Hornblower: The Duchess And The Devil Novels & Stories

“Are you quick enough to watch your children burn before your eyes?” He whimpered. The gun wavered. “Drop it,” I murmured, my voice silk and iron. “Or I promise you—your last sight will be their screams catching fire.” His arm buckled. The gun slipped. And then—Lucas moved. De Cruz crumpled to the floor, his sobs ragged, his chest heaving like a dying animal. Lucas had torn the gun from his hand so easily it was almost laughable, now pinning it under his boot like a crushed insect. The traitor clutched his throat, tears streaking through the sweat and grime on his face.

I let myself fall deep into my zone with red in my sight. “Gaetano, do you understand why they say never make a deal with The Devil?” I interrupted his laugh. He looked at me with narrowed eyes as I blew out the cigarette smoke into the night sky. I flicked the bud away and met his gaze, giving him a devilish smirk. “I’m about to show you why.” I drew my guns out at the same time men jumped out from the wooden crates. And a war with fire began.

His weak hands found mine as he tried to pry my fingers off the blade but my girl remained firm as I pressed the blade deeper into his chest. His grip loosened, his hands falling to his side. I released the blade, standing to my feet. “ In this life and in the next, you'd never make the mistake of taking what belongs to me.” I marched the blade down, his body jolted, blood rolling down his mouth. I closed his eyes, tossing his body into the flames as I crept to the window.

He raised an eyebrow and she glared at him. Duchess Evelyn was considered a seductress and the most beautiful woman in valeria.. She is undoubtedly a warrior and also the Prince's mate . "What do you mean by that? You belong to me alone! And I don't care if you're married to some fickle woman, I'm the only woman in your heart and you and I know you can't change that!" She brought her lips to his neck and trailed her tongue on his bare neck making him curse under his breath.