Drake stared at the call from Acela, not picking up right away, lost in thought.His bond with 'Acela' was tangled and tough.Back in his heyday, he had carved out a name for himself in Woolpackton, eventually rising to the top of the underworld's heavyweight division. After years of spilling blood
Grandmasters—a nation's pride and joy.The Regulus Windsur boasted five mighty armies, including the Northern Wyverna Army with its legendary 'One Hundred and Eight War Generals', each being a grandmaster in their own right. They were a force to be reckoned with.In all of Regulus Windsur, there were no more than a thousand grandmasters. It took millions, sometimes tens of millions of ordinary people, to produce just one of those rare grandmasters."You're quite full of yourself."Wilhelm's grip tightened on his sword, his eyes locked on Alexander with a chill of indifference. "You're like a young bull, unafraid of tigers, not knowing the danger. I've ended many brash youths like you."He glanced over at Harry and the others dismissively. "You all wanted Alexander dead, didn't you? However, he just saved Miss Acela and is in Mister Hardy's good graces. I won't bite the hand that feeds."With that, he turned back to Alexander, his voice as austere as steel. "Your recent stunts in Provin
The next morning at 10 a.m., Woolpackton's Grand Garethy Hotel was bustling on its top-floor banquet hall.It was not Ol' Mare's fanciest spot—just a four-star hotel—but with the year-end holidays still in full swing, snagging any room was a win. The holidays were the reason Amber's classmates could
Alexander slipped away unnoticed, and Amber's old classmates were too wrapped up in their revelry to care. They were toasting and laughing, lost in the joy of the reunion. Gael, in particular, was laying it on thick with Amber, egging her on to drink."I've had enough," Amber protested.The clock wa
In the hallway outside the VIP room, Gael called out, "Amber!"Gael raced toward Amber, his face flushed with heat and his eyes blazing with unmasked desire. "It's just us now, so let's cut to the chase."Do you dream of the Chesire family making it big in Province Town? It's a cutthroat place, and
At the corridor's end, Amber's face was a mask of despair.Gael had her cornered against the wall. She was a mix of tears and screams, fighting back with all she had. Gael, with eyes like fiery coals, kept puckering his lips, nearly planting them on her neck time and again."Amber, just give up, you
"Yeah, make him apologize to Gael!"In the hallway, several women helped Gael steady himself and wiped away the blood while they berated Amber and Alexander. "We're supposed to be friends. How could you let this happen to Gael?""Good thing Gael's got a big heart. If he'd called the police, you'd be
The moment Gael lost his temper, the security guards knew better than to waste another second. They whipped out their walkie-talkies urgently. "Mister Bacco, we've got trouble on the top floor. Mister Gael Fabin from the private room's been attacked, and it looks bad…""What are you telling me? Who'