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Power, Privilege, and Payback

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Parts 105
Time 5h 1m

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Ashwood is a city built on money, legacy, and lies-and Julian Thorne has spent his life trying to rise above all three. But when a forgotten myth erupts beneath the streets, he's forced into a dangerous new reality where power hums like electricity and truth can level a city.

With political sharks circling, ancient forces waking, and enemies wearing familiar faces, Julian must fight a war on two fronts:
the human corruption above ground... and the supernatural pulse beneath it.

Secrets rise.
Alliances shatter.
And Ashwood's future may rest in the hands of someone who never wanted power at all.

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THE UNBREAKABLE SHIELD

At ten years old, Lilith watched in horror as her family was brutally murdered before her eyes. Their heads were severed, their blood painting the walls, yet when the killers turned to her, their blades shattered against an unseen force. An unbreakable shield, one she never knew she had, saved her life. Alone, traumatized, and unaware of the power she possesses, Lilith is taken to an orphanage, until a billionaire with secrets of his own adopts her, recognizing the same power that once ran through his mother's blood. Raised to lead his vast medical empire, Lilith becomes a powerful CEO, feared and respected. But she has not forgotten her past. She will find out who ordered her family's execution, and she will make them pay. Yet, when her path collides with a mysterious investigator, her world begins to unravel. The deeper she digs into the conspiracy, the more she realizes the truth is far darker than she ever imagined. The man she's falling for... is the son of her family's murderer. Now, caught between love and vengeance, Lilith must decide: Will she embrace her fate as the Queen of the Unbreakable Shield, or will her emotions lead her to ruin?