The Almighty Dominance

pter 173

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."

smarter and more dangerous. Someone might just decide to erase him

still owe you. If you asked them to take

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

He's into Sophia. Isn't that everything you asked me for help with?

grew heavy between

kill Charles because of Sophia? The thought gnawed

out of her life. They have no connection anymore. And if he

dwell on it further, a bodyguard in a dark suit stormed into the restaurant,

urgency.

Kingston! There's

lifted. "Yes? What

Kelly! She has been

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"What

unknown group stormed in our secret location and took Miss Kelly. We had ten men protecting hier-six are dead, and the other four are in

her wine glass tightened. "Do

"I ... but the one who let them into Vancouver

the kidnappers are Jericho Kane's

Kane?" Jasmine's frown

a ransom note. They're demanding that you and Mr. Alex meet

this is it. The real enemy hiding behind

man who had been using Charles as a pawn

palm. How dare he target Kelly? How dare he drag her into this

had gone

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

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

air.

standing beside Jasmine. Behind him,