The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 382

Everyone carries some regret in life.

For Lucia, the regret went back twenty years-when she failed to stop her only daughter from giving her heart to a man with no honor, a poor peasant with nothing to his name.

"Maria," Lucia said, her voice sharp with authority.

"You must remember, we come from the family of the Governor of Vinland. You cannot marry a man with no identity, no honor."

"Mother!" Maria cried, tears streaming down her face.

"I don't care about titles or standing. I love him. And he loves me. Why can't we be together?"

Lucia's tone hardened. "You're still young. Love fades. Men like him cling to women like you only for power, only for position. He is using you!"

Maria's eyes flared with defiance.

"You adopted William as your son! He's the one you always praise, the perfect man in your eyes-and I'm nothing compared to him."

"Then give him the governor's seat! I don't want any of it. All I want is to be with the man I love."

"That is impossible!" Lucia thundered.

And so, in a moment that shook the household twenty years ago, Maria fled with her lover.

She vanished, beyond the reach of guards, trackers, or family influence. She was never found.

In her absence, Lucia and her husband Jose turned to William, grooming him to be the next governor.

Jose believed William would grow into a good governor, the kind of man he once pretended to be.

But Jose was wrong.

With Maria gone forever, William lost all restraint. Knowing the seat would one day be his, the darkness inside him finally clawed its way out-and there was no turning back.

Now, years later, Lucia's voice trembled as her eyes welled with tears. "Ten years ago, I found Maria's pendant on the sofa. Tell me, William... tell me what you did to her."

William laughed, cold and cruel. "Maria? Don't worry. I'll tell you everything-since you and Jose are about to die anyway."

He had already called the gangsters, men who owed him favors, to kill Jose. Even now, they were closing in.

words left his mouth. She had always

“She came back fifteen years ago. While you were away. Broken. Abandoned by her man. She wanted to return

again, louder, harsher. "Do you know what that meant? It meant she would inherit the governor's seat. Mine! She

her body shaking. "You killed

William said, his eyes burning red with

was promised that position. And then she dared to come back?

grew venomous,

But it was already too late. She died staring at me in disbelief... and I made damn sure she

Jose caught the thunder of engines before the headlights

slammed, boots pounded against gravel, and twenty armed men poured out like a pack of wolves closing

party lights, their weapons gleamed, cold

crowd, a scar running

and Josephine standing inside the grand

"Governor Jose," the gangster

irony? Your

dollars to put you in

that's

us a million

once he takes

He had feared this day,

had raised

here it was the nightmare come

Jose spat, pulling his pistol and

turned on him. The leader laughed cold

bullets tear through your chest. You can't win. But maybe I'll keep that fine woman for myself before

kill you quick. William promised

between Jose and the guns. Her voice cracked

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you're doing? This is murder. You'

this. Lay

you'll hang for

at her courage. For the first time that night,

voice heavy with age and sorrow, "I've lived my years. You're still young. Don't

"Take me,