Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Tiana's sudden move left everyone stunned. Even Andrew's brows furrowed tightly as disbelief flickered across his face.

Jameson shot to his feet, his voice shaking. "Tiana, you-"

Tears streamed down Tiana's face as she shouted, "Don't even try, Jameson. You're nothing but a coward-weak and useless. What? You want to know why I did this? Fine, I'll tell you—I don't want to die! I'm not letting you drag me down, and I won't let Lauren die alongside you!"

From the crowd, one of the Rhodes family elders, Bruno Rhodes, roared with fury. "Shameless! Tiana, as the lady of the Rhodes family, how could you throw away all dignity like this? Stand up right now! I said, get up!"

He shouted, "Kneeling to a violent brute like that? You've disgraced our family!"

With rage boiling over, Bruno stormed toward her and reached out to yank her to her feet.

Aidan's expression darkened as he growled, "How dare you? Calling me a brute— what, you think I'm beneath you? Well, let me send you off, free of charge!"

With a single swing of his arm, Aidan unleashed a palm strike so powerful, it ripped through the air with a deafening snap. It landed squarely on Bruno's chest -no mercy, no hesitation.

A spray of blood, thick with shattered organs, burst from Bruno's mouth as his body flew back like a ragdoll. He slammed to the ground in a crumpled heap—

lifeless, silent, gone.

"Bruno!"

You kill him like it's nothing? I'm going to fight

...

an instant, chaos erupted. The remaining members of the Rhodes

Kill every last

and woman behind him-his apprentices-stepped forward without a word,

You only need

pack of mangy dogs. You think I'll let them live after they

voice boomed across

the other family members back and stepped to the front, locking eyes with

me. But I never thought the one to do

bitter, hollow sound. Tears crept into

failed to do. And now, you hate me even more because I can't protect you, and