CHAPTER 371. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. How to protect your queenChiara moaned in pleasure as Jhon filled her, her heart on the verge of bursting.He held her tightly and began to move inside her, each thrust a little stronger, each movement a little faster. Pleasure rippled through her body in relentless waves. They moved together in sync with their ragged breaths, caught in a moment suspended in time.Jhon’s movements grew more intense, and Chiara was so aroused that she couldn’t help but moan loudly. He possessed her with increasing force and urgency, driving their bodies to a frenetic rhythm. Jhon cupped her face in his hands, gazing at her with desire as she clung to him desperately, crying out his name.His shaft plunged into her like a battering ram, breaking through everything in its path, pounding hard, making her desperately seek release. Chiara felt the core of her being burn as the heat inside her built up, until she exploded in a powerful orgasm that made them tremble togeth

CHAPTER 372. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. I’ll do it.John and Chiara returned to Zurich in silence. She was restless, and he was upset. He had never felt any special emotions toward any suspect, beyond the will to eliminate them for good, but when it came to Chiara, his emotions were definitely compromised.Chiara stopped by her twin's apartment to change clothes and emerged as the executive, the CEO of Asterion Bank. They headed to the police station, where they were greeted by a grim situation."We caught him trying to cross the border into Germany," the detective explained. "Heston was immediately detained and brought to the station. Our investigation shows he had a fake passport on him—just that is enough to indicate some guilt. Plus, his injuries match the evidence from Chiara's apartment, but he's refused to speak."John listened carefully and then looked back at Chiara in silence. She was clearly worried."So, will he go to jail or not?" she asked."No," John said, irritated because

CHAPTER 373. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. What do we do now?""You’re a damn witch!""I can’t wait to see the headlines!" Chiara yelled in his face. "Fallen celebrity chef arrested for stalking his creditor! With the emphasis on 'fallen,' because when I’m done with you, no restaurant in this country will ever hire you again!"Heston flew into a rage, standing up and shouting at Chiara. But aside from the policeman, he was handcuffed to the table, so there was no way he could reach her."You’re a damn harpy! If I’m in this mess, it’s because you wouldn’t help me! All you wanted was your money, you selfish whore!""And you wanted my money, didn’t you? How many times did I warn you that you were going bankrupt? But all you cared about was seeing your name in the papers, more fame, more recognition... You never thought you’d have to pay it all back.""You’ve got plenty of money, you witch! You could have waited!" he screamed. "You launder money for mobsters, I’ve seen them walk through your ban

CHAPTER 374. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. Especially talented at lyingJohn’s movement was precise and skilled. His golf club struck the back of Heston’s knee, sending him to the floor with a cry of pain. John seemed relaxed, as if he were directing a play where he already knew the ending.“Chiara, go to the bedroom, love. Please?” His tone was sweet, contrasting with his actions. Chiara obeyed without hesitation, but didn’t bother locking the door, knowing that as long as John was there, she had nothing to fear.As soon as she disappeared through the door, John kicked Heston to roll him onto his back.“You don’t know how lucky you are, you miserable fool. I have a permit to fire weapons worldwide, and you’re trespassing on private property,” he hissed. “You have no idea how hard it is for me to hold back and only use this damn golf club.”He struck Heston’s side, watching as the man tried to crawl away.“I already gave you a chance to run,” John said in a low voice. “And yet, you came back

CHAPTER 375. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. A Knight in Shining Armor“John, we’re the largest bank in a country that’s a tax haven,” she replied. “We hold money for presidents, senators, ministers, tech moguls, and yes, some morally questionable businesspeople. But my job is to accept proof of the source of their money, not to investigate it.”John looked stunned.“What do you mean you don’t have to investigate it? You could be holding money for terrorist organizations...”“Let’s not exaggerate. We have strict filters for that, but you have to understand the bank moves over 400 million Swiss francs a day. It’s impossible to know the intention behind every transfer. If a president steals money from their party or campaign, how am I supposed to know? If someone gets paid to kill another person, how could I know? We only see numbers moving from one place to another. Or do you think anyone’s going to write, ‘Drug earnings for March’ on their statement?”John took a deep breath. He didn’t really

CHAPTER 376. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. HardChiara blinked, stunned. She had always known that he wasn’t a knight in shining armor. After all, he had allowed her brother’s enemy to drown in cement without lifting a finger to save him. But it was true, she wasn’t dealing with an ordinary man—he was the Director of Organized Crime for the world’s largest espionage agency. It was impossible for him to act any other way.So she really had two choices: accept him or walk away. And walking away was getting harder by the day. She slowly walked toward him, not needing to say a word. Jhon pulled her by the hand and wrapped her in a tight embrace."The queen is safe," he murmured. "As long as the queen is safe, everything else can be sacrificed."Chiara hugged him back and stood on tiptoe to kiss him."I don’t know what I’m getting into," she admitted honestly. "I just hope we’ll be okay."She stood on her toes to kiss him again, and Jhon let himself go in the moment. He loved her, and he was sure

CHAPTER 377. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. Less serious"You and me?" Jhon laughed as if it were obvious. "Babe, the White House Secret Service is less serious than we are!"Chiara wrapped her arms around him and kissed him playfully before pulling him toward the stairs of a bohemian penthouse in the heart of the city."I bought it for us!" she said, spreading her arms wide and gesturing around.Jhon stood there, stunned."Are you serious?""Well… it’s halfway between you and me. If we plan it right, we can see each other almost every day," she smiled, and Jhon lifted her by the waist, spinning her around in the air.Later, he would go into caveman mode and insist on helping pay for part of the place, but for now, he wasn’t going to ruin the moment with protests. He just wanted to celebrate."This is the best bad thing you’ve ever done in your life!" he exclaimed. "I love it! You have no idea how much I miss you every day. I just want to be with you... I’m going to make love to you every day

CHAPTER 378. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. A TrapJhon wished the ground would swallow him whole. There was Chiara in that photo, shaking hands with the most powerful mafia boss Italy had seen in decades, a man clever enough to slowly move his operations into a terrifying semblance of legality.“I want him behind bars, Jhon,” the deputy director said firmly. “If we can’t tie him directly to a drug shipment, fine. But we already know he’s laundering money in a Zurich bank. We’ve been monitoring his finances closely, and those suitcases... there’s got to be more than a hundred million euros in there, Jhon. I need evidence. I can’t retire without winning at least one case like this!”Jhon nodded, but before he could come up with an excuse, the deputy director cut him off.“It’s just evidence, nothing more, and I’m sure you can get it,” he said in a tone that instantly put Jhon on edge.“Excuse me?” Jhon muttered. “What makes you think I could...?”“Oh, come on, Jhon! Do you think I don’t know w

CHAPTER 379. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. Stay calm“Fine, think about it while you complete another task,” the deputy director ordered. “I’ve got issues with the division in Mexico. I need you to go help out for a few weeks. Pack your things—you’re leaving right now.”Jhon swallowed his frustration. He knew there was no way out of this, so he simply nodded and left the office. He was furious that he had to leave without saying goodbye to Chiara. Just five minutes ago, he’d been working like usual, and now he was being sent to another continent without even a chance to tell his woman what was going on. He hated the idea of going without explaining things to her, but there was no way he could share what was happening over the phone.At the very least, he hoped this would buy him some time to figure things out.As he grabbed his emergency bag, Jhon tried to think of how to protect Chiara from the danger she might be in from handling Franco Garibaldi’s money. But as soon as they landed on the

CHAPTER 380. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. Two decades against a few monthsJhon felt his chest tighten as Chiara cried in his arms. "Calm down, nothing happened... everything’s fine, I promise you, love, everything is okay. Trust me," he assured her. Chiara kept trembling, terrified that something worse could have happened to him. "It was just a graze on my hip. Nothing serious..." Jhon tried to soothe her with his words, but Chiara was still shaken. He hugged her tightly as she sobbed uncontrollably, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the Deputy Director still standing by the door. It took at least an hour for Chiara to calm down completely. Once she left to get a coffee, her boss stepped in to have the conversation Jhon had been dreading. "Did you set this up? Did you tip them off so we’d fall into an ambush just to bring Chiara here?" Jhon spat angrily, watching as the man nodded. "This profession comes with risks, and I know how to use those risks to my advantage," said