THE SOVEREIGN SHIELD
The scent of him—expensive scotch, cedarwood, and the faint, ozone-sharp smell of the gym—swirled around me, dizzying and thick.
"The catch," he murmured, leaning in until his face was level with mine, his silver eyes searching my own for a weakness he could exploit, "is that you are now mine to command. In public, in private, until the twelve-month clock runs out. Do you find that a difficult pill to swallow, Elena? Or is it just the price of a legacy?"
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