Up close, the twin-headed serpent on his skin looked almost alive, like it might slip free from his body at any second. Both heads were raised high, fangs gleaming, eyes full of malice and cunning. The serpent’s body curled around him, every single scale so intricately inked that under the shifting light, it seemed to tremble with life. This wasn’t just a tattoo. It was the mark of something dark and powerful inside him, a warning that sent chills down your spine.
He was Viper, the leader of the Viper gang.
“Even Rex got taken out by her!”
The guy reporting the news was kneeling on the floor, too scared to even look up. He was terrified that Viper might just pull a gun and end him on the spot.
“Did you fix that encrypted voice message yet?”
One of Rex’s men had managed to send a message right before he died, but someone had messed it up. Now they were trying to recover it.
“N-no, not yet.”
Viper’s eyes burned red with rage. He slammed his fist into a porcelain vase on the table. It shattered instantly, shards flying everywhere, blood streaming down his hand. He’d thought everything was foolproof this time. He never imagined L could be so ruthless, so sly.
The underling dropped flat on the ground, barely daring to breathe.
“Find her. Keep searching until you do.”
“Yes!”
“They’re here for me,” she said quietly. “I can handle it.”
Connor looked at her in surprise. “Do you know them?”
Lydia gave a half-smile, a little exasperated. “I don’t know them at all.”
“Then why are they after you?”
She thought for a second before answering. “Three years ago, I exposed the crimes of a syndicate from Southeast Asia. After that, the Azure Alliance kept trying to recruit me. I said no, and ever since, they’ve been on my tail. They’re obsessed. It’s honestly ridiculous.”

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Olha a história bem boa só algumas coisas são chatas ( nesse tipo de história sempre troca as filhas pela a da empregada ou então pegam uma menina pra criar) pelo menos eles tratam a filha bem só enche o saco que até agora a Lucinda tá lá enchendo ! Fora isso tá bom Connor é um fofo a família dela a ama muito só Lucinda pra abaixar o nível do livro já era pra ter resolvido isso e fazer ela pagar mais tudo bem li um livro chinês que era parecido só algumas coisas diferentes ,ais mesma coisa tipo ela salvou o Connor no início lá ela salvava o avô dele , no chinês ela não tinha um irmão mais novo com os pais adotivos , a mãe dela tinha 2 irmãos e todos os avós estavam vivos mais história quase igual e tem coisas tipo o triângulo que lá TB tinha até a Lucinda que no chines TB ficou o livro todo aprontando só no final a família descobria e se livrava dela aí ela ia morar com o cara que ela usa pra disfarçar que não gosta do Connor aí depois ainda quase matava a irmã dele e a mãe dele que ele via como ela era...
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