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Chapter 23: Unwanted Passenger
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Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 100: Medical Wars
Ella’s POVThe groundbreaking ceremony didn't end with a ribbon-cutting; it ended with a streak of black rubber on the asphalt and the sirens of a private security detail clearing a path through the Manhattan gridlock.Lucian didn't let go of my hand for a single second. In the back of the SUV, the air was thick with a tension so sharp it felt like it could draw blood. He was on his satellite phone, his voice a low, lethal staccato of commands."I don't care about the FAA regulations, Julian. Get the Gulfstream fueled and on the tarmac at Teterboro. If the Swiss medical authorities hesitate, buy the clinic. Just get the coordinates."I sat beside him, my mind a fractured kaleidoscope of "what-ifs." Four months. I traced the flat plane of my stomach through the cream silk. I had attributed the exhaustion to the stress of London, the lack of appetite to grief, the occasional flutter to a nervous heart. But now, with Lucian’s eyes burning into mine, those small signals felt like a shout.
Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 99: Lucian proposed to me
Ella’s POVThe ground of the Monroe Land Trust didn't feel like dirt today; it felt like hallowed ground. For nearly half a century, this sprawling, forgotten tract of land on the edge of the city had been a political chessboard, a source of endless legal battles, and the primary weapon the Chairman used to keep the Blackwoods dominant.But as the early morning sun burned through the gray harbor mist, the only sounds were the distant, high-pitched whine of heavy machinery being moved into place and the rhythmic, muffled thump-thump-thump of a helicopter approaching from the north."Look at them," Isadora said, leaning against the polished obsidian barrier that shielded us from the newly arriving press corps. "They smell the blood of the 'Perfect Son,' and they are starving for a quote from the 'New King.'"I stood beside her, clad in a sharp, cream-colored pantsuit, the fabric flowing around me like water. I wasn't hiding behind the surgical mask anymore. The bob I’d cut in London had
Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 98: Love Escapades
Ella’s POVThe "New Monroe" era didn't begin with a cold press release or a formal gala. It began in the quiet, charged spaces between meetings, in the way Lucian’s hand would find the small of my back as we navigated the glass-walled corridors, and in the lingering glances that said more than a thousand spreadsheets ever could.The boardroom might have been reset, but the office—the very air of Blackwood-Monroe Global—was being recalibrated by a frequency only we could hear.It was 2:00 PM on a Tuesday, the city below humming with its usual frantic energy, but inside the Chairman’s office, the world had slowed to a crawl. I was ostensibly there to review the blueprints Julian had found, but the technical drawings of my father’s dream tower remained untouched on the mahogany desk.Lucian was sitting in the high-backed leather chair, his jacket discarded, his shirtsleeves rolled up to reveal the corded strength of his forearms. He wasn't looking at the monitors. He was watching me as I
Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 97: The New CEO
Ella’s POVThe glass tower of Blackwood-Monroe Global didn't just reflect the New York skyline today; it seemed to pierce it with a newfound clarity. The morning smog had lifted, leaving the steel and glass gleaming under a relentless, uncompromising sun.At exactly 9:00 AM, a blacked-out SUV pulled up to the curb. Usually, the arrival of a Blackwood was a silent, somber affair—the car door opening to a flash of dark wool and a hurried retreat into the private elevator. But today, the world was watching.The door opened, and Lucian stepped out. He wasn't the "Shadow" who had haunted the old wing, nor was he the mourning brother who had disappeared seven months ago. He was dressed in a navy three-piece suit that fit his recovered frame with a lethal, tailored precision. He looked every bit the Alpha, but when he turned back to the car, his expression softened into something far more dangerous: devotion.He reached in, taking my hand.I stepped out onto the pavement, the hem of my cream
Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 96: Flour, Fire, and the Morning After
Ella’s POVThe sunlight in the West Village was different from the light at the Blackwood Estate. At the estate, the sun always felt like a spotlight, harsh and demanding, illuminating every speck of dust on the mahogany and every crack in the family facade. But here, in the kitchen of the townhouse, the light was a soft, buttery yellow that pooled on the butcher-block island and turned the steam from the coffee into a shifting, golden mist.I woke up slow. For the first time in seven months, I didn't bolt upright with my heart in my throat, searching for a face that wasn't there. I woke up to the steady, rhythmic thrum of Lucian’s heart beneath my ear and the heavy, protective weight of his arm draped across my waist.He was already awake. I could tell by the way his chest moved, a deeper, more conscious breath than the shallow cadence of sleep."Morning, Director," he rasped, his voice a low, vibrating growl that sent a delicious shiver down my spine."Morning, Shadow," I murmured,
Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 95: Romantic Sex with Lucian
Ella’s POVThe West Village townhouse felt like a bell jar, protecting us from the cacophony of the city outside. The scent of the old world—the heavy, metallic tang of the Blackwood Estate and the dusty, paper-thin loneliness of London—had been replaced by the scent of this house: clean linen, rain-damp brick, and the faint, sweet musk of Lucian’s skin.We stood in the center of the cream-colored room, the tiny leather boots sitting on the table like a silent benediction. For a month, we had been "Nurse" and "Patient," "Director" and "Bodyguard," "Victim" and "Avenger." But as the door clicked shut behind us, those titles dissolved into the shadows of the hallway.Lucian didn't move. He stood behind me, his chest a solid, thrumming wall against my back. I could feel the heat radiating from him, a physical force that seemed to pull the air from the room. His hands, once skeletal and trembling in the old wing, were now steady as they settled on my waist."Ella," he whispered, his breat
Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 32: Lucian Disappeared
Ella’s POVLater that day, I peeped through the thin gap in my curtains.Lucian’s car rolled out of the estate smoothly, the dark body catching the afternoon light before disappearing through the gates. I stood there longer than necessary, my forehead resting lightly against the glass, my chest doi
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2026-03-23Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 33: The Test
Ella’s POVThe door closed softly behind me, sealing me inside the chairman’s office.For a moment, I just stood there, my fingers clenched around my tablet, my heart pounding so loudly I was sure it echoed off the walls. Chairman Blackwood sat behind his massive desk, reading glasses perched low o
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2026-03-23Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 30: I had sex with Lucian!
Ella’s POVI laid on my bed for a long time after everything went quiet again, staring at the ceiling, my thoughts refusing to settle. No matter how hard I tried to distract myself, my mind kept drifting back to Lucian—his bowed head, the way he had turned away without a word.It didn’t sit right w
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2026-03-23Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 27: The Brother who wants to fuck me
Ella’s POVNaomi and Julian excused themselves after a few more polite words. Julian promised to come back later after finishing the business that brought him, and Naomi was already halfway back to the counter, moving with the kind of confidence that made people turn their heads without realizing w
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