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Chapter 81

"Her father did it. Not her." The words hung in the air. Cold. Sharp. Final. Carmina stared at him, her back pressed against the door, her hands shaking on her cane. "That's your defense?" she whispered. "That she's innocent?" Killian's eyes didn't leave her face. "Killing her father is mercy," he said. His voice was controlled but there was something vicious beneath it. Something sharp and cutting. "It's far too easy. A bullet. Quick. Clean. Over." He took a step closer. "That's not revenge," he said. "That's kindness." Carmina's breathing got faster. "Real revenge?" Killian continued, his voice quiet and precise. "The father sees his daughter standing beside his enemy before he dies. He sees her alive. Here. With me." Another step. "He sees that all his money, all his power, all his begging and pleading meant nothing," Killian said. "Because she's still here. And there's nothing he can do about it." His voice dropped lower. "That's revenge," he said. "Total

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Chapter 82

The car pulled through the gates just after sunset.Irina sat in the backseat, her posture perfect, her hands folded in her lap. The mansion came into view through the tinted windows.She was back.The car stopped at the main entrance. The driver opened her door and she stepped out, her heels clicking sharply against the stone.Staff appeared to collect her luggage. They moved quickly. Nervously.The air felt wrong.Irina walked through the main doors and removed her coat, holding it out without looking. Someone took it immediately.She walked through the entrance hall toward the east wing. The corridors were too quiet. Too empty.Something had changed.She reached her room and pushed open the door. Everything was exactly as she'd left it.She set down her bag and walked to the window.A soft knock came at the door."Enter."The door opened. Elena stepped inside, closing it quickly behind her. The girl's hands were twisted together, her face pale.Irina didn't turn around. Just waited

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Chapter 83

Luna POV:The garden was quiet.I sat on the stone bench beneath the oak tree, my hands folded tightly in my lap. The afternoon sun was warm on my skin, but I couldn't feel it properly. Couldn't feel anything properly anymore.The bruise on my face had faded to a dull yellow. Still there when I looked in the mirror. Still tender when I touched it.But at least I hadn't seen Carmina since that day in the hallway.I didn't know where she was. Didn't know if she'd left the mansion or was just avoiding me or what. I just knew I hadn't encountered her again, and every day that passed without seeing her felt like a small mercy.Thank God.I pulled my sleeves down over my hands, my fingers curling into the fabric.The air felt heavy. Everything felt heavy lately.Footsteps on the garden path made me look up.A woman walked toward me.Irina.I recognized her immediately. His fiancée. Beautiful and elegant in a soft blue dress, her hair pulled back, her face gentle.I'd served her before. Many

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Chapter 84

I've been avoiding the dining room for two days now.Not hiding exactly. Not obviously refusing. Just sick. That's what I'd told the staff who came to my door with worried expressions and careful questions. My stomach hurts. I couldn't keep food down. Please, just bring something light to my room instead.It was partially true. Every time I even thought about sitting at that table beside him, nausea twisted through my gut like something living.Two days of trays brought to my room. Two days of locked doors and racing thoughts that wouldn't slow down no matter how hard I tried to quiet them.Irina's words kept circling in my mind, over and over, like a song I couldn't stop hearing.I can get you out.The knock came just after noon. I'd been sitting on the edge of my bed staring at nothing when the sound made me flinch.One of the kitchen women stood in the hallway when I opened the door. Her face was tight with nerves, her eyes refusing to meet mine directly."Boss wants tea brought to

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Chapter 85

I woke to the feeling of being watched.That familiar sensation. The one I'd felt for months. That heavy awareness of eyes on me.My eyes opened slowly.The room was dim. A small lamp on the far table cast weak orange light across the space, just enough to see shapes and shadows.And him.Sitting in the chair beside my bed.Completely still. Watching me.Every muscle in my body went rigid.He was right there. Grey eyes fixed on my face with that terrible intensity.My heart slammed against my ribs.Then the second realization hit.I was in my bed.But I'd fallen asleep on the floor. Against the wall. I remembered collapsing there. Crying for hours. Exhaustion dragging me under while I was still curled up on the hard floor.Cold horror washed over me.He'd moved me.Come into my locked room and carried my unconscious body from the floor to the bed.My stomach lurched."Sleep."His voice cut through the silence. Soft. Quiet.A command.His hand moved.Reached toward me.I flinched hard,

Dernière mise à jour : 2026-02-12

Chapter 86

Morning light filtered through my window.I hadn't moved from the bed. Hadn't slept after he left.Just lay there staring at the ceiling while my mind replayed everything.Him sitting in that chair. Watching me. Touching my hair.Three months of him in my room at night. In the darkness. While I slept.The thought made my stomach turn.I couldn't stay here.Not another night. Not knowing he'd come back. That he'd sit there watching me. Touching me.Possessing me even in sleep.I forced myself to sit up. My body ached from lying in the same position for hours.The room felt wrong now. Contaminated. Like I could still sense him in the shadows even though he was gone.I stood on shaking legs and walked to the bathroom.Turned on the light.Stared at myself in the mirror.My face was pale. Dark circles under my eyes. My hair a mess. I looked like I'd aged years in a single night.But my eyes...There was something different in them.Not strength exactly. But a decision.I couldn't survive

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Chapter 87

I woke to grey light filtering through the curtains.My body felt heavy. Like I'd been running in my sleep. Like exhaustion had soaked into my bones and wouldn't leave.I sat up slowly and pressed my palms against my eyes. Rubbed hard until I saw spots.Yesterday I hadn't left this room except to meet Irina. Hadn't gone to breakfast. Hadn't gone to lunch or dinner. Just stayed locked inside these four walls while my mind spun in circles.Because I couldn't face him yet.Not after that night. Not after seeing him sitting in my room in the darkness. Not after realizing what he'd been doing for three months while I slept.My stomach turned at the thought.I stood and walked to the bathroom. Turned on the cold water and splashed it on my face. Once. Twice. Three times until my skin burned from the cold and I could breathe properly again.I looked at myself in the mirror. Pale. Dark circles so deep they looked like bruises. Hair sticking up on one side where I'd slept on it wrong.I looked

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Chapter 87 [ii]

"Come here."I walked toward him. My legs barely working. Each step taking effort.I stopped a few feet from the table.He pushed his chair back. Gestured to the space right beside him.Closer.I took another step. Then another.A tray sat on the table. Soup. Bread. Fruit. Cheese on a small plate.He reached for the soup bowl. Picked up the spoon. Filled it.Held it toward me."Eat."I opened my mouth. He slid the spoon in.The soup was hot. Almost burning. I swallowed quickly before it could scald my tongue.He filled the spoon again.I ate.His eyes never left my face. Watching. Studying. Like he was cataloging every flicker of expression.After the fourth spoonful he set the bowl down.Then his hand shot out.Fast.He grabbed my wrist and yanked hard.I stumbled forward. Lost my balance.He pulled me down onto his lap.My body crashed into his. His arm locked around my waist immediately. Iron. Crushing.I pushed against his chest with both hands. Trying to create space. Trying to g

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