Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Billionaire and the Barista
2. Chapter 2: The Fine Line Between Fascination and Frustration
3. Chapter 3: The Problem with Pretending Not to Care
4. Chapter 4: The Rules Keep Changing
5. Chapter 5: The Offer He Can’t Ignore
6. Chapter 6: A Favor That’s Hard to Accept
7. Chapter 7: The Space Between Us
8. Chapter 8: A Line They Can’t Uncross
9. Chapter 9: Running in the Wrong Direction
10. Chapter 10: A Fire That Won’t Burn Out
11. Chapter 11: The Rules They Keep Breaking
12. Chapter 12: The Fire That Won’t Go Out
13. Chapter 13: The War Begins
14. Chapter 14: A Game of Power
15. Chapter 15: Playing with Fire
16. Chapter 16: The Counterstrike
17. Chapter 17: The Beginning of the End
18. Chapter 18: When the Dust Settles
19. Chapter 19: A-Line They’re About to Cross
20. Chapter 20: The Distance She Tries to Keep
21. Chapter 21: A Game She Can’t Stop Playing
22. Chapter 22: A Battle She’s Not Ready to Fight
23. Chapter 23: A Fire She Can’t Put Out
24. Chapter 24: A Fire She Shouldn’t Feed
25. Chapter 25: A War She Won’t Lose
26. Chapter 26: A Fire That Won’t Die
27. Chapter 27: A Hunter Among Traitors
28. Chapter 28: The Collapse Begins
29. Chapter 29: The King Who Falls
30. Chapter 30: The Shadow of Revenge
31. Chapter 31: The Ashes of Power
32. Chapter 32: The Final Gambit
33. Chapter 33: The Enemy Unmasked
34. Chapter 34: The Quiet Aftermath
35. Chapter 35: The Cost of Loyalty
36. Chapter 36: The Enemy Within
37. Chapter 37: The War for Control
38. Chapter 38: The Dominion’s Last Stand
39. Chapter 39: Declaring War
40. Chapter 40: The Final War
41. Chapter 41: The New Order
42. Chapter 42: The Order of Echelon
43. Chapter 43: The Reckoning
44. Chapter 44: The World Reshaped
45. Chapter 45: The Rise of a New Enemy
46. Chapter 46: The Phoenix Strikes
47. Chapter 47: The Offer
48. Chapter 48: Declaring War
49. Chapter 49: The Endgame
50. Chapter 50: The Meeting in Geneva
51. Chapter 51: The Unknown Power
52. Chapter 52: The First Move
53. Chapter 53: The First Strike
54. Chapter 54: The Fall of a King
55. Chapter 55: A New World Order
56. Chapter 56: Absolute Power
57. Chapter 57: The Next Empire
58. Chapter 58: The Invisible Empire
59. Chapter 59: The System Revolts
60. Chapter 60 – Picking Up the Pieces
61. Chapter 61 – The Cost of a New Beginning
62. Chapter 62 – An Offer They Can’t Refuse
63. Chapter 63 – Shadows of the Past
64. Chapter 64 – Lines Drawn in the Sand
65. Chapter 65 – A Deal with the Devil
66. Chapter 66 – The Rogue System
67. Chapter 67 – The Last Opponent
68. Chapter 68 – A Dangerous Invitation
69. Chapter 69 – Leo’s Ultimate Hack
70. Chapter 70: Vanessa’s Revenge
71. Chapter 71: Lines That Blur
72. Chapter 72: The Collapse of the Opposition
73. Chapter 73: The Bait is Set
74. Chapter 74: The Game Begins
75. Chapter 75: The Edge of Control
76. Chapter 76: The Line Between Us
77. Chapter 77: A Game of Shadows
78. Chapter 78: The Trap is Set
79. Chapter 79: The Fall of Volkov
80. Chapter 80: The Choice
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Chapter 45: The Rise of a New Enemy
Aspen Carter had faced powerful enemies before.
But Damien Cross was different.
He wasn’t like Lucian Voss, who was manipulated from the shadows.
He wasn’t like The Order, who pulled the strings behind industries.
He was the one who built the battlefield itself.
And now?
He had set his sights ...
