CHAPTER 51: A Wedding To Plan.

Alaric.I pressed the ice pack harder against my jaw, wincing as the cold bit into the split skin. The blood had stopped oozing, but my face felt like it had been run over.Every breath I took rattled my ribs. Dominic Russo and Liam Kingsley certainly knew how to throw a punch. But the ache in my chest was worse.All these while, I saw her as a pawn, so why did my chest ache now that she’s gone? I finally got Liam and Dominic to lose the one thing they fought over, so why do I feel depressed?I looked over at the velvet tray on the dresser. Sending that video to ruin Kingsley had backfired so perfectly it was almost comical. I wanted to break her heart so she'd turn to me, but instead, I just drove her right into the abyss.The heavy double doors of my St. Regis' penthouse burst open as three men in dark grey suits marched into the room. I looked up to see Commander Edward Harrington, my mother's personal hound."Your Royal Highness," Harrington said, standing at absolute attention. "

CHAPTER 52: Mrs. Higgins.

Liam.The swelling in my left eye had finally gone down, leaving behind a deep, ugly shade of yellowish-purple that even the most expensive designer sunglasses couldn’t hide. But the physical wreckage was nothing compared to the absolute silence that had settled over my life.I sat at my desk at the Kingsley Corps headquarters, staring blankly at a spreadsheet of quarterly projections. The numbers blurred together. For the past four days, my phone has been completely useless. Every time I looked at it, I was reminded of that cold, mechanical recording: The number you have dialed is unallocated or no longer in service.A soft knock sounded at my office door. I didn't even look up. "I said no disruptions."The door clicked open anyway, and the heavy, familiar scent of expensive French perfume flooded the room. I didn't need to lift my head to know it was Isabella.She closed the door quietly behind her, stepping into the office with soft, hesitant steps. She wore a tailored black dres

CHAPTER 53: Still Broken.

Evelyn.The bell above the heavy oak door chimed, a bright, cheerful sound that always seemed out of place with the quiet static in my head.I smoothed down the front of the knit cardigan I was wearing, stepping out from behind the counter of The Thread & Needle. It was a small, dusty clothing boutique on Oakhaven’s main street, filled with the scent of cedar wood, linen spray, and aged wool. The owner, an elderly woman named Martha who walked with a heavy silver cane, had taken me on two weeks ago without asking a single question about why an overqualified girl was looking for part-time retail work."Good afternoon," I forced a polite, practiced smile onto my face as a tall man in a flannel shirt and heavy work boots stepped inside. "Let me know if you’re looking for anything specific.""Actually, I think I am," the man replied, dropping his keys onto the counter with a heavy clatter. He had a rugged, friendly face, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he gave me a slow, appreciati

CHAPTER 54: Enzo.

Dominic.The amber liquid swirled against the crystal glass, catching the low, bloody glow of the neon light overhead. It was three in the morning. Deranged Desires had been closed for hours, the thumping bass and the flashing strobes replaced by a suffocating, heavy silence that always seemed to creep into the lounge when the crowds went home.I sat in the deep leather booth of the private VIP room, my tie loosened, the top two buttons of my shirt undone. I stared blankly at the dark mahogany table.It had been a full, agonizing month since the world shattered at Memorial Sloan Kettering. No matter how much top-shelf bourbon I poured down my throat, the burn couldn't scald away the static in my head. I didn't want to think about it. I had forbidden my men from uttering her name in my presence, tearing up every useless surveillance report Marco brought to my desk. If she wanted to be a ghost, let her haunt the dark.But the silence didn't cure the rot. I was wallowing, sinking into

All Chapters of Divorced And Crowned By The Dangerous Kings: Chapter 51 - Chapter 54

CHAPTER 51: A Wedding To Plan.

CHAPTER 52: Mrs. Higgins.

CHAPTER 53: Still Broken.

CHAPTER 54: Enzo.