Javier had been with Eric in the room since he had entered. Jane had not noticed him because the chaos of having her parents and elders captured had distracted her too much. After noticing Javier and the way his brother had shouted at him, she was horrified. She now knew why her father and the others had been taken away. In fact, her resentment for Eric intensified. If it were not for him, none of this would have happened. Eric had managed to ruin the entire family all by himself. Jane fell on her knees. Her apologies became even more slavish in their sincerity. “Mr. Kersey, I’m begging you, let my parents and the others go! Please, I’m begging you!” she wailed, her eyes teary. Without context, one would think the woman was apologizing for having an affair. The crowd was baffled. What was Jane trying to do? This was more than an apology—it was humiliating! It was an embarrassment to the Barron Family!Eric was enraged. “Are you off your f*cking rocker?!”“Me? No, you! You’re th
Jane was stunned. She had not expected her husband to appear suddenly. It might have been a political marriage, but he was still her legal husband. Having him catch her doing it with someone else embarrassed her greatly. She had thought she could hide this from the public. She was doing it for her family, and her siblings and cousins were outside. No one else knew…until her husband made his appearance. Worse even, Eric was right behind him, angrily murmuring, “You’re powerful enough not to fear that guy, right—”Eric faltered. He had not expected to see his sister in this state. Even more surprisingly, Javier let out a proud sneer and boned Jane hard right in her husband’s face. The man was livid. “You f*cking psycho!! Get that f*cking wanker out of here—I will kill you!!!”While he continued to bang Jane over and over with the two men as an audience, Javier picked up his phone and made a call. “I want all of Jane Barron’s family gone! Any one of them who’s ever f*cked a whore—I
Javier’s words shook Jane to her core before making fear seep out of her bones. If she were to join Sammius as its latest immigrant, she would be nothing more than a nobody. She would have no allies or a political foundation, and yet Javier wanted to package her into a successful politician before becoming Sammius’ national leader. How terrifying! Javier’s power was terrifying, but his ambitions were even more so. Then, Javier said something that made her think it was more than possible. “When you become the leader of Sammius, you know how to bolster our country’s rise, right? You won’t need me to teach you, will you? If you don’t make that happen fast enough or exactly as I want it…honey, I will kill you just as hard as I f*ck you.”Javier’s tone was as sweet as he was flirty, but oh, the undertone was pure horror and terror! Jane nodded firmly and swore that she would not squander this blessed chance he had given her and would do everything she could.Good. Javier would only ac
It was Suzanne Quinn! Javier had never, not even in his wildest dreams, expected to bump into Suzanne again. As one of Kaiser’s trained stewards, she was expected to be by his side at all times. But now that she was here…Javier’s eyes brightened at the implication. Kaiser had to be around here somewhere too!Unfortunately, Suzanne disabused him of that hope after their initial greeting. “My boss gave me a few orders, so really, I just got here. I haven’t seen him yet myself,” she said. After talking to her a bit, Javier realized Suzanne had received the same message from his old man: He would come to this city in two days. Javier invited Suzanne along to dinner, but the young woman stole a glance at Lara, who was standing beside him, before giving him a knowing grin. “Oh, heavens no! I’m afraid I’ll have to pass today. See ya, big man!”She waved, her slender fingers pearly-white. She turned to Lara and gave her a polite smile before strutting away. The younger lady’s eyes li
Javier and Suzanne had selected a beautiful lakeside garden as their meeting spot. When the two of them arrived, a few youths could be spotted walking around the lake. The air was filled with barely-repressed passion fueled by youthful hormones. It would make anyone feel the clutch of their desire.Suzanne thought the moon was especially beautiful tonight, especially when the quiet lake spreading wide before them reflected its brilliance. She felt her heart swell at the sight of prim grass and meadows rattling at the sigh of a breeze. It was a beautiful night...Then, Javier took one look at her dress and remarked, “Why did you pick a place this suitable for f*cking?”Suffice to say, Suzanne’s pleasant feelings were shattered by his vulgarity. She turned to Javier and sighed, “Can you please not talk about sex, Master Javier?”He nodded. “Sure. My actions speak louder than words anyway. But I’m sure you already know that.”Suzanne’s fair cheeks immediately turned red. She knew w
Suzanne might outwardly deny it, but she was secretly delighted to hear him call her his girlfriend. Javier had been living rent-free in her head ever since their trip to Hildegarde. She simply could not make any comments hinting at it because she was just Kaiser’s lowly subject. Today, though, was different. She had become one of his many women…and right before she was ready for it too. Now that she had become his girl, Suzanne knew nothing about what was next. She thought her life was pretty good as it was, so there was no desire to ask him for more—certainly not for a big luxurious house or being some rich dame or anything. Had she wanted any of these things, she could have done it herself without Javier ever needing to come in. What she liked was how happy being with Javier made her feel. It must be what they called a happily-ever-after, like those fairytale endings! That night, Suzanne returned to her hotel…with Javier. He then gave her more of what he always did, bringing h
For the rest of those two months, Javier went nowhere. He stayed in Medb, researching the Grimoire of Five until he finally understood the powers of his eyes. He possessed superhuman powers because of them, though not exactly like the powers of superheroes in movies. He could look into the future and see danger. He could even predict what might happen. Javier had not tried to put his new superpowers to use because he was more worried about something else. Where the hell had Kaiser gone?! He tried to contact Kaiser every now and then, but he never picked up. He could not find him by contacting people who were supposed to be around him either.Javier was dead sure that this had something to do with the Raiders. He took his suspicions to Suzanne and laid them out in front of her. “I wanna know who’s the new target of my supposed cover. Please don’t hide anything from me—tell me everything you know, or we’ll be in a world of hurt very soon!”Suzanne understood the gravity of the situ
Javier spent every day of that week with Lara. The young woman was very kind, even after what Javier had done to her, so she chose to stay with him simply because she pitied him for shouldering so much pressure. A week was enough to kindle genuine love between them anyway. By the time Lara had really fallen in love with Javier, the man was ready to leave again. “Give working here your best shot, okay? Buy whatever catches your fancy too. There’s no need to hold back. I’ll leave you enough money,” he proclaimed. “I have a very important mission that needs to be done. I’ll look for you when it’s over! If you’re still single by then—if you’re not seeing anyone—then you’ll be my girlfriend!”He kissed Lara hard, took a deep breath, and climbed into his car. He left. Lara held her cheeks go hot, and her tongue was tied as she tried to say goodbye. She did not want money or formally being anyone’s girlfriend. She just wanted what he had told her to be real—that Javier would come back, a