The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 648

She didn't even get close enough to touch him.

Charles sidestepped smoothly, dodging her outstretched hand.

Luna hit the ground hard. This time, she couldn't muster the strength to get up.

"Charles..." Her voice was weak as she lifted her hand, silently begging him to help her.

Charles shot Q a look.

Q stepped up, his big hand gripping Luna's shoulder as he hauled her to her feet.

Luna bristled, but she didn't make a scene over something so petty.

It didn't matter. Charles could only stall for a day at most. No matter how much he tried to keep away, he'd end up doing whatever it took to save that little brat— even if it meant getting close to her.

Just the thought of finally being with Charles, tasting something Dahlia had obsessed over for years and never gotten, sent a secret shiver of delight through her.

Charles didn't ride in the same car as Luna.

He traveled with his bodyguards and Francis's men, a line of cars weaving back to the villa.

Luna didn't try any tricks on the way.

Back at the villa, she went straight to her bedroom. In her walk-in closet, she opened a hidden compartment in her jewelry box and pulled out a single pill. She handed it to Charles.

took it without a word and

guided Luna back

Charles left, he gave

to send Luna back to the water cell, then led a few others

corner-nothing. Not

away where no one would think to look- under

earlier searches

back into the

didn't even bother

she had to endure, it would

shallow water, her lashes lowered, eyes dark with

fact, she couldn't wait to see Charles give that so-called antidote to

knew exactly what it was.

make the brat seem better,

a slow, hidden poison-deadlier

like a shadow, making

stronger the

back-ten, a hundred times worse -enough

Charles had no clue.

brief recovery-a little color

would want to see, the one she'd cling to, would

begging Charles for her "Mommy," he'd have no

Charlie as the