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Chapter Fifty-Three: The House Always Wins

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The doors of the estate opened without hesitation, as they should.

My boots tapped against polished marble, the sound echoing like gunfire across a quiet battlefield. The storm outside had dulled, but inside, the air thrummed with the energy of real power, mine.

My men bowed their heads as I passed. No one spoke.

They had no orders to speak. They only acted.

I didn’t ask where she was. I knew. I’d placed her there myself.

Elena had been brought from her wing, dragged, if necessary, and confined to my private quarters. The one no one dared step into without permission. My sanctuary. My war room. My kingdom within a kingdom.

She had always mistaken my kindness for freedom.

Tonight, I would remind her exactly who I was.

The doors to my suite opened as I approached. Two of my men stood guard, hands resting on their holstered weapons, eyes blank but alert.

Inside, Elena sat rigid on the edge of the long velvet chaise near the fireplace, her hair pinned and twisted with more care than she de
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Power always has a cost, and tonight, Robert Wolfe made sure Elena understood the price of disobedience. In a world where loyalty is currency and fear keeps the structure intact, there’s no room for soft hearts or quiet defiance. Elena believed her years beside Robert earned her protection. Instead, they became the very reason he reminded her of the empire she lives in, and who truly rules it. And as Victor steps deeper into the role carved for him, Ivy’s world is about to change. Permanently. Hold your breath, because the Wolves are far from finished.

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