CHAPTER 11

SELENA'S POVI need to get out of here. The thought screamed inside my head as I forced myself to maintain eye contact with Draco Castellano.“You’re shaking,” he said flatly. My pulse hammered painfully against my ribs, of course I was shaking... I was standing inches away from one of the most dangerous men in Italy. A man whose family was responsible for turning my wedding into a massacre and the man I had spent the entire night hating.I forced out a nervous laugh.“Public speaking terrifies me,” I lied. “And apparently so does walking.”One of the guards looked unimpressed, and Draco remained silent. God, why was he still watching me Most men would have walked away already.... instead, his dark eyes remained fixed on my face with an intensity that made my skin prickle. For one horrifying moment, I wondered if he somehow knew... If he felt the tracker hidden beneath his coat. If he knew exactly who I was...No, that was paranoia... It had to be.Draco still hadn't moved... the si

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CHAPTER 12

SELENA'S POVI stood at the firing line, my posture rigid, my breathing practiced. The target downrange was a tattered mess of paper, but the center ring... the black bullseye, wasn’t just shredded. It was hollowed out.The instructor, a man whose skin looked like weathered leather, held up the target. Every shot sat clustered tightly near the center. Almost perfectly... he stared at the impossible grouping, his expression bordering on offended."She missed once," he muttered, his voice gravelly, pointing to a slight irregularity in the cluster.I winced, my grip tightening on the pistol. "Sorry."The instructor pointed dramatically toward the target. "She didn't miss."Silence followed, heavy and suffocating. The man turned to Alessio, who stood off to the side, leaning against a steel pillar. "That shot went through the same hole."Alessio blinked, his brow furrowing as he stepped closer to examine the paper. He looked up, his eyes meeting mine with a mixture of curiosity and someth

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CHAPTER 13

SELENA'S POVThe moment I stepped behind the velvet curtain separating the backstage area from the main club floor, I understood why Crimson Inferno had become legendary among Italy's elite.The place was beautiful and utterly depraved... from the shadows backstage, I scanned the crowd carefully.Crimson chandeliers hung from the ceiling like drops of blood. Gold accents reflected across polished black marble while expensive liquor flowed endlessly between tables occupied by some of the most powerful people in the country.Politicians, businessmen, actors and celebrities... men who smiled in public and bought sins in private.My skin crawled. Women moved gracefully across the club floor wearing elaborate masks and glittering dresses. Some danced on elevated stages beneath shifting lights while others sat beside wealthy guests, laughing softly at jokes that probably weren't funny.Everything felt carefully designed, luxury wrapped around corruption. A kingdom where money erased moralit

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CHAPTER 14

SELENA'S POVHandle the four of them at the same time? A provocative question hung in the air, heavy and thick with the scent of expensive bourbon and the unspoken promise of violence.”Cat got your tongue?" Daemon said teasingly. His grin was predatory, his eyes scanning me as if I were a piece of fine art he was deciding whether to shatter or add to his collection. God, give me strength, I thought, forcing my pulse to remain steady despite the way my skin prickled under his scrutiny. This was the game. Push too hard, and I’d be crushed. Don’t push hard enough, and I’d be forgotten.I took a slow, languid step toward the low-slung leather sofa, my stiletto makes a tapping sound against the floor.I didn’t look at Draco...not yet. I let my gaze flicker to Draven instead, letting a playful, mocking light dance in my eyes. I bit my lip then batt my eyelids. Then I faced Daemon."That’s a bold assumption.... Mister," I said, my voice dropping to a velvet purr. "Most men can barely hand

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Tous les chapitres de : Chapitre 11 - Chapitre 14

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 14