The Almighty Dominance

At noon, their private jet touched down at the Kane estate.

The Kane family was one of Vermont's oldest ruling lineages, and their headquarters reflected centuries of power.

The mansion rose like a fortress of wealth, its sprawling gardens and ponds arranged by the most renowned feng shui masters.

Every tree, every stone, every ripple of water was placed to channel fortune endlessly toward the Kane bloodline.

Hundreds of guards patrolled the perimeter, their eyes sharp, rifles steady.

Bella walked at Alex's side, her fingers clutching the back of his shirt as if it were her lifeline.

She stayed close, almost sheltered in his shadow, her steps timid but steady.

She longed to pull him nearer, but shyness held her back, stealing her courage—

yet the fear of losing him kept her grip unbreakable.

"Alex, you're finally here. Please, help us check on Jericho-something's happened to him."

At the entrance, Lidia stood with her butler, her face pale and frantic.

"I'll check him," Alex said firmly. "Lead the way."

Lidia's eyes flickered with doubt. "Are you sure you can cure him?" Her voice cracked with panic.

"I can't promise anything," Alex answered. "I need to examine him first. If it's just an ordinary illness, it will be simple. But if it's rare, the outcome depends on the severity. Some things aren't easy to cure."

"Please-quickly. Follow me."

Lidia spun on her heels, frowning, and hurried inside.

Alex and Bella followed close behind until they reached a lavish ward filled with state-of-the-art medical equipment.

Specialists clustered together, whispering anxiously as they tried to devise a treatment.

On the bed lay Jericho Kane. The once-charismatic governor was now unrecognizable. His skin carried a bluish tinge, his lips darkened to a dreadful purple.

Alex stepped forward. He placed his fingers on Jericho's wrist, feeling his pulse, then checked his eyes and mouth. His expression hardened.

Jericho had been poisoned. Not by something ordinary, but by a venom so rare and vicious that only one name surfaced in Alex's mind-the Kingswell.

This poison was a secret weapon, forged by the Kingswell under the king's command-crafted to bring down the most dangerous of enemies.

And now, that same toxin had been unleashed on Jericho Kane.

But the king had given no such order. Which meant only two people could have released it-Kelly or Alfred Kington, former Kingswell.

They had dared to use the poison without permission.

"Alex... how is my father? Can you save him?" Bella's voice trembled, fragile as glass.

Alex's eyes lingered on Jericho before he spoke. "It's complicated. But I'll try." Because this poison wasn't just deadly-it was cunning.

It could splinter into one hundred and eight variations, each more insidious than the last, shifting form depending on how it entered the body and how much time had passed.

The poison changed automatically with the flow of time, twisting itself into deadlier versions at every turn.

And Alex knew he was facing one of the deadliest puzzles of all.

This poison was designed with no cure. Once it took hold, the victim was left to wait for death.

through the room as she

life we're talking about, and all you can say is you'll try? Are you out of your

ability, just admit it! Why play games with his life—do you think my uncle is

Scarlet!" Lidia stopped

"But, Aunt-"

locked on Alex. "Please... tell me what you think of my husband's

Alex straightened.

husband has been struck with a poison unlike any other. Every thirty minutes to an hour, its properties shift-it mutates into

to kill. If we

not what I want

Alex had once cured Bella of

her fear, she no

Poison is another world entirely. My mother already brought the best doctor for this. He's a

"Who?" Lidia asked.

me," a calm voice answered. "Doctor Kevin

door, a group of figures in white coats

sharp-featured man, his

a plump, middle-aged

called, rushing toward

Kane?" Lidia gasped,

family had always been ruled

Beatrice was the elder sibling and Jericho the

any

had carried the patriarch's torch, leaving Beatrice

heard Jericho had fallen

Dr. Kevin," Beatrice announced, smiling

professor at Oxford Medical School. His expertise

at Oxford?" Lidia's face lit up, her voice trembling

title alone meant excellence beyond question. If

prestigious medical school, surely he was more skilled than any doctor in

Alex, the

miracles before he had saved Bella when no one else could but

treat Bella. But this

Kane could

anyone to touch my patient. I despise being compared. If

a sneer. "Alex, what are you waiting for? Step aside! There's no way your pitiful skills can compete with Dr.

But he can't cure this. The poison in Jericho isn't

Zit's a

isn't something a university professor

snapped, her eyes

A doctor from a shabby little clinic in the slums. Just because you pulled off a miracle once doesn't make you a

Dr. Kevin. Get out of the way before you waste more time and kill

life in the hands of a quack? Look at

die? Who will bear that responsibility? You?" "Mother!" Bella cried out. "I believe in Alex. Please, let

shot back coldly, "you're blinded by your feelings. Just because you like him doesn't mean he

to Alex. "Alex, step

unlike anything you've ever heard of.

a single mistake, it will mean instant death. No antidote. No second chances.

Dr. Kevin. "I'm warning you this poison isn't for the arrogant to toy

sharp laugh, dripping

me you think you're better than Dr. Kevin. What a ridiculous joke. He's a world-renowned professor of medicine,

You don't even hold a proper license.

win against Dr. Kevin is one

care if you look

fools speak so arrogantly when