Velvet Chains: Will it break?

Part One: Mas

more time, I swear to the gods I wil

dnight blue tuxedo with the calm of a man born to wear power like cologne. His husband, meanwhile, flutte

k just so. "Your family gatherings require maximum glamour to counter

im in for a slow, indulgent kiss. Julian melted insta

look devastating every night. And yes, Cassian's insuff

ailing his finger down Ale

in silk. If Cassian thinks he can parade her like an o

he kind that lovers share when they

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eath a glass dome that framed the city's night sky like a living painting. Inside, the

power, Julian a vision in a black velvet tux with an emerald

whispered behind their backs - about old scandals, forbi

lov

f cold perfection, locked in conversation with a corporate giant to

a Mo

gh to look elegant yet rebelliously loose, eyes sparking de

done for. Should we rescue her

Julian's waist. "Let's say

ballroom - Alec's warm laugh and Julian's wic

ly when Julian kissed Elara's cheek like an old lover and whispe

o Elara, "Don't let him bully you. Remember - wo

husband wove themselves into the night's drama - a storm no

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art Two: The Sto

should feel tr

kimming her curves like a secret only he should know. She smiled politely at the wolves in pear

piece on his arm - proof he cou

d the longer this night stretched, the more it t

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d from the sidelines, champagne flutes

in Alec's ear. "It's practically

t just defying him - she's taming him. And the

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ger percentages. But every word dissolved when Elara's hand slipped from his elbo

rtbeat. Not tight. Just a re

"I needed air. Try unclenchin

- a threat and a plea hidden under velvet c

sound was sunlight crack

e embarrassed, tha

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wd - watched as every eye turned to follow her, men whispering

terrace doors. Alec raised an eye

h society with me, Miss

tation. "Only if Julian promises to rescue us

hrough Elara's free side. "I live fo

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ors who tried to reel him back into polite conversation. All he could see -

ery camera phone pointed at them - the gos

key in one swallow a

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eath a velvet sky. Elara leaned against the stone rail

ore she turned - a predator's rhy

Himself," Julian purred, unfaze

k me or Julian. Whoever you choose, we'll run away tonight a

her chin defiantly at C

rd, crowding her back against the railing, one hand braced b

games,

ldened by Alec's chuckl

warning, a desperate prayer. The city spun away. The terrace disappeared. For a

rembled against her lips. "You be

ess, reckless, and so ali

bout that, M

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ised his glass in a si

them," he mu

back, his smile as wi

they ruin

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