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In his first life, Damien Sterling was nothing but a fool. Naïve, trusting, and constantly manipulated by those around him, he lived his life as a tool—used, discarded, and ultimately forgotten. His kindness was repaid with betrayal, his trust exploited, and his life ended in the most humiliating way: alone, broken, and filled with regret.

But fate had a cruel twist in store.

One evening, as Damien wandered the cold streets in a daze, he saw an old woman trying to cross the road. She had always been kind to him—the only person who showed him any genuine warmth. When a truck came speeding toward him, she shoved him aside and took the hit herself.

She died.

Yet, the moment her body hit the pavement, something impossible happened. Time rewound.

Damien woke up years earlier, in his younger body—but with all the knowledge, pain, and betrayal of his past life intact. And that day, everything changed.

The Devil..

Damien Sterling stood on the rooftop of his penthouse, looking down at the city.

The night was cold, but his mind was sharp.

The Serpent Syndicate had backed down.

But Damien knew men like Victor Langley. They never accept defeat.

They plot. They wait. They strike.

Luther Cain and Selene Blackwood arrived minutes later.

Selene, as always, was smirking. "You really pissed them off, you know."

Luther folded his arms. "They'll retaliate. Soon."

Damien turned to them. "Let them try."

Inside? A blueprint of Victor Langley's hidden operations.

Luther frowned. "How the hell did you get this?"

Damien's expression was unreadable. "I have my ways."

Selene leaned in. "And what exactly are we looking at?"

Damien tapped a section of the document.

Selene raised an eyebrow. "You're hitting his money?"

Damien's eyes glinted. "Not just hitting it."

The Heist – Stealing from the Devil

Victor Langley's offshore account was stored in a single location.

A private underground vault beneath one of his casinos—The Black Mirage.

✔ A kill switch that could erase all digital records.

1️⃣ Luther would create a diversion—staging a robbery at the casino entrance.

2️⃣ Selene would disable the security feeds.

3️⃣ Damien would infiltrate the vault and override the system.

And Victor Langley would wake up a broke man.

The Black Mirage was alive with luxury.

Wealthy elites gambling away fortunes.

Gunfire rang out as Luther's team stormed the main floor.

Guards rushed in to contain the chaos.

Selene worked from the surveillance room.

The biometric scanner required Victor Langley's palm print.

He pulled out a synthetic print replica.

The Betrayal – A Trap Set in Blood

Rows of gold bars, cash, and data drives.

Victor Langley stepped forward, smirking.

"Did you really think I wouldn't see this coming?"

Selene's voice came through Damien's earpiece. "It's a trap. Get out. Now."

"Oh, Victor… I was counting on this."

But before they could pull the trigger—

Victor's smirk vanished. "What—?"

Damien slipped his hands into his pockets.

"While you were so focused on trapping me…"

Before he could finish, Damien pressed a button on his watch.

A charge went off at the vault's entrance, blasting it open.

The First Move