Deep beneath Crimson City, in a chamber forgotten by time, an old woman gently placed her hand on a young man's cheek.
His name: Luther Amari — 21, lean frame, sharp cheekbones, intense eyes like molten amber.
Occupation? Unknown. But his past… was forged in blood.
> "You are Ochieng's blood," the woman whispered.
"And tonight… your name shall be spoken across the skies."
He didn't blink. Just looked at a ring engraved with a lion and serpent.
The ring once worn by Eunice's secret lover.
He was the hidden son, raised in exile, trained by shadows, fluent in poisons and poetry.
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The event was held in Velvyn Manor, home to a trillionaire family of cursed bloodlines.
The wedding: Ochieng and Nyxara.
Not for love. Not for peace. But for dominion.
Maggy wore black.
Velora came in a wedding dress of her own — uninvited.
Linet brought a mysterious woman named Catalina Frost, 23 — ex-assassin turned fashion queen, with legs for days and a knife in her purse.
Jayden wasn't seen… but his private jet circled above the manor.
As Nyxara walked down the aisle, the guests gasped.
Why?
Because Elira, in a crimson veil, walked just behind her. Smiling. Mute. Daring.
The priest tried to object.
And then — BOOM.
A massive explosion erupted in the east wing. Luther Amari had arrived… with black roses.
He dropped one at Nyxara's feet.
> "You took his name," he said. "But I carry his blood."
Chaos. Screams. Velvet on fire. Diamonds falling like rain.
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Maggy finds herself in a secluded villa with Tobias Drex, 26 — a half-blind billionaire heir, charming and broken, obsessed with Maggy's loyalty to Ochieng.
Catalina and Velora form an unexpected alliance, vowing to destroy every woman Ochieng touches.
Nyxara disappears with Luther after the ceremony — leaving behind only her red dress and a note:
> "He doesn't deserve you. But I'll keep him anyway."
Ochieng, covered in blood and ash, drinks alone at the manor rooftop.
Watching his empire burn, again.
Then — a voice behind him.
"You still don't know who your father really was, do you?"
He turns.
Bernardo.
Alive.
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Bernardo looks older. Worn. Eyes full of storms.
> "You were born to end dynasties… not to create one," he said.
> "That ring you wear? It was mine.
That empire you rule? Built on betrayal.
And Maggy? She was always meant to betray you in the end."
Ochieng doesn't blink. Doesn't breathe.
> "I came to warn you, son," Bernardo whispers. "The real war hasn't even begun."
And just then, a dagger flies from the shadows — aimed at Ochieng.
He catches it.
> "Tell me something new," he says coldly.
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