Captivated by the Ruler of the Underworld

Chapter 152 Born a Devil

Rising from the floor, Lela strode over to close the windows. She then picked up her phone and dialed her subordinates. The Ruby Squad of Heptagram was everywhere; such was her reach of power.

In less than ten minutes, members of the Ruby Squad arrived, commencing a thorough cleanup of the premises.

After the situation was handled, Lela patted Lily's shoulder reassuringly. "Relax, with me here, you'll be fine."

While assassination attempts had been part of Lily's life from an early age, nothing had prepared her for Lady Phoenix.

Lily watched the newcomers with wide eyes, a twitch at the corner of her mouth. She then turned to whisper to Lela, "Lady Phoenix, these are all your people?" Settled on the sofa, Lela hummed in affirmation.

Lily moved closer, perching on the armrest. "And what exactly are you?" she inquired.

At that, Lela's eyebrows lifted playfully as her delicate fingers tapped rhythmically. "And what, may I ask, is your status, Lily?"

Lela's shoulder, and spoke softly, "In country

voice was level, betraying

understood at once the stakes involved a family struggle far more savage than Sylvester's and redolent of

gazed at the ceiling, unconsciously running her right hand through Lela's soft black hair. "Look at my hair, this color of red. In the lore of Western royalty, red hair signifies sin,

slightly bowed her head without uttering a

of Wales, believed in that superstition-that the existence of my brother and me would lead to the downfall of the entire Persian Safavid Dynasty, that the

people of the Pillar Country, the royal families of

and I have been forced to hide, avoiding assassination from the royal court. Our mother, Kane,

behind it

had the foresight to leave us a substantial fortune;

was wealthy and well-connected, but she had never

thought Lily led a glamorous life, never suspecting the bloody tragedy