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Chapter 92: Recovering

Author: Frank J.P
last update publish date: 2026-03-26 02:29:42

Ella’s POV

The white orchid sat in a glass of water on the nightstand, a silent witness to a pact made in the shadows. Julian’s note was a reprieve, but in the Blackwood house, a reprieve was often just a longer fuse on a bomb.

"He won't talk," Lucian whispered that first morning, his voice still a jagged edge of its former self. "Julian... he doesn't want Adrian to have the crown. He’d rather see the house burn than let the 'Perfect Son' rule the ashes."

I looked at Lucian. The moonlight had f
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