Kraithong Residence
A grand and luxurious villa.....
Yet here, there was no fragrance of flowers.
Only the metallic scent of blood.
Inside, Kraithong Hong, the ruthless mafia leader and father of Kai, sat calmly in his chamber, a cigarette burning between his fingers.
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The air was thick with smoke, suffocating.
Hong's gaze lingered on a framed photograph hanging on the wall...his late wife, Pravit.
But there was no softness in his eyes.
Only resentment.
As though he blamed her for something.
As though something precious had died with her, and he had never forgiven her for taking it away.
Still staring at her picture, Hong picked up his phone and dialed.
"Kai. Come here. Now."
When he threw the phone aside, it landed near a slip of paper.
Upon it was a design.....
the same design Kai carried with her.
And as Hong's lips curled into a devilish smile…
the truth began to unfold.
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Flashback
A man sat in his chamber, surrounded by girls, laughter, and liquor.
But the moment a knock echoed at his door, silence fell.
The girls froze.....then fled, terror seizing their throats.
For standing at the threshold was none other than Kraithong Hong himself, holding a bag.
The man's breath quickened. His eyes darted to the gun at his belt.....
but Hong merely closed the door behind him and sat calmly beside him.
His voice was sharp, heavy with command.
"If you want me to forgive your debt… then you'll do something for me."
He opened the bag.
Inside were photographs of the Gentle Heart Institute, and a forged tattoo design.
"When Kai comes to you asking for money," Hong said, his tone like iron, "you will give her only two lakhs.
She will ask you about these pictures.
Tell her everything I told you.
Do that.....
and your debt is gone."
The man's face lit with relief. His crushing debt was being erased.
But he did not know...
he was walking into the lion's den.
For Kai was far more dangerous than her father could ever be.
And when she came, when she asked, he told her exactly what Hong had demanded.
Hong knew well the fire burning inside his daughter.
The fire of revenge.
The night her mother Pravit was murdered.....
Kai had witnessed it with her own eyes.
A shadowed figure.
His face covered.
But on his neck, etched clearly,
a strange navigation tattoo.
And just before her death,
Pravit had received a design from the marine artist. Her mother had recognized it too.....the design that held a secret too great to remain hidden.
One look at it, and she had realized the truth hidden within it.
That truth had cost her life.
The killer struck her down.....
and somewhere, little Kai was watching, hidden in the shadows.
She saw it all.
The fall of her mother.
The tattoo.
The design.
Etched forever into her memory.
From that day onward,
Kai transformed her life.
She trained herself with relentless ferocity.
She hardened her body into a weapon.
Her heart into venom.
All for one reason....
to one day hunt down that killer.
And destroy him.
And Hong…
he wanted to use that very fire.
That very rage.
For his own profit.
Because he knew.....
if anyone could accomplish the impossible,
it was Kai.
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Flashback ends.
Kai, who had been sitting quietly until the call came, rose to her feet.
Her father's command had been given.
Her eyes sharpened.
Her stance shifted.....no longer a daughter, but a hunter prepared to strike.
Beside her, Teanguan followed, ready to serve.
Her men watched in silence, baffled by the sudden shift in their leader.
But they did not question.
For Kai was gone...
already chasing the blood her destiny demanded.