A single phrase set off another round of raucous applause and a flood of fake praises and adulation.Laird was clearly basking in the attention, grinning as he settled back in front of his computer. He only lounged back on the sofa, his mind at ease, to dive back into the romance action flick on his tablet after confirming that someone had taken up the task he had posted.Meanwhile, Celena and Liam had enjoyed a leisurely lunch outdoors, and it was already late afternoon by the time they strolled back into their quaint courtyard.The morning's ordeal at the bridal shop had left Celena feeling low. She slumped onto the living room couch and quickly succumbed to sleep.However, rest eluded her, she was trapped in a nightmare.In her dream, she glided down the aisle of a chapel in a pristine white wedding dress, with Liam waiting at the altar, his suit crisp and his smile loving.Then, the dream twisted. The wedding guests, who should have been there to celebrate, glared at her with

The masked man in black was patting himself on the back for a job well done when an icy voice cut through the darkness of the courtyard corner."Showing up in the dead of night is one thing, but skipping the front door to climb my wall? That's not exactly playing by the rules, is it?"That one line sent chills down the masked man's spine. He whipped his head around, desperate to pinpoint where the voice had come from. However, silence cloaked the courtyard once more.His hand tightened around the hilt of his dagger, ready for anything. Inside, he was a mess of nerves and dread.That was bad news.He had not sensed anyone else around, which meant that guy was out of his league! As the masked man's tension peaked, Liam finally strolled out from the shadows. Liam was all calm and collected, one hand in his pocket, the other casually flicking a lighter, as he fixed his gaze on the masked man.The second Liam showed up, the masked man's body surged with a fierce intent to kill, his da

Unexpectedly, Biskeland countered with a high-stakes move, sending a top commander and a squad to launch a surprise attack on the Dark Web's lair, decimating it completely.In the ensuing clash, the Dark Web's elite force of over a thousand assassins was wiped out, leaving barely a hundred alive.Raymond, the formidable three-star God of War and head of the Dark Web, stood no chance against the Biskeland commander. He was taken down in an instant, without even a moment to retaliate.Before leaving the scene of carnage, the Biskeland commander issued a chilling proclamation."Cross Biskeland, and you'll pay, no matter how far you run."The brutal defeat of the Dark Web by Biskeland's commander spread like wildfire across Westernia and the commander's warning echoed through the ranks of every underground assassin network.A wave of fear swept through the underworld. For a time, assassin groups were so intimidated that they would outright reject any contracts from Biskeland, wary of