Chapter 0305

The night was a blur of shadows and light.

Zabaleta at midnight was a spectacle of splendor, with the hustle of people and cars like a living,

breathing

dragon.

For

over a

century that crossroads of two rivers had blossomed into a bustling metropolis, the pride of the

East, dubbed ‘Easter Vittorios. Rumor had it that even the beggars there sat on fortunes larger than

some

small–town tycoons.

The saying might be a bit over the top, but Zabaleta was just that–a glittering international city where

space

was at a premium. Towering above it all was the Ledger family, reigning supreme.

“Kelvin nailed it, and that little witch Wanda took the bait!” Marcus had just hung up with Kelvin and was

then

smirking at Wanda’s photo on his phone. “Thought you could run, Wanda?

“Wait until you’re in my bed. You’ll learn what real torment is. Anyone who crosses the Ledgers doesn’t

even

the mercy

sat with bandaged stumps where their fingers had

faces a

awe as they gazed at the white–haired elder

old man, Yorgos, watched as Marcus‘ cruel laughter

Marcus Ledger, there’s trouble brewing at

commands your

ancestral house. You’re not to

snide laugh, clearly unbothered. “Mister

Zabaleta.

dare mess

as he bowed slightly. “The head of

Marcus

don’t make

“Damn!”

yet he would not dare go against his father’s orders.

but not before I catch Wanda and take her to

mansion for some…entertainment.”

responding

something else when,

there’s a car approaching with an Ol‘ Mare

the little minx

crossed Marcus’s

“Move out!”

eased to a stop

“Gentlemen.”

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rear car

“I’m Kelvin, sent by Mister Marcus

of motion, eight Ledger family bodyguards, clad in

swarmed eut from

flashed a high–beam flashlight into the

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