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Chapter 9

Author: Michy Gaza
last update publish date: 2026-01-02 14:32:30

Months later, the Blackwell estate felt like a mausoleum pretending to be a palace.

Time had moved on for everyone else. For Damian Blackwell, it had stalled somewhere between ash and rage.

He no longer slept in the master bedroom.

No one dared ask why.

His office light burned through most nights, papers scattered, maps pinned and repinned, red lines crossing cities, ports, names. Dead ends. Always dead ends. Every lead dissolved into nothing. Every enemy denied involvement. Every trail went co
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    Morning at the Volkov estate came with a quiet kind of elegance.Sunlight spilled through tall windows, catching on polished surfaces and soft linen, making everything look calmer than it really was.But beneath that calm there was tension.Sera sat at the breakfast table, her coffee untouched, fingers lightly wrapped around the cup as if she needed the warmth more than the taste.Nikolai was at the far end, already halfway through his meal, distracted by something on his tablet as he mumbled to himself about “signal optimization.”Adrik sat across from her. Watching. Not in the obvious way. But in the way of someone who had learned her over years.He noticed the small things.The way her shoulders held just a little too tight.The way her eyes drifted, not to him, not to the table but somewhere else entirely.Back there.Back to him.“So,” Adrik said finally, breaking the silence.“You’re extending your stay.”It wasn’t a question.Sera nodded.“Yes.”“How long?”“A few more days.”“

  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 182

    Anton smirked faintly. “You didn’t think we’d just let her walk into another man’s territory without knowing what’s going on, did you?”A beat.“A maid,” Anton continued casually. “Placed there. Quiet. Loyal. Invisible.”Damian’s gaze didn’t leave him now. “She’ll report anything unusual.”“Movements.”“Visitors.”“Security shifts.”“Anything concerning.”A small pause. Then softer, “She’s safe.”That word again.Safe.Damian leaned back slightly in his chair. The tension in his shoulders easing just a fraction. “Good.”Anton watched him carefully. "You don’t look convinced.”“I am.”“Then why do you still look like you want to burn the world?”Damian’s lips curved slightly. Because he did. Because part of him always would. “Because she left.”Anton nodded slowly. “Yeah.”“You going to stop her?” Anton asked.Damian shook his head. “No.”That surprised him. “Really?”Damian’s gaze dropped briefly to his legs again. Then lifted. Steadier now. “No. I’m going to earn my way back.”Anton

  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 181

    Downstairs Damian had already been informed.He didn’t react immediately. Not outwardly.He just sat there. Still. Processing. Then he wheeled himself toward the staircase.Slow.By the time Sera came down again, he was already there.Waiting.She stopped mid step when she saw him.Of course.He wasn’t going to let this happen quietly.Nikolai lingered behind her, unsure.“…You’re leaving,” Damian said.Not a question. A statement.Sera nodded. “Yes.”“Why?”“Because it’s the best option.”“For who?”“For me.”That landed.Damian’s gaze didn’t waver. “And the treatment?”“Continues at the facility.” Her voice was calm. Prepared. “I’ll come in every day.”“You won’t stay.”“No.”Silence.Then Damian leaned forward slightly. “You don’t have to do this.”Sera’s fingers tightened slightly around the handle of her bag. “Yes, I do.”“No, you don’t.”“Yes.”Her voice sharpened just a little. “I do.”He studied her. Carefully. Trying to read what she wasn’t saying. Because this, this wasn’t j

  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 180

    Two days later, the air inside the rehabilitation room felt different. Like something was waiting to happen.Even the machines seemed quieter, as if they were holding their breath with everyone else.Sera stood at her usual position, tablet in hand, but her focus wasn’t scattered this time. It was sharp. Grounded. The storm from the previous session had passed, but it had left something behind in her.Caution.Precision.No room for error.“Nikolai,” she said without looking up, “final calibration.”Nikolai nodded seriously, fingers moving across the console with surprising steadiness for someone his age.“I reduced the feedback surge limiter,” he explained. “It’ll smooth the signal when he transitions to full weight.”Sera glanced at the screen. Then at him. A small nod. “Good.”Across the room, Damian was already secured in the harness again. But today, there was something different about him too.He rolled his shoulders slightly, exhaling slowly as he looked at the setup. Then at S

  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 179

    A second later, Adrik stepped out. And this time Damian didn’t move away.He stayed. Right there. In the open.Their eyes met instantly.No words.None needed.Because everything that needed to be said was already understood.Adrik’s gaze was sharp. Unyielding. Protective.Damian’s, colder. Darker. Possessive in a way he hadn’t allowed himself to feel in years.No masks. No pretense.Just two men standing in the aftermath of something neither of them could ignore anymore.Adrik took a step forward. Slow. Deliberate.Damian didn’t move. Didn’t blink. Didn’t soften.For a brief moment the air between them felt like it could snap.Then..Adrik stopped.Close enough.Not close enough to touch.Just enough to make the point.His jaw tightened slightly.Damian’s fingers tapped once against the wheel.Tick.Neither spoke. Because if they did it wouldn’t stay controlled.Adrik’s gaze flicked briefly in the direction Sera had gone. Then back to Damian.A silent warning. Clear. Unmistakable.St

  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 178

    For a moment everything went still. Not the room. Just her.Sera stood there, staring at Adrik like he had just shifted the ground beneath her feet… and expected her to walk like nothing changed.“I love you, Sera.”The words lingered. Heavy. Unavoidable.She opened her mouth then closed it again.Nothing came out.Because what was she supposed to say to that?Her mind felt… blank. Not empty.Just overwhelmed.Too many thoughts crashing into each other at once.Too many truths she wasn’t ready to look at.Adrik didn’t look away.Didn’t take it back.Didn’t soften it.He meant it.Every word.And that made it worse.Sera swallowed, her fingers curling slightly at her sides.“…Adrik…”His name came out quieter than she intended.Careful. Like she was trying not to break something fragile. Or maybe, like she already knew she would.He didn’t interrupt. Didn’t rush her.Just waited.And that patience?That steadiness?It made her chest tighten in a way she didn’t like. Because he deserved

  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 24

    Sera's arms shot out suddenly and wrapped around him, pulling him close, too close, burying her face in his neck as relief and love collided hard in her chest.“Oh no you don’t,” she said, voice thick, kissing his cheek, his hair, his temple, everywhere she could reach. “You’re not leaving without

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  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 27

    They moved fast.No lingering. No ceremony.The moment Sera stepped through the hospital doors, she was ushered down a private corridor, badges flashing, doors unlocking before she reached them. A nurse pressed scrubs into her hands, another guided her toward a changing room.“Five minutes,” someon

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  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 29

    “Come on,” she whispered under her breath, not sure who she was speaking to. Her hands moved with fierce precision, correcting, repairing, rerouting what had been destroyed by violence.The monitors screamed suddenly.A flat, piercing alarm cut through the room.“Cardiac arrhythmia!” a voice shoute

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  • The Heirmaker's Bride   Chapter 25

    “Sera?”The apartment was quiet but not empty. He heard movement from the bedroom. A drawer closing. Footsteps.She appeared in the hallway a moment later, hair damp, dressed in dark clothes, passport and phone in her hand.“You’re back early,” she said.“So are you,” he replied, eyes narrowing sli

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