MasukInside, Blair sat on the sofa, her hand resting on her slight belly, while Roman stood nearby deep in conversation with Luca. Two-year-old Olivia was showing off her drawings to anyone who would look."Aunt Keira!" Olivia shouted, abandoning her colouring-in to run across the room. Keira bent down,
Olivia, growing restless, wiggled off Blair’s lap. “Can I go play with my blocks?”“Yes, but stay in the playroom,” Roman told her. “I’ll be there in a minute.”As Olivia skipped off, Roman pulled Blair to her feet and into his arms. “You look tired. You should have let me bring someone in to handle
“Mama! Look!”Blair looked up from her laptop to see her two-year-old daughter, Olivia, proudly showing off a crayon drawing that was mostly colorful scribbles.“That’s beautiful, sweetheart,” Blair said, genuinely impressed with the artwork of her toddler. “Is that our family?”Olivia nodded madly,
"Is that what you think?" Niko's voice was dangerously quiet. "That your only value is as a... what? A royal broodmare?""It's the reality of our position," she insisted. "The Wystovian crown needs an heir. You need an heir. And I can't—" Her voice broke.Niko crossed the distance between them in th
"I'm trying to protect him—""From what? From having a choice?" Keira's voice grew stronger. "You're deciding what's best for Niko without asking him what he wants. That's not protection, that's control."Amelia stared at her, startled by the blunt assessment."Look, I get it. The pressure is overwh
Amelia shook her head, the weight of her failure pressing down on her. "The doctors say there's nothing wrong with Niko, which means the problem lies with me. I'm considering stepping aside, letting him divorce me so he can marry someone who can actually give him an heir." She glanced at Keira, sudd
Amelia's phone buzzed just as she was finalizing her outfit for her outing with Niko the next day. She glanced at the screen, surprised to see his name. He had exchanged phone numbers only yesterday."Hello?""Amelia." His voice sounded strained. "I'm afraid I need to cancel our plans today."Her he
As she stood, she nearly collided with Alexei, who had been approaching their table."Everything alright?" he asked, his eyes flicking to Lady Maria."Perfectly fine," Amelia assured him. "Just catching up with your cousin.""I bet," Alexei murmured. "Maria's quite the historian when it comes to fam
Niko's hands gripped her thighs, holding her steady as his tongue worked magic against her core. When he slid one finger inside her, curling it to hit that spot that made her see stars, Amelia cried out, beyond caring who might hear."That's it," he encouraged, looking up at her with such heat in hi
Niko's pace increased, his breath hot against her neck as he drove into her with increasing urgency. One hand slipped between them, finding the sensitive bundle of nerves at her center and circling it in time with his thrusts."Come for me," he urged, his voice strained with the effort of holding ba







