na
to
old, sharp command that sliced throu
I didn't wait for her to process the interruption. My heels clicked against the marble as I close
pure venom. Beside her, Isabella scoffed, wh
ruelty beneath. "Or are you so eager to break the family's hierarchy for a lowly So
s, my eyes dead and hollow. I had died with a wire around
r that echoed off the stone walls. "But do you dare to strike me, Elmira? Guess what kind of
rk Don's possessive, bloodthirsty nature paralyzed her. She knew Dante wou
cked open. Greta, Elder Adeline's high-ranking maid, stepped out with a perfe
de with a mixture of absolute shock and a profound, desperate gratitude. I gave her a subtle nod
der Adeline Castillo sat on her velvet armchair like a queen holding court. She was a
r, Elmira?" Adeline asked, sipping from
gerating Valentina's disrespect an
ute favor now. Even as an Elder, it is not my place to intervene. I suppose those of
r agreements, lamenting how their ancient bloodlines were losing to a commoner's pillow tal
terrified me into submission. Now, it was just pathetic. Their coordinated venom was nothing but the
oon down. The sharp c
tead, I turned to my loyal ma
ina*," Rosa re
ter Suite," I ordered, my voice loud and clear. "As for Chiara, have her belongings m
less silence fell
a is your own flesh and blood! You would banish your sister to the slums w
a slow, deliberate sip before me
y eyes. "Besides my Don, I simply don't want to hear anyone else breathing near my
peechless. They stared at me as if I had lost my mind, hor
ant. I preferred their fea
e skirt of my dress. "En
rble. It was time to head back to the Master Suite balcony. My treacherous sister wa
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