Chapter 26: Crowned in Crimson.

Vincent Virenson.

The knock wasn’t polite.

It was sharp. Intrusive. Like the sound of a gavel striking judgment.

I knew that rhythm even before the door creaked open.

“Don’t tell me…” I muttered under my breath, running a hand through my hair as I spotted the smug silhouette leaning against the frame.

Rudolpho.

Of course.

The bastard leaned in, suit pressed sharp as a blade, lips curved into that sly grin that always made me itch for a fight. His ...