ora
a silent stop in front of th
all of flashing cameras and shouting reporters s
here have you been
u're taking ba
have to say t
the chaos as if it were a gentle breeze. Lucian was at my side, a formidable
e junior executives, froze, their eyes wide with a mixture of awe, fear, and raw
of the marble expanse, w
p of his senior VPs, a wide, sickening
ng toward me with his arms open wide for an embr
lunge. His arms cl
he quickly recovered. I just looked at him, my expression as cold and
crawl. "You've suffered so much. Come, let's go up to my office. We have so much to talk about." H
the lobby, across the faces of the employees and
hrough the silence with absolute au
predator locking onto its prey. "
of his executives. "I want an emergenc
shed, replaced by a flicker of panic. "Now, Aurora, let's not be h
round by a usurper. I can't afford to wait," I said, my voice dripping wi
adly. In front of his staff, in front of th
k onto his face, but it was a strained, ugly thing. "Of
e P
g at a photo
car, dressed in a white suit that made her look like an avenging angel. She wa
had called weak. The
tion churned in my gu
, timid whisper from the hospital
, the image of Aurora bur
the news. She's the Montgomery heiress. So powerful... and I'm..
movements clumsy and pained. "I sh
han I intended. I gently pushed her back against
ds are so different now! She's a queen, and
my own chaotic emotions. Aurora's new power felt like a betrayal, a pe
was constant. She w
g against my chest. "No one," I said, my voice a lo
couldn't see her face, a small, tri
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