Chapter 605 Chapter 605: The Oakhaven Couture Salon was a temple of silence and silk, but tonight it served a different purpose. Alistair had requisitioned it as a forward operating base, buying the owner’s silence with a check that had too many zeros. Skye stood on the pedestal in front
Chapter 604 Chapter 604: She turned and walked toward the waiting SUV Alistair had commandeered. She did not look back. Beatrice collapsed onto the pavement, weeping into her hands. In the Hayes Estate, the mood was different. It was calculated. Parker stood in the living room of the villa, a
Chapter 603 Chapter 603: The automatic doors of the Oakhaven Private Airfield slid open with a hiss. Skye strode through, her tactical bag slung over one shoulder. She moved with the momentum of a woman who had cut her brakes. “Skye p> The voice was shrill, desperate. She did not
Chapter 602 Chapter 602: She touched the inside of her jacket pocket, feeling the edge of the encrypted drive she had pulled from Parker’s mainframe hours ago—the one that whispered a truth she wasn’t ready to speak aloud: The Syndicate wasn’t just a criminal organization; it was a legacy. And
Chapter 601 Chapter 601: The tactical leader, a hardened veteran named Miller, looked pale. “It was a coordinated strike, Ms. Sterling. We underestimated their reach. We thought the Syndicate was decapitated with Lucian’s arrest p> “The Syndicate is a hydra,” Alistair Thorne said, stepping out from the shadows in the
Chapter 600 Chapter 600: Lucian looked at the dark water, then back at Alistair. “I’d rather face the sharks than the Syndicate p> He didn’t jump. He simply raised his hands, a gesture of surrender that felt more like a mockery. “But today, I choose a cell. It’s safer p>
Chapter 599 Chapter 599: It smashed into Parker’s wrist with bone-shattering force. Parker screamed, dropping the gun. He collapsed to his knees, clutching his broken wrist. Alistair walked over calmly. He kicked the gun away. “I told you,” Alistair whispered into Parker’s ear, “this isn’t a boardroom. It’s a slaughterhouse
Chapter 598 Chapter 598: “With whose child?” Skye asked, a cold pit opening in her stomach. Parker pointed at Alistair. “His p> The accusation hung in the air like toxic gas. Alistair didn’t flinch. He didn’t look shocked. He looked at Parker with profound disgust. “Victoria is lying,” Alistair said.
Chapter 597 Chapter 597: Parker sneered, leaning back slightly to create distance. “Your thuggery won’t work here, Alistair. This is a boardroom, not a back alley. We have the votes p> “Do you?” Skye asked. She placed the briefcase on the table and opened it. “Who is she?” a board
Chapter 596 Chapter 596: A woman in a fur coat, flanked by soldiers, marched in. She didn’t look concerned. She looked murderous. “You dog!” she screamed, slapping the bedridden Zhao across the face. “You spent my father’s money on whores p> “Honey, wait, I can explain—” Zhao cried, waving his
Chapter 595 Chapter 595: The bodyguards dropped their guns. They weren’t paid enough to die. Alistair stood over Zhao, who was groaning on the floor. “You wanted to run this city?” Alistair asked. “You wanted to be a big man p> He grabbed Zhao by the hair and dragged him
Chapter 594 Chapter 594: Shadow Guards. They had infiltrated the casino hours ago, using the service entrance and staff uniforms Felix had procured through a substantial bribe to the night shift manager earlier that day. Chaos erupted. Alistair grabbed the dealer by the collar and slammed him onto the table.
Chapter 593 Chapter 593: Skye wore a red dress that clung to her like a second skin, a slit running up to her thigh. Alistair was in a tuxedo, looking every inch the billionaire playboy. They walked in arm-in-arm. Heads turned. In a room full of sharks, they looked like
Chapter 592 Chapter 592: “Enough,” Skye said. She pulled away from Alistair and stepped into the circle. Felix moved instantly, signaling the Shadow Guards to close in, but Alistair held up a hand to pause them. He stepped up beside Skye. The thug froze, his boot hovering. He looked at
Chapter 591 Chapter 591: The SUV plowed through the blockade. Metal shrieked as two motorcycles were crushed under the reinforced bumper. Riders dove into the trash-strewn gutters to avoid being flattened. The SUV didn’t slow down. It bounced over the wreckage, the suspension groaning but holding. Behind them, the bikers
Chapter 590 Chapter 590: A convoy of black SUVs was waiting. A man in a white linen suit stood by the lead car, wiping sweat from his balding head with a silk handkerchief. “Mr. Thorne!” the man called out, rushing forward with a smile that showed too many teeth. “Welcome
Chapter 589 Chapter 589: “It’s exactly the place for the Oracle,” Skye countered. “You said Parker needs to access the mainframe. That’s a digital lock. You can kick down doors, Alistair, but you can’t kick down a firewall designed by someone who knows our internal architecture as well as Parker
Chapter 588 Chapter 588: “I’m in the airport’s sub-grid,” she shouted over the roar of the engine. “I’m patching Harper in. She says Parker has set up a logic bomb in the tower’s communication array p> Alistair gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles white. He weaved through traffic with surgical
Chapter 587 Chapter 587: “Who p> “Felix just traced the authorization codes,” Alistair said. “It was Parker Cross p> Skye frowned, trying to place the name. “Parker Cross? The Director of Overseas Operations? The one stationed in Port Valor p> “Yes,” Alistair said grimly. “The man we trusted to run
Chapter 586 Chapter 586: “Boss,” Felix said, clearing his throat. “Delivery. You said nine a.m. sharp p> Alistair sat up, the sheet falling to his waist. “Right. Bring it here p> Skye sat up too, clutching the sheet to her chest. “What is that p> Felix placed the basket on