All Chapters of Malicious Prince: Chapter 21 - Chapter 26

Luke The red numbers on the digital clock glow in the dark. 2:43 AM. I stare at them until the shapes blur. Sleep is gone. As usual. The dorm is quiet in that heavy way buildings get at night, pipes humming somewhere in the walls. I sit up slowly, rubbing a hand over my face. For a moment, I just sit there, elbows on my knees, breathing through the last fragments of whatever that was. My chest still feels tight, like the air in the room isn’t enough. It fades eventually. It always does. I swing my legs off the bed and cross the room, careful not to make noise even though I’m alone tonight. My backpack sits by the desk. I unzip the front pocket and dig around until my fingers close around a small crinkling wrapper. Peach candy. I unwrap it and toss the candy into my mouth. The sweetness hits my tongue immediately, sharp and artificial and familiar. I suck on it slowly, letting the flavour settle before biting down. The sugar helps, It always helps. I

Hi everyone, First of all, I want to sincerely apologize for the lack of updates over the past few days. I know many of you have been waiting for the next chapters, and I truly appreciate your patience and continued support. It honestly means so much to me that people are following the story and looking forward to what happens next. The reason I’ve been a little quiet lately is because I’ve been completely caught up in preparing for my end-of-semester finals. As much as I love writing and continuing the story, exams have demanded most of my time and attention recently. Between studying, reviewing notes, and making sure I’m prepared for each test, I haven’t had the time or the mental energy to sit down and properly write the next chapters the way I would like to. Right now I’m still in the middle of my finals period, so for the next couple of days I unfortunately won’t be able to continue uploading new chapters. I didn’t want to disappear without saying anything, so I thought it woul

Luke Wolfe. Real name - Preston Dragna. The agent that was actually approved and sent to this case by the agency. "I was actually expecting you, you know," He says, letting go of me and walks back towards a table with a few bottles and pours a drink. "Why?" He goes silent and takes a sip. "It's obvious I can't stop you....Jacobs couldn't, so how could I,hm?" He's admitting defeat? That I could seriously beat him? Bullshit. "What do you want?" I askHe ignores that. "Who's your target?" He asks "Ricci’s" I utter. He'd find out for himself later anyway. He chuckles, shaking his head. "Straight to the top, I see," Why’s he laughing? "What? weren't they the target?"“Yes,” he says slowly. “and no”"The hell is that supposed to mean?" “You really came in blind.” He says amused I don’t respond.Don’t give him that satisfaction.Wolfe exhales lightly, swirling the