HE REJECTED ME, SO I TOOK HIS CROWN
“Would you care to come and see it now, my lady?”
“Lead the way.”
I followed him out of the dark, imposing stone fortress and down to a secluded, high-walled corner of the massive estate grounds.
When we rounded the final basalt pillar, my breath caught sharply in my throat.
The greenhouse was magnificent.
It was a soaring, elegant dome of reinforced bulletproof glass and dark wrought iron, perfectly positioned to catch the weak, freezing mountain sunlight. Inside, rows of rich, fertile soil beds, automated watering systems, and climate-controlled vents were already fully operational, designed to the exact, meticulous specifications I had demanded.
Hot Chapters