Romans & histoires I Will Quit The Empress

"How dare you be with him, Mel! You're mine!" Jimmy's expression hardened instantly, his gaze turning cold. "It seems Mr. Delaney still doesn't understand where he stands." He pulled a document out and tossed it lightly against Steven's face. "Effective today, Clove Corporation will withdraw from all projects involving Delaney Corporate." Mr. Delaney Senior's face fell. He parted his lips to plead, but no words came out. He could only turn and give Steven a hard kick. "What have you done, you stupid child? Get up and apologize to Mr. Clove and Ms. Reid now!"

Clear, calm and quiet, the way the sky goes quiet before something serious happens. “I, Sera Voss, accept your rejection, Caden Walsh. I sever the bond between us and release you from its claim.” A gasp. Actual gasps. Multiple. Because nobody does that. Nobody accepts out loud, not like that, not immediately, not without begging or crying or at minimum collapsing against someone. The accepted thing is to be destroyed by it. The accepted thing is to let the Alpha’s word be the last word. I didn’t look at the crowd.

I turned just in time to see William smiling, making my heart beat even harder. "Honestly, I don't understand why the Emperor would direct such hostility towards his Highness, the princess," he said, looking at me intently. I felt my face getting hot and looked away. "It's only natural since I'm not a wanted daughter," I said in a calm voice. I had already overcome all those fantasy feelings that I insisted on carrying inside my chest. Just as the emperor didn't accept me as his daughter, I no longer saw him as my father, only as an incompetent emperor who was bringing the whole empire to ruin through his neglect and selfishness.

she said quietly, “I lose everything.” Luca stepped closer. “You won’t.” “You can’t promise that.” “No.” He met her eyes. “But I can promise I won’t stop fighting for you.” The room fell silent. Adriana held his gaze. “Even if my empire collapses?” “Yes.” Miranda suddenly smiled. “Well,” she said, “this is extremely romantic for the middle of a corporate apocalypse.” Adriana laughed softly for the first time that day. Then she looked back at Luca. “Let’s find Victor’s mistake.”

He took my hand and pressed it to his chest so I could feel how wildly his heart was pounding. "Your Majesty, in my heart, no one compares to you." With those deep eyes on me, my cheeks went hot in spite of myself. I put aside any thought of teasing him and said directly, "I am Empress of Salomir now. Being with me means marrying into my household; there is no other way. Are you willing? Would your parents agree?" He pressed a kiss to the back of my hand. "Your Majesty, that is my problem to solve. All you have to consider is whether you want me."

“No, I can’t do that. I can’t kill Rozen.” The room feels wrong and too quiet. I looked at the red moonlight pouring through the window and shivered in the cold. My wrist burns with the mark of Empress. Clutching it, I gritted my teeth shaking my head. “Stop!” I shouted while cradling my head. “Stop all these thoughts!” Empress’ voice reverberated faintly in my mind, persuading me to do it. End him, Mariana, and be free. I swing my legs off the bed. Nirvana is whining berating me for even having those ugly thoughts. She knows the dream was not just a dream.

RECOMMENDED SONG: **You And Me by Lifehouse (Continued)** “Then I prefer to die or be held captive.” Grand Empress said aloud with raged eyes darting at Carol, who was shaking under her incoherent gazed. Carol knew her words could get her killed right then and there; without her getting appreciated for all those years she had spent besides Empress, still…she said it.

Watching the elders talk among themselves, arguing without listening to her wishes, didn’t make the empress feel particularly guilty or sorry for what she had done. “You’re all too noisy! The demon god is dead, and right now I also need a man to satisfy my desires. Do you think I should just become a widow like the others? Do you think I’d accept that? Don’t even think about it!” The empress firmly put an end to all that nonsense with her resolute refusal. She was going to marry him; whether they liked it or not, she would still marry Long Chen, and even if she had to lose her position now, she didn’t care about any of that. If it was truly necessary, she would step down from her throne righ

“You’re forgetting one crucial thing. I am still the King and I control everything and everyone. If you leave now, you’re turning your back on a direct mission. And that qualifies as desertion.” I felt Zach and Emery tense behind me. My hands balled into fists. “You really gonna charge me with treason because I care about someone who’s not you? That’s cute. Toxic, but cute.” “If that’s what it takes to make you stay.” Everything inside me boiled. “Then I quit,” I hissed. “I resign. You can keep your war and your title. I’d rather take my chances with bloodthirsty rogues than emotionally constipated royalty."

Ivan said. It was as if I had been slapped for what he had said. It's true that in a few months I will be the Empress. Dad is not here and he is in Japan because he is arranging my papers and requirements for being an Empress. The truth hit me because of that. I was so driven by anger because of what was happening. I wanted to kill Rovic and Hiro with my own hands but even a plan I didn’t have.