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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 37: One of the Blackwood Brothers sacked a guy crushing on me
Ella’s POVDinner felt louder than usual.Not because people were talking more—but because I was suddenly noticing everything.Lucian sat across the table, his phone angled low in his hand. He wasn’t trying to hide it, not really. He was smiling. Not his teasing smile, not his sharp one either. Thi
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-24Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 33: Two timing between Brothers
Ella’s POVI got back to the estate just as the sun was starting to sink, the sky washed in soft orange and fading blue. The gates slid open, and the familiar gravel crunched beneath the tires. For a moment, I let myself breathe. The test was over. Whatever the outcome was, it was no longer in my h
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-24Cinderella and Her Three Knights Chapter 35: So I was used and dumped…
Ella’s POVIt hit me all at once.Not slowly. Not gently.Lucian didn’t sleep with me because he wanted me.He had sex with me because he was hurting about Naomi.The thought slammed into my chest so hard I had to sit down on my bed. My door was shut now, locked, the world safely kept out, but it d
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-24Cinderella 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
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