เข้าสู่ระบบ--- Later that evening, Aurelius summoned Alex to his private residence. Alex arrived expecting another discussion about the underworld. Instead, Aurelius placed a business file on the table. "I need you to go to Seattle." Alex looked at the file without touching it. "Why?" "A business meeti
Nearly two months had passed since Rose disappeared. During those two months, Alex had left no stone unturned in his search for her. While the investigation continued in the background, the rest of the world had been forced to deal with the consequences of his actions. The news of his confrontat
A week passed, and Cassandra's relationship with Rose became even closer. And surprisingly, Rose no longer found it strange. In fact, she had begun expecting Cassandra's visits. Hayden noticed the change as well. His mother had always been affectionate toward people she cared about, but the way sh
"You didn't have to do that." "I wanted to." Cassandra replied calmly.. Rose touched the small box in her hand. "Why?" Cassandra looked at her. "Because for some reason I like seeing you happy." Rose didn't know how to respond. Something about those words settled strangely inside her chest. She
The next morning, Rose had barely finished breakfast when the sound of a car arriving outside caught her attention. She looked toward the window, wondering who had come so early, and a moment later, one of the maids appeared at the doorway. "Miss Rose, Mrs. Black is here." Rose blinked. "Cassandr
Rose stared at him, clearly not pleased. She was curious to know more about who this Ruby was but Hayden was obviously stopping that from happening. "That doesn't answer my question." "It wasn't meant to." Hayden replied back calmly. Cassandra almost laughed at the exchange between the two.. Ros
After classes ended for the day, Rose said goodbye to her two friends. Sophia mentioned she was taking Kehlani to one of her family’s restaurants, while Rose told them she’d join later—once Sandra sent her the address. Rose sat in her car, fastening her seatbelt. The late afternoon sun filtered thr
Dinner was over, but Rose remained at her desk in her room, the soft glow of her laptop screen lighting up her face. She typed steadily, her fingers dancing over the keys while she snacked from a small container of crackers she’d picked up earlier. She’d managed to pull off one quiet victory today
As the car pulled up to the front of the Gray mansion, Rose immediately noticed something strange. Nearly all the household staff — including several maids and the head maid, Paige — were standing neatly in a line at the entrance, as though waiting for the arrival of royalty. As soon as the car
Lopez didn’t slow down until she reached the teacher’s faculty corridor. She didn't bother knocking. The door flew open as she strode in, her heels clicking sharply against the floor. Price looked up from her desk, startled for only a second before her usual smug expression slid into place. “Wel







