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Chapter 34ALEJANDRO POVThe sun was starting to set behind the tall buildings as I sat in a Chinese Restaurant. It was on a Friday, and the whole building was bustling with people. I remained glued at the farthest end of the restaurant, facing the wall and away from the people. I checked my clock for the umpteenth time, my patience slowly wearing thin. It was too day after Rayana’s official inauguration, and the news of her being the new Archduchess was still a fresh topic in people’s mouths. Everywhere I went, posters of her were plastered everywhere, and my chest swelled with pride every single time. I was more than proud because she had proven on more accounts than one she was more than worthy to be the archduchess, and that she bit his own brother to a pulp when it came to general governing. “Mr. Rodriguez.” A feminine voice called out before it slid into the seat opposite me. My thoughts were shifted from one person who was slowly spinning my whole world around, filling it wi
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Chapter 36RAYANA POVMy heart tripped over itself as I marched down the stone stairs and from the third floor of the Windsor Castle- my castle. I was dressed in a small fleece onesie, with my feet clad in pink dinosaur slippers. My mind was racing with all sorts of colorful words I was going to rain on whoever destroyed my peace and quiet. I came to a rocking halt in the lobby to find Lucas trying to claw his way past Henry and some guards who were fighting tooth and nail to deny him entry. “Please. I need to see her. I need to talk to her.” Lucas pleaded with desperateness dripping out his tone, and anger bubbled inside of me. I climbed down the remaining stairs before marching to the door. “I got this Henry.” I roared bee-lining passed the men and stopping at the front door of our house. “Rayana…” He was haggard. The boastful, proud man who used to walk like half of the world’s population owed him was nowhere to be seen, replaced by a homeless, ragdoll with blood and bones. Th
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Chapter 36RAYANA POVI struggled to balance the latte, my phone, my iPad bag, and the door of my office. After a few tries and yapping on the phone with one of the charity organizers, I finally pushed the door open and waltzed in. The office was warm, and the thermostat lit to prevent the biting chill of the winter. I couldn’t wait for summer. I dropped everything in my hand on the desk and then plopped into my chair. “Please send me the last year’s budget as well,” I responded, already wanting to be done with this conversation. We finished up with the pleasantries and promises of keeping in touch before the line went dead.It has been a few days after Lucas’s shitshow, and Aubrey somehow disappeared into thin air in just a night. After the whole ordeal, I decided to pay her a visit at her downtown penthouse, only to be met by a balding family man who was more than thrilled to have landed such a good place at a low price. What was even funny is that she deleted all of her social
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Chapter 37RAYANA POVThe soft piano music pouring out of the car speakers of Alejandro’s G-wagon might as well have been an apocalyptic cry. We had just arrived home after a long day of battling emotions and bawling my eyes out after the revelation that my own brother murdered his own father. I was exhausted, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Alejandro made sure I rode the roller-coaster of emotions until I was ‘safe’ to be around James. Since he believed that the first thing I would do when I saw him would be to kill him right where he stood. In all reality, he was absolutely right. As I sat in the passenger seat, I could feel my entire body vibrating with suppressed anger, but Alejandro warned me against doing anything rushed. He reminded me that I had just entered the office and that all eyes were on me. Anything I did was up there on the front pages of newspaper articles. Right now, I wish I was just a nobody. That way I would smother my brother nice and well without get
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Chapter 38ALEJANDRO POVDays bled into weeks with James having disappeared into thin air, or so he thought. I knew all he had been up to since he lost everything he had to his name, even though he thought he was invincible and untraceable. I was more than proud of the way Rayana handled his case, and although she may have opened a fucking box of worms, she stood up like the queen I knew she was and handled that excuse of a man the right way. I slid the black glasses on my face before exiting the car into the pouring rain.. I added some force to my feet as I walk-ran to the office entrance of Buckingham Palace Gate, then nodded to the few guards who were standing there. They nodded back and let me through without much of a question.The last time I was here the other one almost had a heart attack when he looked me in the eye hence the glasses. I rode the elevator to the third floor where Rayana’s office was, then tapped the door softly before opening it. Her eyes landed on me, and
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Chapter 39JAMES POVIt has been a few days since Rayana kicked me out and wiped my name off the royal family tree. A few days since I lost everything; all the money, my entire family… A few days since I became this new creature.I couldn’t even recognize myself when I looked in the mirror. That powerful man who used to have everything under the soles of his feet was gone; replaced by a haggard, beaten-down drunk who spent twenty-four hours a day with a beer in hand. The streets, my new home, were cold, the bite of the winter unforgiving,My breath steamed against the chill weather, and my whole body ached from the cold.I spotted a bench not far from where I was, then walk-ran towards it before perching myself down and watched the street before me. Everyone went about their ways. It was approximately nine in the evening, and a few days ago I would be in my own home, warm, with my stomach full of all sorts of food. And now, the memory was such a luxury. I recalled back to the tim
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Chapter 40RAYANA POV‘When I fuck you, Rayana, it will be in a bed filled with roses and fucking candles. Not on your office lounger.’ The words echoed in my mind for the umpteenth time since the moment Alejandro had uttered them to me. The memory slammed into me with so much intensity I had to stop what I was doing to fan myself. The level of lust I had for that man was abnormal, and from the looks of it, since that day, something had changed. He looked like he was helplessly clinging onto the control that was slowly slipping through his fingers. As for why he couldn’t just let for of the man-ego and give in to the chemistry; that was a bloody mystery. Another sigh, I shook my head to clear the thoughts of Alejandro and the feel of his giant cock in my mouth, then stared at the shopping list for the upcoming charity. Out of all invitations I had received, I decided to respond to only one; which was charity gala to raise funds for orphanages all around the UK.That seemed like a
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Chapter 41RAYANA POVStepping out into the pouring rain, I giggled like a high-school girl as Alejandro shielded my head against the merciless patters of raindrops with his giant palm and ran to the car. I was snuggled by his side, the cold of the rain and winter ignored for the warmth of his body pressed against mine. He opened the car door for me before shoving me inside, then shut the door and rounded it.He jumped into the driver’s side before discarding the wet coat on the backseat, then groaned. I laughed!“You hate getting wet?” I asked the question to the obvious answer, causing him to throw me a cold glare and shake his head slightly. He pulled the car from the parking lot and out of the Palace Gate premises into the busy road. Despite the heavy downpour, the city was alive, like always, and I found myself smiling at the fact that at that moment, I was one of the people responsible for these people’s happiness. “A penny for your thoughts?” Alejandro’s voice cut through the
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Chapter 81Hours bled into days, and with each passing day, I got lost in the beauty of Italy. This whole entire place was like something I had never seen. Yes, I used to come visit Rome with my dad on his diplomatic missions back in the days; but being cooped up inside heavily guarded hotels restricted me from exploring the space and falling in love with it. What we got back there was just the tip of the iceberg. Or maybe it was just Sicily that seemed to be carved out of a fairytale book, but I didn’t remember Rome being as any good! The intricate architectural designs, the culture, the damn food my sister and I stuffed our faces with… Everything was a die for. Our days were filled with exploring every nook and every corner of this place, and with every place we set foot on, I couldn’t help but balloon with pride at the idea of my man underhandedly ruling all of this!Heck! To think I was the Queen? HIS QUEEN?When he was out on business with the rest of the guys, he would leave
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