로그인Mei’s POVI walked down for breakfast. My legs were almost moving on thier own, my mind a little slow to catch on…The house was quiet. Unsually so…And there was an undeniable tension in the air. It was the type of silent that came before the storm.There were more guards moving tro and fro the mansion and all of them were strapped up with guns…War was coming. Everyone knew it.I walked into the dining room. The long table was empty. No Augustus. No Vivienne. No Charles. No Adrian. No Kristof.Only…Rory. Literally the last person I would have wanted to share breakfast with.“Curse my luck…” I whispered.He was sitting at the far end with a cup of coffee in front of him. He wasn’t even drinking it, his eyes were fixed on his phone.But when I stepped in, he looked up and smiled sharply."Well, well. The woman of the hour."I ignored him and walked to the table to sit down.I poured myself a cup of coffee, trying my best not to look at him while his eyes bore holes into me.After a lo
Adrian's POVI was still at the table.Augustus. Matteo Sr. Elena as well…The argument continued after my wife left everyone speechless and walked out.I couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride about it.But the tension in the room was still at an all time high...Then—Matteo Sr. leaned back in his chair and his eyes found mine. And then, that cold smile spread across his face."You're awfully protective of a substitute, Adrian. But then again, you've always been protective of the broken things, haven't you?"I didn't respond to that.. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction."The ones who remind you of yourself. The ones who were taken."Taken?! My blood ran cold.He knew. How the hell sid he know?!"I heard about the church," Matteo Sr. continued. His voice was light, like he was just casually discussing the weather. "About the boy. About what happened to you when you were nine. Tragic."I didn't move, I even struggled to breathe. My entire body had gone still."Such a shame," he sai
Mei’s POVMatteo.Sr. then dropped the bomb that froze the entire room.“We want Emma to marry into our family. It won’t be a real marriage.It’ll be more of a contract. She will give us a child…a Lyes heir. Then we're even."Adrian was on his feet before the words finished leaving Matteo Sr.'s mouth. His chair scraped against the marble floor. "Over my dead body."Matteo Sr. then snapped his head to Adrian, his eyes cold and his tone void. "That can be arranged..boy!."The tension in the room spiked up ten fold in an instant.Augustus stood up slowly and calmly. His voice was ice when he spoke. "No."Matteo Sr.'s eyes narrowed. "Excuse me?""No," Augustus repeated. "You're not taking her. You're not touching her and you are sure as hell not getting a Lyes heir from her."Matteo Sr.'s jaw tightened. "So you are refusing our compromise?""I'm declining.” Augustus corrected. “There's a difference.""You know what this means.""I know exactly what it means. War..” the word dropped in the
Mei’s POVAfter breakfast, my legs only took me to one place…Adrain’s door.I wasn’t exactly sure why I came here. To demand why he beat a guy half way dead over me, or to tell him I kissed his brother. Who was also my husband and I had every right to…My hands moved finally and I knocked—No answer came.I leaned over to the door and heard the shower running inside..water sprinkling on the surface.KNOCK! I knocked again—and again…no answer.“Screw it.”I hesitated, then pushed the door open.The moment I stepped into the room, I froze.Adrian was standing in the middle of the room half naked.He had only a towel wrapped around his waist.His chest was bare, his abs looked devilish…Gosh! His physique was insane—it looked even more muscular under the reflection of the sun.Water dripped from his hair onto his shoulders. His gray eyes found mine..and they were cold."What do you want?"I couldn't speak. My mouth was dry and for that second, it was like my brain had stopped working.He
Mei’s POVBLARE!!!The headlights blinded me.I stood at the spot, my legs frozen to the ground, staring at the car coming in at full speed.I couldn’t move, I couldn’t scream…I didn’t nothinh but stare.I was going to die. I was really going to die…The car was just feet away from me. Then—I felt a sudden figure push me off balance and out of the room.The ground rushed up to meet me, and I landed a little hard…but I wasn’t dead.Instead, a face looked down on me. Kristof.He was on top of me, his full body covered mine. His chest pressed against my breath and his breath was warm against my face.I felt the air of the car brush past us and dissapear into the night.I wasn’t dead! I wasn’t dead…Kristof kept his dark eyes fixed on me and I couldn’t pull away from it…Then he asked, his tone low and soft. "Are you okay?"I couldn't speak, the words couldn’t form—so I just nodded.“You saved my life..” I muttered, my voice shaking. “I..i..thank you..”He didn’t answer straight away, in
Mei’s POVThe sun streamed into my room, my eyes heavy as I forced them open enough to see.I barely slept all night. I waited for Adrian to come back andtelk me he didn’t do what I thought he did, but he didn’t come back…I called and texted and got nothing.I forced my legs down from the bed and stepped out of the room. I could feel a certain tension in the air.It wasn’t really something, but it was there—lingering. I could hear the servants gisting , gossiping about something that didn’t sound like good news.I walked downstairs and froze—Augustus. Vivienne. Kristof. Rory where all gathered around the living room…The tension here was so thick you could literally cut it wuth a knife.And then I saw him—Adrian was there. His knuckles were bandaged and his face was unreadable."What happened?" I asked.No one answered me.Then, Augustus spoke. "Matteo Lyes, Jr. was found beaten half to death outside the event hall last night.”Beaten half to death?! No…I snapped my head to Adrian







