The Almighty Dominance

A few days passed, and Alex had already slipped back into his routine-only now there was something new.

He had taken Josephine under his wing, training her with a seriousness he reserved for only the most promising.

That woman was a monster in the making.

No wonder she had been so strong since childhood, defeating people twice her size with raw instinct.

She had everything it took to be superhuman-maybe even more talent than Alex himself.

He gave her everything he had, holding nothing back.

He trusted her.

He believed she would use his techniques for good.

No matter how angry Josephine got, she never crossed the line—she hit, regretted, and stopped.

She could never truly hurt someone, let alone kill.

Alex poured everything into her, as if passing down his legacy could somehow pay back the world for his sins.

Josephine threw herself into cultivation, training harder than ever in her room.

She stopped helping him in the clinic, not that it mattered. Few people came anyway.

Alex carried on, his focus split between his patients and the girl who might one day surpass him.

As usual, Alex was distributing food and vitamins to the homeless inside the clinic when a sleek black limousine glided to a stop at the entrance.

The sight alone was enough to freeze the crowd.

Then the door opened, and a woman stepped out-stunning, radiant, out of place in the filth of the slums.

The homeless stared, wide-eyed, their whispers spilling out.

"Isn't it strange?" one muttered. "Why do beautiful women keep coming to this place?"

"First Governor Jasmine, then the model Sophia," another added with awe.

"Fools," an older man snapped, shaking his head. "The real angel here is Josephine. Her beauty matches theirs, but her heart-her heart is pure."

"Yes," another voice chimed in, "I agree completely!"

"Her kindness was the only currency we could trust in this broken world."

The woman paused, her sharp eyes cutting toward them as though she'd overheard every word.

Her smile was dangerous, laced with venom. She stepped closer, her voice cold and mocking.

"You old men... you worthless rats. How dare you claim to know who the most beautiful and kind woman is-in front of me? Now speak. Tell me, who is the most beautiful, the kindest, the perfect girl you know?”

The crowd froze, the silence pressing down on them like a heavy shroud.

head with a shaky smile. "Of course... the most beautiful

words caught in

as the woman reached into her bag and

the weapon in her hand sent terror

is Bella Kane," she said, swinging the weapon lightly,

as she demanded, "Now tell me who is the

froze, eyes locked on the

no longer stand. One

are the most beautiful... the

Miss Bella," another begged, bowing his head.

are the

ost beautiful

we could not see. Now I see the truth-you are

laughed, a hard, ringing sound. "Excellent. Since you're all such honest

sudden flourish, she hurled the "dangerous weapon" into

crowd gasped-then roared

a blade or a gun at all, but a thick

apart, raining cash across the courtyard like

homeless broke, scrambling after the flying bills, their hands clawing at

through the chaos with her chin high and her

queen, and they followed her

the clinic, who had been watching

moment they saw the rain of money, they surged outside, shoving each other aside to grab whatever they

noise dragged Alex from his

only to see Bella Kane striding toward

her eyes met his, everything about her

mask, the

proud walk faltered,

caught sneaking out at

bit her lip, her hands twisting nervously as she approached

Alex," she said softly,

Alex raised an eyebrow, studying her. "I'm

her lip.

me, I've wanted to see

"So you came here to thank me? Don't worry

as if

heartbeat, the shy act vanished. Panic flooded her

Something's happened to my

I could think of. You saved my life once-I need you

slowly." Alex tried to push Bella away, but she clung to him with desperate strength, burying her face against his

days ago," she gasped, "my father returned to

governor of Vermont

grand welcome party but

went wrong. The morning, he collapsed!

someone had poisoned him."

s

with tears, spilling down her

"I'll do anything for you. If you