Chapter 10 - ​Chapter 10: The Storm Breaks

​A sudden explosion rocked the gates of the villa. The Wei family had brought "reinforcements"—private security meant to "rescue" the heiress. Xuan sprang to his feet, his face transforming into a mask of cold, calculating violence. "They want a war?" he laughed, the sound echoing chillingly through the halls. "I'll give them an apocalypse." He pulled a hidden lever, and steel shutters began to descend over the windows. "Ning, go to the basement. Don't come out until I come for you." Ning grabbed his arm, her eyes wide with terror. "Xuan, don't do this! Don't let them win by making you a criminal!" But Xuan wasn't listening. His possessiveness had evolved into a protective madness. He saw the Wei family not as rescuers, but as thieves trying to steal his heart's only treasure. He kissed her hard, a kiss that tasted of iron and finality. "If I can't have you in the light, we will live in the darkness forever," he vowed. He pushed her toward the stairs and headed for the entrance, his mind set on a level of destruction that would ensure no one ever dared to speak Ning's name again.