rted. If we were throwing a fake wedding to break the internet, he was going to make sure it looked like the royal we

he flowers. Today was abo

ainst the glass. It reminded me of the night he found me, but I didn't feel like that freezi

ack envelope embossed with a pure gold wax seal. I

The official announcement just hit the media. The entire city knows the So

Inside was the beautifully

terling & El

tly to his headquarters?" I aske

ny desk. "Xavier is already bleeding territory because he's too d

velope with a sense of pu

he Northern Syndi

crystal glass and empty whiskey bottles. For the past week, he hadn't slept. Every time he closed his eyes, h

erywhere, but Alexander Sterling's security network was a

fice burst open. His right-hand man,

avy, gold-embossed black envelope directly on the desk, alongs

locked onto the

STERLING ANNOUNCES ROYAL

heart dropping into his stoma

pulled out the card, staring at his ex-wife's name beautifully scripted ri

e getting

essiveness and fury roaring through his veins. He swept his arm across the desk, sendi

burned his eyes. He had thrown his innocent queen into the dirt, and now

"She left here barely a week ago. How could they possibly be

ld have been surprised," Xavier muttered darkly, his jaw clenching.

y, Xavier dismissed him

tight enough to crush the thick cardstock in his fist. "You're mine,

na's

th a notification from his tech team. He glanced

er to where I stood by the window. "My men say the top floor of

ad physically and emotionally abused me, the man who had pointed a gun at my face,

I said softly, tu

ulling me flush against his chest. The teasing, playful smirk was gon

rating against my skin as his breath fanned my lips. "But remember...

eavy footsteps echoed, and

licked over my shou

rritory reports that Xavier has ordered a massive shipment of heavy

curved into a slow

aced with absolute, terrifying confidence. "I ca