Chapter 332

At the Kingston government office, the phone rang sharply, cutting through the heavy silence.

Jasmine lifted the receiver without breaking her stride. "Jasmine here."

"Jasmine, we have a situation!" Kelly's voice burst out, urgent and tense.

She paused, her brow furrowing. "What's happened?"

"Alex has been arrested by the Chicago military!" Kelly swiftly recounted the details, her voice clipped and precise.

As Jasmine listened, her expression darkened, eyes narrowing with every word.

"Using the Chicago military to snatch him? Whoever orchestrated this has serious connections."

"Jasmine, I bet it's one of the Chicago Lords flexing their muscle-probably the Jones family," Kelly growled.

"Yesterday Alex tore through the Jones' estate, crippled Tom's son, all to protect you. They won't let that slide."

"It definitely smells like the Jones' handiwork," Jasmine said grimly.

"But Tom alone couldn't summon military power. Another Lord must be backing him."

"I'm mobilizing Vermont's military immediately," Kelly said fiercely.

"Father already has his troops ready. We're prepared to go to war over this."

"I'll rally Vancouver's forces as well," Jasmine said with cold determination.

"Find out exactly where Alex is locked up. Leave the rest to me. If they don't free him willingly, we'll burn Chicago to the ground."

Ending the call, Jasmine immediately contacted her general in Vancouver, issuing swift and decisive orders.

The battle lines were drawn. This time, it was a fight to the death.

Inside the Chicago military base, at a barren drill ground, Alex was violently thrown into a massive cage.

Inside were about fifty ragged prisoners, their bodies frail from starvation and neglect.

Some bore festering wounds crawling with maggots.

The sun blazed mercilessly overhead, scorching the prisoners without relief.

in, hollow, lifeless eyes turned toward him. One prisoner, gaunt and

you commit to

to the Montclairs because they're arrogant,"

skin

wiser choice. This cage is

man's gaze. "What's your

"I was just walking past when a lord's son called out. I didn't respond

years?" Alex gasped,

man chuckled darkly,

See him?" He pointed to

handsome. The lord's girlfriend stared at him for five seconds. Jealousy

He pointed again.

him, his crime was even simpler. A bird dirtied a lord's fancy

interrupted them.

hurled scraps of

followed, but only two older prisoners stepped forward,

into tiny morsels no

stared in disbelief at the

man

us barely enough

kill each other for food. But we refuse to become animals. Instead, we split it evenly

fists clenched, fury igniting deep inside him. "The Chicago

power and ignore

prisoner bitterly. "They think they're kings

old man coughed

gently, "Don't fret.

True Source will ask our king why he sits on a throne while

glanced at the old man, his eyes sorrowful. "I'm sorry, but the king might

man gave a knowing smile,

to his own people, he's failed in his duty. The True Source put him there to

finally go home,"

"To sleep in our

said,

son. When they dragged me away, my wife was four months pregnant. Our oldest was only

animal!" barked

suicide-killed herself and the unborn brat

Couldn't handle the shame of being

filthy mouth!" the prisoner roared

liar! When I leave this hellhole, my son will be grown, and my wife will greet me with

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