CHAPTER 3

Russia The young master of Lev State, Kevin Lev was a playboy and his love confession to the Storm Princess a few days ago had become a source of gossips and hushed whispers, even after facing rejection among the social circle of elites, it was unbearable for him to gulp the insult and sit quietly. People said that not only he was incapable and undeserving of Alaina Storm but also how she was way out of his league. She, as the heiress of the Storm business empire, was said to be the legitimate future owner of the board of directors that would govern seventy-one percent of the business shares and thus someone as poor as Kevin did not have in him to establish relationships with such an entity. In this brutal world where empires clash and people try to gain an upper hand, virtue is the most important and people followed the one that had more power in hand thus the gossips were even more flared, signifying the vast difference of social hierarchy in turn making the Levs watch the crushing of their pride with nothing but anger in front of the people they had no authority. Maximus Storm was the eldest of the three Storm brothers, followed by Reece and Valace Storm. Their father when he was alive had divided the property shares into three equal parts among his sons so as to not create any disparity and arise a conflict yet the moment the great grandmaster died was the same when changes started occurring. Reece Storm took complete command of Axion academy of Russia, renowned for its prestigious scholarly degrees, a way of establishing wide connection among elites it was a place that even the royals sought out to study. Trading such an important place from the government of Russia came with an expenditure worth making a fortune thus he sold thirty percent of his shares to his elder brother Maximus. This entire cause created a rift between the youngest and the eldest master of the business world and the onlookers expected a great fight yet Valace Storm was not only kind enough to let the whole matter go but also gave Alaina more of his affection and attention, even more than his own blood born daughter Calliope. With peach rogue skin and dark forest eyes the girl was truly a beauty, but a black poisonous heart filled with deceit and lies was what she held inside her body. Calliope Storm's jealousy and hatred emerged not only because her father loved Alaina more but also because at the starting her and Alaina's stature and status were same, it was meant to be harmonious if they remained that way but now even a blind man could see the difference in their positions. One was the Princess while other was a forgotten wallflower. For the people who are bitter from the heart nothing can sustain their hunger and neither can sate their greed and Calliope wanted the world to remember that she can take away everything that she desired, even if it belonged to the princess. Whatever was Alaina's should have belonged to her, it was her since birth but then suddenly the wicked seductress came and upsurged the whole empire for herself. _________________________________________________________________________ Gorgeous black dress with a pattern of butterflies painted in navy blue attracted the attention of many in the State Club which was known for being a hotspot for rich youngsters from proficient background. Graced with a beauty that was difficult to ignore, when she smiled making a heart fluttering gesture many hearts sighed. Kevin was watching her since the moment she stepped inside the club with her cobalt stiletto's making a clack with every step she took near him. "Hello beautiful, to what I owe the pleasure?" his face tilted to a side displayed a beautiful profile before his eyes morphed to that of scrutiny. "Its nice to meet you, I am Calliope Storm." They sat closer than what was considered friendly yet far apart for Kevin to say that she was flirting with him. After hearing that Kevin, who was considered to be the most handsome and capable young master of Levs had proposed Alaina her entire heart froze with rage. Earlier it would have been difficult to take him away from her but now that she had angered him with that rotten attitude, Cally did not worried and strode to him in a manner as if bringing comfort. There were not many people who knew this beauty but as far as he remembered, his father had precisely told him to not get in touch with Calliope Storm as Valace was not going to appreciate the young master leaching off his daughter. The Levs did gave Valace Storm a huge sum of money yet his father had warned not to get too involved in that man's matters because even though he looked kind and sincere yet he was a monster in dark and was the head of a few shady things transpiring in the continent. From Southwest Asian regions to Europe, Valace had his hold in various illegal businesses and was also said to be involved in human trafficking. Nobody knew if it was truth or not yet the origins of the girl sitting infront of him was as dark as murky waters. If it was Aldrin Lev, the master and elder then he would have been intelligent enough to stay away from the woman yet when it came down to Kevin, he did not had such restrictions. "Shall I take you to a better place Cally?" The eyes of the people surrounding the duo has changed, one was shameless enough to throw his face and now resort to such lowly ways for revenge and the other was even more tactless to give up the honor of her own family.