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Bound by Vows and Revenge

Chapter 4 A Game of Revenge

Word Count: 1227    |    Released on: 19/12/2024

an's

people pretending they cared about anything other than their own reflections in the nearest mirror. I

brating and more about showcasing wealth and status. I usually avoided them, but tonight was differ

about to leave

was looking for an escape. She didn't belong here-that much was obvious. Her dress was simp

I recogni

nd

then, quiet and unassuming, always in the background while he soaked up the spotlight.

hing was

. Like life had taken more

e to despise. He was with Mia, the golden child of the Gates' family, and t

y. The smirk on his face deepened, and he whis

het

iece it together. Nathan had dropped Mandy for Mia, and now they were pa

s been a selfish little brat, but

Mia intercepted her, Nathan trailing behind. Even from a distance, I could see the

se, her face pale while she was trying to hold

I decided

rtunity. Nathan thought he could humiliate her and walk away unscathed.

was w

parting the sea of guests like a knife through water. But by th

aid, my voice cuttin

mug expression faltered, and Mia's confidence wave

d, recovering quickly. "I

flicking to Mia. "You must be M

y unsure how to read me. "It

g my attention to Man

ps pressing into a th

ing, but her eyes tol

et's get out of here. I think we've had

t then she slipped her hand into the crook of my a

rs that followed us as Nathan called after me, something

t room away from the noise. Then, I poured her a glass of wa

aid softly, her vo

crossing my arms. "You sh

p, her eyes narrow

ing. "You've got guts. But you're w

ightening on the glass.

er. "But you're hurt. An

rgue, but she didn't. Instead, she l

not broken," she admitted, her

re than I let on. "Then st

onfused. "What

want to hurt Nathan, you don't do it by showing up a

?" she asked, her

and deliberat

confusion deepening.

d out my car keys and said to her. "Come on.

lked side to side with me as we made our way

the engine filled the silence and Mandy sat stiffly

orming a plan. "You really want to ge

her brow furrowing. "Wha

ed. "Ma

as her mouth fe

. "Nothing would hurt him more than seeing you a

I'd lost my mind. "Y

I said, my smirk widenin

were fixed on the road ahead while the sile

I only planted the seed w

ption, she still hadn't said a word in regards of my proposal to her

ally, her voice steady but uncert

on my lips as I whispered to

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1 Chapter 1 Shattered Promises2 Chapter 2 A Broken Home3 Chapter 3 The Birthday Party4 Chapter 4 A Game of Revenge5 Chapter 5 A Bold Decision6 Chapter 6 The Deal is Sealed7 Chapter 7 The Announcement8 Chapter 8 A New Life Begins9 Chapter 9 The Past Resurfaces10 Chapter 10 The Wedding Announcement11 Chapter 11 The Wedding Preparations Begins12 Chapter 12 Nathan's Sabotage13 Chapter 13 Family Secrets14 Chapter 14 The Confrontation15 Chapter 15 Crack Beneath the surface16 Chapter 16 Conflicts17 Chapter 17 Paid Offs18 Chapter 18 The ledger19 Chapter 19 With her20 Chapter 20 The price of truth21 Chapter 21 The Unraveling22 Chapter 22 Ties that bind23 Chapter 23 The vow before the storm24 Chapter 24 Something Shifted25 Chapter 25 Jasmine scent26 Chapter 26 The Turning Point27 Chapter 27 Burn it down28 Chapter 28 The Ground Beneath Us29 Chapter 29 Smoke in the mirror30 Chapter 30 Shadows from the past31 Chapter 31 Bloodlines32 Chapter 32 Legacy wounds33 Chapter 33 The Awakening34 Chapter 34 Shadows of the Bloodline35 Chapter 35 The Prisoner's Truth36 Chapter 36 The Warning37 Chapter 37 A Door Left Unlocked38 Chapter 38 Smoke in the Rearview39 Chapter 39 The Test40 Chapter 40 The Knife Behind the Smile41 Chapter 41 Between Fire and Flesh42 Chapter 42 Beneath the Silence43 Chapter 43 A throne of ashes44 Chapter 44 A Throne of Ashes (Continued)45 Chapter 45 Beneath the bones46 Chapter 46 The Crown and the Warning47 Chapter 47 Blood in the water48 Chapter 48 Ashes and Oaths49 Chapter 49 The Basilica of Shadows50 Chapter 50 The Fall of Kings51 Chapter 51 The Crown and the Trap