The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Asher was about to say something more, but Thomas didn't give him the time of day. With a swift turn, he and his team moved to apprehend the Grimshaws. Asher's brow twitched uncontrollably, feeling as if his dignity was being trampled into the dirt.

"Vivienne, have you considered the consequences of your actions?" Asher gritted his teeth as he glared at Vivienne.

Vivienne, hands in her pockets, exuded an aura of defiance. "Consequences? Never cared for them."

Asher laughed in disbelief, repeating, "Fine, fine, fine! If you choose to dismiss the Grimshaws, then don't blame me for what comes next!"

Raising his voice, Asher commanded, "All Grimshaws, listen up! Attack with full force. Treat all outsiders on our turf as fair game, dead or alive!"

The Grimshaws, always proud and disdainful, whether servants or masters, looked down on everyone else.

Suddenly invaded by Vivienne and Percival, and seeing that their captors were heavily armed-obviously government forces-they had hesitated to fight back. But with Asher's command, they threw caution to the wind and charged at Vivienne's team.

In an instant, chaos erupted.

Vivienne just smiled.

Turning to Percival, her smile was irrepressible. "Mr. Wolf, the world is full of fools gifting us their heads on a platter!"

Percival grinned back, "Free heads, why not take them?"

Then, looking at Leopold and Thomas, he said indifferently, "Leopold, Thomas, if even one Grimshaw escapes, you'll be mining coal on Fariana Isle!"

Leopold, energized as if injected with adrenaline, declared, "Don't worry, Percival. Mining coal won't be my fate!"

Openly attacking a leadership figure of the established security bureau was no minor offense.

Without even needing Vivienne and Percival to submit any evidence, the Grimshaws were facing lifelong imprisonment.

And with Vivienne's evidence, their fate was sealed.

won't fall to me. Don't worry, Percival, if even one Grimshaw escapes, I'll make Fariana Isle my new home!" With that, he and Leopold, guns in hand, aimed and fired at a Grimshaw

action left the Grimshaws in

that Vivienne's team would actually open

ruthless, but even his forces had held back, not even using their ancient warrior lineage

But now...

surging, forming an invisible energy sphere

forward, aiming directly

with a wave, a transparent barrier shielded her and

cotton. Vivienne and Percival didn't

incredulously staring at Vivienne, "How, how can

knew Vivienne possessed inner

use of abilities, that was beyond his

abilities were the secret of

arts, like

warrior lineage's lifeline, not

not every member of the ancient warrior lineage possessed such abilities. Aside from the major families, only a small fraction of the lesser families had them, like the once-prominent Boyds,

their abilities again.

ability, thinking it would, if not kill, then

shock, they were unharmed, looking utterly

mention, had some free time and picked up the ancient

recent, discovered while translating a secret text found at Scott's place

Just a fortunate coincidence.

the Dorian residence to catch up with them, and it just so happened that Thaddeus Hawthorn, Isolde

series about people with

dinet

superpowers.

moment, the TV was showing a showdown between heroes and villains, all wielding their powers. The