Chapter 282: Unbreakable Ties (Skylar’s POV)

The announcement spread like wildfire. News outlets ran it across every screen, headlines flashing with the same message:

"The First Queen is Pregnant—The Blackwood Line Begins."

There was no escaping it. No denying it.

Skylar sat in the dim glow of their bedroom, staring at the golden wedding band on her finger. She was carrying the child of the most powerful man in the world.

The door opened.

Chris stepped inside, his movements slow, deliberate.

"You didn't tell me," he said, his voice low, edged with something unreadable.

She turned to face him, keeping her expression guarded. "I was going to."

He exhaled sharply. That wasn't the answer he wanted.

A slow, tense silence settled between them. Then, without warning, Chris crossed the distance, cupping her face roughly, his lips hovering just inches from hers.

"You're mine, Skylar," he murmured. "Completely. There's no running from this anymore."

Her heart pounded, but she lifted her chin defiantly. "I was never running."

Chris's eyes darkened. "Good."

Then he kissed her—not soft, not gentle, but with the kind of intensity that stole the breath from her lungs.

Heat exploded between them. His grip was possessive, his touch demanding. It was raw, consuming, inevitable.

She gasped as he lifted her effortlessly, pressing her against the cool marble wall. His fingers traced the curve of her waist, lingering just above the proof of what they had created.

"You carry my heir," he murmured against her skin, his voice husky. "You belong to me, Skylar. Now, always, forever."

And in that moment, with his body pressed against hers, his power wrapping around her like an inescapable force—she knew it was true.

She wasn't just his queen.

She was his obsession.

And there was no turning back.