Chapter: Chapter 308The sound of her heels echoed softly against the floor, swallowed whole by the sterile silence of the prison hallway. Each step felt like it was slowly bringing her closer to hell, but her back stayed straight and her head stayed high. She passed rows of locked doors, steel bars and bored guards, an
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Chapter: Chapter 307Three Months Later The fabric was soft against my skin, and so breathtaking that I couldn’t take my eyes off it. I sat in front of the vanity, my hands folded in my lap and trying to breathe evenly as the stylist added one final pin to my hair. I'd always thought I'd cry on my wedding day, but I ha
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Chapter: Chapter 306I was still holding Ethan's hand when the door creaked open again. At first, I thought it was a nurse or maybe a detective back with some update about Marcus's arraignment. But then I saw a cane, and a face I hadn't expected to ever see again. Richard Jones. Ethan froze beside me as he stepped int
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Chapter: Chapter 305I could have sworn I was dead. But then I found myself waking up in a room that was too white and too quiet, and the air smelled like disinfectant and something sterile that clung to the back of my throat. My body ached in too many places to count, and I wasn't sure at first if I was dreaming or i
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Chapter: Chapter 304When I opened the door to my office, I half-expected a ghost. But the man sitting across from my desk wasn't a ghost, even though he looked eerily familiar. He was in his mid to late fifties, wearing a sharp blazer with a well-kept salt and pepper beard, and the kind of eyes that looked like they ha
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Chapter: Chapter 303CALLAHAN The cold hit me the second I stepped outside, but I lit the cigarette anyway. I hadn't touched one in over three years (not since the Donovan case) but something about watching a pregnant woman get wheeled out on a stretcher with a bullet hole through her chest just made the craving imposs
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A Deal With The College Playboy
"I'm dying," I told him. "So, I figured I might as well lose my virginity to the hottest guy on campus before I go."
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Ellie Carter never expected to be twenty one, single, and terminally ill with only six months left to live. But with nothing left to lose, she makes a deal with the campus badboy, Beck Ryder, to have one reckless and unforgettable night.
It was supposed to be a one time thing. But somewhere between the late night cuddling, the constant teasing and the surprising discovery that he's not just the resident campus fuckboy (turns out he actually has a heart), Ellie catches feelings against her better judgment. Now she has to live with the knowledge that she's falling for Beck, and he might be falling for her too.
How will she survive when she finds out that she might not be dying after all? Will the consequences of her actions come back to bite her when a vengeful ex enters the picture? Or can the throwaway fling turn into something real?
If she thought dying would be hard, it turns out that living is way messier.
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Chapter: 12. Negotiating The Hookup ContractELLIEIf there was ever a moment I could've been hit by a meteor and welcomed it, it was this one. I actually looked up at the sky and waited to see a huge rock hurtling towards me, hopefully to wipe me off the face of the planet. Because Beck Ryder, the beautiful disaster himself, had just kissed me breathless in the middle of a goddamn track and followed it up with, "I want to have sex with you."I literally froze as soon as the words left his lips. My brain went blank, and my mouth opened but all that came out was, "Huh?" Like some dumbass cartoon character.I took a stumbling step back, shaking my head as I said, "What the fuck did you just say?"The bastard didn't even flinch. His jaw tightened, like he'd been bottling this up as he said, "You heard me.""No, see that's the kind of line a guy drops in a shitty Wattpad story, and I need you to confirm that you didn't actually just say what I think you said.""I meant it," he said calmly. “I want to have sex with you, Ellie.”"Yo
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Chapter: 11. The Morning AfterELLIEWhen I woke up the next morning, I had a plan for the day, and it was to look cute as hell and hope that Beck Ryder would notice. And before you judge me, yes, I know it’s crazy to already start thinking about how to impress him. For all I knew, the kiss probably meant nothing to him. But it meant so much to me, and I just couldn’t stop smiling at the memory. So yeah, maybe it was a little bit selfish thinking that made me want to dress up all cute and sexy so I would catch his eye, and hopefully earn another make-out session today. I didn’t care where or how, but I just wanted him to kiss me, and I was willing to take anything at this point. So, instead of my usual routine where I just throw on whatever didn't smell like armpit and hope no one noticed, I actually put effort in. I stood in front of the mirror holding two different tops deciding which one would look more flattering for my figure. Being a skinny girl with double-d boobs meant I needed to plan every outfit around
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Chapter: 10. The ClimaxELLIEI couldn't breathe as I sat there and looked at Beck with my mouth open. I could have sworn that in that moment, some tiny little creature had crawled into my brain and rewired everything so that I wouldn't be able to think properly. Beck Ryder had just dared me to kiss him. And he wasn't even joking about it. He was leaning back on the couch, looking smug as hell like he knew he had me cornered. His eyes flicked down to my lips and then back up, and I swear my brain short-circuited.How the fuck was I supposed to resist this?"Nope," I blurted out suddenly, shaking my head like some lunatic. "Absolutely not.""You can't back out of a dare, Buzzkill," he said, his voice sounding surprisingly calm while I was slowly losing my mind. "That's the rule.""Fuck the rules," I snapped, even though my hands were trembling in my lap. "This is... I can't... This is ridiculous."He leaned in slowly, his grin widening just enough to make me want to slap him and kiss him at the same time. "R
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Chapter: 9. Truth or DareELLIEBy the time I walked up to Beck's front door, I'd already rehearsed at least seventeen possible scenarios in my head. Half of them involved him answering the door shirtless, and the other half ended with me fainting like some Victorian damsel because, well... who wouldn’t faint if she saw Beck Ryder shirtless?Instead, what I got was the sound of very loud cussing followed by the sound of something slamming against the couch.“You fucking cheat!” Tyler roared. “I knew you were hacking somehow. I just didn’t know how.”“How the hell am I cheating?” Beck’s voice replied just as loudly. “I’m playing legit, bro.”“Shut the fuck up!” Tyler snapped. “I know for a fact that you’re doing something illegal. How did you get so good so fast?”I pushed the door open, and I wasn’t surprised to find that it wasn’t locked, because apparently the Ryder household doesn't believe in locked doors. I found Beck and Tyler on the couch, screaming at each other over Mortal Kombat, of all things. Tyler
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Chapter: 8. Horny Lab PartnersELLIEThere should be a law against looking good on a Monday morning.I mean seriously, who the hell rolls into campus looking like he just stepped off the cover of a Calvin Klein ad? His sleeves were rolled up, his smirk was magnetic, and the worst part was that he wasn't even trying. Beck just somehow existed, and every woman in the vicinity started to swoon at the sight of him. Why on earth did I have to set my sights on him of all people? I could have gone with Isaac Thatcher, the geek from my embryology classes who looked like he would burst into flames if a girl even talked to him. But no, I had to set my sights on someone unattainable. Someone who sent a shiver down my spine every time I looked at him. And someone who somehow managed to piss me off even when he wasn't trying to. I still hadn't forgotten what happened last night at his place, and how humiliating that was. I hadn't forgotten the way Salma embarrassed me, and how much my blood boiled as I stood in that room and
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Chapter: 7. Secrets of The BedroomELLIEI've never felt more conflicted in my entire life. On the one hand, the hottest guy you've ever met in your entire life invites you up to his room, and you already know you want to get laid. So of course, this is a golden opportunity. But on the other hand, you don't want to be a slut who jumps into bed with the first guy who offers. You still have some self-respect, after all. Still, I couldn't figure out what the right thing to do was. Avoiding Beck would cause serious alarm bells to start ringing in his head. But if I didn't avoid him, and I somehow ended up hooking up with him, then it would just complicate everything. It wouldn't be what I planned in my head. It would just be another random girl he'd hooked up with, and it probably wouldn't even feel good. And the worst part to all of this was that he was totally oblivious to my dilemma, and he seemed completely at ease with himself while I was spiraling out of control. "You don't mind if I stash these in my room, do you
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Becoming The Mafia Queen
Sofia Moretti never wanted a life in the shadows, but when her father is murdered by the ruthless Giordano cartel, revenge becomes her only purpose. To destroy the men who took everything from her, she sets her sights on Adrian DeLuca-the cold, calculating leader of their biggest rival gang. Her plan? To make him fall in love with her and turn his power against her enemies.
But Adrian isn't an easy man to deceive. He sees through lies, plays by his own rules, and refuses to be a pawn in anyone's game. As Sofia navigates a dangerous world of betrayal, bloodshed, and forbidden desire, she finds herself trapped between duty and passion.
Because the more she fights to manipulate him, the deeper she falls in love with the mafia boss.
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Chapter: 115. The FuneralSOFIAThe funeral had no business being as quiet as it was. The estate grounds felt suffocated by silence, except for the low drone of the priest's voice and the occasional cough or sniff from someone in black. The two coffins laid side by side, with Ariana's on the right and Melissa's on the left. I could barely stand to look at them, because my mind kept replaying their faces, alive and laughing, and every second of remembering tore at me like glass.Adrian stood just behind me, his hand resting at the small of my back. I knew he was there, steady and solid, but it didn't comfort me. If anything, it made my chest feel tighter, because he was strong enough to keep standing when I was seconds away from breaking.When the coffins began to lower, the scrape of rope against wood made my teeth clench. That sound lodged itself in my bones. Adrian's hand pressed a little firmer against my back, like he was silently telling me not to fall apart here. I hated how fucking badly I wanted to lea
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Chapter: 114. The KillerSOFIAThe room smelled faintly of antiseptic and cigarette smoke, like a chaotic mix that didn't belong anywhere but somehow made sense in a mafia doctor's hands. I stood shoulder to shoulder with Adrian while the man leaned over Rafe's body on the bed, his hands moving with practiced calm while checking the bruises across Rafe's ribs and pressing down gently against his chest as he shined a small light into his eyes. I hated how fragile he looked laid out like that, the rise and fall of his breathing too slow for someone who usually carried nothing but restless energy.Adrian broke the silence first, saying, "Why did you go in blindly like that, babe?" His eyes didn't leave Rafe, but I could feel the weight of the question pressing against me, as heavy as the walls closing in."Because I didn't want you to worry about me," I said quietly, my arms crossing over my chest without me meaning to, because I knew how weak that sounded but it was the only answer that came close to the truth.
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Chapter: 113. The EarSOFIAAdrian didn't even hesitate as he charged straight at Marco with the shotgun aimed directly at his chest, and for a moment all I could see was the blur of them colliding in the smoke and noise of the room. But my body had already moved on instinct, rushing toward the bag I had dropped by the door. This was my opportunity, and I wasn’t just going to sit down and be saved like a damsel in distress. I wanted to hurt someone badly, and I wasn’t going to stop now. My fingers brushed over the cold steel of the pistol first, but I left it there, my hand closing around the leather sheath of the katana instead. Because if tonight was going to end in blood then it was going to end in my own way.The sound of the blade sliding free was sharp, clean, and almost comforting as I didn't even pause before I swung at the first man stupid enough to rush me, the cut splitting his jacket and his shoulder wide open and his scream swallowed up by the chaos. Another one came from the left and I ducke
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Chapter: 112. The TrapSOFIAI stood at the bottom of the stairwell outside 401 Oakville Street with the duffel bag feeling heavy in my hand. My gut was screaming at me that this wasn't right, but I forced my feet to climb anyway to apartment 20. The hallway smelled faintly of bleach, and it seemed too clean, like someone had scrubbed away the dirt recently. I stopped at the door and adjusted my grip on the bag. If this was nothing to worry about, and it was just a simple conversation with Grey, then I would look stupid walking in there with all these weapons. And yeah, there was also the small issue of him being a cop, and he could definitely arrest me for illegal possession of firearms. So I dropped the bag beside the door. The hallway was empty, so no one was going to come along and grab them, right?But just to be safe, I pulled the pistol from the bag and slid it into the back of my belt, then I straightened up and knocked twice. But there was no answer, and no sign of movement even though it was exac
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Chapter: 111. The Calm Before The Storm SOFIAI woke up to the sound of low voices and the bitter taste of grief at the back of my throat. The balcony doors were open to a bright blue morning, with the sunlight spilling across the terrace and catching in the dust. Adrian was nowhere to be found. I sat up immediately and checked whether his phone was still on the nightshade, but it was gone. Maybe he was just downstairs for breakfast. I was about to grab my phone and call him when I peeped through the balcony and saw him in the balcony of the next room, sitting with Matteo Rossi. Their shoulders were hunched close, and their heads were bent together as they talked calmly to each other. Matteo was waving his arms about as he talked, while Adrian had his eyes fixed on the table between them and he wasn’t saying anything. Even from here, I could see the lines around his eyes, and the way his hands clenched and unclenched on the rail.For a while, I just stood there and watched them. I let the image of Adrian looking so vulner
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Chapter: 110. The Sorrow of GriefSOFIAI sat quietly in my seat, with Elena pressed up against me as the hum of the jet's engines echoed through the cabin. She hadn't said a single word since we boarded, and honestly I didn't blame her. What could she even say? Nothing could soften the blow we'd all just been dealt.Across from us, Adrian sat with his face blank, and Jakob leaning toward him in an attempt to speak about funeral arrangements. I only caught pieces of the conversation (something about caskets, service, and burial timing) but Adrian wasn't listening to a single word he said. He just nodded here and there, his eyes unfocused and his hands restless in his lap.Jakob kept talking however, until Adrian decided that he couldn’t sit there and listen to him anymore. He finally shifted in his seat and stood up abruptly, then he muttered something I couldn't hear. He brushed past Jakob and disappeared toward the back of the plane, with his shoulders sagging and her eyes fixed on the floor. Elena glanced over at
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Chapter: Epilogue *The drive to the beach took longer than any of them had anticipated. The weather was dry, with the heat rising to a dangerous level. Twice, they had to stop to fix a punctured tyre. "Are we there yet?" "Just a little further," he replied, wading through the traffic. "It won't be long now."They had left his uncle's house early that morning, with a picnic basket which they filled along the way. They had hoped to beat the traffic by leaving early, but even so they only managed to cover eighteen miles in an hour. By the time they finally reached the beach, it was a few minutes past noon. The sun was high up in the sky, and their shadows had disappeared underneath them. There was a small crowd gathered on the sand, which surprised him as it was a weekday. "Come," he said to her, offering his right hand while he took the basket in the other. "I know the perfect spot for us."He led her away from the crowd, keeping his hold on her tightly. He recognized the group as students from the
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Chapter: Chapter 83* Azra was a bright-eyed, polite, little eleven year old who couldn't meet anyone's eyes when she was brought to the house by Adnan. Afrah, who had been discharged three days prior, watched from her window as he drove into the house with the little girl sitting beside him. Looking at him, she still didn't know what exactly she felt. Of course she still despised what he'd done, but she didn't necessarily hate Adnan himself. Forgiving him was hard. It was probably the hardest thing she would ever learn to do. But it would be worth it if they would learn to live happily for the rest of their lives. Azra's mother had been much too happy to let her go. They had been struggling to provide for the little girl with her new husband, who was significantly less-wealthy than Adnan. Layla knew the girl would have a better future with her biological father. When she got the call from Adnan, a part of her wanted to hang up on him. But since it concerned his daughter, she'd listened to his plea a
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Chapter: Chapter 82*Carpets and curtains. She dreamt of them both, not as separate entities, but as one. Throughout her existence, Afrah had been surrounded by carpets and curtains, each lending its own unique addition to the story of her life. They were always silent, never considered but ever present. She recalled the carpets in her bedroom, how soft and flat it was. Twice a year, the carpets would be taken out so they could be washed and returned. The curtains were washed every month, and Afrah remembered sitting in the middle of her room one time when both carpets and curtains were removed, and she simply stared at the barrenness of her room. Strange how something as insignificant as carpets and curtains could change the entire appearance of her bedroom. She recalled the carpets in her father's room, the plush cream color stretching from wall to wall. His curtains were white, which she remembered complaining to her mother about once. "Why can't I have white curtains as well?" she'd asked. "Bec
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Chapter: Chapter 81*Afrah didn't know she was capable of doing it until she'd done it. Spontaneous action was never her area of expertise, knowing fully well that she was more of a reactive person than a proactive one. But the sight of Fahad falling to the floor jolted her to action. It was like a spark had awakened in her, grinding the gears in her brain. She began by lunging for the gun. Yusuf wasn't expecting her to move. Neither did he hear her move, since the carpet muffled her footsteps. He was still pointing the gun at Fahad's twitching corpse when Afrah's hands suddenly wrapped around the gun and yanked it out of his hands. He staggered back, bewildered by her action. And then she brought the gun to his chest, looking him dead in the eye. Time seemed to freeze in that moment. Neither he nor she dared to move. Between them was their hateful glare, separated by the barrel of the gun. His breathing was calm, while hers was irregular, coming in short bursts. In that moment, their roles were rev
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Chapter: Chapter 80*Every movement caused Afrah to jump; every second his eyes spent watching her made her skin crawl. She didn't sit. Instead she remained where she was standing, her arms folded in front of her. Yusuf meanwhile had leaned back into the seat, sighing comfortably. "What would you like to have?" he asked nonchalantly. "Some water, perhaps? I have some orange juice which still happens to be fresh. Or would you prefer a coke? I have some wine as well, but then knowing how close you and Adnan are, I'm sure he's taught you to stray away from fine wine. So, which would you prefer to have?""I would like to have my daughter back," Afrah replied. Yusuf studied her for a few seconds before he chuckled. "Of course," he said. "It's why you're here, is it not? As for me, I'd like a Bloody Mary."He stood up then, stretched with a slight groan before he left the room. Afrah remained where she was, awkwardly staring at the stained walls with nothing but a single wall clock hanging on them. She tho
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Chapter: Chapter 79*"I remember it like it was yesterday," Halima said. "And I know how cliché that sounds, but it really does feel like yesterday even though it was almost thirty years ago."Adnan tilted his head to the side, trying to detect a hint of deception in her words. "I was a little girl, so foolish and ignorant. I guess I've always been like that. But we can say that my ignorance and foolishness were somewhat exaggerated at that point in my life. Before I tell you how it happened however, I think you should understand the beginning of it all. I believe I was on my way to my uncle's house that day. I'm sure your father told you all about the village we grew up in.""Bakura," he replied indifferently. "Yes," Halima replied, twisting her hands. "It's a small settlement, and we grew up so close that everyone knew the name of everyone else. It was so small that it was impossible to leave home without everyone being able to give a detailed account of where you went. Your paternal grandfather and
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