Semua Bab Claiming His Queen : Bab 121 - Bab 130

GREG."...Sir, we've gone round.""Go around it again.""Sir..."He glared at the suited men before him, their hands latched behind their backs, suits without a crease, and their words holding respect, but he wasn't stupid; he knew a condescending tone when hit with one.What happened when low-lives got the hint that they were needed, not wanted like they had been made to believe? The fear in their eyes became disgust, and their respect shifted to mockery.Not if he could help it, he raised his palm and snapped. “So what the fuck are you waiting for?"They hesitated, then, with a secret message passed to each other, they nodded with a corner of their lips quirked. "Yes, sir, we’re on it.” they took one last disgusted look at his lowly motel, dusted jackets, and left.“It's not permanent, you condescending fucks,” he yelled after them.The door slamming close was their response, so hard he feared it was going to upset the hinges, and god knew that was the last thing he needed: attracti

“...I didn't do it, Lily; I swear to God.”Despite the warning to keep my distance, they painted him as a threat to everything I believed in—a betrayer with a smile concealing a desire to betray me with a bullet from behind.Was I torn? Yes, I was. Thinking back, I couldn't picture Rune pulling the trigger. Rune was the reason I had settled in the manor; his reckless jokes and how he had stood by me during my moments of need meant I couldn't toss him away as quickly as the others did.Even if he did, he had a reason to.I stepped forward and was immediately stopped by the goon standing in my way. “Ma'am, “ma’am, I'm sorry, I can't let you go to him; Boss would have my head.”I looked at Rune, whose back was to the wall, the hopefulness in his eyes beckoning me, and I couldn't let him down, not when he needed someone who would give him the benefit of the doubt—even when every piece of evidence pointed against him.I took another step, and a frustrated goon took one back, an arm stretch

KYRAWater trailed down her chin as she snatched the face towel from the hook, pressing it to her face. Inhaling deeply, she cursed as the unexpected rush of Rune's words flooded her thoughts.In a relentless struggle spanning hours, she fought to banish his echoing voice—words that had deeply wounded her. Regret seeped in as she wished for the satisfaction of his blood staining her knuckles in the midst of it all._"...how hard you want to please him."_First of all, fuck Rune; he knew nothing about her; talk more about who she wanted to please. If he thought she had more grace than them because she was the godfather's 'princess,' then he fucking had to rethink.She slammed the towel to the sink, pressing her palms to hold her weight as she sized her reflection in the mirror. She was here all thanks to her ability, and she'd like to see them prove otherwise.The quiet rap on the door snapped her back to the present. Straightening up and raking her hair back, she stepped out of this b

I ran so much that I forgot I could never outpace him. I believed I had learned not to betray him again, ensuring I was ahead of him whenever he required my presence.But with Adler, I had felt so secure that it was like my past never happened, but here I was before my nightmare, waiting for him to take revenge, or, as he would call it, repercussions."Where's Eva?" I murmured, and despite my slight, shaky tone, Antonio turned his head away in disapproval. "Where is my sister?"Legs crossed and enjoying my show, he scrutinized me with mock amusement, "Eva is alive and well and would remain so if you behave yourself.""I just want to see her," I whispered. "Do you have her?"He strolled towards me, holding up an object in his right hand. "Here, is this enough?"It was the gold mold we had gotten from Pa's pendant. Eva had carried it along with her, sometimes wrapping it around her wrist or, at others, around her neck.That he held it, meant...He dropped his hands down. "I would never

The gasp escaping my lips was loud and clear, catching their attention. In unison, I had four pairs of eyes in my direction. At that moment, I knew looking up was risky, for if I did, they might spell the truth in my disturbed pupils that the man whom they spoke about… well…“What's wrong?” Vito asked, and he raised my chin again. “You look flushed.”Knowing that opening my lips when his face was this close to mine would result in me stammering the words out, I said nothing, only holding his gaze and ensuring my pupils kept still. The mission wasn't possible.“Adler Domenico could be called a household name in the crime world, Vito,” Antonio broke the awkward silence, "a name heard but seen by few, and when you listen to the tales of his escapades, it's enough to make anyone gasp. I understand, Lily.”He used a lot of stumbling words to show he was solidly behind me, but that still wouldn't do if I didn't find a way to preserve myself, for in just two days of being here, I had gone of