Contract marriage: I am the daughter of my husband's enemy의 모든 챕터: 챕터 141 - 챕터 150

Lucien’s POV, For the first time in years, I understand why people chase peace. It’s ridiculous and quite embarrassing.Because right now, I have everything people spend their entire lives trying to obtain. Money. Influence. Fear. A name that makes people hesitate before they even think about opposing me. And yet the thing that makes me feel like I’ve won is a woman asleep in my arms.Elara has been asleep for two hours. I know because I’ve been awake for every single second.I should sleep. My body and mind are exhausted, but I can’t. Not yet. The moment is too rare and too fragile.She’s curled against me, her breathing soft and steady, her fingers loosely holding onto my shirt like even unconscious, she’s afraid I’ll disappear. And the worst part? I don’t want her to let go.The truth is… We are falling for each other. She knows it. I know it. But we aren’t loving each other. God, no. We’re not yet in love. She definitely isn’t. But I know we’re just comfortable with the versions

Lucien’s POV, The word leaves my mouth before I can stop it. Nikolai freezes.“Why, what?”My fingers loosen from his arm.“Why did I do it?” The question sounds pathetic. Like I’m a child asking why the monster under the bed exists. “Why did I do it, Nikolai?” My voice cracks. “I don’t remember!”His expression changes, and the anger disappears. His hold loosens, too. “You don’t have to do this right now.”“But I don’t remember.” My breathing becomes uneven. “I remember the knife.” My eyes close. “I remember his blood.” A shiver runs through me. “I remember his face. Rather, no face.” My stomach twists. “But I don’t remember why.”The hallway disappears again, and I’m there. Ten years ago. Levi is laughing.No.He’s not.He’s crying.No.I can’t tell. Everything is mixed up.His face.My hands.Someone is screaming; another is begging me.“Lucien!” Nikolai shakes me. “Come on, stay with me.”“I see him.” My voice is barely there. “I see him everywhere.” I swallow. “I see him when I

Lucien’s POV, Lukewarm water swallows me as Kallian practically dumps me in the rooftop pool without giving me the option to undress. I come back up immediately, hair dripping over my face, staring at him with a level of irritation that would have made most people reconsider their life choices.Kallian just grins.“Look alive!”I wipe water from my face.“I hate you.”“Sure, you do,” he winks, removes his shirt, and jumps in beside me. Water splashes on my face again, and I groan. “I thought you wanted us to go to a hot tub.”“Honestly,” he purses his lips. “That’ll have been way better. But Mireya wouldn’t join with a gun placed to her head…”“I doubt that.”“And I want all of us to be together this night, so…” he gestures around the pool, and I nod. Immediately, Mireya struts in with a scowl on her face and a full bodysuit. Kallian grins. “Where’s the rest of your body, Mireya?”She glares at him with disgust on her face, tossing her towel to the chair beside her. “I feel for t

Elara’s POV, An hour later, the room is finally quiet.Not completely quiet, because of the sound of the machines around and the staff, I can hear chittering like squirrels, but quiet enough that I can breathe.Kallian, Nikolai, and Mireya have already left after spending the last thirty minutes arguing about who was going to bring me food when I got home, even though I was just being discharged and not moving into another country.Asher is asleep now, his small body curled against Lucien’s chest, while Lucien sits beside me, one hand resting protectively on our son’s back.It’s strange.A few days ago, I was lying unconscious, and I heard he was apparently losing his mind outside my room. Now I’m awake, and he’s sitting there like he’s afraid that if he moves too fast, I’ll disappear again.I haven’t yet told him I know about his “Watchman” identity. I don’t know what to feel about it, so it’s best I pretend I know nothing about it. The doctor is talking to Celene about documentati

Elara’s POV, Celene stands in front of me with the mask in my hands, and for a moment, neither of us says anything.Because we both know what this is. It is not just a piece of fabric and jewels. It is years of expectations. Years of women being told to be beautiful, quiet, and untouchable.It is a cage disguised as elegance, and yet…Today, it feels different.The first time I wear it, it is because of the Kórvac system. This time, I take it because I choose to carry what Celene was forced to carry. “I need a dress.”Celene blinks.“Why?”I look down at myself.“I don’t have one that matches,” I gesture over the mask, and her expression relaxes slightly. “And I cannot be more polite than this, but you must have been hot in the early days.”The silence lasts exactly two seconds.“Right.” She slowly nods. “Fuck you.”I grin as she rolls her eyes and turns to leave. And maybe it’s the fact that she is leaving, or maybe it’s because I know what this means.Whatever it is, I speak.“I ha