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CHAPTER 1CASSIANI stood there smiling at the cameras like my life depended on it, but inside, I was dying. My cheeks were already hurting from holding this fake smile for the past hour. I leaned slightly toward my manager, Maya, who was standing right beside me, and muttered under my breath without moving my lips too much.“This is so fucking fake. I feel like a clown.”Maya kept smiling brightly at the crowd and the flashing cameras, but she answered me through her teeth.“Smile wider, Cassian. You look constipated. And stop murmuring before someone notices.”I wanted to roll my eyes so bad, but I didn’t. Instead, I kept the stupid smile on my face and whispered again.“Damn that stupid bitch. If she didn’t pull that AI shit, I wouldn’t be standing here pretending like everything is fine.”Maya’s smile didn’t drop even for a second. She waved at a few reporters before replying quietly.“Well, that stupid bitch did pull the AI shit, and now we’re here trying to clean up your image.

CHAPTER 3RAFAELI wiped the blood off my hands with a white handkerchief as I stared at the body slumped on the floor of my office. The man had stopped breathing three minutes ago. I folded the handkerchief neatly and placed it on the table before picking up my phone.It rang twice before I answered.“Rafael,” Dante’s voice came through, calm but firm. “Come to my study. Now.”I glanced at the dead man one last time before replying.“I’ll be there in five minutes.”I ended the call and turned to the two guards stationed outside my office. They were already pale. One of them was visibly shaking.“Clean this up,” I said coldly. “Make sure nothing is left behind.”They both nodded quickly, too afraid to even speak.I adjusted my cufflinks and walked out.When I reached Dante’s study, I didn’t bother knocking. I pushed the door open and stepped inside. Dante was standing by the window with his hands behind his back. He turned when he heard me enter.“Rafael,” he said. “Thank you for comi

CHAPTER 5RAFAELI had been guarding Cassian for three weeks now. Every day. Every hour. The boy was stubborn, loud, and far too emotional for my liking. But I endured it. For now.I stood in Dante’s study with my hands clasped behind my back as he and Kade spoke. Lucien was leaning against the wall, watching me with that usual amused look on his face.“Cassian will be returning to the United States tomorrow,” Dante said. “We would have preferred to send you with him, but you are the Head of Intelligence. We cannot simply let you leave the kingdom like that.”I listened quietly, my face blank.Then, an idea struck me.This was it.This was the opportunity I had been waiting for.Going to the United States with Cassian would remove me from the constant watch of the kings. I would have space. Freedom. Time to move without anyone breathing down my neck. Guarding the boy would be the perfect cover. No one would question why I was there.I looked at Dante.“I will go with him.”The room we