Gunshots echoed across the mansion.
Guards were running everywhere.
Masked men had already entered the compound.
In the middle of the chaos stood Aryan Malhotra, calm but deadly.
Behind him, Anaya Sen was trembling slightly.
"Stay behind me," Aryan ordered.
Another gunshot rang out.
One of Aryan's guards shouted, "Boss! They're from the European syndicate!"
Aryan's eyes turned cold.
"So they finally came," he said.
Anaya looked confused and scared.
"What is happening?"
Aryan didn't answer.
Instead, he slowly removed his suit jacket and handed it to a guard.
His expression completely changed.
The calm CEO was gone.
In his place stood someone far more dangerous.
The real ruler of the underworld.
"Secure the east gate," Aryan commanded his men.
"Block the exits. No one leaves alive."
His voice was so cold that even the guards straightened instantly.
"Yes, Boss!"
Anaya stared at him.
"You… you're not just a businessman, are you?"
Aryan looked at her briefly.
Then he said the words that sent chills down her spine.
"In the business world… they call me a CEO."
He loaded a pistol calmly.
"But in the underworld…"
"My name is King Cobra."
Suddenly a group of armed men rushed toward them.
Without hesitation—
Aryan stepped forward.
BANG!
BANG!
Within seconds the attackers fell.
Anaya couldn't believe what she was seeing.
The man standing in front of her was not the cold businessman she met earlier.
He was trained.
Fast.
Deadly.
Aryan turned back toward her.
"Now do you understand why I said you're safer with me?"
Anaya was silent.
Her world had just changed forever.
And deep inside she realized something terrifying—
The only person who could protect her…
Was also the most dangerous man she had ever met.