All Chapters of Let Them Kneel: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Her scent still lingered—honey, cinnamon, her—so vivid it clawed at his sanity. It filled the car, the air, his lungs. His pulse drummed as fragments of the dream—her body against his, the sound of her breathing, the brush of her lips—broke over him in relentless waves. He dragged a hand down his f

The packhouse was quiet, bathed in that pale stillness that came just after sunrise. Julian parked in the drive, cutting the engine and sitting there for a moment, gripping the steering wheel like it might hold the answers to the chaos in his head. He exhaled, rubbed a hand over his face, and stepp

The afternoon light stretched long across Julian’s desk, spilling over stacks of files and the open blueprints before him. He sat back in his chair, pen in hand, sketching adjustments to a real estate proposal that demanded his focus—but his mind refused to stay there. He needed the distraction. H

Julian stood in front of the full-length mirror, silent as the tailor circled him, adjusting the jacket seams with careful precision. The room smelled faintly of pressed wool, starch, and his mother’s wine. She sat across from him on a velvet chair, one leg crossed over the other, a glass of red i

His mother’s breath caught, her eyes wide with quiet astonishment. Then, with a tender ache in her voice, she whispered, “Oh, Julian…” Her hand reached out, fingers brushing the collar of his shirt. “But wait, that means you’re marked.” Julian gently took her wrist and lowered it, shaking his head