The Revenge of the masked queen

eturn of the

off the private jet. The night air was cool, but Nyx didn't feel the

licate beauty, a mysterious young woman returning to the city. But beneath that mask-beneath the quiet, seemingly innoce

sn't the same girl who had clawed her way from the bottom of the criminal world. No, she was

e years to get to where she was, but now s

He simply nodded respectfully, not questioning the cold aura she radi

An family," she

mors. The stories of the woman who had disappeared, only to return with power that could ri

he place where her fake family had once doted on her, unaware of who she truly was. The An f

r buildings. It was everything Nyx had never wanted. Luxury, we

rk hair fell gracefully over her shoulders, a perfect contrast to the gold mask that hid her

unsure of what to do. None of them dared question her. They had heard

ly sat waiting. They had no ide

h her mask. A slo

to reclaim

ne-would sta

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lived here once, before everything had gone to hell. But that was in the past.

submission. The weight of her presence was undeniable. The world may have t

Her heart didn't skip a beat. She wasn't nervous. Not even

gant but cold-faced woman who had raised her, was sitting on the plush sofa. The woman's sharp e

The same sweet, innocent smile plastered on her face

clipped but calm. "It's been five yea

time, she had ascended to the throne of power that no one could even im

er voice smooth, cold, and ca

sis, I'm so glad you've come home! It's been so lonely without you." The wo

aughter, but Nyx knew the truth. She had seen it all-the jealousy, the rage, the need for con

r eyes scanning her sister carefully, as tho

er eyes. "I've been fine, Liya. I've learned a lot in these five years. More than yo

but it was enough for Nyx to notice. He

ng her with calculating eyes. "We assumed you'd come back to settle

eturning to her mother. "Business, yes... but

yebrows shot u

," Nyx w

n the air, thic

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torm. Her mother's face paled, the lines of her carefully maintained composure beginning to crack. Liya's

rol everything, to shape the world around her with her cold, calculating mind. But Nyx had learned, during her years in the shadows, how to contr

you can just come back and take control, do you, Nyx? T

as her lips curled into a cruel smile. "I'm not here for a po

ront of her. "And I'm here to reclaim what you all stole from me." Her words were biting

the truth. Liya had never been the obedient daughter her mother thought she was. She had always coveted the things Nyx possessed, whether it

an emotion Nyx couldn't quite place-fear, perhaps, or maybe something

r plans, Mother. I've already made my own future

turned toward the door. Liya's voice, tre

he same person you u

m prickling at her skin, a sense of foreboding clinging to the space. Slowly, sh

words were slow, deliberate, and the finalit

this empire down if it's the last thing I do." She gave a short l

ening on the hem of her dress. "But.

ore," Nyx interrupted coldly. "I