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Chapter 57

Penulis: Sly Angel
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-04 16:30:45

KAMARA

Shopping was never my thing. It always felt like a chore my father scheduled whenever he needed me to look the part of the perfect Mann heir.

The summons came at dawn. My father didn’t ask; he just told me I’d be spending the afternoon with the Whitmores to "solidify the image" of the merger. Amy was my designated escort.

I met her at the edge of the estate, where a sleek black SUV was idling. The second I climbed in, the air hit me like a wall of expensive floral perfume and an energy I
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  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 58

    KAMARAThe hood pulled back, and for a split second, I had hoped for a miracle. I had hoped to see the eyes that used to watch me from the corners of my room, the ones that made me feel safe. But the face that emerged from the shadows wasn’t Jace’s.It was Oscar’s.He looked like hell. His usual sharp, tailored suit was gone, replaced by a grime-streaked hoodie and jeans that had seen better days. There was a jagged, fresh cut across his forehead, and he was holding his side as if he were trying to keep his insides from leaking out.“You!” I hissed, my voice trembling with a mix of fury and pure, unadulterated shock. “What the hell are you doing here? You should be dead or at least miles away from this city.”Oscar let out a wet, raspy cough, his eyes darting to the service door I’d just stepped through. “Lower your voice, Kamara. Do you want to hear what I have to say or not?”“Frankly speaking, no!” I snapped, though my heart was hammering against my ribs. “After what happened at th

  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 57

    KAMARAShopping was never my thing. It always felt like a chore my father scheduled whenever he needed me to look the part of the perfect Mann heir.The summons came at dawn. My father didn’t ask; he just told me I’d be spending the afternoon with the Whitmores to "solidify the image" of the merger. Amy was my designated escort.I met her at the edge of the estate, where a sleek black SUV was idling. The second I climbed in, the air hit me like a wall of expensive floral perfume and an energy I couldn't quite put my finger on."Oh, Kamara! You look... well, you look like you’ve seen a ghost, but this news!" Amy squealed, her hands clasped together as the car pulled away. "I am literally obsessed with the fact that you’re finally joining the family. Julian is a total catch. A little stiff, sure, but he’s a Whitmore through and through."I watched her through narrowed eyes. Amy had spent our entire childhood trying to trip me up, whispering rumors in finishing school and eyeing my life

  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 56

    KAMARAI stood there, momentarily speechless.Ouch. I didn't know whether to be flooded with relief or deeply insulted. Julian didn't wait for me to recover; he paced over to a sideboard and poured himself a glass of our finest scotch, acting as if the decanter—and the room—already belonged to him."Look, Kamara," he said, turning back with a cold, sharp-edged smile. "I’ve been in London. I had a life there. I only came back because your father and mine have been barking about this 'alliance' for months. It didn't involve me before, but since your family is incapable of bringing any other valuables to the table... here I am."He paused, drowning the liquor in a single, practiced gulp."I have zero interest in the mafia games or playing husband to a woman like yourself. So," he drawled, his eyes raking over my frame with a sneer, "you need something from me. And I need something from this arrangement—the inheritance my father is holding over my head. We don’t have to get married just t

  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 55

    ^KAMARAWhat do you mean 'arranged'?" I choked out, the air in the study suddenly turning to ice. "You can’t just... you can’t marry me to someone I don’t even know, Father. I won't do it."He didn't even turn from the fireplace. His silhouette was a jagged black shape against the orange embers. "I don’t remember asking for your opinion, Kamara. This isn't a game of choices or a schoolgirl crush. It is a matter of survival. You are getting married, and you are going to meet the groom by the end of the week. Now, leave.""But—""I said leave!" he snapped, his voice crackling with a finality that vibrated in the very floorboards.I looked at his back—at the stiff, cold posture of a man who had never once held me when I cried. A bitter, stinging heat rose in my throat. "Are you even my father?" I whispered, the words trembling with a decade of suppressed hurt. "Or am I just another piece of reclaimed property? Another pawn in your messed-up world?"He didn't move. He didn't flinch."I wi

  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 54

    KAMARAI hadn’t seen this man in what felt like a year, though the calendar said it had only been months. He still had that cool, detached look in his eyes, the kind of look that could freeze the blood in your veins.My heart ached, a sharp throb reminding me of the last time those eyes had truly looked at me. It still felt like yesterday: the day he sent me packing, shipping me off to that lonely apartment right after my mother’s funeral. He hadn’t been able to look at me then, but he was looking now."Hello, Father," I said, my voice sounding smaller than I wanted it to be.He just leaned back into the shadows of his leather chair. "You look a mess, Kamara. Is this what the Mann legacy has devolved into?"I swallowed the lump in my throat. I had thought, hoped stupidly that nearly dying would have changed him. That the attack on our home might have cracked the ice. But as I looked at him, I realized the fire had only made him harder."I thought you were dead," I said, my voice gaini

  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 53

    KAMARAThe sunlight was too bright, stinging my eyes until I was forced to squeeze them shut. My head throbbed with the rhythmic, dull ache of a chemical hangover of whatever Silas had used to put me under.I reached out, my fingers brushing against silk. High-thread-count, familiar silk.My eyes snapped open. I wasn't in my apartment, I was in my bed. My bed, within the fortified walls of the Mann estate. My eyes were fully open now as I scanned the room i gree up in.It felt like I had been gone for a century, yet the room was exactly as I’d left it before the world turned to ash.For a heartbeat, I thought the fire, the betrayal, and the massacre at the vineyard had been a fever dream. But then the memories flooded back—red lights, the smell of gunpowder, and Jace’s voice telling me I was nothing but a "job."The anger didn't just return; it detonated."SILAS!" I screamed, my voice raw and cracking. I threw the covers off, my legs shaking as I hit the floor. "SILAS, GET IN HERE!"I

  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 31

    Kamara pov.At first it started off like a blurry haze, but the moment his hands snaked their way around my waist in that solid, unyielding grip, I knew I’d crossed a line.One I wasn’t sure I wanted to stop.The first press of his mouth against mine was firm, like he’d already made a decision and

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  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 30

    Jace’s POV“I can’t believe this,” she said, breathless. “I really can’t.”She sat back down, lifting her glass again without thinking. She refilled it.I watched, silent.“It’s a scam,” she decided, laughing. “Being grown. Total scam.”She took another sip.Then another.At some point, she pushed

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  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 29

    Kamara’s pov. All afternoon I tried to not think of anything but it seemed even more impossible in the empty beach house. Thirty minutes ago. I picked up my phone at the sound of a notification and instantly regretted it the moment I opened it. More comments, so much hate and most from friends re

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  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 28

    JaceShe fell asleep like that.Curled into me, breathing uneven at first, then slowly evening out as exhaustion finally won. Her grip on my jacket loosened, but she didn’t pull away.I stayed still, watching her small form.Her lashes were damp, cheeks streaked with dried tears. One hand rested ag

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