Love Under Contract
"Pull the trigger, Damian! Shoot your wife's long-lost twin sister in the middle of the night! See how she looks at you when she wakes up and finds my brain matter on your floor!"
"You think Elena’s grief will protect you?" Damian whispered, his eyes narrowing into lethal slits. "You think I haven't killed blood relatives for far less than high treason against my empire?"
"I think Elena loves me," Daphne spat back, her eyes burning with a dark, twisted triumph. "I think she spent her whole life wishing for a real family, and the second you put a bullet in me, you destroy her heart forever. She will look at you and see a monster. She will never touch you, never trust you, and never love you a