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Kill.
Everything weak didn’t deserve life.
But that simply wasn’t true. Graham was a weakling and also shared my blood. I was duty bound to protect him.
“Come along,” she rejoined. “My nanny will bandage your hand and straighten your nose. Perhaps she can stitch—”
I shrugged. Burt was on holiday and had left before Prince Silas’ arrival. He would’ve stayed and risked another discharge if Father had set his eyes on him.
When we arrived at Madeline’s estate, her nanny was nowhere to be found. With determined shoulders and a kind spark in her eye, Maddy did what my mother had feared. She cleaned me up herself.
Luxury has the same sparkle in her eyes when we’re together, resolve unmatched. As Luxury sleeps so tiny in my arms, I sense a mixture of my old friend, Madeline, in her. Similar radiant auras.
After the first night I bedded Luxury, the chitwas curious about the man who wears all black. I redirected the focus to her life, allowing Luxury to discuss growing up with her mum. The tactic was to keep her at arm’s length, yet at that very moment, Luxury brought me even closer to her than I thought possible.
I kiss Lux’s forehead. The moon spills over her innocent face as she smiles in her sleep.
Bollocks, my Little One’s proving that her charms are deadlier than I am with a weapon. Measuring my movements, I unwrap myself from her arms, getting out of bed. After watching Luxury sleep for a while, I step out of the room, wondering what the little minx has done to me.
A spell.
She’d given me an adorable elixir to draw me to her. Toward death even, if the chairmen at X-Member realize I’ve neglected my duties.
Though I’m confident Lux has learned her role asmine, I can’t fathom how much I enjoyed her last night. Feasting on her nectar had spellbound me to the point of madness.
After slipping into pajama pants and an undershirt, I exit my room as Burt exits the second bedroom. It’s the middle of the night, and he’s in uniform as he holds up a silver tray with my laptop.
“Thank you.” I grab it as the only constant in my life continues to speak.
“Earl Grey?” he asks as usual.
“Of course.” Rubbing my eyes, I settle onto the living room sofa. After navigating to Tudor Enterprise internal system, a live view pops up, and Monica’s stark features and crew cut appears.
“Good morning, Vic.” Monica’s chipper voice rings in my ear before I can even see her. A few beats later, the connection is complete. I have a profile of the head of my security team. Monica’s proven to be quite efficient on many fronts. Firstly, providing insider input on businesses the Tudor board team has our eye on. A sort ofgrayarea.
And when necessary, they operate beyond alegalcapacity. No longer the gray area. Basically illegal, really.
She starts offering a rundown of the different businesses, which might be of interest to capitalize on, but I cut in. “I’ve an idea which company we will dismantle next, Monica. Now tell me, who’s the anonymous wanker pursuing Dr. Whitson?”
Her head cocks. She can’t grasp that another variable has taken precedence over my company. Despite my need for a meticulous kill, Tudor Enterprise is my all. Mother isn’t into my need for capitalization, but she isn’t aware of how much Graham splurges.
“I’ve dedicated a few members of the tech team into breaking through a six-tier system. Paul has been tripped up so many times by X-Member’s—”
“You’re not hearing me, Monica.” I could give a fuck why she’s bringing up Paul, one of the best hackers in Europe. “You, Paul, and everyone else are paid top dollar. If I ask Paul to hack into Her Royal Highness’ personal email, so be it.”
“That would be a breeze, Victor. Might I suggest outside resources? Leith Mac?”
“Monica, if I give you a task, and you’re uncertain of your capabilities, how do you respond?”
“I recuse my—”
“When will I have the requestor’s information?” I ask, taking the hot cup of tea from Burt.
“By the end of the day.”
“My day or yours?” My brow kicks.
“Thisafternoon—your time,” she sputters. My time zone allocates more precious time for her as well. “Now, if you have ti—”
