Chapter 158

Chapter 158

Thirty minutes later, Corey's military issued vehicle rolled to a stop in front of a vast estate nestled in the heart of Regalhold's city center.

Gilded letters were carved into the towering gates: The Lysander Family.

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This was the ancestral home of the Lysanders-one of Regalhold's Five Great Clans-and also the designated venue for tonight's event, where the top-tier families would be selecting candidates for their Hundred-Man Unit

recommendations.

Corey stepped out of the vehicle, his face still clouded with displeasure.

He hadn't expected it. It wasn't often he extended a personal invitation to a junior- yet not only had Raven refused it, she'd practically thrown it back in

his face.

As he approached the gate, a second car pulled up beside his.

The door opened, and out stepped Caleb, still visibly pale from having been put through hell all day by Raven. Even now, he hadn't fully shaken off the nightmare of her training.

But despite the exhaustion, the powerful aura he carried was undeniable.

Corey instinctively paused mid-step.

spotted the insignia on Corey's chest

straightened and offered a

just about to walk on when something made him pause. Without warning, he placed a hand on Caleb's

wrist into a counter-grip. But as soon as he realized who he was dealing with, he

his hand to

low chuckle,

eyes and immediately replied, "Thank you for the

your name?" Corey asked, now

"Caleb."

here for the Hundred-Man Unit recommendation?"

of his comrades

time, so he thought he'd take

said with a grin, "from

you're granted a confirmed slot

Caleb blinked. "Confirmed?"

was such a

I have the authority?" Corey's smile faltered slightly, clearly remembering what happened with Raven

again and saluted with genuine respect. "It's an honor to have your recognition. I promise I won't let you

if he could pass the final selection. But with this?

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him personally. This was more

smile returned in

knows how to accept an

luckier than I thought," Corey said. "I hope you'll

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