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Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-One: The Calm before the War

Author: Jhumie_writes
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-10-13 19:20:59
Lucien moved through the quiet of the estate with the ease of a man who had walked these halls a thousand times, each step deliberate, each breath measured. The early light of morning cut through the curtains of the bedroom where Emilia waited, the soft glow outlining her figure in the robe he had left behind last night. She was still there, still waiting, and yet, impossibly distant.

He didn’t rush. He didn’t need to. Every inch of him was attuned to the storm outside, the tension in the air, the sense of imminent attack, the knowledge that the Vulture and the syndicate were making their moves. Every moment was precious, every second a luxury he didn’t have.

Emilia lifted her eyes when he entered. No warmth. No invitation. Just that taut, sharp tension he had come to expect from her, from the night she had arrived in his house as a slave to the woman who now challenged him at every turn. The fire in her eyes was no longer purely desire. It was defiance, fear, and a dangerous curiosit
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This chapter dives into Lucien’s POV, capturing the raw, controlled intensity of a man on the brink of war while balancing the dangerous intimacy he shares with Emilia. It’s meant to feel dark, tense, and emotional, every word layered with the stakes of power, betrayal, and desire. Lucien’s vulnerability is minimal but crucial, showing that even a man as feared as him has moments where love and duty collide. The chapter ends with the abrupt intrusion of violence, setting the stage for the chaos to come, and leaving Emilia, and the readers, on edge. It’s a pause before the storm, a quiet that amplifies the danger and the emotional tension between the two, while foreshadowing the war hitting the Moretti estate.

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