Novel & Cerita The Queen's Gambit

Her palms opened as she dropped to her knees in front of the Queen. The room fell silent when the Queen’s trembling fingers slowly reached for the paper. She swallowed, her chest thumping out of control as her now glossy hazel eyes fell to the words written across the white sheet. Her lips stayed sealed even as she read, but all could see how her grip had begun to crush the paper. A torturous minute passed before finally, Agatha’s head rose. The indifferent look on her face told them nothing of what she read, so the silence that followed was particularly torturous for West more than anyone else. “Enough with this damn suspense.” Damian tapped the arm of his chair and glared at her, “Tell us

He realized I wasn't just bidding with company money; I was bidding with my life. ​"One hundred and forty million going once..." ​Matthias didn't speak. He watched me, his gaze moving from my eyes to the ivory chess piece I had brought in my pocket, which I now placed firmly on the mahogany ledge in front of me. The White Queen. ​"Going twice..." ​He let out a short, sharp laugh and shook his head. He closed his folder with a definitive snap. "She’s all yours, Sara. I know when a player is willing to burn the whole house down just to win a room."

DUCHESS 41 Queen Violetta Suzette Von Travensky, a name known for her beauty and cunning mind, she is good at leading people and manipulating them. That is how powerful she is. She was regarded as the fairest of them all, the most intelligent, to have her by your side is to win almost all the battles and wars and to be on top of everything. She is the most powerful Queen in all of the queens in a chess game. That is why to be under her good graces is to have multiple advantages in life. But Queen Violetta Suzette Von Travensky is not one who values family, she is one who values the bond that she has with someone. She lives by the saying, ”The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water o

When Queenie heard that, she smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, Mister Gareth, why do you have to dwell on that? Some of the girls here are super pretty, even prettier than me! You should look for them. I'm just a blonde bimbo who doesn't understand a thing!" "Haha! As if I'd believe that!" Gareth laughed and put his hand on Queenie's lap again. Queenie smiled awkwardly and took his hand off her before pouring a glass of wine at him and filling up her own glass. She then raised it and said, "Let's have another drink!"

"There's one woman in this story you haven't questioned closely enough, April. One who has had access to every piece of information revealed in this chapel tonight, who benefits most from watching three confirmed heirs and a shattered coalition destroy each other before dawn." My mind races backward through everything the Queen has said and done tonight, every carefully measured word, every moment of composure that never quite cracked until it was convenient for it to crack. The trial she demanded. The gold ring she produced so readily, as though she'd been carrying it for exactly this occasion. The way she always seemed to arrive precisely when the chapel's secrets were about to spill loose

Charlotte is greeted with surprise when her beloved prince brings home a pregnant she-wolf, and worst of all a half-sister she never knew. The revelation, betrayal and oppressions sentenced her to death, not until life gave her a second chance when a small pack saved her. There she discovers her late mother’s birth pack and discovers her true identity. Five years later, her pack grew into a powerful force. Known as the mysterious Queen of Wolves and the only existing Alpha Female in the world. An invitation to the Moon Ball as her first public appearance and the chance to extract revenge against the royal wolves. It won’t be easy when the dangerous and unpredictable Alpha Alexios has his eye

Everyone looked at him. "I remember hearing Samuel argue with someone." "He called her..." Victor frowned, forcing the memory back. "...the Queen." The Queen. The chessboard. The unfinished game. The black king. The white queen. Elena slowly looked toward the chess table again. A realization struck her. She immediately examined the board. White's queen... Was missing. She looked down at the piece still in her hand. The one that had opened the hidden compartment. The Queen. Her fingers tightened around it.

Lucian retorted from the other end. The two talked for some minutes more before the call ended. When Jessica turned around, she almost got a heartache. It was Alicia's assistant. The one who had walked up to Queenie and spoken rudely to her. "Seems you love snooping around." Jessica said with a frown. The assistant merely looked her over and walked past her. Jessica didn't bother herself with her and walked pack to the filming set. Queenie was already on set. In this movie, she was playing the role of Esther Watson, an orphan who got sold off by her uncle to a ruthless Russian drug lord.

Nor did she know how obsessed Jacob was with having an heir. When I didn't show signs of pregnancy after six months, he began taking out his frustration on me, tormenting me day and night. Only after I used a secret technique to conceive and gave birth to Tristan, securing the wolf clan's claim to power, did Jacob finally relent. I offered Bella a calm smile. "You needn't worry about me, dear sister. Since I've chosen my husband, I'll live with my decision without regret." "What's there to be proud of? You're marrying a penniless nobody!" Infuriated by my composure, Bella slammed the table, scattering the pastries across the floor. "I'll be the first one to get pregnant. My child will defini

As far as I know, the only clothes I have at the safe house are some outdated, probably too tight jeans, random sweat shirts and t-shirts and not even my favorite bath products! Woe is me. *** “We almost got her this time but unfortunately her driver spotted Patrick as he lounging on the library steps and I think he recognized him because next thing we know, he’s punched Patrick in the throat, grabbed the princess’s hand and ran to the car. We tried shooting them but-”