Chapter 21 - His And Hers

Laszlo remained still until Briella's sobs finally began to subside.He gently rubbed her head once more before slowly releasing her.She immediately lowered her face, wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand.He watched her for a moment.Then, as though remembering something, he extended his hand."Give me your hand."Briella hesitated.His gaze dropped to her fingers."Your hand, Briella."She reluctantly placed it in his.The moment their palms met, he felt the trembling.Her fingers were shaking.Laszlo glanced at their joined hands, his expression tightening almost imperceptibly.Without saying anything, he gently squeezed hers.Briella looked up at him.He said nothing.Neither did she.He simply picked up her luggage with his free hand and began walking.Briella followed.The servants immediately stepped aside to make way for their king.Nobody dared speak.Nobody dared stare for too long.And nobody seemed capable of understanding what they had just witnessed.Laszlo Knight

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Chapter 22 - New Home

She shook her head, looking between his eyes and his mouth as though she had discovered something terrible."I don't know what's wrong with me! I.... I always want you so much. No matter how dangerous you are for me...."Laszlo stared at her."Briella....""Why do I keep doing that?"She pressed her hands against her cheeks."Why do I keep wanting to kiss you?"He opened his mouth.Nothing came out.She looked horrified."You must be doing something to me."For the first time in a very long time, Laszlo Knight was genuinely speechless.He had not bewitched her.He had not cast a spell.He had barely touched her.And yet, judging by the way she was looking at him, she was convinced he had somehow stolen control of her mind."Briella," he said carefully, "I am not bewitching you."She stared at him suspiciously."Then why do I want to kiss you?"He had no answer he could give her.Not one she would understand.Not one he was prepared to admit aloud.Because the truth was that he, too, h

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Chapter 23 - Scars

"You're staying here, Briella."Laszlo's words lingered in the room long after he had spoken them.Briella stared at him.She wanted to ask another question. Several, actually.But the look in his eyes made her swallow every single one.He turned toward the five women standing near the door."See to her needs. Make sure she's comfortable. If she wants anything, provide it.""Yes, Your Majesty.""And nobody enters this room without my permission.""Of course, Your Majesty."Laszlo glanced at Briella.She immediately lowered her eyes.Something tightened in his chest.He had barely raised his voice, yet she was already shrinking into herself.He didn't like it.Not one bit."Is there anything you need?" he asked her.Briella shook her head."No, Your Majesty."The formal address irritated him for reasons he couldn't explain."Laszlo."She looked up."What?""Call me Laszlo."Her lips parted slightly.Then she shook her head."I couldn't."His eyebrows rose."Couldn't?""You're the king.

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Chapter 24 - Do Not Hide

Briella heard the bedroom door open.She froze.Then she heard footsteps.Heavy.Unhurried.Coming toward the bathroom.Her heart began to pound.No.Please, no.The door opened.Laszlo stepped inside.Briella immediately backed away.He stopped when he saw her.She was wearing the robe, its belt tied tightly around her waist. Her hair fell loosely around her shoulders, and her eyes were already filling with tears."Briella."She shook her head."Please."He glanced at the robe.Then at her face."Come here.""No."The word escaped her in a frightened whisper.Laszlo took a step forward.Briella recoiled."Don't!"He stopped.Her chest rose and fell rapidly."Please don't touch me."The words struck him harder than he expected.He looked at her for a long moment.Then he lowered his voice."I won't hurt you."Briella shook her head harder."You don't know that!"Laszlo went still.She seemed startled by her own words.But the fear had already taken over.When he approached again, she

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Chapter 25 - A Concerned Mother?

Bernard Ashcroft hadn't stopped shaking.It had been hours since the Red King left with Briella, yet Bernard could still see the scene whenever he closed his eyes.The black vehicles.The armed guards.The reporters shouting questions.And Briella.His Briella.Walking away from him without knowing whether she would ever return.Bernard sat at the head of the Ashcroft council table, his fingers gripping the armrests so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.He hadn't changed his clothes.He hadn't eaten.He hadn't slept.Every time someone mentioned the Blood Covenant, his stomach twisted.He had signed the transfer himself.He had watched his wife leave.And he had done nothing to stop it."Alpha Bernard?"He raised his head.An elderly councilman was watching him from across the table."Are you listening to

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Chapter 26 - Schooling A Lost Son

Perhaps it was because Natasha sounded exactly as she always had: caring, composed, and entirely certain that she had done nothing wrong.Or perhaps it was because he remembered how quickly she had encouraged Briella to leave with Laszlo.He pushed the thought away.He had more immediate concerns.Across the table, another woman had remained unusually quiet.Queen Isolde of House Veyne sat with her hands folded before her, her gaze fixed on the documents scattered across the table.She had barely spoken since the meeting began.At first, Natasha had paid her little attention.But now she noticed the way Isolde's fingers had stopped moving.The way her expression had changed when the council began discussing the Red King's illness.And the way her eyes seemed to be fixed on a name written near the bottom of one document.Briella Whitemere.Natasha's smile slowly faded.