Christmas morning arrived quietly over the estate.
Snow covered parts of the grounds, and the enormous mansion remained peaceful.
Inside the master bedroom, Nikolai and Lilith were still asleep.
The curtains were slightly open, allowing the soft morning light to enter the room.
Then the bedroom door slowly opened.
Giggles immediately filled the room.
The babies were already awake.
They were scattered across the enormous bed, moving their little arms and legs while making tiny sounds.
Mila appeared at the doorway.
"Merry Christmas!"
She climbed onto the bed.
The babies immediately became more excited.
Rhea kicked her tiny foot directly into Lilith's face.
Lilith groaned.
"Nani… three more minutes, please."
Nikolai slowly opened his eyes.
Hareena suddenly squeaked loudly.
Lilith opened her eyes.
She looked around at all the girls.
"All right, all right. We're up."
Nikolai sighed and sat up.
"We're awake."
Lilith smiled.
"Merry Christmas, my little berries."
She leaned down and kissed each of them.
The girls giggled.
Their little hands reached toward their mother.
Nikolai eventually got out of bed and headed toward the bathroom to take his bath while Lilith began bathing the girls one by one.
The mansion was already filled with the excitement of Christmas morning.
Across another part of the estate, Christmas had already begun.
"Santa came!" Ella shouted.
She clapped excitedly.
Anna, Olga, Mattie, and Yelena were all busy unwrapping their gifts.
Rosa sat with her father.
Salvatore held a beautifully wrapped box.
"Here you go, baby."
He smiled.
"It's your second Christmas."
Rosa immediately began clapping.
Zhanna sat beside Salvatore and gently rested her head on his shoulder.
Rosia looked at the box.
Salvatore handed it to her.
She opened it.
Her eyes widened.
She looked at her father and gave him a beautiful smile.
"You like it?"
Salvatore smiled.
"La mia principessina."
"My little princess."
Inside the box was a beautiful music box with Rosa's name engraved on it.
"Aaaah…"
Rosa cooed.
"Mhmmm."
Mattie reached toward the music box and pressed the button.
The ballerina began spinning around.
Rosa's silver-grey eyes sparkled.
They looked exactly like her father's.
She stared at the ballerina in fascination.
Then she placed both hands on top of her head, imitating the ballerina.
Salvatore laughed softly.
"Like it, sweetheart?"
Rosa nodded.
She leaned toward him and kissed her Papa.
"T…Tank you."
Zhanna suddenly gasped.
"What did you just say!?"
Salvatore froze.
His eyes widened.
Rosa giggled.
"T…T…T…Tank y…you."
She looked at him.
"D…D…D…Dada!"
Salvatore became completely stunned.
Tears immediately rolled down his face.
His little daughter had just called him Dada.
Rosa crawled toward him.
He quickly picked her up.
He hugged her tightly.
Rosa patted his back.
Salvatore closed his eyes as tears continued falling.
"My princess…"
Back at Lilith's mansion, Christmas continued.
Lilith approached Nikolai carrying a beautifully wrapped gift.
"Here."
Nikolai looked at it.
"What is this?"
Lilith smiled.
"Your Christmas gift."
He opened it.
Inside was a key.
Nikolai stared at it.
"What is this?"
"The key to the villa in Bora Bora."
"Bora?"
"Bora."
Lilith smiled.
"You are going on a solo vacation to rest."
Nikolai looked at her.
"Only you, my king."
"The girls, you and—"
"Everything is taken care of, baby."
Lilith gently touched his face.
"I want you to fully heal. Rest mentally and physically too."
Nikolai looked at the keys.
Then he looked at his wife.
Before he could say anything, Giselle bit Lilith.
"Ouch!"
Lilith looked down.
"Baby, easy."
Giselle continued fussing.
"Drink slowly, Lily."
Lilith picked her up and breastfed her.
Nikolai leaned toward his wife.
He kissed Lilith deeply.
"Enjoy," Lilith whispered.
Nikolai hugged her.
Three weeks later, the new year arrived.
The mansion was filled with the sounds of preparations.
Nikolai stood outside with Lilith and the babies.
He hugged Lilith tightly.
"Take care of yourself."
"I will."
"Call me."
"I will."
"You go and have a lot of rest for two months, got it?"
Lilith looked at him.
"Maybe four weeks."
Nikolai chuckled.
"Four weeks?"
She smiled.
"Two months."
He laughed.
Lilith kissed him deeply.
Nikolai held her for several seconds.
Then he kissed each of the girls.
His expression suddenly fell.
"I will miss you guys."
The girls were all asleep.
Lilith looked at him.
"Take care of yourself, love."
"I will."
"Nikki, have fun."
She kissed him one last time.
Nikolai boarded the plane.
He looked back toward Lilith.
She smiled.
The plane eventually left Russia.
Lilith watched until it disappeared.
She then returned to the cars.
The girls were settled down safely.
The cars drove away.
Inside Lilith's estate, Kesian was sleeping.
Her phone suddenly rang.
She woke up.
"Hello?"
"Good afternoon, baby."
It was her father, Mr Damir.
"How are you?"
"I'm okay, Dad. How are you?"
"I'm great, love."
He paused.
"Well, I, uhmm… want to have dinner with you today."
"Okay."
"At your place."
Kesian sat up.
"I have something to tell you."
"Okay, Dad."
He ended the call.
Kesian placed her phone down.
Within minutes, she fell asleep again.
Elsewhere, Wiktor and Wiktoria were swimming.
Wiktoria was the quiet one.
Wiktor, on the other hand, was gay, loud, and energetic.
Wiktoria suddenly looked at her laptop.
"Brother!"
"What?"
"Hula Beauty just launched its newest blush!"
"No way!"
She turned the laptop toward him.
Wiktor gasped.
"Gorgeous!"
He pointed toward the screen.
"Order them."
Wiktoria immediately began typing on her laptop.
Meanwhile, Gloria was making dinner with Cornelia.
The two girls talked while preparing the meal.
Nearby, Jerome was working out with Gloria's brother.
But even while exercising, Jerome occasionally looked toward Gloria.
He watched her working.
The guard suddenly walked inside.
"Ms Gloria."
Gloria looked up.
"Yes?"
"A letter for you."
She handed it over.
"It's from your school."
The guard also handed her a box.
"And here is a box."
"Thank you."
Gloria took both.
She opened the letter.
She began reading.
Her expression immediately changed.
"Ughhhhhhh!!!!"
Zale looked at her.
"What's wrong?"
"It's school."
She waved the letter.
"I'm in my third year now."
Everyone listened.
"They said we will be posted for our internship from now until we graduate."
Her brothers chuckled.
Gloria groaned.
"I don't want to do this."
Jerome smiled quietly.
Six hours later, Nikolai arrived in Bora Bora.
He wore a mask as he exited the airport.
A taxi took him directly toward the villa.
The villa was enormous.
Beautiful.
Private.
Peaceful.
Exactly what Lilith had wanted for him.
When he entered, Nikolai kicked off his shoes.
He walked toward the bed.
Then he fell onto it.
The mattress was extremely comfortable.
He smiled.
He took several pictures.
Then he sent them to his tiny wife.
His phone suddenly showed a picture of Lilith feeding the girls.
The girls had somehow poured milk all over her.
Nikolai laughed softly.
"Those little monsters."
He stared at the picture for another few seconds.
After ten minutes, he got up.
He took a warm bath.
Then he returned to the bed.
Within minutes, Nikolai fell asleep.
Meanwhile, in the ancient temple, the sky had become darker than ever.
There was no light.
Only darkness.
Everywhere.
The ancient temple stood beneath the dark sky.
Behind it, a new mansion had been built.
Workers moved throughout the enormous property.
Some cleaned.
Others continued building.
The woman walked into the new mansion.
She wore a black and silver saree.
As she passed, several people touched her feet respectfully.
She stopped before the throne room.
She turned.
She looked at it.
Then she walked inside.
The throne stood at the center.
It had been made from raw, pure gold.
It was over six thousand years old.
The woman slowly looked upward.
There was a picture of Lilith.
She folded her hands toward the picture.
She whispered prayers.
"Maa."
A girl approached.
"The designers are here."
The girl wore a mini skirt and crop top.
The woman gave her a sign.
"Go."
The girl immediately left.
Before leaving, she looked at Lilith's picture.
She folded her hands toward it.
Then she disappeared down the hall.
A man entered.
He also folded his hands toward Lilith's picture.
The woman looked at him.
"Tell me."
"Maa."
"The business is now a blast across international borders."
She remained silent.
"Eight hundred trillion dollars."
The woman slowly turned.
"The mansion in Russia is ready for us."
She continued listening.
"And Beneva's husband is not in Russia."
The woman raised an eyebrow.
"He made him go on holiday because he was tired."
She turned her back and began walking.
The man followed her.
Inside the mansion, girls were giggling.
Laughing.
Some were smoking.
Others were drinking.
"Shhhhh!!!!!!!!!"
The woman's voice echoed through the middle of the halls.
Immediately—
Silence.
The entire mansion became extremely quiet.
Quieter than ever.
The woman walked barefoot through the halls.
She eventually entered a room and sat down.
The designers were terrified of her.
They carefully began presenting different attires.
Jewelry.
Shoes.
Dresses.
Everything was displayed before her.
She scanned each item.
Then she spoke.
"It's for our Queen."
She looked at them.
"Give me your most greatest and gorgeous of all."
The designers immediately nodded.
"Right, girls?"
"Yes."
"It's for our Neva."
She looked at them.
"Don't disappoint us."
One of the girls standing near the wall had been smoking.
She quickly stopped.
The designers shook their heads nervously.
A month passed.
Nikolai's vacation continued.
He spent his days eating.
Sleeping.
Exploring the beach.
Talking to his four-month-old girls through video calls.
And talking to Mila.
He enjoyed the peaceful environment.
Meanwhile, at Lilith's restaurant, Semyon sat with his friends.
They were talking.
"So where is she?"
His friend pointed.
"There."
Semyon looked.
He saw Lilith working.
"Damn."
"She is hot."
"Yeah."
"But she's married."
"I think she has given birth now."
Semyon took a drink.
"Her bump is gone."
His friend shrugged.
"Who cares, bro? Go talk to her."
Semyon laughed.
"Yeah."
Another friend smirked.
"The married ones are the best."
Lilith eventually walked toward their table.
She picked up her notepad.
"You, sir?"
Semyon gave his order.
Lilith wrote everything down.
After three minutes, she returned with their orders.
Semyon looked at her.
"By the way, your bump is gone."
Lilith smiled.
"Yeah."
"My babies are here in my office."
"Twins?"
A man asked.
"No."
Lilith shook her head.
"Seven girls."
The entire table froze.
"Seven!?"
"Yeah."
They stared at her.
Lilith smiled.
"Y'all wanna see?"
The men immediately stood up.
They followed her toward her mini office.
Lilith opened the door.
"Hi, berries."
The girls were sitting inside.
They were playing and giggling.
The men stared.
"Wow."
Semyon could barely speak.
Rhea was sleeping peacefully on Azenari.
The men carefully held the babies.
They looked amazed.
Mila returned to school.
It was her first day back.
Nyxara cried when Mila left.
"Boss!"
The Nocturne Matriarch entered.
"Hi, princess!"
The women took the girls into their arms.
"How much?"
Amelia asked.
"Seven trillion dollars."
Amelia kissed Giselle's cheeks.
Selena entered.
"Drop the bags."
The bags were opened.
Money scattered everywhere.
Tanism's eyes widened.
She clapped excitedly.
Everyone sat down.
They began counting the money.
Meanwhile, Nikolai continued shopping for his family.
He bought lots of toys for his girls.
He also purchased expensive things for Lilith.
Then he flew to another country for work.
Damian was there.
Inyia was still in pain.
Damian did not want to leave her alone.
But he still had work to do.
He took her to stay with Lilith while he worked.
At Lilith's mansion, the seven girls were sleeping on their blankets.
The blankets were joined together.
Lilith sat nearby reading her school letter.
She looked at the date.
She was going to resume on the tenth of February.
Lilith folded the letter.
She continued working around the mansion.
She cleaned.
She did laundry.
She cooked food for the entire estate.
She entered her greenhouse.
She picked fruits.
She collected vegetables.
She removed weeds.
She removed dead flowers.
She planted new seeds.
She carefully tended to everything.
Later, she went to the supermarket with the bigger car.
She held thirty lists.
She checked each item carefully.
She bought everything on the lists.
By the time she finished restocking, she had spent thirty million Russian rubles.
By 4:06 p.m., Lilith had cleaned the kitchen counter.
She then got a new bag for school.
She also purchased new school essentials.
Elsewhere, darkness filled another room.
The Venomous Beast suddenly slammed his hand onto the table.
The workers became terrified.
He was always angry.
"I am moving this company to Russia!"
Everyone became silent.
"You all FAIL TO SECURE THE DEAL WITH ND COMPANY!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The Devourer took a long drag from his cigarette.
"Chill."
The Venomous Beast looked at him.
"We handle it."
He exhaled.
"Besides, Boss is not in Russia."
The room remained silent.
"Lilith made him go on vacation because of his health."
The Venomous Beast sat down.
"Boss…"
The Poison Mistress spoke.
"The project site crashed."
She paused.
"Those men are getting worse."
The Venomous Beast took a deep breath.
Then—
The Obsidian Empress walked inside.
She placed a list of students on the table.
The Venomous Beast looked down.
His eyes moved across the names.
Then he saw one.
Gloria Ribeiro.
His expression slowly changed.
He stood.
He walked toward the window.
A smile appeared across his face.
Gloria Ribeiro.
She was going to become an intern for his company.
He picked up the list.
He approved it.
Then he walked away.
In New York, Khushi kept vomiting.
Nihal was worried about her.
He stood outside.
He had slept with her the previous week after their fight.
Riyana came outside.
"Mumma?"
Nihal looked at her.
"Congratulations."
He frowned.
"For what?"
"She is pregnant."
Nihal froze.
"What?"
Riyana smiled.
"You're going to be a father."
Nihal stood completely stunned.
Khushi came outside shyly.
She held her scarf.
Nihal looked at her.
He stepped forward.
"Are you?"
He gently placed his hand on her stomach.
Khushi nodded.
Nihal's face transformed.
A massive grin appeared.
"Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
He screamed.
He lifted Khushi into his arms.
He spun her around.
Everyone stared.
"Nihal is going to be a dad?"
Jai asked.
"Oh Lord."
Aarav stared at them.
He was holding his two-month-old daughter, Nayara.
Khushi was now three months pregnant.
By nightfall, Nihal sat beside Khushi.
He gently rubbed her hair.
He was reading about babies.
He read about pregnancy.
He read about newborns.
He smiled occasionally as he imagined becoming a father.
Meanwhile, the ancient temple was surrounded by rain.
Rain poured from the dark sky.
The mansion was now completely built.
Over two hundred cars surrounded the enormous property.
The garden was filled with herbs.
And poisonous plants.
The ancient grounds looked almost alive.
Inside the mansion, the woman slept.
She dreamed.
In her dream, she saw Lilith.
Beneva.
She was sitting upon a glowing throne.
She ruled over them.
Lilith smiled.
Kingdoms bowed at her feet.
Everything belonged to her.
The ancient world seemed to kneel before her.
But somewhere else—
Nikolai was asleep.
And he had the same dream.
He saw his wife sitting upon a throne.
The throne was surrounded by darkness.
Dark purple energy surrounded everything.
Nikolai stood behind her.
He held her hands.
Lilith smiled.
He leaned forward.
He kissed her forehead.
The vision changed.
Sohan and Riyana were also asleep.
They saw Lilith.
The same throne.
The same darkness.
The same ancient power.
Her brothers saw her too.
One after another, they dreamed of her.
It was not a normal dream.
It was not a coincidence.
It was something shared.
Something ancient.
Something that had reached every person connected to her.
They all saw the same Queen.
The same throne.
The same darkness.
The same kingdom bowing before her.
The ancient temple.
The glowing pendant.
The forgotten bloodline.
The woman who had screamed that the Queen had returned.
Everything was connected.
And as Lilith slept peacefully beside her children, completely unaware of what was happening, the ancient power continued awakening.
Nikolai remained asleep.
His hand rested peacefully beside him.
Lilith slept.
The babies slept.
Mila slept.
But across the world, the same vision continued.
A throne.
A Queen.
A kingdom.
A forgotten bloodline.
And darkness.
More darkness than anyone had ever seen.
The dreams were shared.
The nightmare was shared.
And somewhere within the ancient temple, the woman smiled.
Because she knew something they did not.
The Queen was awake.
And the world had not yet realized what that truly meant.
The Shattered Heiress was no longer simply a woman carrying an ancient bloodline.
She was becoming something far greater.
Something older.
Something feared.
Something worshipped.
Something that had been waiting thousands of years to return.
The Queen had finally been recognized.
And this time—
There would be no hiding her crown.