The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

"What's the plan then?" Ethan was stumped.

He had always thought his strategy was rather clever, but if Alaric said it wouldn't work, it must really be flawed.

Alaric flashed a mischievous smile, a scheme twinkling in his striking, fox-like eyes.

Ethan hurried over, eager to hear his master plan.

In the afternoon.

Lydia had been swamped at the clinic all day, either diagnosing patients or engrossed in research. She hadn't had a moment's rest and was now feeling every ache in her back and stiffness in her neck.

She massaged her sore muscles as she made her way back to her apartment.

Suddenly, she heard the sounds of a fight coming from an alleyway, accompanied by cries of pain.

quickened her

a man who was in agonizing pain, his face

burly man with a

was pinned against the wall. Despite the beating, he stood by his principles. He believed in the survival of the fittest in business and insisted that he had followed the rules

it!" Another lanky man snarled at Ethan as he joined

trying to shield himself from

punches and kicks rained down on him, Ethan let out pained groans, looking like he was about

to walk away. But the brutality of the attack made

of compassion, she couldn't just stand by

him go!" Lydia stepped forward and

and turned their menacing gaze toward

woman, they

wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, sneered, "Look who's

a piece of clothing, and we'll back off one by one until there's none of us left to beat him."