurry of adjustments.Maya exhaled. “You really think this is going to work?Zane didn’t turn around. “It has to.”Maya leaned forward, resting her elbows on the desk. “That’s not an answer.”Zane finally looked, and his eyes were keen. “Doubting it before we even get started isn’t either.Maya clenched her jaw. “I’m not doubting it. I’m being realistic. Gabriel isn’t Julian. He’s smarter. More connected. If we falter if we allow even a split in this plan he’ll rip us apart before we can eve
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Maya’s pulse raced as Luca’s words hung above the group like a heavy smoke. Gabriel Laurent.It wasn’t one of those surprises that should have caught her off guard. The Order was not about cleanliness. There was nothing trustworthy about its leaders. But to hear Luca say it so casually—as if it were the most natural thing in the world—knotted her stomach.Zane reclined in his seat, his silver eyes shrewd, calculating. He wasn’t responding, which meant he was getting creative.Luca smirked. “You look like a man trying to ascertain if I’m lying.”Zane exhaled. “That’s because I am.”Luca let out a low chuckle. “And?”Zane’s fingers rapped the table slowly and deliberately. “And you’re great at misdirection.”Luca clutched a hand to his chest, mock-offended. “That hurts, brother. Truly.”Maya clenched her fists. She hated this. The games, the deceits, the endless mind games where everyone was deceiving, and the only way to live was by out-lying everyone else.She exhaled sharply. “If Gab
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Maya couldn’t sleep.She lay in bed, watching the ceiling, hearing the tick-tock of the clock up on the wall. And it was late — too late — but all that had transpired kept her awake.Her father was gone, at least from the world. For now, the Order had been fooled. But Gabriel’s warning was still ringing in her ears.“If I discover that you are lying, I will put a bullet between your eyes myself.”Maya sucked breath between her teeth, rolling onto her side. They were playing with fire. One wrong move and not just her life would be at stake — Zane’s, Victor’s, Elara’s.How the hell had these gotten here?A knock at the door roused her from her thoughts.She sat up, heart beating a little fast. “Come in.”The door creaked open; Zane stepped through a moment later, his silver eyes bright even in the pallid gloom. He was still wearing his dress shirt, sleeves rolled up, tie looser. Also, he looked like he hadn’t slept.Maya sighed. “You too?”Zane smirked slightly, shutting the door behind
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Zane twisted through the empty roads, the lights of the city twinkling in the distance, their brilliance brought into contrast by the blackness of the sky. Sitting next to him, Maya’s thoughts were full of what they had just gone through. Her father was dead — dead to the world but still somewhere breathing in the mountains.It should have been a relief. It wasn’t.Zane’s silver eyes glanced at her momentarily. “You’re thinking too much.”Maya rolled her eyes, studying the view through the window. “And you’re under thinking simultaneously.”Zane smirked. “On the contrary. I am thinking the right amount.”Maya breathed out, pushing her fingers against her forehead. “This was the easy part, right?”Zane waved his hand, eyes on the road ahead. “Now comes the part where we sell The Order on the idea things went according to plan.”Maya sighed. That was the piece that made her terrified.Neither spoke for a moment, silence echoed in the space between them. At last, Zane spoke up. “How long
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The deal with Charles should have brought relief, but didn’t. Maya felt weighed down with what they were going to do heavy as a vice, tightening every second. There was no going back at this point.She took a slow breath, her eyes fixed on her father’s. “We have less than a twelve hours to make this work.”Charles turned his head, and something unreadable filled his sharp blue eyes. “And if it doesn’t work?”Zane leaned on the desk, silver eyes placid but stern. “Then you’re dead. Either way.”Charles laughed, but it was dry, humorless. “Comforting.” He turned to Maya. “And you? What do you think?”Maya took a deep breath and crossed her arms. “I think if we don’t do this right, The Order isn’t just going to kill you — they’re going to come for me, too.”Charles watched her closely, his face unreadable. “And Moretti? Do you trust him?”Zane smirked, responding before she had a chance. “She don’t gotta trust me. She just has to know I’m better at this than you are.”There was a subdued
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The name on the paper stared back at her, clipped and brutal. Charles Davis.Maya sensed time slow around her, the meeting buzzing with a dull range that faded into the background. Her father.She wasn’t that close to him — not really. Charles Davis was a cold man, a man who saw business as a series of transactions, one after another, with no loss and no emotion, and he had used that machine to build his empire. He was never the warm, doting type. But he was still her blood.And The Order was out to kill him.She fought her body to be still, to keep her face blank while Zane peeled back the paper, reading it with the same dead cold calculation he applied to every kill order that came before this. But Maya knew him too well.He wasn’t unaffected.His jaw was slightly too tight. He flexed his fingers to see their utility and set the paper back down. And when his silver eyes darted to her? It was a knowledge there.Gabriel smirked, taking both of them in with interest. “I expect this won
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The weight of the death of Julian Devereaux still hung in the air, heavy and oppressive. His body crumpled on the cold marble, a propensity for bloods to trickle in slow, measured tendrils around him. The man who thought himself above the law was down, not in a blaze of glory, but with a single shot and a round thud.Maya looked at the body a second too long, not of regret but calculation. What they had done at that moment altered everything.Zane was now sitting upon the throne that Julian had abandoned, and that made him next目标.Gabriel Laurent straightened his cufflinks, strolling over Julian’s corpse like stepping over a fallen tree branch. “Well,” he drawled, his voice smooth and untroubled, “that was cleaner than I expected.”Victor let out a low whistle. “Yeah? What were you expecting? Some Shakespearean monologue before he dropped dead?”Gabriel smirked. “I was expecting begging.” A narrow-eyed look was cast to Zane. “And now, Moretti, it’s the time for the real work.”“Zane h
