The Devil's Son-in-law
READING AGE 16+
They made him serve drinks at his own wedding anniversary.
Kaelen Voss the family embarrassment. The worthless husband. The man who somehow tricked their precious Seraphina into marriage three years ago. Tonight, like every night, he endures their laughter while pouring champagne for billionaires who wouldn't spit on him if he were on fire.
Her father calls him "the help."
Her brother wants him dead.
Her mother pretends he doesn't exist.
And his wife? She can barely look at him without shame burning in her eyes.
But here's what they don't know:
The "worthless" son-in-law owns their company.
He controls six governments.
He has $847 billion hidden in shadows so deep, God himself couldn't find them.
And three years ago, her father murdered his sister in an illegal drug trial.
Kaelen isn't the underdog. He's the executioner.
Every insult he's swallowed was calculated. Every humiliation documented. Every moment of weakness was a trap being set. While they laughed, he built an empire of mercenaries, hackers, and ghosts. While they mocked him, he became the myth the criminal underworld fears, The Architect.
Tonight, at the Marlowe family gala, everything changes.
A rival proposes to his wife in front of 300 guests. Her father approves. Her mother smiles. And Kaelen... Kaelen leans in and whispers one sentence that makes a billionaire war criminal go pale:
"You have 48 hours to disappear, Damien. Or I'll tell them about Jakarta."
The mask is cracking.
The devil is waking up.
And the Marlowe family is about to discover that the man they treated like garbage is the monster that monsters have nightmares about.
Seraphina thought she married a coward.
She's about to meet a king.
Unfold
The roar of the military-grade drill was instantaneous, shattering the marble floor inches from Seraphina's feet. Shards of stone exploded outward, accompanied by the metallic squeal of the grinding tool. The assassin, having failed the environmental kill, was attempting a brute force neutralization before the data d……
Waiting for the first comment……