Semua Bab Claiming His Queen : Bab 191 - Bab 200

ADLER.Just like he thought, she wasn't in the car when he went to get her, so pulling back into the manor, he raced to the stairs, hoping she wasn't in the room.There were many things he needed to get rid of, things that could set her off in a nanosecond. Things that could bring back memories in the blink of an eye.But when he pushed the door open, and it gave way immediately, he felt his stomach churn upon seeing her standing before the hung jewelry and observing its shimmer.Her father's pendant hung above her while she stared at it, rigid and unmoving.His heart pounded uncontrollably in his chest."Why didn't you get rid of it? Yeah, that question. Why didn't he get rid of it? Maybe it was because it was the last object that held her memory, or that was what he thought.Grief had erased the thought that the pendant had more to do with her father than her; all he thought was to be able to hold something, anything that spelled her name and carried her memories.When it got too qu

Predictably, he wasn't in bed when I woke up. Had it not been for the digital clock on the bedside table showing 8:48, I wouldn't have realized it was already that late, and I was still lying in bed.With a sigh, I descended from the bed and glanced at my reflection in the mirror across the room. My hair was messy, and I resembled an aurora from a discount store. Thankfully, Adler wasn't present to witness this calamity.Brushing my teeth and my hair, then tying the later in a tired bun, still in my pajamas, I stepped out of the room, moving down the stairs as memories slammed into me. Aside from that, I felt the familiar humidity in the air, pointing me towards a deja vu, I couldn't wrap my head around it no matter how I tried, but since nothing came, I shoved it aside.Descending the stairs and finding the sitting and dining areas empty, a frown creased my brow. Breakfast lay untouched on the table. Given what I knew about them, Rune would typically be an exception, even if no one e

**_"Mom didn't just die, Lily"_**It was ridiculous how time, instead of healing wounds, had you missed the person who caused them.Sitting on Eva's bed and staring at the ceiling, I hugged her favorite purple cardigan, its softness reminding me of the times I held her close despite fighting with my demons and losing.A quiet smile formed within me. Despite everything, her presence was my source of strength, driving me to fight harder than I ever thought possible.Eva was the reason I was alive.I placed the cardigan on the bed and moved to her dressing mirror. She had left most of her lotions in the manor. So now, when I was less busy, which I always was, I found myself in her bedroom, heating a spray so her smell clouded me, then lay on the bed thinking of the memories we shared.I remembered being done with life after a rough day at lucid; I remembered staring at the bandage wrapped around my stomach and deciding to give it all up.I had climbed the window and stood on the pane, ca

"Why does he want to see you?"Rune asked as they strolled along the walkway with Luigi's bodyguard leading the way and taking them to his boss."He said nothing," Kyra answered, staring ahead and inhaling the damp country air. "it sounded important. "Well, it better be, Rune scoffed inwardly; driving down to the billionaire offspring ranch and enduring Kyra's constant hate stares better be worth it. She was still mad at him despite everything he said being an obvious joke. It had to be the way Adler told it; the fucker had no sense of humor, else why exactly would Kyra still be mad at an apparent effort to crack her up?There was also the probability that she didn't want him around when she worked, and according to her, he ruined things, which wasn't fair on her end.He would have proved her wrong by granting her wish and staying away from this one, but goddamn it, letting her alone to a billionaire... Didn't sit well on his radar. What exactly did Luigi Guardiola want?

***KYRA.Attempting to slip out of the manor unnoticed by Rune, she discovered him already stationed by the car, sporting dark shades and maintaining an enigmatic silence, leaving her vexed as she couldn't discern where his gaze lay.Yet, his grumbled replies to her inquiries revealed that he still harbored the irritation that had lingered since they departed Luigi's ranch.It was evening when they arrived at Fish Town. Entering the bar and finding it without the buzz it was usually known for told her she had hit the jackpot. It made enough sense that she had secretly stalked Guardiola down to the small town.Rocking a dark shoulder-length blonde wig and brown jumpsuit, if anything, she was glad that, for the first time, she got the style right. The cloth hiding the gun strapped to her knee was just perfect. Now she only needed to figure out what to do with him— she narrowed her eyes at Rune rigidly sitting in front of her, chin up and shades still in place."You need