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Chapter 11: The Poisoned Toast

Author: Merna 🤍🩷
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-02-17 19:32:29

The gold-leafed double doors of the private dining hall swung open, and for a second, the room went silent.

Lila felt like a queen walking into her coronation, or her execution. She was draped in a floor-length, midnight-blue gown that clung to her curves like a second skin, her neck adorned with the Sterling Sapphires. Beside her, Adrian was the personification of power, his hand possessively firm on her waist.

"Smile, Lila," he murmured, his voice a ghost of a warning against her ear. "The sh
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