The Almighty Dominance

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Alex watched as Sophia and the others walked out.

Jasmine and Raymond had already left, leaving him alone.

He took a moment to steady his heart, his mind racing with thoughts of Charles. He had just released the monster

back into the water, and now it had only grown bigger and even more dangerous.

Suddenly, a beautiful woman approached his table, pulling out a chair and sitting down in front of him.

"Jasmine?" Alex looked at her, surprised. "How do you know I'm here?"

"I know everything that happens in Vancouver," Jasmine said smoothly. "It's hard not to notice when the biggest hotel and restaurant in the city changes its name." She gestured for a red wine to the waiter.

"I'm starting to regret asking you to release Charles," Alex admitted.

"Don't." Jasmine tilted her head, her eyes sharp.

"Even without you asking, I might have released him anyway. You just added the tipping point."

"My mother already thinks I'm too cruel for doing all this to my own brother- especially after he got stabbed. She nearly kicked me out of the family. If I didn't return Charles to his position, I would've been disowned."

Alex didn't know if Jasmine was saying this to ease his guilt or if she truly meant

it.

She was the type to do anything for him.

"Let's just say we gave him a second chance." Jasmine lifted her glass as the waiter served the wine. She swirled it slowly before taking a sip. "But if I catch him again... maybe there won't be a next time."

temple. "He's getting smarter and more dangerous. Someone might just decide

amused. "I heard you've cured some very important people, and a lot of them still owe you. If you asked them to take

that?" Alex frowned, though the thought had crossed his

gaze steady. "Reason? He's into Sophia. Isn't

grew heavy between

because of Sophia?

asked him to stay out of her life. They have no connection anymore. And if he truly loves

could dwell on it further, a bodyguard in a dark

urgency.

Kingston! There's bad

lifted. "Yes? What

She has been

1/3

darkened instantly. "What did you

an unknown group stormed in our secret location and took Miss Kelly. We had ten men

tightened. "Do

but the one who

kidnappers are Jericho Kane's

Kane?" Jasmine's frown

They're demanding that you and Mr. Alex meet them at Kane Mansion in

clenched. Her blood burned with fury. So this is it. The real enemy hiding behind Charles has finally

had been using Charles as

nails dug into her palm. How dare he target

had gone too

all the Kingston family," Jasmine ordered coldly. I need our strongest fighters as backup. Since Jericho wants a war-" she exhaled sharply,

in a private hangar, the sleek jet before them ready for takeoff. The engines hummed low, cutting

air.

gaze shifted to the burly man standing beside Jasmine.