Dukes Of Ruin Novels & Stories

I replied, lifting my glass. He smiled. “Only at first.” I took a careful bite, watching him over the rim of my glass. “What happens after this,” I asked calmly. “After you hide me underground.” “After,” he repeated, considering. “We rebuild.” “We,” I echoed. “Yes,” he said. “You and me. Without distractions.” “You mean without Damien.” His expression barely changed, but his fingers tightened around his fork. “He was a phase,” Marcus said. “An indulgence. People like him burn fast and disappear.”

Now I knew what it was like to be inside her and feel her body respond to mine and see her look at me like I was something more than just a monster wearing a human face. The door opened without anyone knocking and Kade walked in. His face was healed thanks to werewolf metabolism but there was still bruising around his jaw and his eye was swollen and I could tell from the way he was moving that his ribs still hurt. “We have something,” he said without preamble. I stood up and followed him to the conference room where half a dozen of our best tech members were hunched over laptops and equipment. Duke looked up when we entered. “The van’s dashcam was remotely wiped. Traffic cameras along their

He looked like he was already planning exactly how to ruin me next. Fuck.....I was in so much trouble.

I open my mouth to say something, surprised at the unexpected threat, but nothing comes out. The healer- long dark hair tied loosely at his nape, brown sleeves rolled up to his elbows, pauses before snorting. “Trust me, Dominion, I value my neck too much to test that threat.” His lips twitch as he adds, “Besides, I wouldn’t dare cross one of the Draven twins. I quite enjoy breathing.” Darian’s mouth tilts. “Good,” he replies. I sit up, then face Ilias, “Thank you.” I breath out.

I looked toward the open warehouse doors, where daylight spilled across the concrete floor. "Now I find out why a father declared war on his own daughter. And if Raj Varma has another reason..." I thought of Drisana sleeping upstairs, bruised and unaware that the greatest betrayal of her life wore her own surname. "...he'd better pray it's good enough." Without another word, I walked out of the warehouse. This wasn't over. It had only just begun.

- Slaves saved will retaliate causing severe damage to your Reputation. - Duke and his Nation will avoid contacting you. - 60% of Keep's treasure will be lost. - Keep will be burned down by Hallerus Army. "Fuck!....< BAMM!! >…". "HUH!!..< PPSSHHUPPP!! >..URGHH!!....".

"Well, yes. That's for a human's perspective. But for us-a noble or a mythical creature as what human history says-it's natural. We can live for millennia and tens and hundreds of it, not aging. We can even enter eternal slumber if we want to. "But that's not always the case. Sometimes, one can enter a force eternal sleep if they committed a crime that is too grave beyond comprehension and the risk being known to the world is high or they took offense to the humankind that we're supposed to take care." -Cassielle Elise D. Dairen, the daughter of the duke, Clyde Estreno D. Dairen. The unknown duchess.

Tori interrupted the Duke from speaking. If the Duke would not agree, the Rozenreff Duchy's name would appear in every gossip in high society and tarnish the Duke's credibility. The Duke looked at her, which she returned with a serious face who didn't take bullshit from anyone. From here on, it will be a battle between us Duke Luwen Rozenreff. You will bend to my will at the end of this game. I can't let you ruin my plans just because of your filial love for Sabina.

Tears fill my eyes as I kill the rogues and hold him when he collapses. "I'm sorry bro",he nods no. He knows this isn't my or his fault. "I'm okay we can head home",he is bleeding profusely and I pick him up and run for a wolf hospital. Once there Duke slips into a coma as poison goes through his body from the stab wound. We may lose him here and his mate probably won't care at all. "Kat, I mind link, Duke is injured bad we are at the hospital in neutral territory. He is in a coma now",her cries ring in my head.