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Bound in Velvet Chains
  1. 1. The Cold Altar
  2. 2. The Rules of Greystone Abbey
  3. 3. Defiance in the Gilded Cage
  4. 4. The Royal Ascot Clash 🔒
  5. 5. Whispers in the Carriage 🔒
  6. 6. The Sabotage on the Solent 🔒
  7. 7. Scent of Salt and Storm 🔒
  8. 8. Return to the Moors 🔒
  9. 9. The Library Encounter 🔒
  10. 10. The Unseasonal Blizzard 🔒
  11. 11. Fire in the Velvet Dark 🔒
  12. 12. The First Surrender 🔒
  13. 13. Worship on the Silk 🔒
  14. 14. Morning Frost and Shared Warmth 🔒
  15. 15. The Mediterranean Fleet Crisis 🔒
  16. 16. The French Maritime Infiltration 🔒
  17. 17. The High-Stakes Auction at the Palais de la Bourse 🔒
  18. 18. Ambush in the Old Port 🔒
  19. 19. Haven on Cap Ferrat 🔒
  20. 20. Unmasking the London Syndicate 🔒
  21. 21. A Vow by the Azure Sea 🔒
  22. 22. The London Admiralty Ball 🔒
  23. 23. The High-Stakes Waltz 🔒
  24. 24. Confrontation in the Admiralty Study 🔒
  25. 25. The Hostile Takeover Crushed 🔒
  26. 26. Arrests in Whitehall 🔒
  27. 27. The Mayfair Celebration 🔒
  28. 28. A True Proposal 🔒
  29. 29. Blessing at Greystone Abbey 🔒
  30. 30. Consummation of the Vows 🔒
  31. 31. The Launch of the Aurelia 🔒
  32. 32. The Secret Revealed 🔒
  33. 33. The Duke's Knees 🔒
  34. 34. The Birth of Tristan Alexander 🔒
  35. 35. Bound by Love: The Eternal Legacy 🔒

Chapter 24

Confrontation in the Admiralty Study

Bound in Velvet Chains · Genevieve Du Pont · 6 min read

Following the conclusion of the waltz, Tristan and Aurelia did not linger among the congratulatory crowd. Guided by Julian Sterling, who appeared quietly at the edge of the ballroom in his bespoke evening suit, they slipped through a pair of discreet paneled doors into the private administrative wing of the Royal Naval College. At the end of a dimly lit, vaulted stone corridor lined with historic naval portraits lay the…

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