Semua Bab Claiming His Queen : Bab 101 - Bab 110

"...and right here," Kyra gestured toward the driveway, "she had a mental breakdown," she remarked, noticing his chin tighten in annoyance. "Both of them shared quite a bit.""Really?" he gazed up at her opened window and grimaced. At least her room seemed dark; didn't that show she was becoming immune to threats as long as she was in the manor?Trying her best to maneuver through her situation while barely grasping her sanity; then came her sister, who decided the rules didn't apply to her.He wished Lily could turn off her emotions for the little attention crave. If she thought getting a job in the exact franchise her sister had almost died in, then who were they to say no to her death wish?One less tantrum for the world to deal with."Lily claimed she's finished with her, but I doubt that will ever come to pass," Kyra remarked as they approached the entrance. "The likelihood of monsters under beds being real is higher than this."Adler grinned. "Or you not having more news when yo

LILY'S POV."Actually, Lily, now's not the time; Adler was on some serious shit last night," Kyra had said as she walked out the door, "Hopefully, nothing takes you to the training ground."Needless to say, something did.I could hear the howling and cheers of the men as I neared the door, Adler was furious; I had seen it in his eyes when he looked at Salvatore the night before. It wouldn't have mattered if it had been just the crucifix, but that his consigliere, for some reason, any reason, held my spare key; I could see where he was coming from.I hated that I couldn't explain with the truth, hated that if I'd ever wanted to clear the air, it would be with something so vague it couldn't stand.But if I were to talk with him, explain deeply that it wasn't what he thought, maybe sprinkle a little fallacy… ugh, I hated my life right now—I never thought a day would come when I'd have to lie to him.Even though I hadn't found that particular lie, It still hurt. Why couldn't every day b

ADLER.She had avoided him ever since that afternoon, ensuring she was with Nonna before six and going to bed early to ensure they didn't cross paths when he entered the manor.She wasn't the only one giving him the silent treatment. Kyra took it a step further by locking the door after Lily had gone inside, pretending to be asleep when she knew he was likely at the door. She busied herself with loading her guns and arranging them to their liking while listening for his knock.The following day, she would walk past him and ignore his existence.Rune was back to calling 'Boss,' even going further to annoy him by tipping his head low.It was the most awkward week of his life and didn't seem to be ending soon.Except he took things in his hands.Adler stepped into the room, the smell of roses and exotic perfume hitting his nose. Only one room smelled like this; only one person did: Nonna, and since Lily became her caregiver, he always caught the whiff from her.Nonna was one of a kind an

[LILY]He opened the wardrobe, where his clothes and hangers had already been moved aside, making ample room for my belongings with extra space to spare. I gazed at my small bag, containing the temporary clothes required for a few weeks in his room, and furrowed my brow.“Am I suddenly staying here forever without my permission?” “Raising that hand that carelessly will do nothing but get you a bed back in your ward." Moving up, he stopped at my side, then pushed his thumb into his pockets, staring down at my bandaged arm. “Does it hurt?” "No, it doesn't,” I rolled my eyes."Hmm," he glanced at the wrap, “would you tell me if it does?"“No.” Because why would I? It was a scrape, and yeah, it did hurt, but pumped with sedatives, his fusing around my bed, calling for the doctors and nurses each time I accidentally moaned about a slight discomfort, was grueling and so sweet that I had to remind myself that I was mad at him constantly.I was supposed to be mad at him. Urrrrrgh.I create

[ADLER]“...look into it, Don Adler; my offer benefits you even more than it does me.”Adler pulled a wedge from his golf bag: This was why he needed Salvatore, and if he hadn't pulled off that stunt, he wouldn't be here finding a middle ground with Guordiola’s son when all he wanted to do was see his brain spill on grass.Looking at the scores of bodyguards he came with, Adler knew the feeling was mutual; obviously, the competitive animosity had been passed down from father to child, for even though Guardiola, who was one of the influential tycoons, worked so closely together with Domenico, they each watched their backs.After Domenico stepped aside, Salvatore handled negotiations, and Adler focused on the field. However, caught between Rune's triumphant smile and teasing "I told you so" and his distaste for golf, he felt trapped.But not trapped enough to admit he was wrong; he wasn't, and he would stand by that, even if he kept making silly decisions that kept him isolated from eve