Chapter 20 - Elias Faces the Ultimate Choice Between Pride and Love
Elias waited for her at the bottom of the stairs, blocking her path to the heavy front doors.
“Where do you think you’re going, Maeve?” Elias asked, his voice steady and demanding.
“My job here is done, Mr. Marchetti... your test is over, and your empire is secure,” Maeve said, her voice cracking.
Elias stepped closer, taking her small suitcase from her hand and setting it aside on the marble floor.
“I didn't design the test to find a queen for my throne, Maeve,” Elias confessed, taking both her hands in his.
“I designed it because I was a terrified man who didn't know how to be loved for anything other than my power.”
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“And now?” Maeve asked softly, looking up into his dark, searching eyes.
“Now I know that a throne means nothing without the only person who was ever willing to take a bullet for the man in the chair.”
