LOGINInside, 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
They moved deeper into the warehouse, the sounds of the main assault echoing behind them. No resistance yet, the four-armed men were all focused on the SWAT team's frontal attack.Finally, they reached a heavy metal door at the end of a corridor.Roman's chest tightened with relief. This was the roo
Blair grabbed her phone. "What do I say to buy time?""What's the ransom amount for Keira?" Rogers knew the Wystovian team wouldn't share that information."10 million for Keira." Roman was the one to answer.Rogers whistled. "Tell them you're working on securing the funds but need proof they're sti
She looked around again. Not sure how Alexei planned on doing that unless he turned all ninja on the kidnappers or was the next MacGyver. "That's your plan? That's barely even an outline.""You have a better idea?""No," she admitted, "but I thought royals were supposed to have special training for
"Alexei," she breathed, her fingers tangling in his dark hair.He gave attention to first one breast, then the other, his tongue creating sensations that shot straight to her core. She'd never been particularly sensitive there, but under his skill, every touch felt electric. She felt her core fill w







