Chapter 254

Tatiana

To say that I was angry was an understatement. I was furious. And I was raging inside.

The chamber was filled with silence, but not peace. It was rarely ever filled with the peace that I wanted to create for myself right now. It was just filled with me thinking, pacing around, and watching as I grew weaker, as my influence grew weaker.

Mirage simmer just below the surface and I knew that it was only a matter of time before I burst out on those that were around. Giovanni was no longer under my control, and that made it harder.

I sat atop the throne Giovanni had so graciously handed over months ago, not because he was weak, but because I made him. Because he allowed me to make him as weak as he was. His body, once carved of dominance, now bent subtly when I walked into a room. He called it love. I called it design. And I called it will.

But today… he did not bow.

He refused to look at me. He refused to allow me to approach him. He was