Lucian's POV

“It is done,” Emilia declared calmly, her voice tinged with a sense of finality.

An eye for an eye, you break into my company, I’ll burn yours.

“And reduced to ashes,” she added, a hint of satisfaction in her tone.

“Excellent. Proceed with the second phase. Let him face the consequences,” I commanded. The call was swiftly terminated after my instruction.

Setting the phone aside, I had always sensed a shadow of darkness in Emilia. It first revealed itself when she fought relentlessly for her daughter’s life. She was no mere warrior; she embodied a mother’s fierce fury, making her even more dangerous.

Remus’s vast empire spanned the...