[Mature Content.] "Past, present, and future, I will always want you." _______ Adeline had a plan to obtain her freedom: Step one: kill the King. Step two: run away and live happily ever after. Did that happen? No. Adeline's plan was rudely interrupted by a mysterious, yet handsome stranger who stole her weapon at midnight. Elias Luxton was a heartless King notorious for his merciless antics. He was the monster that lurked in the shadows. Adeline Rose was a dethroned Princess with a dark past. After her parents' murder and an super stealing her throne, she flees to the Empire of Wraith and unexpectedly meets Elias. Elias claimed he knew her. But she didn't remember him. And Adeline wants nothing to do with him. The problem? Adeline was supposed to kill him, but he wants to marry her. Will she be able to escape the clutches of this shameless King? Or will she have to face the demons of her past, all alone? _______ [WARNING: THERE'S MATURE CONTENT IN THIS STORY] Excerpt: "Now, take it off." She blinked up at him, astonished by his words. "What?" she whispered, wondering if her ears had betrayed her. "My shirt," he mused, his burning gaze landing upon her. "But why?" she asked. "So the next time I wear it, I have flashbacks of ravishing you." _______ Editors: okatuvslife & Skale93 This book is found exclusively on webnovel.com. Please do not post it anywhere else.
"Chairwoman," William addressed, knowing the meeting was going to start soon. Yet again, the chairwoman was in a daze, her eyes drawn to the window. It was raining outside, the droplets sliding off the tall glass.
"The sky is crying," Lydia vaguely said, her attention focused on the storm clouds. It was a horrible morning. She swallowed, knowing there was nothing that could be done for Adeline.
"And your employees will be crying from no paycheck if you continue to stare out the window instead of preparing for the meeting," William reprimanded her, not sure why she seemed so depressed.
Claymore Pharmetuics was quickly advancing, and the new medicine being developed was going to reap millions, if not, billions of dollars in profit. It was a much-sought drug that would quickly spread across the country, and then, the world. They were already on their way to filling out a patent for the drug.