All Chapters of Before love Lies: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

Sam – POVThere is a difference…Between observation—And attention.I observe everyone.That is my function.Patterns.Speech.Movement.Intent.But her?I don’t just observe Princess Bella.I track her.Quietly.Differently.Because something about her…Doesn’t align.Her movements are precise—But not military.Her speech is controlled—But not rehearsed.Her behavior suggests loyalty—But not to one side.So I look deeper.Beyond what John can see.Beyond what Debbie allows me to show.I begin pulling threads.Legal databases.International registries.Corporate filings.Everything she has ever touched…Everything she has ever been tied to.And then—I find it.Buried.Hidden.But not well enough.She still operates within legal frameworks.Not off-grid like the others.Not invisible.Documented.Registered.Active.Under a different name.An informant.For an organization John does not fully understand yet.An organization that has been watching him…Long before he knew he was be

Debbie Edison (Olivia Rothchild) – POVSomething had shifted.Not just on the surface.Not just in the data that had been collected and analyzed. It went Deeper.I felt it before I saw it.“Sam,” I said quietly.“Yes, ma’am.”“Update John’s behavioral pattern.”A pause that seemed to a few moments felt like hours.Then“Deviation detected.”My eyes narrowed slightly.“How severe?”⸻“Outside projected pathways.”Silence that made my heart sinkThat didn’t happen.That shouldn’t happen.I stepped closer to the main screen, watching John’s movement replay.Different posture the way he stood made him seem stronger more defensive and more confident .Different pacing.Different energy.“He’s thinking,” I whispered.Not just reacting.Not just following.Thinking.That was dangerous.“What triggered it?” I asked.“Pattern recognition,” Sam replied.Of course he caught on to my pattern it won’t be long before he finds out the truth .I exhaled slowly.“I underestimated how fast he’d see it…”

Edward Harper – POV (The Auditor)Princess Bella.How amusing.Not in the way others might laugh—no, not humor.Irony.The kind that coils slowly in your chest and tightens when you realize someone has mistaken defiance for freedom.I leaned back into the leather seat as the jet carved a silent path through the night sky. Below us, continents shifted, oceans stretched endlessly—but up here, none of it mattered. The world was quiet at this altitude.Controlled.Just the way I preferred it.The engine hummed steadily, a low mechanical pulse. Not alive—but close enough to mimic it.A heartbeat without consequence.“She thought she could choose,” I murmured, my voice barely louder than the cabin’s whisper.Smoke curled upward from the cigar between my fingers, twisting into thin, dissolving threads before vanishing into filtered air.“People like her don’t choose…”I tapped ash into a crystal tray with precise, measured movement.“They’re assigned.”My gaze dropped to the tablet resting i

Bella – POVThe plane ride was silent.Not the kind of silence that felt peaceful—The kind that pressed in on you.Heavy.Final.Every second in the air felt like a countdown we couldn’t stop. No turning back. No rerouting. No more hiding.I sat across from John, my hands folded tightly in my lap, staring at nothing—and everything—at the same time.Because once we landed…Everything would change.Everything had to.A voice crackled softly in John’s ear.Sam“Master John… this decision cannot be reversed.”I didn’t look at him—but I listened.“Allowing the others to know you’re alive will… cost you your life.”A pause.Even the air felt like it stopped moving.“Sam,” John said quietly.Firm.Controlled.“That’s enough.”Silence.Then—“Shut down.”My eyes shifted slightly toward him.My jaw tightened as a I leaned back, closing my eyes for just a moment.“My decisions from here on out must be my own,” he continued.“I can’t allow the League…”A breath.“I can’t allow the people on the

John – POV (Inside the Castle)I stood there in silence.The weight of everything pressing in at once.Government.The League.Edward.The past.The future.All colliding into one unavoidable truth—I was outmatched.How do you win a war…When the people you’re fighting—Control more than you ever could?Power.Money.Influence.Nations.I exhaled slowly, running a hand through my hair.“…Think,” I muttered to myself.“There has to be a way—”Then—Sam’s voice shifted.“Incoming live broadcast—priority override.”My head snapped up.“Put it through.”And then—Her voice filled the room.⸻Bella – Broadcast (Queen’s Declaration)“My first act as Queen of Queensland…”Her voice was steady.Stronger than I had ever heard it before.Not the girl I knew.Not the one who ran.This was someone else.Someone forged by loss.“I hereby declare…”A pause.The entire world listening.“That John Edison…”“…is under my protection.”My breath caught.Every screen in the room lit up simultaneously.L