

The Conqueror
Caelum Cayden · Ongoing · 246.6k Words
Introduction
Out of the millions on this earth, he was the perfect match.
Zaley Raines. They call him The Conqueror for a reason. He doesn’t run this city—he owns it.
Cold, lethal, untouchable.The kind of man whose name alone silences a room... and whose hands are stained with blood, if the headlines are even half true. She swore she'd stay away. She promised herself she would never let him near their daughter. But desperate mothers break promises. And Layla is prepared to beg the devil himself—if it means keeping Lilly alive.
Except the devil remembers nothing. Not the fire. Not the heartbreak.Not the night he shattered her with a single word.
“Tell me one thing, Layla…” His voice is low, like thunder before the storm.
“Was I ever yours? Or was I just the fool who forgot you?” He doesn’t remember her… but he remembers her scent. And what he demands in exchange for saving their child is more than a deal—it’s a reckoning. Because the closer he gets, the more the cracks in his memory start to bleed.
And when he finally remembers?
He won’t beg. He won’t fall.
He’ll rise.
To reclaim her.
To destroy those who wronged her.
To conquer every part of the woman he once forgot how to love.
Chapter 1
MONSOON THEN
LAYLA
*He left her.
He left her.
He left her.*
He promised he would never do that, not him, not again. He's not her father. He's not her mother. Or maybe it's just her illusion. She called him, lying limp on her bed, hoping he would come running to her and say, "It's all over now. We are leaving this city. You, me and our child."
Then she realised that he never knew he had a child. She never told him. She sent another text.
*Where are you?
I miss you.
I need you.
This is not funny anymore.
I love you.
Did you hear about what happened to me?
Is that why you are not responding?
I can understand if your feelings change because of that. I will always love you. I deserve a chance to explain.
Please don't cut my voice. Please give me a chance.
Leon, please. Hear me out.
God, this is not how I want to break the news. I am pregnant. **
She waited for another two** days before she sent another text with trembling hands. She never thought she could see a day where she had to prove herself.
'It's yours.' She typed with tears welled in her eyes.
It's been a month since I've known. It's yours. I'll take a paternity test. Please. I need you. I need you here. I can't sleep. I don't know what to do.
She waited again. All her messages were seen and that gave her hope. But no reply came back. Just like that, the little hope was extinguishers before it burned brightly.
He left her. He knew what happened to her. He left her anyway. She doesn't want to believe it. Maybe soemthing happended to him. Maybe something terrible, like an accident or worse, someone might have killed him. She squeezed her eyes shut. No, he is stronger than that. Also, he read her messages. He didn't reply.
He did that before, didn't he? He called her annoying, left her on read many times. But those times were different. They weren't in love back then. Her life was not on stake back then. Now it is. She knew she would die if he never come back.
For the one last time, swallowing the humiliation, she typed again.
*Have you ever loved me? Is there any moment when you said you loved me and mean it? *
The reply came back at once.
Two letters, One word, two lives, one heart shattered in seconds.
She stared at his reply in big bold letters - NO.
Just like that, Layla lost her last hope. And she could never mend her broken heart. She became numb. She couldn't see anything, hear anything, and understand anything. All the tears vanished that day. They never came back, at least not for him.
She became angry. That's all she knew; angry at him, angry at the world, angry at her parents, angry at herself, and everything.
She wasn't going to hope again. She wasn't going to trust again. She promised herself that she would never believe in the illusion of happiness. In this world, everything is a facade.
Last Chapters
#186 185. LET'S GO HOME
Last Updated: 7/12/2025#185 184. BABE
Last Updated: 7/10/2025#184 183. LOST PIECE
Last Updated: 7/9/2025#183 182. NORMAL LIVES
Last Updated: 7/9/2025#182 181. "But—,"
Last Updated: 7/9/2025#181 180. THE BEGINNING
Last Updated: 7/9/2025#180 179. FATHER AND GOD
Last Updated: 7/9/2025#179 178. LILLYPOP ELIXIR
Last Updated: 7/9/2025#178 177. GRANDPA
Last Updated: 7/9/2025#177 176. HISTORY
Last Updated: 7/9/2025
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