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QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood Chapter 27
JACE I stayed where I was long after Brian disappeared.The night swallowed him whole, like he’d never been there to begin with. The parking lot fell quiet again, but my pulse didn’t slow. If anything, it spiked harder.Brian Matthias.So that was it.All the sneaking attitude. The sudden confidence followed by cracks of fear. He wasn’t just some student with issues or a bruised ego. He was Donald Matthias’ son.The Matthias didn’t do coincidences. They didn’t do anything harmless and they definitely didn’t do casual involvement.Which meant Brian’s interest in Kamara wasn’t random.I waited a few more minutes making sure no one doubled back. When I was certain the coast was clear, I stepped away from the dumpster and headed back toward my car, keeping my hood up until I was well out of sight.The drive was quiet. My mind replayed everything I’d seen,If Donald Matthias wanted something, he didn’t take no for an answer.Which begged the question: What exactly did he want from Kamara
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KamaraMy soul didn’t just leave my body.It packed a bag, booked a flight, and permanently relocated.I stared at Jace like he’d just said something wildly inappropriate in a room full of people because that was exactly what he’d done. My hand was still pressed against his chest. I could feel his breathing now, steady and annoyingly calm, unlike mine, which had turned into pure chaos.“I…what?” I blurted.The shopkeeper cleared his throat behind me.Reality slammed back into place.I yanked my hand away like I’d been burned. “I wasn’t—I didn’t—that’s not—” I gestured vaguely between us, then toward the snacks, then literally nowhere. “I just came in here for gum.”He straightened slowly, giving me space at last, his expression unreadable again. Like someone had just flipped a switch.“Right,” he said flatly.That was it.No smirk. No teasing follow-up and explanation.Which somehow made it worse.My face felt like it was on fire as I grabbed the nearest pack of gum without even check
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Kamara The moment the meeting ended, I practically escaped the studio. My skin still felt hot from everything Brian said earlier, and my chest was tight with that kind of humiliation you can physically feel.I just wanted to go home. Or disappear. Either one was fine.When I reached the curb and opened the car door, I was surprised yet relieved to see Jace at the driver’s seat.I climbed in expecting the car to move the moment I closed the door but a few minutes later and still nothing.“Hey—“ I started but words died in my throat when I caught his eyes staring back at me through the rear-view mirror.If one could somehow stare into a person's soul just from one stare then that was what he was doing.I unlocked my phone, scrolling through everything, anything to act like I wasn’t spiraling over eye contact.The engine finally hummed to life.I bit the inside of my cheek, trying to convince myself I imagined it. That he wasn’t really looking at me or maybe he was checking the mirror f
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Kamara “No—Brian, wait, it’s not what it seems,” I blurted, waving my hands uselessly in the air like that would magically erase the half-naked man behind me.He looked dumbfounded and yet disgusted.I felt heat crawl up my neck. “I wasn’t—I didn’t—this isn’t—”My voice tripped over itself, doing absolutely nothing to help my case.Behind me, Jace shifted. He hadn’t said a word but I could bet anything that he had that smug grin on his face. From the corner of my eye, I could already see his lazy stance, leaning against the wall with no care in the world.I refused to look at him.Because if I looked at him, I’d combust.And if I combusted, I’d die.And if I died, this would STILL be embarrassing.“Brian, seriously, I can explain,” I tried again, stepping forward.His jaw tightened.His eyes dragged over the scene behind me, Jace’s open shirt, the undone buttons, the casual smirk that said he wasn’t bothered at all.Brian inhaled sharply.“I’m sorry if I… interrupted any of this.”Th
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KamaraBy late afternoon, I had finished packing up the scattered art supplies and the preparations, all while still trying to avoid Brian which was even more difficult because we were a pair.I left the room supply room once everyone had cleared out, brushes cleaned, paint tubes capped and all the stuff we would supposedly use for the event. Today, I managed to paint something that wasn’t an absolute disaster, it felt good or at most an improvement.Valerie had left for her own team hours ago, promising to “check in later,” which really meant she was waiting for updates about an idea I refused to explore. I didn’t give her any, because there was none to give.To her it was Brian, to me, someone completely different but I wasn’t about to tell her now. After all, it was just a pointless experiment.Meanwhile, when I got back to my apartment, Jace still hadn’t shown up.Three days straight and there were no signs of him. And despite telling myself it didn’t matter, even repeating it
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Oscar Mathis…?Could it really be him? There’s been no news about him and then all of a sudden out of the shadow he appears after over a decade and more.Oscar’s smile didn’t move me. If anything, it made the air in the room feel thinner.“And what proof do you have that you are the long dead Oscar?”He chuckled. “I have to say that piece of information is very inaccurate, because as you see I am not dead.”That didn’t answer my question. He didn’t look to be trying to be sneaky but still it didn't make any sense.“Who exactly are you?”He took another sip of the glass of wine at the top of the counter. Once the liquid drowned into his mouth he cleared his throat.“Do you really think just anyone can reach you as precisely as I did? I am not just anyone Jace.” I was about to condemn his bullshit when he flashed a dagger tattoo on his neck.My breath seized.I knew that tattoo anywhere. Only because it was the last thing I remember from the night my parents abandoned me those years ag
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