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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
Last Updated : 2025-02-21Claiming The Archduchess Chapter 41
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 42RAYANA POVRelief settled inside of me when we pulled up into the gated premises of the Vetro Apartments London. I won’t lie, curiosity and anticipation were slowly morphing into one emotion I never knew when this man was near. Fear.The clock signaled that it was a little after 6, and the sun was starting to set, casting orange hues and golden rays over the rainy clouds. The reflection of the rays on the drops of rain made everything look so heavenly. Alejandro pulled into the reserved parking lot before killing the engine, then climbed out of the car before rounding the car to open my door. If there was one thing I had learned about this man was that princess treatment came easy to him. Chivalry was not dead indeed. I took his hand and mounted off his beastly car before following him closely behind. He walked with my hand wrapped in his giant one, and the little act was so natural it didn’t faze me anymore. We walked up to the reception, and shock liquefied inside of
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Chapter 43ALEJANDRO POVThe biggest part of me knew that I was being selfish and that I was only looking out for my own interests. The obsessive thoughts whispered countless dark innuendos up my mind, fuelling the need to fully claim her as mine. I knew Rayana didn’t belong with someone with the likes of me! He belonged with safe people like Franklin, people who would give her the security she sought out and the peace she always wanted. Not someone with skeletons filling up their closet to a point where it couldn’t even close.I grunted to myself, rejecting that thought as soon as it landed inside of me. I was no safer than that Grand Canyon, but that only made me want her even more. Which is why I spent the whole of last night branding her, claiming her for myself, and destroying her utterly for any other man out there. I stood by the coffee machine a little longer just to still my thoughts. We had done it until the tip of my cock ached. Until she passed out from pure pleasure an
Last Updated : 2025-02-23Claiming The Archduchess Chapter 44
Chapter 44RAYANA POVThe shivers started halfway into the gala night, and I just knew that shit was about to hit the fan. I didn’t know what, yet, but the unsettling feeling that gnawed at me made it difficult to sit still. I sought out Alejandro among the masses of people who had flocked to turn this night into a success, and my eyes literally found him first. The man had branded me. Body, mind, and soul: Alejandro Rodriguez had destroyed me for any other man in the world and made sure that I was wrapped around his finger. And the shit alone was jarring as fuck. I eased out a shaking breath as I walked down the stairs of the grand hall that was used to host the Gala, then sieved through the throng as I made my way to him. His eyes found me from across the hall, and he muttered something to the men he was standing with before parting them and walking straight to me,He seemed to be so far, and I wanted to get to him as fast as possible.My hand reached out for him, and he pulled
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Chapter 45RAYANA POVA daunting weight pulled on my muscles as we detrained from the car at the entrance of the industrial park. I was out in a heartbeat, my gaze transfixed on the big, tall, warehouse buildings spread all over the vast area. Alejandro came to stand beside me before draping a bullet vest on me. “Wear this.” He commanded as he already fastened it around me. I aided him by taking off the coat I was wearing and fastening it underneath, then belted my coat to hide the vest. James needed to think that we were unprepared. “What’s the plan?” I locked eyes with him, somehow the weight of the situation becoming less and less with every passing second. Because deep down in my heart, I knew that this man would move mountains and cross the damn rivers for me. And for my family. “We have men already inside the warehouse. I have their location…” He checked his watch before scrolling onto it and nodded to himself. “But they are not to move until we arrive in there. We cannot ri
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Chapter 83RAYANA POV The ride back to the base was filled with nothing but me caressing and assessing the two black stones that remained canoodled in their velvet cradle inside the big black box. My fingers continued tracing the sharp edges, careful not to slice myself with the preciousness and soil it with my blood. I mean, I was not in any way from a humble background. I had seen a fair share of luxury and knew it when I saw it. I owned an array of diamonds jewelry and other precious stones, but these… these were rather something else.They were warm under my touch, sparkling under the light around us. They felt like whole living, breathing aliens that could transform in an instant and swallow us into their never-ending obsidian and eternal darkness. And that only made me feel even more drawn to them.“They are warm,” I noted as the Pagani continued roaring and traveling down the Italian road at an unbelievable speed. “Black diamonds unlike others, swallow up the light. They don
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