บททั้งหมดของ Tied to the Ruthless Three: บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

I knew The Heir program would surely affect those of us chosen as its candidates. I could feel the tension every time I locked eyes with Nathaniel, and we had not spoken since that night. I even hesitated to get close because I was sure Nathaniel must be suspicious of me. Meanwhile, Gabriel remained the quietest of us, always appearing melancholy. I was the one avoiding him because I wasn't ready to accept that we were rivals. Gabriel could actually be a good friend, and he was very sweet. I was only afraid that we might hurt each other later. As for Tisha, I wanted to kill her.A few days after our meeting in the chapel, she seemed to be deliberately trying to pressure me. The thing she did most often was hurl insults about how cheap I was. As if as a warning, she threatened that one day she would blow up a nude photo of me for everyone to see. To be honest, that made me even more stressed. On top of that, we had no clue about our first mission. I had not even seen Alexei. I felt

"Oh, you did not know Anna has two guard dogs, huh?" That remark came from Tisha's lips, followed by a scoff and a smirk. She immediately crawled onto the mat at the far end and leaned her body against the wall."We put our differences aside," said Gabriel."What kind of differences?" Dimitri looked confused."That I, Nathaniel, and Anna are still family. I think we need to set our egos aside and stop acting like strangers."Dimitri's confusion was written all over his face, lit by the glow of the emergency lamp in the middle of the room. But he said nothing."Say, Dimitri, are you not afraid that the three of them will work together to get rid of you first?" Tisha chimed in.I could see the shock had not yet left Dimitri's face. I knew how close the twins were to Victoria—a cousin bond thicker than blood, as Victoria herself once boasted. If she knew about this now, I could only imagine her reaction. Slapped by reality? Maybe.And Dimitri couldn't tell her anything. Victoria would s

I sat on the bed, waiting for the connecting door to open. My body had already sent every signal that it needed rest, but I could not close my eyes even for a second. The horrifying memory of what had just happened kept replaying in my head.Then came the soft creak of the connecting door. Gabriel appeared, looking awkward when our eyes met. His hair was half-wet, and I could smell the same soap scent on him that I used. He walked over and stood by the edge of my bed. “Why aren’t you sleeping?” he asked. I shook my head. “I’m scared, Gabriel.” “Anna, it’s all over now.” Gabriel sat on the edge of the bed, looking at me with concern. “Don’t think about it anymore.” “We killed people, Gabriel.” I took a deep breath, struggling to hold back my tears. “I know, Anna. But if we hadn’t, we would have been the ones dead.” “I just…” My voice broke.I started crying again, overcome by guilt and remorse. What if those people had families waiting for them at home? How would their loved ones

Returning to Bastorin only made me feel even more suffocated. I had to lie to Isolde and tell her that my father’s condition was improving. Luckily, she did not realize that on the day I took leave, Tisha and the twins were also absent from the academy. After that, everything felt quiet. Nothing happened. I had not seen Alexei for more than a week. I could not help but wonder if what he said was true—if Nightshade really was in danger.That was not supposed to be my concern, because I was never meant to sit on the syndicate’s throne. However, ever since I became one of The Heir candidates, it had started to feel like my burden too. If Nightshade were to fall, then there would be no one left to rule—because the entire syndicate would already be gone.“Anna?” A soft voice pulled me out of my thoughts. I turned around and found Gabriel standing beside me. Since when had he been there? Had he seen me dozing off while reading in the library? He pulled out a chair, almost silently, and s

When Alexei's lips brushed my heated core, my body jolted. I squeezed my eyes shut and slowly savored each fleeting kiss.I wanted more. I hated how Alexei teased me, making me desperate and driving me wild because I didn't want to wait."Do you want it, Anna?" Alexei asked.I moaned. "Badly...""You missed me?""Do you?" I shot back.Alexei chuckled low and deep—impossibly sexy. I wanted to run my fingers over his chest and abs. I wanted our sweat to mingle, our bodies to be wet, and us to be intertwined.Then, his tongue licked my core. It was hot and wet, sending electric shocks through every nerve. Alexei lapped at me while his thumb pressed my clit.My legs tensed, my body writhed, and I moaned loudly from the overwhelming sensation.He bent both my knees over the desk, spreading me wide. One hand held my thigh in place."Anna, you're soaked," he said. "You haven't slept with anyone else but me?"I shook my head. "No.""Mmm, poor Anna."Alexei slid his fingers inside me, and I ga