The Almighty Dominance

As Alex and Josephine crossed the threshold of the Kane estate, he spotted a semi-circle of white coats aristocracy clustered like ravens in the marbled fover.

"You're finally here, young man! Come in, quickly!" Lidia cried, her smile nearly swallowing her face

A tipple of unease crawled down Alex's spine before he forced it away.

Vancouver's medical

"You claimed you could cure my daughter," Jericho said, his baritone iron-hard "If you can't, admit it now."

"I stand by my word," Alex answered, a calm smile cutting across his face. "But the Heaven Root is my price yes or no?" Jericho possessed the Heaven Root, a relictare herb.

Fortune and patience had handed him a single piece, and only recently had it ripened enough to be swallowed.

He guarded it for Bella's future years, because every powerful family in the province would claw for it if they smelled the chance. "Fine," Jericho said, frost edging each syllable. "Heal her, and the leaven Root is yours. Fail, and God help you."

"You'll have your answer soon."

Without another word, Alex stepped to Bella's bedside and took her pulse.

She slept soundly, her color already improving under the miracle pill's haze.

To erase the rare defect chewing at her heart, Alex would have to needle open buried meridians, letting energy flush the organ clean and stronger than nature intended; tiny vessels still lay stubbornly blocked.

With his inner force he could burn those channels clear and set the rhythm free. "Well?" Jericho demanded, suspicion coiling in his eyes. "Can you do it?"

"Challenging," Alex admitted with a nod, "but within my reach."

"Then try-but if my daughter suffers, you better..." Jericho growled. "Relax,” Alex said, rolling up his sleeves. "I didn't come to watch her die."

He drew his first needle, but a thunderous shout cracked across the hall.

"Stop!"

"Hands off that girl!" the voice boomed.

"Dr. Joane?" someone gasped, and the room exploded with chatter.

The assembled physicians practically melted into gushing fanboys, their excitement punching through the mansion roof.

the legendary healer

was law; beside her, the other experts shrank

startling beauty

curved into delight. "Dr.

pleaded, guiding her

you hired me to heal her. Care to explain?" Alex asked, his

value your effort, son," Jericho said, "but with Dr.

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Alex's tone turned lacial. "That's disgraceful." Owen

said flatly. "And

driven him to Alex in the first place. "Ene-hire

what?" Jericho snapped. "You've done nothing. Earn it first.” Alex's eyes narrowed. "So your word means

habit, but Jericho's ingratitude scraped

you crave. leaves more of those pills; I'm paying top

the signal, a guard lugged

Jericho said. "Pill for pay-we're

this pill

Scarlet added, arrogance dripping. "Grab the loot and

out."

a cold,

Pity you're betting on

room erupted into

your mouth! Dr. Joane has never failed!" someone

what hope have you?" another

dare this nobody question

ring of doctors closed in,

Alex. "Where did you study, boy? On

had ever doubted her and lived it down. "Head too big for your shoulders, huh?" Scarlet taunted. "Know your place." Jericho pointed toward the door. "Leave before you make matters worse." Josephine squeezed Alex's hand. "They're blind,

teeters on a razor's edge, Mr. Kane. Miss this window and she may never climb back. Remember

on his heel, and walked

courtyard when

pulls through, I'll push Jericho to honor the Heaven Root. Please, don't leave the city-we might still need

"Can you guarantee I'll

if I

"Then I'll