Chapter 355 – Stubborn Enough to Survive
Varakan smirked, his voice a low rumble. "They love a killer. Always have."
"Not just love," Malris corrected. "They fear him. The footage of him against Lord Vyrak spreads like rot. Many believe he almost killed the Pride Lord outright. The only reason it ended as it did was Lady Sira's finishing strike."
Lucaris' face darkened, but his smirk remained fixed. "My daughter always had timing."
Kaelmor's grin sharpened. "And ambition."
Malris went on, her tone like iron cutting through velvet. "The royals talk as well. Not only about his strength—but about his contracts. They whisper about him as if he's become something between myth and contagion. A hell CFO who can balance ledgers with Heaven and Hell both? That… frightens them. Not to mention he could kill."
Varakan chuckled, scarred knuckles drumming the table. "Frightens? No. It enrages. Which is why that bounty swelled to such a delicious number."
