Semua Bab His Bride By Force: Bab 11 - Bab 17

ALEXA I was pacing like a lunatic. Back and forth. Then back again. The floor probably hated me by now. My flip-flops made a soft sound against the marble with every furious step, and I imagined Killian's cold, perfect face beneath each one.I was so sick of his games.The photo trembled in my hand, and somehow, I just couldn't get the image out of my head.It was the kind of photo couples take when they think forever is still a thing. It made no sense. Just like the fact that I had shot him, and yet... there had been love in his eyes. Genuine affection.A girl who looked like me smiling so brilliantly while she was latched onto Killian. And the worst part was that girl was me. I don't recall ever smiling that widely ever since I lost my memory.That said a lot about my mental state.The ledger was hidden under my pillow. Poorly hidden, I'll admit. Not because I was bad at keeping secrets. But because my brain had short-circuited the moment I saw those symbols and codes. They look

KILLIAN I still remembered the satisfying sound that left Matteo's mouth when I'd chopped off his arm. I should've taken his tongue too. That man had no business breathing close to her, much less touching her. He'd been getting on my nerves lately, but touching Alexa was the final straw. Maybe killing him would've been better. No, it was best if he lived and never forgot this lesson. I stood in my study, the lights dim. One hand swirled the amber liquid in my glass, the other hovered over the biometric scanner beside the fireplace. A soft click echoed, and the bookshelf groaned open, revealing the steel door of my private vault. No one knew it existed. Not even her. Especially not her. I unlocked it. Inside it sat a single black ledger. It contained coded intel, names, dates, blood money and syndicate transactions. There were blackmails so lethal it could turn politicians into ghosts and emperors into pawns. I picked it up, flipping it open slowly. My fingers skimmed over

KILLIAN I was too exhausted to think straight, but I knew one thing. I wouldn't sleep unless I was near her.For once, I wanted to shut my mind off for hours without being interrupted by my nightmares. Fuck, I'd had a shitty day. The last thing I wanted to deal with right now was my insomnia.The moment I curled up beside her, something broke inside of me. I didn't mean to. I swear I didn't even realize that I was crying until she spoke."Are you...okay?"Fucking hell, I wasn't okay.I closed my eyes, feeling the tears running down my cheeks. I should've felt embarrassed. But I was too tired to even feel that. All I could feel right then was a relief so immense that it took my breath away. Getting to lie like this with her was something that only happened in my dreams. And surprisingly, she stayed still, letting me hold her.Roman had to be wrong. That woman who'd come to see me couldn't be Seraphina. There was no other woman who could make me feel so at peace with myself. No o