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Chapter 60

Penulis: Sly Angel
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-06 18:12:33

JACE

For the third time now, I opened my eyes to a world defined entirely by pain. My head throbbed in time with my heartbeat.

I realized I wasn't hanging anymore. I was shoved into a cold metal chair, my hands zip-tied behind my back so tightly the plastic bit into my wrists. My legs were anchored to the chair’s frame. I didn't even know I could feel pain in so many places at once.

My breath came out in a ragged, wet wheeze, and I ended up coughing, the taste of blood coating my tongue.

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  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 60

    JACEFor the third time now, I opened my eyes to a world defined entirely by pain. My head throbbed in time with my heartbeat.I realized I wasn't hanging anymore. I was shoved into a cold metal chair, my hands zip-tied behind my back so tightly the plastic bit into my wrists. My legs were anchored to the chair’s frame. I didn't even know I could feel pain in so many places at once.My breath came out in a ragged, wet wheeze, and I ended up coughing, the taste of blood coating my tongue.I forced my head to turn, the movement sending a fresh wave of nausea rolling through me. Next to me sat Elijah. He was tied to an identical chair, his face a landscape of purple bruises and dried blood. He looked like hell, but somehow, he wasn't in as bad a shape as me. "Oh, so you're both awake. Finally."Matthias stepped out of the shadows.He checked a slim gold watch on his wrist, a look of mild irritation on his face."I was really getting quite bored, you know," Matthias mused, pacing a slow

  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 59

    KAMARAI shut the door before he could say another thing, the heavy click of the lock sounding like a gunshot in the quiet hallway. I leaned my back against the wood, breathing heavily, my lungs burning as if I’d just run a marathon.I had never once thought of it that way. Not really. I knew things were off, the way my father went cold the moment the funeral ended, the way I was shipped across an ocean before the flowers on her grave had even wilted, but I had buried those doubts under years of "Mann" discipline.I looked down at the scrap of paper Oscar had dropped in my hands. It felt heavy, a physical anchor connecting me to a world I was supposed to be mourning. It contained an address where I could reach him if I wanted the details. The real details.I took a deep breath, pushing the paper deep into the hidden pocket of my dress. I straightened my spine, smoothed the silk over my hips, and started walking back toward the main dining area.I barely made it five steps into the roo

  • 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 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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  • 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 confide

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  • QUEEN OF THE RUINS: Born to Power. Crowned in blood    Chapter 38

    Kamara The click of the lock was the loudest sound I’d ever heard. It wasn't the sound of a prison cell closing this time; it was the sound of the world being shut out.Jace didn't move for a long beat. He stood with his back to the door, his hand still resting on the deadbolt. The apartment was s

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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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