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Chapter 55

In the center of the grand hall, fifteen terrified guests huddled together-the ones

who hadn't managed to escape when chaos erupted.

Nearby, five of Kingston's bodyguards lay wounded, their groans of pain underscoring the tense silence.

On the Walkers' side, only thirty men remained of the original forty; the rest had fallen during the fierce firefight with Kingston's guards.

"I suggest none of you make any sudden moves, Calvin warned.

"No one has to get hurt. We don't want to damage our merchandise. Each of you is priceless."

He initiated a video call, turning the camera to focus on Jasmine Kingston among the hostages.

"Father, we've secured Jasmine Kingston," Calvin reported

"Excellent," Lucas Walker replied.

"The police are en route to your location, blocking all roads out. It's safer to stay put. Use the hostages as leverage."

"Yes, Father."

"We'll use Jasmine to force Alfred Kingston to surrender his position in Vancouver," Lucas continued.

"We're negotiating with him now. Just hold tight, and victory will be ours." "Understood, Father," Calvin affirmed before ending the call.

He surveyed the room as his men collected weapons from the fallen guards. "Ten of you, keep an eye on them," he ordered, nodding toward the hostages. "The rest, secure this place. Block the entrances with our cars. We need to hold out for a few hours. Alfred will have no choice but to hand over his position."

Meanwhile, across the city at the Vancouver port terminal, Alfred Kingston stood face-to-face with Lucas Walker.

Alfred had tracked down the kidnappers, uncovering Lucas as the mastermind behind his daughter's abduction.

He'd mobilized all of Kingston's special forces, determined to bring down this underworld kingpin and dismantle his operations.

But Lucas had become a far greater threat than Alfred had anticipated.

Alongside his gangsters stood another force-Sinclair's special unit from Los Angeles-matching Kingston's own army in strength.

The situation was a stalemate.

"I never knew you were working with Sinclair," Alfred said.

"Alfred, you're too powerful to take on alone. So I called in a favor from

it

want to be like you, ruling this city," Lucas declared, ambition

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The King won't stand for

new King is young and inexperienced, more interested in luxury than leadership. I'll offer him wealth and women-he'll forget all

won't get away with this," Alfred said firmly, subtly signaling his men to be

your daughter Jasinine is In

if the ground had dropped from

taunted. "Will you choose

I'll kill

reclined in his opulent study,

on his lips as he gazed out over

nervously nearby, wringing his

a matter of time

Vancouver,"

a greedy grin. "Mr. Sinclair, when I take

count on our

amusement in his eyes. "If you take

you'll betray me the moment it suits

Mr. Sinclair! I'd never forget

as he lifted his

bodyguards stepped forward, seizing Jerry by

for fifteen years, and you repaid him with betrayal,"

in aligning with traitors. Lucas is far more

struggling futilely. "I orchestrated everything so you could

replied

wine. "But I'm afraid our partnership

screams as

Hill, Walker's men moved

explosives at the doors, sealing

creating a formidable barricade

the hall, dragging Sophia

bruise marred her porcelain skin, and fear flickered in her eyes, though she

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gaze settled on her, a predatory

a beauty," he remarked with

pulled her closer, his grip possessive. "She's

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