Wicked Rule (Heartless Kingdom Book 1) by K.I. Lynn

Author:K.I. Lynn [Lynn, K.I.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Heartless Kingdom
Publisher: Catastrophic Press
Published: 2021-05-16T18:30:00+00:00

After talking to Hugo, I went to bed but only slept about two hours when my phone started pinging with notifications, pulling me from the warmth of my bed.

“Fuck,” I hissed as I glanced over the screen. “Guess I’m getting up.”

The damage was already filtering in. As I suspected, they found the worst representation of her as they could—hair wild, eyes drooped, drink in hand, mouth open, at an angle, some douche behind her, and her fucking ring front and center.

After a shower and dressing, I headed down the hall.

Upon entering the kitchen, I was surprised to find Ophelia up and sitting casually at the island, sipping from a mug and chatting with a maid who was putting away dishes.

“Leave,” I told the maid, who didn’t hesitate to set down what she was doing and walk to the elevator.

“Good morning,” Ophelia said. Her tone held a repentant edge, but I couldn’t let it sway me.

I couldn’t look at her. I hated myself for what I was about to do, and I hated her for making me do it.

The next words out of my mouth were filled with a venom edge that sat like a stone in my stomach. “You’re not to leave the building.”

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught her jump off the stool. “What? Why?”

I turned on her. “Because I said so.” I stepped forward, towering over her. “You forget that I am the head of this family, and that includes you. Last night, you fucked up, and now you have to pay the price.”

“But—”

“No fucking buts, Ophelia! Just as I told you last night, if you can even remember, your face is plastered all over every gossip website, magazine, and news show. You were even on this morning’s news. I fucking had to fire the producer who put that through.”

She blinked at me. “What?”

“We own the news station who plastered your drunken face. A station that knows any bad press against the de Loughreys is strictly forbidden. Five people in total lost their jobs today. Because of you. And they won’t be the only ones.”

Her face paled, eyes wide as she sat down. “I didn’t know.”

“No, you didn’t, because you’ve never fucking done the one thing I told you to do—read the binder. It’s not just me in there, but the history of the family as well as every business we own, and at the back is a fucking basic code of public conduct.”

Fuck! Why did she have to make me be an asshole to her?

“Actions have consequences, and when you’re a de Loughrey, it’s other people who are hurt the most.”

“You didn’t have to fi—”

“Yes, I did.” My voice boomed out, echoing around the walls. She flinched at the sound and shrunk back. “You need to absorb the fact that you are no longer some girl from Brooklyn. You will never be her again. Even after this is all over, wherever you go, you will still be a de Loughrey.”

Her eyes were filled with tears, and it tore at me.

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