Soulmate: When Two Worlds Become One - Chapter 10 – Every King Has a Weakness

Power is loud when it’s displayed.

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But true strength?

True strength is quiet. Silent. Surgical.

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Hyun-Woo thought he had cornered us.

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He forgot cornered men don’t break.

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They calculate.

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The number I dialed the previous night belonged to a man I once swore never to work with again.

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Lukas Mbele.

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Cyber intelligence broker. Former military strategist. Tanzanian-Korean mixed blood. A ghost in every system worth breaching.

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He didn’t care about morality, only loyalty.

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And once long ago I earned his.

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He met me at a discreet rooftop bar overlooking the Han River. Neon lights flickered against his dark jacket as he sipped whiskey like it was water.

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Lukas: You’ve changed. You used to laugh more.

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Leo: War tends to dry the humor out of you.

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He smirked.

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Lukas: So. You want to burn a man?

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Leo: No.

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I leaned forward.

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Leo: I want to break him without touching him.

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He studied me for a while. Then nodded.

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Lukas: Name.

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Leo: Kang Hyun-Woo.

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A low whistle escaped him.

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Lukas: You don’t aim small.

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Leo: Small men don’t threaten what I love.

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He glanced at me sharply interest finally replacing amusement.

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Lukas: You’re in deep.

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Leo: I’m in destiny.

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A slow grin spread across his face.

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Lukas: Then let’s hunt a king.

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Information is a weapon sharper than any blade.

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Within hours, Lukas had access to Hyun-Woo’s public records, business ties, foreign assets, legal disputes, sealed court files everything.

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But we weren’t looking for numbers.

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We were looking for weakness.

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And then, at 3:17 AM, my phone buzzed.

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Lukas (text): Found it.

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I read the message twice.

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Then a third time.

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Then I smiled.

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Later that morning, Ariana found me in the kitchen, quietly stirring her coffee.

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Her eyes were still swollen from yesterday’s tears, but her posture was steady regal even in weariness.

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She looked at me cautiously.

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Ariana: You didn’t sleep.

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Leo: I didn’t need to.

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She watched me for a long moment.

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Ariana: You’re planning something.

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Leo: Executing.

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She set her mug down.

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Ariana: Leo… promise me

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I stepped close, cutting her gently with my voice.

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Leo: I won’t become like them.

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She held my gaze searching.

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Then finally breathed.

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And whispered.

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Ariana: Then finish it.

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By noon, I sent a single message to Hyun-Woo.

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No threats. No insults.

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Just one sentence.

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> “Every empire looks invincible until the foundation cracks. You know which one I found.”

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He didn’t reply.

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He didn’t need to.

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Because I knew that right now

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He was no longer confident.

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He was afraid.

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War had begun.

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But it wouldn’t end with blood.

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It would end with truth.

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And truth, when timed right kills kings without lifting a sword.

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