Book One Before The Ring – Marcelo Baptista (1)

“He has deceived my Mist—Helena. I’ll see him exposed for the traitor he is, and you’re gonna help me with what you know.” James looked at the guy like the man was an idiot, but quickly schooled his expression. Joshua was still more powerful than him and had just suffered a heavy loss of his sense of identity.

Provoking a dog with a broken leash was like begging to get bitten. “Alright,” James agreed. “But give me a phone—one they can’t track. Horace Gundur has something I need, and if… Ashton… has just tried to get rid of us; he’ll probably run a scorched earth policy to clean house.” Joshua stared at him for a moment. “Fine, but if you—” “Don’t worry,” James cut in.

“We’re in this together. I’ll do my best to help you save Helena.” Joshua nodded, his lips curling up. This time, he’d be the one saving his Mistress. 1kitap1.com/en Horace Gundur was in a meeting with his associates when a message came through his phone. The contents were alarming. ‘From: unknown number. Mr. Gundur. The stock options are at an all-time low. So low, in fact, that every position involved is risking immediate liquidation. I know in my bones that you should pack your losses and avoid investing in anything that has a ‘K’.

As for me? I’m alright. I just broke up with this girl who was a total menace. Don’t judge me, you know blondes are my weakness. Anyway, I’m thinking about going away for a while, maybe a trip like Bren did? Make sure to have a nice meal and enjoy yourself. Regards, Mr. X.’

“Something wrong, Mr. Gundur?” The blonde woman asked from the projection. A bead of sweat formed on his forehead, but he gave her a practiced smile. “Everything is fine, Miss Kyros. Just some employees messing up. Nothing to worry about. I’ll get everything sorted after our sync.” Helena Kyros smiled back. “I’m sure you will. You’ve always been so competent, Mr. Gundur, as for Mr. Morello’s proposal of having a new port in the Philippines. I’d say it is too soon for that. I’m sure we all remember how badly things went due to that leak.”

“I agree,” the Hag added. “We should wait at least a couple more years.” “You can’t be serious—” Salvatore Morello started arguing, but Horace tuned him off. His mind was somewhere else. Horace didn’t even know what he voted for. He just supported whatever seemed to be the more popular opinion on every topic.

Once the meeting was over, he rushed back into his office. “Keith, pack everything, get that container from the lab. You’re both coming with me.” Keith raised an eyebrow. “Sure… sir. Is everything alright?” “The hell it is!” Horace snapped. “We gotta move!”

The Galactic Ring Series Book One: Before the Ring James Caldwell already lived through the end of the world. He watched Earth’s Integration into the Galactic Ring ignite humanity’s rise… and its collapse. Power came too late. Enemies came too soon. Civilization fell, and the planet spent a century under alien rule. But history gives him one impossible gift: A second beginning. James awakens years before Integration Day, trapped in the body of his eighteen-year-old self, with nothing but a broken life, a dangerous future, and the knowledge of what is coming.

The System has not yet revealed itself. The Rift Gates are still hidden… but the Families are already moving in the shadows. And James is early. To survive what awaits, he must build power before the world understands it exists—using ruthless strategy, forbidden preparation, and choices that will reshape the timeline with every step. Because this time, Earth will not fall quietly. And the Ring is closer than anyone realizes. Before the apocalypse begins… the last chance starts now. 1kitap1.com/en Disclaimer This book is a work of fiction.

As such, any characters, names, locations, concepts, or events are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locations, or living or dead persons is purely coincidental. AI Usage In creating this book, AI was used only as a tool to assist with editing.

Plots, scenes, dialogues, characters, and so on were created by the author. 1kitap1.com/en 01 The sound of a pen hitting the floor broke the silence in the room, followed by grunts of pain and the rattling of a desk. “What the—” “Of course the repeater has a meltdown in the finals.” “Dude, you feeling bad or something?”

Murmurs rose around James, but the searing ache in his head drowned everything else out. The pain was overwhelming, like his entire brain was getting deep-fried inside his skull. Strangely, it didn’t hit all at once. It meticulously crawled through one section at a time. “Mr. Caldwell, are you okay?” The feminine voice was followed by a warm hand touching his shoulder, grabbing James’s attention. He glanced up, finding a woman with hazel eyes filled.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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