Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Funeral She Witnessed
2. Chapter 2: A Desperate Bargain
3. Chapter 3: Bound to the Devil
4. Chapter 4: Trapped In His Web
5. Chapter 5: The Chains of the Past
6. Chapter 6: The Devil's Bargain
7. Chapter 7: The Cost of Defiance
8. Chapter 8: The Breaking Point
9. Chapter 9: A Deal with the Devil
10. Chapter 10: Blood in the Water
11. Chapter 11: Into the Fire
12. Chapter 12: A Bullet for a Kiss
13. Chapter 13: No Mercy, No Escape
14. Chapter 14: The Price of Power
15. Chapter 15: The Blood Price
16. Chapter 16: The Ghosts of Their Past
17. Chapter 17: The Lies We Told
18. Chapter 18: The Price of the Truth
19. Chapter 19: The Council's Ultimatum
20. Chapter 20: The Last Goodbye
21. Chapter 21: The Price of Love
22. Chapter 22: The Trial of Devereaux
23. Chapter 23: The Devil's Bargain
24. Chapter 24: A Debt in Blood
25. Chapter 25: The Shadow King's Betrayal
26. Chapter 26: The Truth She Hid
27. Chapter 27: When Trust is Dead
28. Chapter 28: The Last War
29. Chapter 29: The Final Betrayal
30. Chapter 30: The Cost of Revenge
31. Chapter 31: The Rescue Mission
32. Chapter 32: The Final War
33. Chapter 33: The Man He's Becoming
34. Chapter 34: The Price of Peace
35. Chapter 35: The Ghost of Luca's Past
36. Chapter 36: The War of Bloodlines
37. Chapter 37: The Breaking Point
38. Chapter 38: A Future Worth Fighting For
39. Chapter 39: The Final Test
40. Chapter 40: The Epilogue – A Love That Endured
41. Chapter 41: The Legacy of Love
42. Chapter 42: The Final Goodbye
43. Chapter 43: Shadows in the Light
44. Chapter 44: The Retaliation
45. Chapter 45: The Reckoning
46. Chapter 46: Rebuilding the Empire
47. Chapter 47: The Price of Power
48. Chapter 48: The Price of Victory
49. Chapter 49: The Return of Darkness
50. Chapter 50: The Final Hour
51. Chapter 51: The Price of Peace
52. Chapter 52: The Cost of Betrayal
53. Chapter 53: The Final Gamble
54. Chapter 54: The Long Road Ahead
55. Chapter 55: The Final Reckoning
56. Chapter 56: The Darkest Hour
57. Chapter 57: The Final Betrayal
58. Chapter 58: The Road to Redemption
59. Chapter 59: The Long Road Ahead
60. Chapter 60: The Price of Redemption
61. Chapter 61: The Last Gamble
62. Chapter 62: The Edge of Darkness
63. Chapter 63: A New Dawn
64. Chapter 64: The Final Choice
65. Chapter 65: The Devil Behind the Mask
66. Chapter 66: The Child in the Shadows
67. Chapter 67: A Name He’d Never Spoken
68. Chapter 68: Smoke and Mirrors
69. Chapter 69: The Enemy’s Hand
70. Chapter 70: The Pact of Shadows
71. Chapter 71: What Love Asks of the Broken
72. Chapter 72: Lions in Training
73. Chapter 73: The Sound of Glass Before It Shatters
74. Chapter 74: Thrones Built on Bones
75. Chapter 75: The Lion’s Den Rebuilt
76. Chapter 76: The Quiet Between the Battles
77. Chapter 77: The Story That Should Have Been Safe
78. Chapter 78: Memory is a Weapon Too
79. Chapter 79: The Contingency of Names
80. Chapter 80: The Paper Cuts of Power
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Chapter 73: The Sound of Glass Before It Shatters
Xavier De Luca didn’t sleep much anymore.
He had once prided himself on his discipline—six hours of rest, four of meditation, two for fencing—but now even silence betrayed him. He heard whispers where there were none. Footsteps where no one walked.
Betrayal had a rhythm.
And tonight, Marrakesh...
