The Almighty Dominance

Jericho Kane? What does he want with the Heaven Root?" Alex ed.

*I heard his daughter's suffering from a rare genetic heart condition, and he thinks the Heaven Root can save her," Kelly explanted, glancing at Alex

"Bella Kane?" Alex repeated.

"Yes," Kelly confirmed.

Alex let out a weary sigh. He imagined Bella hiding her pain beneath an elegant façade. No wonder Jericho Kane spoiled her every whim and excused her worst habits.

"Alex, how should we handle this?" Kelly asked, her tone unsettled by the news. "I've got to get my hands on that Heaven Root," Alex declared without hesitation. "There's no time to waste. I'll head to Vermont today."

He stepped outside the clinic and was stunned to see a group of homeless men clashing with two brutish thugs lugging a drum. The looks on those thugs' faces made it clear they were up to no good.

"What's going on here?" Alex demanded.

"Doc, these two louts were about to pour oil around the clinic," one of the homeless men said.

"We figure they planned on burning the place down."

Another homeless man nodded. "You treat us for free, so they must have a death wish trying to torch this clinic."

The two hulking men sneered at the ragtag group. "Mind your own business, you filthy beggars,". one spat.

He raised a foot and kicked at one of the homeless men.

Immediately, the others retaliated, hurling empty bottles and whatever they could grab.

Furious at the uprising, the man tried swinging at them, but the homeless group scattered, still pelting him with debris as they darted around.

Alex's eyes narrowed.

"Someone pay you to burn this clinic?" he asked, his voice low and dangerous.

put a price on your

folding knife and

much?" Alex asked

grand," the thug

"Your life sure isn't worth

ten grand is for your head,

to his shock, his partner grabbed the same knife and drove

you doing?" the

felt his own arm twist as if some

in horror, stabbing each other again and again, unable to control

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still in a crimson pool One of the homeless

me. Couldn't even decide who'd claim

homeless man spat

They counted

through the dead men's pockets,

be dealt with

had more important matters on liis mind: the Heaven Root was vital,

hours later, Alex arrived

a commanding figure whose

here?" Jericho asked, his

Jericho's stare head-on. "I'm here for

Too bad for you, I need it myself. I'm

Bella's heart disease," Alex said flatly. "The Heaven Root won't cure her

a knack for violence, so don't lie to me." "I am a doctor," Alex answered, his tone

"How convenient. Because you helped Bella the other day, I'll let that slide. Otherwise, I'd have tossed you out on your back by

seat and glared. "You're not getting the

Alex exhaled slowly.