All Chapters of Claiming His Queen : Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

LILY'S POV.Nothing was as it seemed; I sensed it from the start, from the day he entered the manor with a bandage on his arm, claiming a message from Ruslan.As I held onto Adler hours after Luciano's visit, one question gnawed at me. It did hurt me then to doubt a friend's story, a close one, but when you've been floored too many times, your instincts spring up at the slightest provocation.'Ruslan was deadly; him having to pay anyone a visit should signify the end, and if he wanted to send me a message through Luciano, it would be on his decayed corpse.Something felt off. And the feeling had grown when Adler had confirmed my suspicion. *"He kills without a second thought. There's no one he meets face to face who lives to tell stories," he said.*And no one would know better than Adler, right? Yeah, I was right.I was in the backseat of a halted car, the gun in my hands, my fingers trigger-hungry, and a cold chill running down my spine. Unlike me, my eyes were void of tears; unlik

LILYI waited by his window for the signs of his car rolling into the manor, but there was nothing, and as time stretched and there was still no sign of him, it was becoming a struggle to keep still instead of going for Kyra and demanding if he was okay.He had no reason to have gone after Ruslan alone, venturing into the wild without thinking about his safety. The manor was almost still, everyone on edge; roughly an hour ago, a soldier was roughly thrown into the trunk of a waiting car, and Kyra, who was behind them, oversaw it all.Just a day, and it felt like a century. A lot had happened, a lot I thought I would never get into; my hands were stained with blood, and my secrets were safe, but till when? It didn't look so far off anymore.“I'm sorry about your friend,” a voice from the door had me pivoting, and finding Salvatore, I tried on a small, sad smile, the concern mixed with irritation still not leaving his face; I quit trying to look unaffected. “I always felt something was

LILYKneeling before the gravestone on the wet grass, I knew I was clueless as to what I was doing there, but it just felt right.When Priest had opened his door at dawn and found me in front of it, he had sighed, and at that point, I knew that he had figured out his warning had come to pass."Take me to Adler's mum," I requested, bundled in a sweater I had thrown over my pajamas. Saying nothing, he nodded and did my bidding.Now, I was before her gravestone. The inscription was weather-beaten so that the name couldn't be made out. But surrounding the gravestone were withered flowers; even the surroundings looked mowed."Rune comes here every week for a new batch. He cleans the grave too, the reason it's been like this since he got locked in." Salvatore had explained."What about Adler?" "Adler hasn't been here since his mum was buried."There was a lot of darkness, heartache, and crimes, and somehow, I got entangled in it, Would kneeling before her grave help?Why was I here? Askin

LILY."I need to see him, and he has to hear me out!"It was nighttime, and I had not left my room following Salvatore's orders. Every time I tried to get up and meet Adler, he would pull me back to the bed and sit in the armchair beside it while gently caressing his crucifix with his thumb."The godfather was with him after the situation by the stairs, and since then, he has been in Donna's room; now's not the time to go to him," Salvatore explained. Folding his arms across his chest, he added, "You need to get some rest."What Adler thought of me had been evident in his dilated pupils, although they were more confused because he was still trying to understand everything.On the bed, I drew my knees until they were under my chin. Go to sleep. Was Priest serious? I was in a dilemma, unsure of what could happen soon, and he wanted me to sleep."You think he'll take it well?" I murmured, "The way he looked at me...""Adler will snap out of it; just give a little more time." He relaxed b

SALVATOREHe blinked, "What?!""She's gone, dude," Rune repeated, pulling off his coat as he progressed further into the room, "Adler wanted space, so sent her out of the manor. Do you want that in Chinese? I could translate."To recap, entering the manor the day before, he presumed she was asleep upon finding her room dark. Deciding not to intrude, he woke up the following day to discover her absence throughout the entire manor. As he was about to sound the alarm, Rune surprised him with this information.Was he taking this well? "What the hell are you talking about?" No, he wasn't.As Priest uttered a curse in his response, Rune's expression became a scowl. He quickly made a U-turn and shot a piercing gaze towards the crucifix hanging from his neck. With a sour tone, he remarked, "It appears that you're having a comprehension problem,""It's not April's Fools' Day; cut this out.""Then find her, man; no one's stopping you."His thoughts raced at lightning speed, a raging fury clou