Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

"Underground king of Jayrodale? Ha! Never heard of him. What kind of trash title is that?"

The two guards did not just ignore them-they started throwing out sleazy insults.

Showing up at the Fields family estate and demanding to see the head without even setting foot inside? That was suicide.

Francesca's face instantly turned cold as she looked at Andrew with an exaggerated pout. "Andrew, these dogs are seriously disrespecting me. You better make this right, or you're not getting anywhere near my bed tonight."

Andrew sighed with a slight headache. When Francesca put on a show, she really committed to the role.

He stepped forward and said to the two guards, "I'll give you one shot. Tell your boss that Andrew Lloyd from Moonlit Apothecary is here and wants a word."

The guards sized him up, and one of them asked, "You're her man?"

Andrew replied coolly, "That's right. Got a problem with that?"

The other guard grinned nastily. "Come on, man, quit pretending. We've seen plenty of big shots in Jayrodale, but never heard of any underground king."

"And yeah, we've heard of Moonlit Apothecary. Their boss's last name is Lloyd. Seems like a solid guy. But don't tell me... you're claiming to be him.

Andrew nodded without flinching. "That's me. No fake."

two guards stared at him, then burst into loud,

two bumpkins must be fresh off the bus from some backwoods town! "First, you're claiming to be some underground king, then you're suddenly

you're the head of Moonlit Apothecary, then I'm

he said he was. In their minds, the real head of Moonlit Apothecary

too important for low-level guards like them to

motorcade, flashing lights, black suits, and bodyguards

Andrew? He did not

her hand. "Andrew, looks like no one believes you.

so? Yeah... I guess I'm not

blur, and both guards' noses crunched with a loud snap,

a dead wish," Andrew growled. "Fine. Stick around. If your

panic, stumbling and crawling as they raced back inside the Fields family estate. They went straight to the family

guy and a girl outside-claiming he's the underground king of Jayrodale and the head of Moonlit Apothecary!

Fields family, Tony Fields, looked a lot like his son, Shawn-the same sharp

it be that Andrew

the guards nodded through his bloody nose. "Yeah, the guy said

him, so we asked

face turned red with fury. "The nerve! Showing up at my front door and attacking my people? Has he lost his damn mind? But wait just the two of