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CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED NO ONE CAN HAVE WHAT'S MINE
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONEShe walks toward me.Not rushes. Not strides. Walks.Every step is intentional. Deliberate. Like she's taking her time on purpose. Like she wants me to feel every second of her approach.Her heels click against the marble floor. Sharp. Rhythmic. Impossibly high and flashy, red soles that I recognize even from a distance.Louboutins. Probably custom. Probably worth more than everything I own.She looks extremely intimidating.Not just because of her height or her perfect posture or the severe cut of her suit.But because of the presence she carries. The way the air itself seems to shift around her. The way every person in the lobby has gone silent, watching.Afraid to even breathe too loudly.She stops inches from us.So close I can smell her perfume. Something dark and expensive. Jasmine and something else I can't identify.Her eyes, those ice-blue eyes, shift to Miguel.The look she gives him could kill.Actual hatred radiates from her gaze. Like his very existence
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED I'M SO FUCKED!!!
CHAPTER FIFTYI look at myself in the mirror for what must be the hundredth time.Adjust the collar of my blouse. Smooth down the fabric of my skirt. Check my hair. Again.Everything looks fine. Professional. Appropriate for a first day at a corporate internship.But something feels off.I reach up and start pulling my hair out of the neat bun I'd styled it into."Ariel, don't you think I need to change something?" I call out. "I'm thinking letting my hair loose was not the best fit."From her position on the bed, Ariel looks up from her phone and rolls her eyes."You look gorgeous, Elena. I really don't know why you're so nervous.""Who wouldn't be nervous?" I let my hair fall around my shoulders, then immediately start gathering it back up again. "This is Diamond Group. One of the biggest companies in the world. And it's my first day.""And you'll be fine." Ariel sets down her phone and stands up. "You're one of the most intelligent people I know. They're lucky to have you."I want
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED NO PERSON TOUCHES MY WOMAN
CHAPTER FORTY-NINEIn the outskirts of Colombia, deep in the woods where no human would ever venture, a building stands.It's ancient. Made entirely of stone. The kind of structure that's existed for centuries, weathering storms and wars and the passage of time itself.No windows. No modern amenities. Just thick walls and iron gates and the weight of history pressing down from every angle.This is where they bring wolves who break the laws.This is where the council holds its prisoners.And right now, in the deepest cell of this forsaken place, Dante De León kneels on the cold stone floor.Chains bind his wrists. Heavy iron shackles connected to the wall behind him, forcing him to remain in this position.His knees ache from hours of kneeling. His shoulders scream from the unnatural angle his arms are forced into.The metal has worn away at his skin. Livid bruises circle both wrists. In some places, the flesh is raw. Bleeding slightly where the iron has cut too deep.But he doesn't mo
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED I DIDN'T KNOW I WALKED INTO ANOTHER TRAP🥺
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHTI step off the bus and straighten my dress.It's the third time I've been here this week. The third time I've tried to catch Dean Ambrose in his office.The third time I've tried to change my internship assignment.Away from De León Group.Away from Dante.I walk through the familiar hallways of the administration building. Past the admissions office. Past the registrar. Past students waiting in line for various bureaucratic needs.The management department is on the second floor.I take the elevator up, my stomach churning with nervous energy.This has to work. It has to.I can't go to De León Group. Can't walk into Dante's company. Can't put myself back in his orbit after finally escaping.The elevator doors open with a soft ding.I step out into the quiet hallway. Administrative offices line both sides. Most doors are closed. Most offices empty since it's late afternoon.I reach the door marked Dean of Students - Mr. Harold Ambrose.I knock once.No response.I
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED I FOUND YOUR MATE
CHAPTER FORTY- SEVENSomewhere in EuropeThe office is vast.Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook a city skyline that glitters in the fading evening light. London, perhaps. Or Vienna. Or Prague. Cities blur together when you've lived for three centuries.The room itself is all dark wood and expensive taste. A mahogany table stretches nearly the entire length of the space, long enough to seat twenty comfortably.Artwork that belongs in museums hangs on the walls. Persian rugs that cost more than most people's homes cover the marble floors.At the head of the table sits a woman.She's perfectly still. Unnaturally so. The kind of stillness that only comes with age. With time. With being something other than human.A cigarette burns between her fingers. She doesn't smoke it, just watches the thin trail of smoke curl upward toward the vaulted ceiling. A habit from a different era. A different century.On the table in front of her sits a glass.Crystal. Expensive. Filled with liquid the color
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME
CHAPTER FORTY- SIX"Elena?" Ariel's voice is concerned now. "What's wrong? Where are you..." She leans in to see. "Oh my god! De León Group? Elena, that's amazing! That's literally one of the most powerful companies in the world! Do you know how prestigious that is?"But I can't share her excitement.Because I know the truth.This isn't a coincidence. This isn't luck.This is Dante.Anonymous donor, Ariel had said. Made a huge contribution specifically for this program.He did this.He set this up.He's not letting me go. He never was.He just changed the cage. Made it look like freedom while still keeping me exactly where he wants me."I can't," I say, my voice shaking. "I can't do this internship.""What? Why not?" Ariel looks genuinely baffled. "Elena, this is an incredible opportunity! Do you know how many people would kill for...""I just can't." I'm backing away from the notice board now. From the list. From the evidence of Dante's continued control over my life. "I need to talk
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED SO WHICH WILL IT BE, LITTLE ONE?
CHAPTER FIFTEEN I scorn at him. Actually make a sound of disgust."Of course. That's your answer to everything, isn't it? Threats and intimidation and...""I could get you into the best school here in Colombia."The subject change is so abrupt it takes me a second to process."What?""The best uni
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED I MIGHT KISS YOU BREATHLESS
CHAPTER FOURTEENI wake up with a pounding headache.The first thing I register is brightness. Sunlight streaming through those massive floor-to-ceiling windows, hitting me directly in the face with an intensity that makes my eyes water.I groan and squeeze my eyes shut again, turning my face away
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD FEAR ME
CHAPTER THIRTEEN:I spread my arms wide. Stopped fighting."You've already taken everything from me. My freedom. My life. My future. You've separated me from everyone I know, paused my entire existence, trapped me in this gilded cage."My voice cracks."Might as well take this too. What's one more
CAGED, CLAIMED, AND FATED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DISOBEY ME
CHAPTER ELEVEN Before I can process that, before I can respond, he bends and scoops me up into his arms.Bridal style. Like I weigh nothing.One arm under my knees, the other supporting my back. My head falls against his chest automatically.I can hear his heartbeat. Fast. Pounding with barely con
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