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CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & NINE: I'M WEARING THE CROWN.

Author: Blu
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-03 18:13:56

AVERY’S POV:

Thaddeus wanted to protest. I saw it—tight jaw, the twitch of his fingers, that familiar flicker of defiance in his eyes. The old soldier still thought he could protect me from behind a line of no’s.

But one glare from me—and he folded.

Not with shame. With understanding.

He nodded once. “I’ll watch the gates myself.”

I turned to Baron, who stood at my right-hand side, eyes unwavering, posture straight. My mind was already ahead of us—barbed and hunting.

After the confession from Altherio’s lowlife, the pieces are locked into place. Altherio had always been careful. Untouchable. But even the most fortified palaces have secret doors… and I’d already found mine.

“Set a trap,” I ordered. “Cocaine. A woman—no, the woman. He’s weakest when his zipper’s down and his nose is powdered. I want to know exactly how we can infiltrate his home. He doesn’t deserve the luxury of dying quietly.”

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