Athens – Abandoned Estate | 7:10 AM
The room was too quiet. Too still. Like even the air knew what came next would shatter them.
Selina's jaw clenched as she stared down at the woman who gave her life. Her fingers curled slowly into fists, nails digging into her palm.
Damian stood behind her, tense, ready—for what, even he didn't know.
"What do you mean... he's coming for my son?" she asked, voice low, dangerous.
Her mother didn't flinch.
"Because your son is the last uncontaminated heir," she replied. "And in our world, purity equals power."
Selina's chest tightened. The empire she inherited was built on secrets—but this one struck bone.
Eclipse didn't just want revenge.
He wanted her child as a symbol. A pawn. Or worse—a replacement.
Everything in her screamed.
She had clawed her way through fire, betrayal, and war to protect that boy. And now, her blood—her own brother—wanted to steal him in the name of legacy?
No.
Not again.
Her fury didn't burn—it froze. It calcified. Like stone forged under unbearable pressure, ready to crush whatever dared threaten what she loved.
Scene Switch – Zurich, Her Son's Safehouse | Same Time
Eclipse stepped into the garden, dressed like a friend, smiling like a ghost.
The guards didn't resist—they had been bought long ago.
The boy—nine years old, bright-eyed, brave—looked up at him.
"Do I know you?" he asked.
Eclipse crouched, level with the child.
"Not yet," he said softly. "But you will."
Selina turned, striding toward the door.
Damian followed. "What's the plan?"
She didn't hesitate. "Lock down the city. Freeze every private jet. Nobody moves without my say."
Her mother called after her.
"You can't save him the way you were never saved."
Selina paused at the threshold.
She turned slightly, eyes sharp like broken glass.
"Watch me."
On the flight back to Zurich, Selina received a live photo from an unknown number.
It was her son—smiling.
Standing beside Eclipse.
Message:
"Game begins at midnight. You know the stakes."
She stared at the screen, silent.
Then she whispered:
"If you want war, brother… I'll bring hell."