Chapter 69: The Last King Standing

The Vultures were scattering now.

Fear was spreading through the underworld.

But there was one left.

The Last King.

A man even Lucian had feared.

His name was Marius Vex.

A ghost. A shadow. Someone who had let Lucian play while he waited for his moment.

And now?

His moment had come.

Jade and Lauren sat across from Shade in the safehouse, tension thick in the air.

Lauren exhaled. "Marius is worse than Lucian ever was."

Shade smirked. "Good."

Jade's stomach twisted. "You're enjoying this."

Shade met her gaze. "I was made for this."

Jade's hands curled into fists. "No. You were made to be a weapon. You chose to be something more."

Shade didn't blink. "And now I'm choosing again."

Jade exhaled sharply.

Because she knew.

The man she loved?

Was disappearing.