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Chapter 13

Penulis: Lily Rose
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-28 17:01:18

THE DEVIL POV

For a second, I almost laugh. Almost. “You forget where you are, uccellina.”

“And you forget I’m not one of your men,” she says, her voice steady even though I can see her pulse jumping at her throat.

My jaw tightens, the muscle ticking. None of my men would dare, yet here she stands, looking me dead in the eye like she’s untouchable. Like she knows she is.

“I don’t like to repeat myself.”

“Still a no,” she says. “You’ll have to root me out of this seat.”

My brow arches. The challenge hangs in the air like smoke, and I see the flicker of regret cross Elara’s face as if she realizes what she’s just invited.

The chair legs scrape against the marble as I stand, my long strides eating the distance between us. I see her pulse jump in the hollow of her throat. Still, a spark of defiance burns in her eyes, like she’s daring me.

When I get near, Elara bolts from the chair, in a blur of white dress and silk black hair.

By the time she crosses half the dining room, my hand has alr
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