27/05/2026
🔥 THE TYRANT’S LEASH
(Dark Romance | Contract Marriage | Control)
✍️ Written by Lux Life
❌ DO NOT COPY OR EDIT ❌
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EPISODE 6: THE WILD CARD
LUCIAN POV
I took a slow drag from my cigarette, watching the absolute terror and confusion in Juliet’s eyes.
Beautiful.
No wonder my brother locked her up like a prize trophy.
Christian always had a taste for expensive things.
Especially things that belonged to his enemies.
I tapped the ash off my cigarette and pointed to the key in my hand, then to the lock of the balcony door.
She hesitated for a split second.
Then, she stepped forward and unlocked it.
The cold night wind rushed into the room, blowing her dark hair across her face.
“You’re insane,” she whispered sharply, looking past me as if expecting my brother's guards to tackle me.
“How did you get up here?”
I stepped inside her room, closing the glass door behind me with a soft click.
“My brother owns the building, sweetheart,” I chuckled, pocketing my lighter.
“But I own the blueprints.”
She backed away from me, her eyes narrowing into slits.
Defiant. Even when trapped.
I liked that.
“What do you want, Lucian?” she asked coldly.
“To help you,” I replied smoothly, tossing the silver key onto the bed.
She glanced at it, then back to me. “What is that?”
“The key to the service elevator. It bypasses Christian’s security system.”
Silence.
Heavy.
Suspicious.
“Why would you betray your own brother?” she questioned, her voice filled with doubt.
I walked closer to her, stopping just inches away.
I could smell her perfume. Vanilla and expensive terror.
I reached out, my fingers hovering just an inch away from her diamond collar.
“Because Christian thinks he’s the only one who can play this game,” I whispered dangerously.
“And honestly?”
I smiled, a dark, playful glint in my eyes.
“I’m tired of letting him win.”
Suddenly—
The bedroom door handle began to jiggle from the outside.
Christian was coming back.
Juliet’s breath hitched.
I winked at her, stepping back toward the balcony shadows.
“Time to make your choice, Juliet,” I murmured quietly.
“Stay and face the monster…”
Pause.
“…or run with me.”
🔥 TBC…