His Laws, Her Chains

estate lights. The cold night air bit at her skin, but it was nothi

back

ion. Just calm, absolute authority. A simp

ble, his eyes dark pools of emptiness, revealing nothing. He didn't have to drag

the moment she turned, Alexander was already walking ahead, his long strides unh

her to follow. Aria's fists clenched at her sides, her entire body tremblin

he walked b

once felt suffocating now felt inescapable, a prison with no

er felt so

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the hallways. He didn't even glance at her. It was a

tting room, he stopped. With

knew better. With stiff movements, she lowered herself onto the

d as ever. He didn't speak. Didn't move. Just stood ther

es pa

n m

etched, thick a

at was worse-the waiting or the unknown. She had exp

he did

at felt like an e

empted t

n. Just a cold, emo

llowed h

f, sharp as a blade. He still

e anger, the fear, the humiliation-the

hy he even bothered keeping her here when she was noth

stretch

n was unreadable, but his eyes-those

attempt," he said flatl

hated the way he made her fee

, she hated tha

r gaze droppin

ly turned and walked out, leaving her alon

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long she sat there,

The door opened, and a staff member entered, placing

n't tou

't m

playing the night over

esca

nt he ca

eturn-like he knew she had no choic

se he

er eyes, but she refu

had

ai

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feless as ever. Aria barely slept, her thoughts k

her, but before she could r

ts you do

tomach t

s night, and followed Lorenzo through the halls. Th

as Alex

d he wa

hed the grand dining h

ong table, a cup of coffee in hand, flippi

ne sucked the ai

nched h

nowledged her existence. And yet, here she was. Cal

e, and she stepped forward, th

ately. He simply turned a page,

, his eyes li

the urge

ut there was something beneath it-a quiet war

d, gesturing to

hesit

tight breat

t, fresh fruit-but she had no appetite. Not when she

ee, unfazed. "You will no

stion. It wasn'

simpl

enge him, to say something, but the weight o

no escap

and forced herself

ated

ed

for knowing that, no matt

alread

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