[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-second-marriage-with-the-mafia-kingpin":3,"chapter-my-second-marriage-with-the-mafia-kingpin-my-second-marriage-with-the-mafia-kingpin-chapter-206":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},918983,1202,"Chapter 206: Welcome Aboard","my-second-marriage-with-the-mafia-kingpin-chapter-206",206,"\u003Cp>Minutes earlier,when the explosion finally revealed the ship’s location, Dominion didn’t waste another second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even while speeding toward it, they quickly realized the cargo ship was moving abnormally fast — almost impossibly fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily for them, the vessel somehow slowed down after a while, allowing Dominion to finally close the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside one of the aircraft, Lucian — fully equipped in tactical gear — held a pair of binoculars while surveying the cargo ship below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he saw was chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were running everywhere. Some were dragging injured men, likely victims of the explosion, while others scrambled in panic across the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Turn,\" he ordered coldly. \"I don’t see her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, the pilot adjusted their angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they were flying in complete darkness, the aircraft maintained a higher altitude to avoid alerting the enemy while Dominion’s forces caught up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucian leaned securely near the open side door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the binoculars, he spotted several men near the boat deck. Large men stood on both sides while one figure remained trapped in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Gin, Ashley’s original abductors had mentioned that one of their own had gone to assist her. Since Dominion already possessed the abductors’ profiles, Lucian immediately recognized the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have visual on them,\" Lucian said while pressing against his earpiece, calmly relaying directions for his men to target and approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But midway through speaking, his eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, he lifted the binoculars again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his breathing stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices in his earpiece faded away entirely as he finally caught sight of a familiar figure standing atop the stacked containers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I found her,\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened as his heartbeat slammed violently against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he said those words, the aircraft immediately shifted course and moved directly toward the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucian studied her carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her messy hair, the crumpled tissue she had ripped from her nose, the way she talked wildly and covered her ears like a complete maniac, pretending to panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, more and more armed men began surrounding her: men on the containers, men in the aisles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men were flooding in from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashley stood there completely trapped, surrounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she wasn’t crying. She wasn’t begging. She wasn’t even panicking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply stood there while her eyes darted around, and knowing her, Lucian understood immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was calculating, thinking of a way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Lucian breathed out quietly as a lump formed in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t merely her dangerous situation that stirred something painful inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, seeing her cornered was one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what truly made his chest tighten was that look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look of someone expecting absolutely nothing from anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The look of someone who had already accepted she had to survive alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, Lucian lowered the binoculars. Then he turned toward the men inside the helicopter and extended one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them immediately nodded and handed him the heavy handheld launcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucian leaned his back securely against the aircraft doorway, steadying his footing against the violent wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rested the bazooka over his shoulder before carefully aiming toward the cargo deck. Far enough from Ashley not to hurt her, but close enough to tell her something important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t have to figure everything out alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already trusted her abductors enough to place a tracker on herself. So she could trust that they would come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he would come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Lucian prepared to fire, the men inside the helicopter shifted away from the blast radius. Then, a sharp yet distant sound sliced through the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire already raging on one side of the cargo vessel exploded even further as another section erupted from an outside strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men near the impact zone were blown away instantly. Others didn’t even realize they had been caught in the explosion until the flames consumed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,the people surrounding Ashley ducked instinctively from the blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the fire was far from them, the deafening shockwave still thundered through their ears while scorching heat rode the violent wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they recovered and looked toward the new explosion, they heard rotor blades roaring in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked upward, only to spot a helicopter descending over the cargo ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And standing beside the open aircraft door was a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames engulfing the vessel reflected within his dark eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes widened even further the moment they landed on Ashley sitting there like a dramatic damsel in distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one brief second, everything went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some men stared in stunned silence. Others parted their lips in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected Dominion’s Black Dragon himself to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrot Man and Mole Guy instantly recognized him as well, their expressions darkening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... it’s the Black Dragon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, one of the men shouted loudly enough for everyone to hear. But even that wasn’t enough to fully snap everyone out of their shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What finally did was the sound of metal clanging violently from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone whipped their heads around. Hooks had slammed into the railings across the cargo ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dominion is here!\" another man shouted in panic. \"The cargo’s compromised!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could finish, his voice suddenly went quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet sound echoed through the air as he collapsed. A hole pierced one side of his temple while blood exploded from the other. Flesh splattered against the wall as his lifeless body crumpled to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men nearby looked upward in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More helicopters were emerging from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall back!\" Mole Guy roared while turning sharply toward the ship’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spotted someone climbing over the railing. Immediately, he raised his gun and fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullets missed as the intruder dropped back down along the side of the vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mole Guy jogged toward the railing and aimed downward to prevent anyone else from boarding. Rus, on the other hand, was completely forgotten behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rus himself leaned forward while watching the armed men retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit,\" he blurted out, panic finally surfacing in his voice. \"What... what now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mole Guy hurried back, fully aware they needed to retreat immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were stranded in the middle of the ocean. Abandoning the cargo ship was now their only option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he ran, he abruptly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the men behind him instinctively stepped backward when a figure suddenly dropped from above and landed directly in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ropes dangling from the helicopter still swayed several meters behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, hey, hey...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red slowly rose to his feet, the veins along his neck bulging while irritation twisted across his face. He cracked his neck before glaring directly at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where do you think you’re going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man with the mole narrowed his eyes instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before him was one of Dominion’s most infamous members. A man known for his wild red hair styled like a stallion’s mane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t lower your guard,\" Mole Guy muttered under his breath while keeping his eyes locked on Red. \"And don’t ever take your eyes off him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dangerous glint flickered across his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t anything like fighting Rus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?! What?!\" Rum yelled the moment he boarded the cargo ship, only to land directly in the middle of over a dozen armed enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait—the hell?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men around him burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boys, get him,\" one of them snickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men immediately raised their guns toward Rum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG! BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of Rum collapsing, all they saw was Rum standing there holding two pistols with smoke curling from their muzzles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wicked grin spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh,\" he laughed. \"Just kidding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words left his mouth, the men around him began collapsing one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them even understood what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only watch helplessly as bodies dropped around them, each with a clean hole drilled through their skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha—what’s going on—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man attempted to flee. But after only a few steps, a bullet tore through the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darn that little... can’t even welcome me aboard,\" Rum clicked his tongue, dropping his pistol aimed at the man, before looking up toward one of the helicopters and giving it a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the helicopter,Tank pulled his eye away from the sniper scope and shook his head at Rum’s dramatic entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he returned to the scope once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he searched for Lucian, who had finally boarded the cargo ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, Ashley, who was still sitting there quietly, staring at Lucian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she hurt?\" Tank muttered quietly while continuing to provide cover fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because right now, Dominion only had one priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucian and Ashley had to make it back safely.\u003C\u002Fp>",1474,"2026-06-03T06:31:56.288Z","2026-06-03T06:31:59.406Z",1,"novelbin.me","084f7e6573ce6218a76bf6e2bf90519a7e5aec898dc7e1a7b1439acda30a74e6","my-second-marriage-with-the-mafia-kingpin-chapter-162","my-second-marriage-with-the-mafia-kingpin-chapter-161",296,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-second-marriage-with-the-mafia-kingpin-cover.jpg"]