All Chapters of The Billionaire's Sinful Affair (Book 2): Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Behind them, the pile of debris near the threshold shifted.Nyx groaned, pressing one hand to the side of her skull where thick blood matted her hair. Her movements stayed sluggish as she pushed herself up. She blinked to clear her vision, taking in the destroyed door, the shattered glass, and the headless remains of Cassius discarded on the floor.Then, she saw Zavian crouched on the floor with his clothes soaked in blood as he cradled Emmeline's trembling frame.Nyx didn't look at the carnage anymore. She focused her gaze on the bruised, purple handprints already darkening Emmeline's throat, at the silver in her hair, and the way her nightgown hung off her skeletal shoulders.Then the familiar scent hit her again, the same scent that had distracted her earlier and given the enemy the chance to take her down.Realization dawned on Nyx.She recognized the foul, heavy undertone now—it was menstrual blood. To a vampire’s refined senses, waste blood was dead. It should be entirely unappe

Zavian drew in a slow, jagged breath, forcing the tension from his shoulders before dropping the washcloth onto the marble ledge.He rose slowly, moving to the sleek vanity without a word. Glass clinked softly, followed by the brief rush of water from the tap.When he returned to the edge of the sunken tub, he held a glass cup and two small pills, his expression entirely stripped of the lethal fury that had consumed him seconds ago.Emmeline hadn't moved, her gaze fixed blankly on the far wall.Zavian crouched beside her, keeping his movements entirely visible so he wouldn't startle her."Emmeline," he murmured. "Look at me."It took a long moment, but her glassy eyes finally shifted to his face."Open for me," Zavian coaxed.Emmeline’s pale lips parted slightly. Thus, he reached out, his large fingers impossibly gentle as he placed the pills directly on her tongue and immediately brought the glass to her mouth, tipping it just enough to let the cool water flow past her lips while his

Charlotte glared down the length of the table toward the foot of the dais as her fangs dropped to rest over her bottom lip."The summons were mandatory, yet we sit here like forgotten servants while our Supreme Leader hides behind closed doors." Her voice rose, echoing off the walls. "We demand to know when Archon will show himself, and we demand answers for the murder of Lord Cassius!""Murder?" One of the dragon representatives low rumble shook the floor. "You call it murder when your precious lord tried to drain Anax's mate?""She isn't his mate!" Charlotte whirled on the dragon. "She's a human. A fragile, dying mortal who doesn't belong on our throne. Cassius was protecting the realm from contamination!""Cassius was a traitor." Another dragon spoke coldly. "And traitors die.""He was of ancient blood!" Charlotte slammed her hands onto the table. "His death demands retribution. It demands the human's blood to balance the scales!""Yes!" Magdae jumped up. "The little bird brought d

The temperature in the room had plummeted to an unnatural degree.She slid out of bed, her bare feet pressing silently to the freezing marble floor as a nameless dread weighted every step she took toward him.The closer she stepped, the more she noticed the terrifying rigidity of his broad shoulders and the unnatural way his hands hung dead at his sides.His body possessed an absolute, predatory stillness. He looked as though he had completely forgotten how to breathe."Zavian." She reached out to gently touch his forearm.Zavian flinched violently the second her fingers made contact, acting as though her warmth had violently yanked him back from a dark place he hadn't wanted to leave.He slowly turned his head toward her.His eyes remained completely unfocused, staring straight through her as if she were a ghost he couldn't quite solidify.Then he blinked slowly, and a faint spark of recognition finally flickered across his harsh features."Emmeline." His gaze immediately dropped to

Silence stretched between them as Zavian fed her the last spoonful of porridge.Emmeline swallowed mechanically, her throat tight with everything she'd been holding back.When he set the empty bowl aside, she finally looked at him. Really looked at him.The exhaustion carved into his features. The guilt swimming in those blue eyes. The way his hands trembled slightly as he reached for the teacup."Where were you?" Her voice came out small, but it cut through the silence.Zavian froze with the teacup halfway to her lips."For ten days, Zavian. Ten days." Her voice cracked. "Do you have any idea what I went through? What they did to me?"The tears she'd been fighting spilled over even more."I was alone. Completely alone in a place where everyone wanted me dead. Where no one spoke to me except to mock me. Where they taunted, humiliated me and made me feel like I was nothing."Her hands clenched in the sheets and her entire body shaking."They blamed me for a woman losing her baby, Zavia