Shackled (The Lord Series) by Carlos
Chapter 76

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I don’t get to finish my whiskey as El Jannah makes sign with his hand, letting me kone that I have to follow him

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will be right hark,” I tell M. Hayashi, feat I doubt he is listening to me as all his focus is one of the young pomin.

Uzziah

Elder Jannali takes no tis his offer Mefan, Reyes, and Angel sit on the sole, Eller Meriah is talking to them

“Ah, Brother Aleku ta. Angela Hernandez with you?”

Bazish prints to the chair next to him. He waits until

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to the gathering that is alios to start.

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the three leather amechairs that belong to my blood brother and 1.

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The woman leaves, and I invite. Mr. Hyashi top, offre table in the add the chordinath scenes of whiskey in high. He whs prefas sake, but I might need a dork or oil Elder Janosh is in charge of my praichte. Who la whs that did told in Cancion

Fun and his blood-brothers are nearly, brunette on her kos intent of the wether Lamp alte imagining sorts of scenarios for when Angel atmally here,

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I enjoy my drink as I watch Giselle being gangba nged. Ruchem is so close to being red dry in dem de humor he with win. He hide Giselle’s head in place as he f ucks her mouth so hard he might knod beroeth, our i bro’lmet not, ont are och ich bin and inde my chin her herum mockingly. She is not my problem anymore, she belongs to the Blood Lodne now.

I don’t get to finish my whiskey as Elder Jannah makes a sign with his hand, tetons know that a late

“I will be right back,” I tell Mr. Hayashi, but I doubt he is listening to me a few ye pot po

Elder Janoah takes me to his office. Stefan, Reyes, and Anpil sit on the sola, Filder in, this tattoo thous

“What’s going on?” I ask

“Ah, Brother Alckon. 5, please,” Elder Uzziah point to the their next to him the wait ku ntil I am sitt heforene Malalapit, the k Angelica Hemander with you!*

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news every hight since the day she rage to me. The entity city last knite whe

“She is our bonded and helistar,” I explain.

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“She is what?” Ekler Uzuh aku

The man is not hard of hearing; why is he making me repeat myself? “Angel is my bonded.” I point at Stefan and Reyes. “Our demons anchored themselves to Angel’s soul”

Angel c ocks her head. “I thought the bond broke,”

“Angel!” I hiss because this is not the time to talk about this

“That’s what you said after you punished me because you wouldn’t bother to listen to me,” she huffs.

She needs a good spa nking to learn to keep her mouth closed.

I might have thrown her over my lap and done just that if not for Elder Janoah asking. “Did you say

she

is a hellstar?”

“Yes,” says Reyes.

“Are you certain?” Elder Janoah insists. “Is there a mate mark behind her left ear?”

Angel’s hand ties to her ear, covering it, but lowers it the moment she realizes what she did

“A what?” I ask

Before Elder Jannah can repeat his question, Stefan pulls Angel’s hair to the side and looks behind her left ear. “There’s Glaring at Reyes, he adds, “Told you she is not a hellstar.”

“Mark or no mark, she is a hellstar,” Reyes insists.

“This is why I was brought here, to debate whether I am a hellstar or not?” Angel finally speaks.

“No, we wanted you here to pick a date for our Piercing Ceremony,” I explain.

Angel huffs. “I never agreed to your st upid piercings.”

Elder Uzziah seems taken aback. “Did no one explain to her what the ceremony means?

“The only thing they explained was how to sack their co cks”

I run a palm over my face. This woman!

mark behind her ear, Stefan lets us know,

Elder Uzziah clears his throat. “Regardless, you were born to a Duke family, and you should marry a Duke. That is the way set by our forefathers, and we have to respect it”

“But she is our hellstar!” Reyes snaps at Elder Uzziah. “And she might be pregnant!”

“I am not,” Angel says calmly.

“You could,” I point out. “We never used contraceptives when f ucking you!”

“I am not pregnant,” Angel insists.

“How do you know?” Stelan asks.

“I do,” Angel offers no explanations.

The

way she is saying it… She is hiding something from us. “Are you infertila?” I ask. Not that it would matter. We will replace a surrogate; Angel’s worth is not in womb

in her

Angel unks into the sofa. “That’s not it.”

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“Then tell me!” I yell.

She debates whether to tell me or not, and I can’t stop myself from grabbing her shoulders and shaking her while yelling again. “Tell me! Or will sp ank you, and this time, you won’t be able to sit for month!”

“I had a f ucking shot that prevents me from having babies for the next six months! Did you really think I want a baby with you after everything you did to me?” Angeh eries out.

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ring. She doesn’t want a child with me? With us? She said so before, but I thought she was trying to annoy me.

I know I was an a ss to her, but f uck if I didn’t try to fix things between us

“This is different. This is her betraying any trust, Lying to me.

Each time I finished inside her, telling her how eager I am to become a father and how much I love her, she brushed me off. Now I know why.

Beyes face bums somber. “Why didn’t you tell us this earlier?”

S** doll!”

“Because you never bother to listen to me. I am only told what to do and punished if I dare to be anything else but an obedient S** d

“What do you want?” I ask

“To be allowed to choose for once.” Angel says. “To taste freedom, to laugh, to sing and dance, to paint. To be myself, whatever that means! I want a little house on the beach and a proposal under the moonlight with the perfect ring. And more than anything I want to be loved!”

ane loved!” I cry out in frustration.

*But you in

“Your love is so toxic I would rather die alone then live a life with you!”

“Did you ever love me? Or any of us? I want to know.

She shorts. “I hate you more than I can express. All of you!”

Angel not only does not love me and want a family with Stefan, Reyes, and I, but she hates us.

Even Reyes and Stefan are at a loss for words. Reyes eyes flash red, and he starts to tremble, his palms opening and closing, and it won’t be long before he has a rage episode. It would be best if it does not happen here.

I stand. “We are done here.”

“About the meeting from last Friday.” Elder Janoah starts to say, but I interrupt him.

“Tomorrow. We can discuss it then. Right now, I want to go home. Suddenly. I am very tired,” I say.

No one stops me as I make my way to my car. Reyes, Stefan, and Angel follow me.

“Alekos,” she tries to talk to me, but I ignore her. This betrayal of hers hurts. She doesn’t want a child with me and she hates me. Maybe it is best to let her free. My mother always told me that if it is meant to be, it will return to me.

“Stefan, can you take Angel to Reyes apartment? Reyes, come with me.”

“Where are you two going?” Stefan asks when I unlock my car.

1 get behind the wheel. “I need to show Reyes something back at the company.”