Chapter 307

LUKE

The faces of my men were unsettling, their expressions ashen, pale, like they had just seen a ghost. I had trained them all to withstand a great deal of stress, to face death head–on without flinching, but there was something about the look in their eyes now that didn’t sit right with me. I could see it–fear. Real, raw fear. The kind you don’t see often in our world.

As I approached, one of them, Victor, looked at me like he wanted to speak but couldn’t find the words. I raised an eyebrow, my instincts immediately alert, sensing that something had gone terribly wrong.

my voice sharp. It was supposed to be a simple job, guard Xander, keep him under control, and wait for further orders. But

get an answer, the sound hit me, a heart–wrenching, gut–wrenching cry that tore through the stillness of the hall. It wasn’t just a cry, it was desperation, agony. It was the kind of cry that only came from someone who was at the brink, pushed past every boundary of their will to survive. It made my stomach

when we were together. His mother and I were raised in this brutal world where compassion was a weakness and survival was the only rule. But this? This wasn’t just ruthless. This was beyond anything

job required it. The men who worked for me knew it, feared it, respected it. But what Nick was doing to Xander? That was a different level. It made my reputation, the reputation I had spent years

acting like a man who had a dark side, he was acting like a seasoned professional, like he had been doing this for years. His actions were so calculated, so precise, that for a moment I had

cold

always a reminder of who controlled everything. It was a sound we had all gotten used to, a part of the world we had inherited. The Don, with his unyielding, cold demeanour, would orchestrate these torturous sessions with the precision of a maestro. No one dared question

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