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CHAPTER NINE

Autor: The SunLily
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-09-09 18:54:46

GENEVIEVE

The moment Caleb left his room, I looked at the bouquet in my hands. It was cheap nonsense.

They weren't ugly, exactly, but they certainly weren't what I expected from someone who was supposed to be my fiancé.

I rolled my eyes and threw them into the trash. Caleb had always been too sentimental for his own good. But I had never tolerated Caleb because I was madly in love with him.

He had his uses. He was always fucking good in bed. His family had money, so he wasn't dead weight. Not t
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  • THE DEVIL'S BRIDE   CHAPTER FIFTEEN

    Adrian's POV​The silence in my study was interrupted by three deliberate knocks.​"Enter," I commanded, without turning away from the rain-slicked glass overlooking the eastern gardens.​The heavy mahogany door creaked open, and the measured, rigid footfalls of Captain Vane echoed across the stone floor. Vane was an enforcer of the High Court—a severe, cold vampire whose allegiance belonged entirely to the Council of Elders, not to me.​"My King," Vane began, his voice dry and clipped like parchment. "I am reporting a minor security breach from earlier this afternoon."​I turned around slowly, resting my hands against the edge of my desk. "A breach?"​"The human maid," Vane said, his dark eyes narrowing slightly. "Miss Mercer. She was discovered at the threshold of the restricted archive in the lower gallery."​My pulse didn't jump, but a cold, sharp alertness settled into my chest. Outwardly, I maintained an expression of mild, bored detachment.​"Did she tamper with the wards?"​"N

  • THE DEVIL'S BRIDE   CHAPTER FOURTEEN

    Evelina's POV​I woke up with my heart pounding against my ribs, my fingers tangled in the bedsheets.​For three terrifying seconds, I thought I was still paralyzed. I forced my fingers to move, then kicked my legs beneath the heavy duvet.​I took a deep, ragged breath, feeling the cool morning air fill my lungs. I could move.​Sitting up quickly, I swung my legs over the side of the bed and touched my neck. It was sore. A faint tenderness lingered around my throat, reminding me that yesterday hadn't been a nightmare.​I got out of bed and immediately checked the bedroom door. Locked. Exactly as I’d left it after pushing the heavy chair beneath the handle last night.​I walked over to the full-length mirror attached to the wardrobe and pulled down the collar of my shirt. Faint bluish bruises were already forming against my pale skin. Someone had sent a nurse up earlier with a soothing botanical salve that helped ease the stinging, but the marks remained—a stark reminder of how close

  • THE DEVIL'S BRIDE   CHAPTER THIRTEEN

    MIRANDAThe moment Adrian left, I stopped pretending to be calm. I stood beside the window of my bedroom, staring out at the gardens below, my hands clenched at my sides.That arrogant, infuriating man.He had walked into my father's residence, questioned me like a criminal, and left without giving me the satisfaction of a proper explanation.Worse, he had looked at me as though he knew I was hiding something. I hated that look.I hated the way his green eyes seemed to see through people, stripping away their carefully constructed lies until nothing remained.And I hated that, for one brief moment, I had wondered whether he knew. Whether he had somehow discovered my involvement.I exhaled slowly. No…Adrian had suspicions, perhaps. But suspicion was not proof, and he had left without accusing me of anything. But that didn't mean I could afford to leave any loose ends.A hurried, chaotic knock rattled my bedroom door before it burst open.Valencia Noire practically stumbled into the ro

  • THE DEVIL'S BRIDE   CHAPTER TWELVE

    CALEB'S POVI saw the post about Evelina the moment it started going viral. Her face was everywhere. People were calling her violent. Unstable. Dangerous.I stared at the screen, my jaw tightening with every comment. They didn't know her.They didn't know what had happened before that video was recorded. They didn't know Genevieve had provoked her.I knew. And yet, somehow, I was the one who had failed her. I should have protected her. I should have stopped Genevieve before things went this far.But how could I protect her when I was part of the reason she was suffering?I pulled on my riding gear and headed for the inner garage. My Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter sat where I'd left it. I swung onto it and sped out.I had to find her and fix this.---NippyZippy was the first place I went. I stormed through the entrance, barely acknowledging the receptionist."Did Evelina Mercer report for duty today?"The young woman looked at me nervously. "I'm sorry?""Evelina. Has she been a

  • THE DEVIL'S BRIDE   CHAPTER ELEVEN

    EVELINA'S POVSomeone doesn't want me here. Someone obviously wanted me dead. But why? And... who could it be?I thought about the woman from earlier, my fingers tightening around the strands of dark-brown hair I had pulled from her disguise."I'm definitely going to find that woman with the deep blue eyes."The paralysis was definitely strange. Strange wasn't even the right word for it. That was how I would have died, and my poor mother wouldn't even know what happened to me.I swallowed hard. From now on, always be on alert, Evelina. This wasn't some fucking fairy tale, so get your act together. Don't fall for your boss. Stay alive and make money. Simple.I was so deep in thought that I didn't notice Adrian approaching."Eve."I jumped. I spun around and found him standing behind me. "Geez… when did you come back?""Not too long ago. Your door was wide open." He studied me. "I've been calling you for a while, but you seemed lost in thought.""Oh." I looked away. "Sorry."He didn't r

  • THE DEVIL'S BRIDE   CHAPTER TEN

    EVELINA'S POVI made up my mind not to waste another tear on them. I knew this was Genevieve's doing. And it was all because of stupid Caleb.I screamed my pain into the wind. "I'm done with all of you!"My voice cracked, but I didn't care. I wiped my tears furiously and started my motorcycle. I drove straight to Nightfall Estate.The same atmosphere of silence welcomed me. As I approached the gate of Adrian's mansion, I pressed the intercom button.A few seconds later, the gate opened. Mojito stood there. Surprisingly, he didn't look nearly as intimidating as he had the last time I saw him. In fact, he looked almost pleasant. I stared at him suspiciously."Did you get enough beauty sleep to give you such a nice attitude today, or is it something else?"Mojito gave a low laugh."See? It's not so bad. You look less like King Kong now.""So you were scared, but you decided to be stubborn anyway." He smirked."I wasn't scared." I said, crossing my arms.He raised an eyebrow. "You're some

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