Chapter: Chapter 13Tyrant Luciano Zarkov“You—” she bit down hard on her lower lip, the motion sharp, restrained, like she was trying to hold something inside that refused to stay contained.Then her eyes filled.Not slowly.Not gracefully.They flooded.Tears gathered so quickly it startled me in a way that battles, rebellions, and executions never had.I inhaled sharply, the sound rougher than I intended. “Why are you tearing up now?” I demanded, my hands moving before thought allowed them. My palms came up to her cheeks, firm, steadying her face so I could see her clearly.Her lips trembled beneath my hold, and that trembling unsettled me more than any blade ever pressed to my throat.“I—” Her voice broke. She swallowed hard, lashes clumping with wetness. “Why are you like this?”The question made no sense.“I am speaking,” I said flatly. “You are crying.”“That’s not what I mean,” she whispered, shaking her head slightly against my palms. “You talk like everything is a command. Like everything is… s
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Chapter: Chapter 12: So speakKatherine Harrington“Greet me,” the instructor ordered, her voice cutting through the room like a blade drawn too fast.I exhaled once, steadying the pulse in my throat, and gave a controlled bow that felt practiced rather than natural. “Good evening, gentlemen… my lady. You look stunning this evening.”The silence that followed was immediate and heavy, like the room itself was judging me.“…A little better,” she said at last, circling me with slow, deliberate steps. “But still too casual. You are not speaking to friends. You are addressing power.”I straightened at once, resetting my posture as though my body had been waiting for correction.Of course.“Again.”I obeyed without argument, lifting my chin, softening my expression until it became something measured—neither inviting nor cold.“Good evening,” I said more carefully this time. “It is an honor to be in your presence.”Her head tilted slightly, unimpressed but attentive. “Closer. But you are still asking for approval. A roya
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Chapter: Chapter 11: Come for me againKatherine Harrington:The challenge in my voice hung in the air like smoke, thick and intoxicating. Luciano’s eyes—those dark, stormy depths—flared with a hunger so primal it sent a shiver racing down my spine. For one breathless second, he simply stared at me, his chest rising and falling with barely leashed control. Then, without a word, he moved.His large hand shot out, fingers threading roughly through my hair at the nape of my neck, yanking my head back just enough to expose my throat. His mouth crashed down on mine again, devouring, claiming, far more aggressive than my own bold kiss. His tongue invaded, stroking deep, tasting every inch of me as if he’d been starving for this exact moment. I moaned into him, the sound vibrating between our fused lips, my body arching instinctively against the hard wall of his chest.“Greedy little mate,” he growled against my mouth, the words rough and gravelly. “You have no idea what you’ve just unleashed.”Before I could retort, he bent low,
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Chapter: Chapter 10: You're Mine LucianoKatherine Harrington One thing was painfully clear: I was nowhere near royalty. Not even close.The grand hall stretched endlessly around me, its polished floors gleaming beneath towering windows that flooded the space with unforgiving light. Every step I took echoed back like cruel mockery, reminding me just how out of place I was. And I kept failing.“Again.”The instructor’s voice cut through the air, sharp and unforgiving. I bit back a groan as I straightened my spine, lifted my chin, and felt the weight of three thick books balanced precariously on my head. One apparently wasn’t “challenging enough.” The heels they’d forced me into only made everything worse—whoever invented these torturous things clearly hated women.I took a careful step forward, then another, trying to move with the grace they demanded. My ankles wobbled. The books shifted. I froze, desperately trying to recover my balance, but it was already too late. They tumbled to the floor with a loud, humiliating thud t
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Chapter: Chapter 9: I will make you proudTyrant Luciano Zarkov“And you,” I said, voice low and rough as gravel, “should be very careful how close you stand to me when you say things like that.”The air between us thickened instantly, heavy as smoke. My cock jerked hard against the front of my trousers, thick and aching, straining like it had a mind of its own. Eight hundred fucking years and one slip of her tongue had me harder than I’d ever been in my entire immortal life.She was still hurt — ribs taped beneath that thin nightdress, the fresh scar on her abdomen still pink and angry. I wasn’t a monster. I wasn’t going to throw her down and rut into her like my wolf was screaming to do.But Katherine didn’t back away.She leaned in closer.Her breath ghosted over my lips, warm and sweet. Those hazel eyes — still a little hazy from two weeks of unconsciousness — darkened with something hungry and unafraid. Her hands lifted, fingertips brushing the front of my shirt, right over my racing heartbeat. Another inch and her mouth
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Chapter: Chapter 8 : He chose the wrong woman.Tyrant Luciano Zarkov: The relentless tik—tik—tik of the antique clock carved through the silence, each second a quiet reminder of who owned the time in this room. Alpha Henry—Governor by the Republic’s designation, nothing more—sat rigid at the head of the table. Sweat gathered along his hairline despite the cold. His fingers twitched once against the polished wood before going still again. His Betas and Elders flanked him, but whatever authority they held outside this room had already been stripped away. Here, they were nothing. “Your Majesty…” Henry’s voice faltered, forcing steadiness he didn’t feel. “We’re… grateful for the blood donations to our hospitals. Truly. Lives are being saved because of you.” A pause. “May we know why you requested our presence?” Requested. Not summoned. I let that word sit between us. Then I said nothing. Silence stretched—thick, deliberate. Long enough for discomfort to bloom, for posture to falter, for the illusion of control to crack at t
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