The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 439

Alex didn't spare Heinrich a glance.

Instead, he swept Sofina into his arms-in a tender princess hold-lifting her effortlessly, as if she weighed nothing at all. He held her the way a man carries something sacred, something too precious to ever let touch the ground.

Gasps rippled through the hall as he held her close against his chest, her hair brushing his jaw, her heartbeat trembling against his own.

He looked down at her, eyes soft, voice low and certain.

"My wife," he murmured, every word wrapped in warmth, "let's leave this place. There's nothing worth hearing here-only the noise of those who never knew what love feels like."

Sofina's face burned crimson. No one had ever held her like this-so fiercely, yet so gently. Her heart pounded against his chest, wild and trembling.

Her arms instinctively wrapped around his neck as he carried her through the stunned crowd, his strength steady, his presence unshakable.

She was drunk-intoxicated not by wine, but by the relief and warmth of his embrace. Every heartbeat, every breath against his chest made her feel more alive than she ever had before.

In that suspended moment, the world fell away. There was no hall, no voices, no stares-only them.

His heartbeat against hers, her breath trembling in his arms, and the feeling of being not owned, but found.

"Stop right there, Alex!" Katarina's scream tore through the air. "Don't you dare walk away from me, you pathetic dog!"

Alex kept moving.

The others laughed loudly. "Looks like Katarina's dog finally took back his power the day he learned to say no."

Katarina roared! "You bastard of the Saint-Claire line-how dare you divorce me! Want me to shoot you in both legs like the last time so you never try to leave again?"

He didn't so much as glance back.

"Stop, you—” Katarina shrieked, voice cracking, but whatever hold and chains she'd built over him in those three years had snapped. It wouldn't hold now.

The crowd laughed, sharp and hungry at her collapse. Some spoke with cruel pleasure.

"Look at her-so angry she's lost all grace."

"Feelings are weakness," another sneered. "She's ugly with rage."

"Security!" Katarina roared, her fury echoing through the marble hall. “Take them

down! Kill that dog-no mutt that bites its master deserves to live!"

But by the time the securities reacted, Alex and Sofina had already slipped through the entrance and into the cold, open night.

The street was empty—no cars, no escorts-only silence and the silver glow of the moon. Sofina had arrived by flying taxi; now there was nothing waiting for them.

Alex glanced at her, a faint smile touching his lips. Then, without a word, he tightened his hold and launched into the sky.

The wind tore around them as he soared upward, his body cutting through the clouds like a streak of light.

the doors seconds later, scanning

the guards shouted. "He's already airborne-looks like

to chase him!"

model," another guard

a flying car, damn it!" she

this hall only. We can't leave our

as Alex and Sofina vanished into

arm, the wind whipping

him with

he asked, glancing down at

you," she

smiled through the wind. "Physical pain heals. No matter how bad it gets, the

quietly. "Heinrich wounded more than your pride-he hurt your heart.

breath caught. The ache that had haunted

free, "I don't feel any pain at all. But I'm scared, Alex... I have nothing.

leave you," Alex whispered, his voice low and unwavering. "Even after death, as long

softening her lips as peace settled

she realized, doesn't need a reason-it simply exists, and with every breath,

slowed their descent and stopped-hovering above the glowing skyline- then landed gently on the rooftop of a towering

sign below them read Eden Hotel-the most luxurious hotel

"This is Eden Hotel! It's the most expensive place in the city. Even Heinrich wouldn't dare walk through that

calm smile. "Then

evicted from my apartment.

The glass doors shimmered as scanners swept over them in soft

Master Alexander and Miss Sofina," said the

wide in disbelief. "Alex... you-how is this

with a quiet grin, the city lights

they stepped into the penthouse, Sofina froze. The place was enormous- glass walls, sleek furniture, and equipment so advanced it looked more like a

kitchen, loosening his suit jacket as

shirt clung just enough to reveal the lean, sculpted lines of his

caught, and she quickly turned her gaze away, her cheeks flushing a

Alex said, his tone warm, almost teasing. "Let me make you

trying to steady her pulse. The kitchen looked like something out of the future—rows of sleek, automated

serve.

said, confused. "You don't need to cook. These machines can make anything you

faintly, pulling open a

his shoulder

No warmth. Too

flushed. "That's the most cliché thing

don't care. Some people survive without love. I don't. I live for it for the feeling the care, the joy It brings. If it makes me happy, I'll take it, no matter what anyone

quiet confidence, pulling

with practiced hands.

intoxicating. Finally, he

Sofina asked, staring at the warm, delicate

lava cake," Alex

about efficiency-nutrients,