Chapter: Chapter 21The mansion was too quiet. Morning light slid through the tall windows, pale and uncertain, painting long gold lines across the marble floor. Kiki sat at the table, untouched tea cooling in front of her.Eric hadn’t come down for breakfast. Again.Her fingers toyed with the edge of the cup as she tried not to remember the night before—how close they’d stood, how his voice had dropped to a whisper that felt like a promise. It had been too much, too honest, and now the silence between them was louder than any argument could have been.When she finally rose, intending to leave the dining room, the sound of his footsteps stopped her.Eric stood in the doorway, jacket slung over his shoulder, eyes darker than the coffee he hadn’t yet poured.“You didn’t sleep,” he said quietly.“Neither did you,” she replied.He gave a small, humorless laugh. “Seems we’re good at losing sleep over things we shouldn’t.”Something in his tone—cold, careful—scraped against her chest. “Is that what last night
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Chapter: Chapter 20The mansion slept in silence, wrapped in shadows and the faint hum of distant rain. The clock in the corridor struck midnight, its echo slipping through the walls like a whisper too soft to carry meaning—except to two souls who could not sleep.Kiki sat by her window, her knees drawn close to her chest. The world outside shimmered faintly with silver light. She should have been resting, but her thoughts were restless, wandering back to the sound of Eric’s voice, the flash of hurt behind his drunken words.“Maybe I just want to use you until you break.”She could still hear it—sharp, painful, trembling. Yet beneath that cruel sentence had been something fragile, something she couldn’t name. And that was what haunted her most.A knock came, soft but firm.Her heart stopped. She didn’t need to ask who it was. Only one person in the mansion knocked like that—impatiently but careful enough not to break her.“Come in,” she whispered.The door opened, and Eric stepped inside. The light caugh
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Chapter: Chapter 19Morning came too softly for a night that had ended in such chaos.The golden light spilling across the mansion floorboards felt almost cruel — too calm, too gentle, when Kiki’s heart hadn’t stopped trembling since the moment she’d left Eric on the couch.She didn’t sleep much. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw him — the way his voice cracked when he’d said he didn’t know if he liked her, the way his gaze lingered like a silent apology he couldn’t voice.Now, standing by her window in one of the soft dresses he’d given her, she wondered what it all meant. What they meant.Downstairs, the clatter of dishes and the faint murmur of the staff broke the morning stillness.She hesitated before going down, smoothing her dress as if it could hide the confusion still written on her face.Eric was already there.Crisp white shirt, black trousers, his usual composure restored — at least on the outside. But the moment she entered, his hand paused halfway to his coffee cup.Their eyes met.To
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Chapter: Chapter 18Days slipped by, but the night they spent together refused to fade. It lingered in the air between them like the soft echo of a song neither could forget.Eric told himself it was a mistake — that it had been comfort, curiosity, loneliness — anything but what it truly was. But denial had its limits. Every time he saw her, every time her laughter filled the empty corridors of his house, his chest tightened with something dangerously close to longing.And Kiki felt it too. She tried to convince herself that what happened meant nothing, that Eric Reigns was still the same cold, unreachable man. Yet her heart betrayed her every time he looked at her — too long, too quietly, as if memorizing her without meaning to.The Reigns mansion had become a silent witness to something delicate growing between them — fragile, unpredictable, and real.It began on an ordinary morning. Kiki was in the kitchen, standing barefoot in front of the counter with a steaming cup of coffee in her hands. The early
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Chapter: Chapter 17The silence between them lingered like smoke — thick, suffocating, impossible to escape.Eric sat motionless, his gaze unfocused, jaw tight, breathing shallow. The faint glow from the fireplace traced the edges of his face, softening what the world always called unbreakable.Kiki stayed kneeling before him, her fingers still tangled in the fabric of his shirt. She could feel the tremor in his chest beneath her touch.“Why are you still here?” he whispered, his voice so low it almost disappeared in the crackle of the flames.Kiki hesitated. “Because you need someone to be.”He gave a dry, broken laugh. “You think I need saving?”She shook her head slowly. “No. I think you need to stop pretending you don’t.”His eyes snapped to hers — sharp, wounded, burning. “You don’t understand, Kiki. Everything I touch, I destroy. My company, my name, my family — they all fear me for a reason.”Her fingers brushed the side of his face, stopping him mid-breath. “Then maybe it’s time someone didn’t.”
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Chapter: Chapter 16 They spent the night entwined, whispers and touches filling the silence where fear had lived before. For the first time, Kiki felt the walls of her captivity blur, replaced by something dangerously close to tenderness. Morning sunlight crept through the curtains. Kiki stirred, her lashes fluttering open. Her heart nearly stopped. Eric lay beside her, still asleep, his arm draped protectively around her waist. She pressed a hand to her lips, memory flooding back. Her face flushed crimson. “I shouldn’t have drunk that wine in your study…” she whispered, trying to convince herself that maybe it had been the drink. That maybe she hadn’t meant every kiss, every touch, every surrender. But the truth burned in her chest. She had. And the way Eric’s hand tightened around her, even in sleep, made her wonder if he had too.When Eric woke up that morning, he didn’t linger. He didn’t touch her, didn’t even glance too long. Without a word, he slipped from the bed and left her roo
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Betrothed to the devil himself
Love built a kingdom.
Love destroyed it.
And love… might yet bring it back.
Long ago, Queen Daphne and King Zerach ruled the Highland of Songhai with hearts bound by passion and destiny. But when tragedy stole the queen from his arms, the mighty king’s heart turned to stone — until Freda, a gentle soul with eyes like sunrise, taught him to feel again. Their love healed the kingdom… and from it came Prince Lucien, bright, noble, and pure.
But fate is cruel.
For in another corner of the land lived Lyra, a beautiful, fearless girl whose laughter could tame storms — and whose blood carried the same mark as the prince’s. When Lucien met her in the forest, time itself stood still. Their souls recognized each other before their lips ever spoke.
What began as an innocent bond soon became an all-consuming love — one that defied gods, bloodlines, and fate itself.
Lucien vowed to make her his queen.
Lyra vowed to love him even if the stars fell from the sky.
Yet destiny had written another story — a story of a secret birth, a forbidden prophecy, and a love so powerful it threatened to tear the world apart.
When truth came, it shattered everything: the king’s peace, the queen’s heart, and the lovers’ dreams.
But even as kingdoms burned and tears fell like rain…
Lucien and Lyra chose love — even in death.
And in the silence after sorrow, the Highland of Songhai bloomed again — the winds whispering their names,
Lucien and Lyra… the love that defied eternity.
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Chapter: Chapter 64The days that followed were strangely quiet.No thunder. No tremors. No whispers of dark magic in the air.For the first time in decades, the kingdom of Songhai woke to sunlight that wasn’t dimmed by shadow. The rivers ran clear again, the forests breathed freely, and even the wind carried warmth instead of warning.People whispered that when the prince and his sister died, they didn’t just end a curse—they healed the land itself. The prophecy had always spoken of “two born of one blood, whose death would seal the world anew.” But no one had understood it until now.Crops began to bloom twice as large. The barren fields turned golden with harvest. The sick began to recover without medicine. Even the birds—long silent—returned, filling the skies with song.Peace had finally come.A year later, the palace no longer felt like a fortress of grief.Its marble walls, once cold and gray, were repainted white and gold.Servants laughed again in the corridors, and children played in the royal
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Chapter: Chapter 63⸻The Morning of JudgmentLyra sat in her cell, her wrists chained and her white gown torn and blood-stained from the night before. The iron door creaked open, and the royal guards entered in grim silence. Their armor gleamed dully in the half-light, their faces hidden beneath metal masks.“By the order of His Majesty, King Zerach of Zareth,” one of them declared, “you are to be brought to the City Square to face judgment.”She said nothing. Her eyes, once warm and golden, were dull with exhaustion and sorrow. As they dragged her from the cell, her bare feet scraped the cold stone floor, leaving faint trails of blood.Outside, the city was already awake. Drums beat slowly in the distance. The sky was filled with dark clouds that swallowed the sun. A long line of soldiers marched ahead, clearing the path, while the townspeople gathered in thousands to witness what would soon become legend — the public persecution of the cursed girl who had bewitched the prince.Lyra walked through the
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Chapter: Chapter 62The night was quiet — too quiet for the palace of the Kingdom of Zareth. The moon hung low and red, like a bleeding wound in the sky, and the air felt heavy with a strange stillness that whispered of doom.King Zerach sat in his chamber, reading through old scrolls when the sound of faint, muffled screams reached his ears. At first, he thought it was his imagination — a trick of age or exhaustion. But then came another cry — sharp, echoing through the marble halls.He froze.“Lyra,” he breathed.Without a second thought, he rose from his chair, the parchment fluttering from his hand as he rushed toward her chamber. The corridor seemed to stretch endlessly, the sound growing louder with each step — a sound like the wind and thunder mixed, and underneath it, something like… pain.He reached her door and knocked. “Lyra! Are you all right?”No answer.He pounded again, harder this time. “Lyra!”Still nothing — only the humming vibration of power building within. His instincts screamed. Wi
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Chapter: Chapter 61The night was golden — a soft wind swept through the grand hall of King Zerach’s palace, carrying the scent of jasmine and wine. The chandeliers shimmered like stars, and hundreds of candles painted the marble in glows of honey and amber.The whole kingdom had gathered to witness the moment — the union of the future king and the mysterious girl who had captured his heart.Lucien stood tall, dressed in a royal robe woven with threads of gold and white. His dark hair brushed his shoulders, his eyes bright and alive as he turned toward the woman standing before him — Lyra.She looked breathtaking, her gown made of flowing silver silk that caught the candlelight with every breath she took. Her skin glowed like the moon itself, and the delicate jewels around her neck shimmered with soft, ethereal light.The hall fell into silence.The prince’s hand trembled as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box covered in blue velvet. Inside lay a silver ring, crowned with a single cryst
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Chapter: Chapter 60The night was heavy with joy, the air sweet with the scent of roses and warm wine. The palace glimmered under a thousand golden lights as music flowed softly through the grand hall. Every noble, every royal guest from the Beast Kingdom watched in admiration, their eyes on the young prince who stood tall, his heart trembling with both pride and love.Lucien took a deep breath and turned toward Lyra.She stood before him in a flowing gown of soft ivory silk, the candlelight wrapping her like a halo. The entire hall seemed to vanish around them — it was as if only two souls existed in the universe.He reached into his pocket and brought out a small velvet box. As he opened it, the faint sparkle of a diamond ring caught the light.Lyra gasped, her eyes wide and glistening.Lucien’s voice trembled as he spoke, “Lyra… from the moment I saw you in the woods, I knew the gods carved your name into my soul. You are my peace, my chaos, and my destiny. Will you let me love you for the rest of my
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Chapter: Chapter 59The morning sun rose faster than anyone expected, spreading a golden hue over the edge of the Beast Kingdom. Birds chirped from the tallest trees, the wind whispered softly through the leaves, and the air was thick with the scent of pine and promise.Inside the palace, Prince Lucien stood before the mirror in his royal chamber, his heart pounding in anticipation. It was the day he had long awaited — the day he would finally bring her home. For years, the prince had lived between two worlds: the royal one that demanded his crown, and the hidden one that belonged to his heart — a world that began deep in the woods with Lyra.He wore a simple but elegant outfit — a white tunic lined with gold embroidery, a long cape the color of midnight, and a crest ring that shone on his finger. As his guards stood ready and his horsemen prepared, Lucien took a deep breath.Today, he wasn’t just a prince.Today, he was a man going to claim the woman who had become his soul.The guards rode ahead as the
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