Septa Game Of Thrones Novels & Stories

Aria The basement of the rundown safehouse on the edge of the industrial district smelled of damp concrete, old iron, and dust. It was perfect. No cameras, no biometric grids, and completely off the Thorne and Vance maps. I had spent the last forty-eight hours setting it up, anchoring a heavy steel chair to the floorboards and checking the strength of the reinforced leather restraints. Tomorrow was Malakai’s wedding day. Every billboard in the upper city was flashing the news of the rushed Thorne-Vance corporate marriage. Victoria Vance thought she had finally cornered the devil. She thought she was going to walk down the aisle, sign the asset merger, and bleed Malakai’s empire dry.

Perhaps he’d serve as an ally. “Come along. We don’t want to be late for our shift. Who knows? Maybe we shall spot the duke from the battlements!” They all laughed again and started up the stairs once more. Seph didn’t dare move until she could no longer hear their footsteps. She had to wait until she heard the door open because there was a chance they might not have a key and would have to come back down or someone else would follow them. Once she heard the door open, she let go of a lung full of air. Steeling herself, Seph slid out from behind the statue, careful not to knock into it, and flew down the stairs, doing her best to be discreet.

“Dad said I would like you, but I already couldn't stand you the moment we met. Isn't that ironic?” “Mutual feelings, then. I guess it's better if we stay out of each other's way.” That was the deal. Kiera Hartley is the newly adopted daughter of the wealthy Cole family—a girl who learned long ago to bury her emotions and has completely lost the ability to cry. Liam Cole is the family's biological son—cynical, arrogant, and harboring a deep-seated hatred for women. They were supposed to be strangers living under the same roof. But everything changes when Liam makes a cruel bet with his friends: make the unshakeable new girl cry. To win, Liam must break through Kiera's wa