rted. If we were throwing a fake wedding to break the internet, he was going to make sure it looked like the royal we
he flowers. Today was abo
ainst the glass. It reminded me of the night he found me, but I didn't feel like that freezi
ack envelope embossed with a pure gold wax seal. I
The official announcement just hit the media. The entire city knows the So
Inside was the beautifully
terling & El
tly to his headquarters?" I aske
ny desk. "Xavier is already bleeding territory because he's too d
velope with a sense of pu
he Northern Syndi
crystal glass and empty whiskey bottles. For the past week, he hadn't slept. Every time he closed his eyes, h
erywhere, but Alexander Sterling's security network was a
fice burst open. His right-hand man,
avy, gold-embossed black envelope directly on the desk, alongs
locked onto the
STERLING ANNOUNCES ROYAL
heart dropping into his stoma
pulled out the card, staring at his ex-wife's name beautifully scripted ri
e getting
essiveness and fury roaring through his veins. He swept his arm across the desk, sendi
burned his eyes. He had thrown his innocent queen into the dirt, and now
"She left here barely a week ago. How could they possibly be
ld have been surprised," Xavier muttered darkly, his jaw clenching.
y, Xavier dismissed him
tight enough to crush the thick cardstock in his fist. "You're mine,
na's
th a notification from his tech team. He glanced
er to where I stood by the window. "My men say the top floor of
ad physically and emotionally abused me, the man who had pointed a gun at my face,
I said softly, tu
ulling me flush against his chest. The teasing, playful smirk was gon
rating against my skin as his breath fanned my lips. "But remember...
eavy footsteps echoed, and
licked over my shou
rritory reports that Xavier has ordered a massive shipment of heavy
curved into a slow
aced with absolute, terrifying confidence. "I ca
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