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."

not be a next time," Alex sighed, rubbing his temple. "He's getting smarter and more dangerous. Someone might just decide to erase him

some very important people, and a lot of them still owe you. If

frowned, though the thought had crossed his mind

slowly, her gaze steady. "Reason? He's into Sophia. Isn't that

air grew

he really kill Charles because of

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

could dwell on it further, a bodyguard in a

urgency.

There's bad

brows lifted. "Yes?

She has been

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darkened instantly. "What did you

keeping an eye on her in secret, just as you instructed. But an unknown group stormed in

wine glass tightened.

bodyguard hesitated before correcting himself. "I ... but the one who let

kidnappers are Jericho Kane's

Kane?" Jasmine's frown

left a ransom note. They're demanding that you and

is it. The real enemy hiding behind Charles

using Charles as a pawn

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

had gone

our strongest fighters as backup. Since Jericho

hour later, Alex and Jasmine stood in a private hangar, the sleek jet before them

air.

the burly man standing beside Jasmine. Behind him, about thirty fighters stood