Semua Bab The Heiress' Return For Vengeance : Bab 111 - Bab 120

KIERANKieran's childhood room is at the far end of the east wing, isolated from the rest of the family quarters.A deliberate choice his mother made when he was young, trying to give him some semblance of sanctuary in this house of horrors. A place where he could be a child, if only for a few stolen hours.The hallway stretches before him like a tunnel until he finally stands before his old bedroom and pushes the door open quietly.The familiar scent hits him immediately.Old books and leather, the faint trace of his scent that still lingers, and beneath it all, something new.There, curled up on that bed like a fallen angel, is Elise.She's fast asleep, still wearing her day clothes.A simple dress that's now rumpled from stress and whatever ordeal his family put her through.She didn't change into pajamas, didn't even pull back the covers. She’d collapsed onto the bed as if her body finally gave out after holding itself together for too long.Even though she's sleeping, there's a sm

ELISEThe smaller dining room is still larger than most people's living rooms, with windows that look out over the estate's manicured gardens.Natasha is already seated at the table, looking fresh and perfectly put together in a pale yellow dress that makes her skin glow.She smiles sweetly as I enter, the expression of a cat that has cornered a particularly interesting mouse."Elise. Good morning. Did you sleep well. The guest rooms can be so drafty. I always found them uncomfortable when I visited as a guest before."Her barb is subtle but pointed. She is reminding me that she belongs here in a way I never will.I ignore her and focus on the coffee a servant pours. The liquid is perfect, rich and dark. However, it tastes like ash in my mouth.Natasha continues, undeterred by my silence. "I was just telling Alexander how wonderful it is to finally be part of this family. Officially, I mean. Not like some people who married in under questionable circumstances."My hand tightens around

ELISEI'm about to leave the table when the oppressive silence is broken by the click of heels on marble.Juliana returns to the dining room, her expression perfectly crafted into one of solemn concern, and her movements carry the weight of someone bearing terrible news.Everyone's attention shifts to her immediately."I just came from Mother Celeste's room," Juliana announces with just the right amount of distress. "I'm afraid her condition has deteriorated significantly overnight."My stomach drops.Viviana straightens in her chair. "What happened?"Juliana's gaze flickers to me for just a fraction of a second before she continues. "I heard she became extremely agitated last night and she fainted from the stress." She pauses. "Apparently, she had a visitor late in the evening who... upset her greatly."All eyes turn to me.I open my mouth to defend myself, but no words come out."Are you suggesting—" Ophelia begins as her sharp gaze cut between Juliana and me."I'm not suggesting an

KIERANSomething snaps inside Kieran at her words, and the control he's held onto shatters.She wants to reduce this to a contract?Terms and conditions?A business arrangement where he's free to fuck whoever he wants while she plays dutiful wife?Fine. He'll show her exactly what their "agreement" means when everything between them gets stripped down to its most brutal core!But it's not just her words that break him. It's everything.His mother lying motionless in that house, her essence fading into eternal slumber. A death sentence disguised as sleep because the mate bond that should sustain her is tied to a man she despises.The bastard who used her as a pawn for decades, who threatened him through her, who made her life hell.And his mother went into that slumber because of him. Because she saw Elise and thought, finally, her son found someone worth protecting. Someone who could stand beside him against the darkness of their world.She eased his burden by removing herself as leve

KIERANKieran watches with dark satisfaction as Elise obeys.Her tongue moves around his fingers, cleaning them of her own wetness. Her eyes remain hidden behind the blindfold but her body language screams submission.The sight should satisfy him, should ease the rage burning through his veins, but it only feeds the darkness inside him.He pushes his fingers deeper, making her gag, testing her limits and pushing her boundaries.When she gags again, Kieran refuses to pull back.He holds his fingers there, watching her struggle and the tears leaking from beneath the blindfold. Her throat convulses around his fingers, her body instinctively trying to reject the intrusion, but he doesn't relent."Take it," he says coldly, devoid of the warmth it once held in another life, in another time when things between them weren't poisoned by betrayal and death. "You wanted a transaction. This is what you get!"With that, he shoves his fingers even deeper into her throat, causing her to gasp despera