na

to

old, sharp command that sliced throu

I didn't wait for her to process the interruption. My heels clicked against the marble as I close

pure venom. Beside her, Isabella scoffed, wh

ruelty beneath. "Or are you so eager to break the family's hierarchy for a lowly So

s, my eyes dead and hollow. I had died with a wire around

r that echoed off the stone walls. "But do you dare to strike me, Elmira? Guess what kind of

rk Don's possessive, bloodthirsty nature paralyzed her. She knew Dante wou

cked open. Greta, Elder Adeline's high-ranking maid, stepped out with a perfe

de with a mixture of absolute shock and a profound, desperate gratitude. I gave her a subtle nod

der Adeline Castillo sat on her velvet armchair like a queen holding court. She was a

r, Elmira?" Adeline asked, sipping from

gerating Valentina's disrespect an

ute favor now. Even as an Elder, it is not my place to intervene. I suppose those of

r agreements, lamenting how their ancient bloodlines were losing to a commoner's pillow tal

terrified me into submission. Now, it was just pathetic. Their coordinated venom was nothing but the

oon down. The sharp c

tead, I turned to my loyal ma

ina*," Rosa re

ter Suite," I ordered, my voice loud and clear. "As for Chiara, have her belongings m

less silence fell

a is your own flesh and blood! You would banish your sister to the slums w

a slow, deliberate sip before me

y eyes. "Besides my Don, I simply don't want to hear anyone else breathing near my

peechless. They stared at me as if I had lost my mind, hor

ant. I preferred their fea

e skirt of my dress. "En

rble. It was time to head back to the Master Suite balcony. My treacherous sister wa