ith amusement. "Well, well. Where is the blushing bride runn

shot Jeanine a look so cold, so filled with focused fury,

Aracely said, her v

her skirt, she stormed past Jeanine and down the sweeping s

he said, her tone leaving

y she was clutching her bridal gown-and simply nodded. He led her not to a si

his eyes glued to a massive screen where digital soldiers were engage

he wall outlet and yanked th

nt black. The

his headset. He stopped when he saw her standi

ns, his threats, and the phone call ordering the preparation of documents to destroy her family's

reement," she concluded, her voice u

es vanished, replaced by a cold, imperial fury. Thi

an old-fashioned intercom on

the master suite. He didn't eve

, his voice shaking the room. "You will abandon th

you trying to make a mockery of me? I personally arranged t

led sound of Alaric's breathing, followe

receiver back into its

she wasn't finished. The immediate threa

writing. An agreement that Roy Holdings will never i

new respect dawning in his expression. This girl

ill the king

e said, his tone final. It was a d

she could for one night. To push further wo

st then, Mr. Hayes entered silently, carryi

softly. "It's late. I've taken the liberty of preparing the East Wing gu

the patriarch, delivered with a butler's g

epting the glass. H

out of the study wit

the unplugged power cord on the floor. A

ed to himself. "He's