Chapter 59

Nicolas POV

I sat alone in my study, the silence unbearable. My phone lay on the desk, useless-a dead piece of metal since my father had stripped me of every number, every card, every means of reaching Flora.

I had tried everything. Calling from burners, sneaking into the offices, even attempting to bribe clerks at the travel bureau. Nothing worked. My father's grip was absolute, suffocating, and the walls of the Royals Pack estate felt less like home and more like a gilded prison. ...