The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 354

After a long, passionate night, Alex held Sophia close, her delicate fragrance intoxicating him.

The warmth of her body nestled perfectly against his chest, stirring something deep within him.

He gently kissed her forehead, and Sophia responded by pressing even closer, her breathing slow and peaceful.

"Alex," Sophia whispered softly, her voice thick with happiness and exhaustion. "You're everything to me. I've never loved anyone the way I love you."

With those words, she drifted off into a tranquil sleep, completely unaware of the turmoil stirring inside him.

Alex stared silently at Sophia's serene face, his mind racing with thoughts and emotions.

Without noticing, morning quietly crept into the room.

Rising slowly from the bed, Alex stood over Sophia, captivated by her fragile beauty as she slept.

His heart twisted painfully, and a bitter poem slipped softly from his lips.

"Meeting is hard, parting even harder — If we never met, there would be no yearning.

If we never knew each other, there'd be no thoughts.

If we were never together, there'd be no heartbreak."

Alex exhaled softly, his gaze lingering on the woman who had unraveled him.

They had met. They had known each other. They had been together.

And now, nothing could ever be the same.

He thought one final night would bring closure-that he could walk away and leave her behind.

But he was wrong.

The moment he touched her, he was undone again. Every time he saw Sophia, every breath she took near him, he lost himself.

No logic could contain it. No discipline could suppress it.

His desire for her wasn't something he could tame. It consumed him, wild and absolute.

And he knew now-this wasn't the end. It was only the beginning of something far more dangerous.

He forced himself to leave the penthouse, his resolve hardening with every step. Outside, he dialed the Paris branch of Kingswell.

His voice was sharp, dangerous. "Send me every file you have on the Guise family—especially Gilbert and Sophia. I want to know every last secret."

Never in his life had Alex mixed personal matters with his work, but Sophia changed everything.

Now every detail about her had become vital-urgent.

For Sophia, he was ready to play dirty-dangerously dirty.

***

Sophia awoke, reaching instinctively for Alex, only to find the bed cold and empty.

Panic tightened her chest, leaving her uncertain whether this emptiness was good or bad.

Last night she had poured her entire heart out to Alex, surrendering herself fully.

and tears streamed

be greedy, Sophia," she scolded herself bitterly, choking back

with the man

bed, she slowly stepped into the shower, letting the hot

to the fact that she had nothing left in

through the apartment, igniting a spark of hope in her

was even the smallest chance to stay by Alex's side a

gaze collided with Gilbert, his face twisted

avoided her eyes-no doubt unable to

filthy little slut!" Gilbert spat venomously, storming

Gilbert's hand swung viciously across her

vision blurred as pain exploded

phone all night!

legs for

his foot and driving it mercilessly into

her body as

to breathe. She was

horrific moment, Sophia knew the choice she had

had built upon this mistake was doomed, rotten

erupted uncontrollably, his

of trash! Worthless tramp!" Each insult

through Sophia's bones, torturing her with unbearable pain. Tears streamed uncontrollably down her

burned with suffering, her spirit shattered under the

trapped in

now, and she saw no way

and the bitter

please," Sophia whispered through the excruciating pain, hopelessness clawing

brutally, yanking her head back to reveal

think you're clever, don't you? Mocking me like I'm some fool!" Gilbert spat, delivering a vicious slap that echoed sharply in

Bring the marriage papers

quickly stepped forward, thrusting the document onto the table in front

name, and we'll be husband and wife, nice and legal,"

eyes blazing through tears of

than marry a monster

to do much worse than die," Gilbert hissed

Lancaster. Send men after every Lancaster alive-I want

desperation surging as she clung to Gilbert's

sign! Please,

as he slapped her again, harder this time. "You should've thought about

phone again, voice dripping with

them. Just beat them until they're begging

a cold dread spreading through her battered

uncontrollably as she grasped the pen, prepared

away.

Lancaster," Joe, the

vef

of you dies, the surviving spouse inherits everything—all

included that clause, fully aware of Sophia's

position.

the Lancaster name from her grandfather, but the true power came

and subsequent exile from the Montclaires, Sophia

sole heir, poised as the family's next

already agreed but were still

cautious delay kept even Sophia herself in the dark-but Gilbert's