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Chapter Seventy One

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Jace

The Council of Betrayal

The tension in the hall was high and the air was heavy. The intensity of their voices and Lucian's unusual calmness left me reeling.

“You're not good enough to keep being the leader of the Moreau empire…” one of them slammed.

His voice was cold and his eyes was burning with fury. I was calm and didn't speak a word. My eyes narrowing at them all and the unusual look from Rosalyn pricked my heart like an arrow.

I struggled to stay calm just by her looks, but I couldn't. I was trembling and just didn't know how Lucian managed to stay calm with all the noise and threats.

“Matteo…” the moment he spoke, the hall went dead silent. No one dared speak a word and he just scoffed softly.

“Pass me your lighter…” he chuckled and brought a cigarette from his suit jacket and rubbed it on his lips.

Funny how he was asking for a cigarette amidst this tension.

I really wonder how he does it, to be honest, I really do.

He lit it softly and held the lighter close.

“Is tha
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    Lucian Shackled by Vows“Just go check on Jace. Make sure he doesn't hear of this trash!”I laid back to the bed and my the door shut softly, raising dust all over the place. I wish I could just scatter this whole thing. I don't even know who to call. Shw controls the fucking council like it's her house…Damn it man!I laid back in bed, my head hurts with rage and I just didn't know what to do. Pain clawed I my chest and I was speechless. My soul yearned for help but I found none.I stood again, my heart searing with pain and I kicked my leg into the air. My soul trembled and I couldn't help but cry. Pain clawed deep in my chest and body trembled.The door clicked open and a sorry Jace walked in. The moment my eyes met, my soul sank. Oh goodness, Matteo, what the fuck is wrong with you. I gave you a fucking simple instruction. Damn it!His eyes were pale and his face sour.I didn't even know what to say to him. I just bent my head in shame and looked at him. My body was seething wit

  • Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy    Chapter seventy Three

    DuncanPoisoned ChainsI was just a lonely kid, I thought I didn't have any parents, until Rosalyn found me. I still don't understand my story completely, but I know I'm a Moreau and I really don't understand why I was thrown away.But that doesn't matter. I bet my twin is really chilling and cool with being the king of the empire, he should wait for me. He'll watch burn down his empire, the same one he built with blood and betrayal. That's the same tool I'll use to topple his empire.She used me to do her dirty work. There's no murder that was done by the Moreau empire hat wasn't done by me…I carried out everything smoothly, sticking to time and the slightest mistake would mean punishment for me. That was how I was trained, to work in the dark, to be a monster, one I'll always be proud of…Lucian may think he's done dirty things, but he's not close, not even an inch. He was there that night and couldn't kill the kid, but I would have done it in a blink. The kid was kept for a reason

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    JaceThe DoppelgängerMy heart was ripped to shreds as I stared blankly into the screen. Pain clawed in my heart as I sat on the bed, my grip tightened on my gun. My eyes burned with rage as I stared at that door, waiting for him to just open it let me blow his fucking head off.Enough is enough. I've had enough.How does he plan to deny this. This shooter has exactly the same tattoo he has and I bet he's going to fucking tell me it's a fake…My grip on the gun was fragile and I heard footsteps approaching. I heard a soft conversation with Matteo and the door clicked open.My grip tightened and for just oe reason, I didn't shoot. I want him to look me in the eye and explain this to me. I want him to fucking tell me the truth to my face.Is that too hard?“Hey,” he greeted, but I didn't reply. My vision blurred with the brimming tears and I stared into his face.He was confused and folded his arms in shock, but at this point, I'm not here for jokes.I revealed the gun and pointed in h

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  • Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy    Chapter Seventy

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  • Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy    Chapter Sixty Nine

    Jace povI clutched hard to the knife and stuck it deep into the meat, just as if it was someone's heart.Just then, his phone rang and all eyes turned to him. He grabbed it quickly and his eyes widened as he stared at the number. He took a deep breath and answered the call, but he put it on speaker so we all could hear it.It was just the three of us, Matteo and the both of us.“Lucian…”They exchanged their weird pleasantries and she went head on to her purpose.“I need you back in Milan. There's going to be a council meeting…”Lucian scoffed softly and raised an eyebrow.“What for?” His voice was cold as ice and it pricked her.It's clear she was a hot headed fellow and I see it runs in the family.“The fuck is wrong with you?! I need you back in Milan in a week. You wanna know what we'll be discussing, it's alliances!” She slammed.“Hmm?” He breathed.“While you've been there creating enemies, I've been here trying to clean up your mess…” the beeping sound of the call rang in the

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