Twisted Obsession; Fighting a Losing Game
“Five minutes,” Dominic said, his voice low and desperate. “That’s all you have to walk out of my life. Don’t pack a thing—I’ll give you everything you need. Just go… because if you don’t, I swear, I’ll never let you go. Ever.”
I froze, my heart pounding. His words were harsh and final. But then I saw it, the way his hands slightly tremble, and the way his chest rose and fell too quickly. He’s shaking.
He’s not just pushing me away. He’s terrified. Terrified of himself and of what he might do.
A slow smile tugged at my lips as I placed my hand over his heart, feeling the hurried rhythm beneath my palm. “Then it’s a good thing I don’t want to go,” I whisper. “I want to be with you.”
Something inside him snapped.
Dominic grabbed me, crushed me against him in a desperate, almost broken embrace. His arms tightened like he’s afraid I’ll disappear, his breath shuddered as he buried his face in my neck. He clinged to me like I’m the only thing keeping him in the world.
And I hold him just as tightly, because I’m not afraid.
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When Sophie Carter caught her husband, Ethan Koleman sleeping with his secretary, she expected an explanation or even an apology, but instead, she was slammed with divorce papers and an eight year sentence in jail. What did she do? Ethan accused her of attempted murder.
Four years in jail, an offer is presented to her by her husband’s biggest rival, Dominic Hayes. “Marry me and I’ll help you take revenge.”
Of course, she takes it. But never did she expect to discover a shocking secret about Dominic that broke her.
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Chapter: Chapter 0016CHAPTER SIXTEEN SOPHIE“I’ll call child protection services on you!” I snarled, my chest heaving with rage, my fists balled so tightly that my nails bit into my palms.Judy only laughed, the cruel sound grated on my nerves.“I’d like to see you try, Sophie,” she sneered, stepping closer until I could smell the sour alcohol on her breath.“But once you do that…” Her eyes gleamed with malice. “Ethan will know about his daughter. And you’ll lose everything you’ve worked so hard for.”My stomach twisted violently.Behind her, Mira sat small and crumpled on the bench, her head bowed low, as if she could shrink into nothingness.“Please,” I choked out, my voice cracking. “Don’t do this. I’m begging you.”I should have known better.Judy smelled my desperation like a vampire smelling blood and she attacked.“Give me more money!” she spat, and lunged for my bag.I fought back instinctively, clutching it to my chest. But Francis, her bloated, vicious husband grabbed my arm and twisted. I gasp
Last Updated: 2025-04-28
Chapter: Chapter 0015CHAPTER FIFTEENDOMINICI watched Sophie play around with her dinner, her mind obviously elsewhere. The fact that something else had her attention other than me infuriated the hell out of me. She had barely touched her food, barely even spared me a glance. Whatever it was that had her deep in thought, was already an enemy of mine.“You thinking of ending the marriage, already?” I asked, putting a neatly cut steak in my mouth.“Huh?” She finally stared up at me, looking confused. “What do you mean?”I gently dropped my fork and leaned back against the chair, carefully studying her, “You’ve barely said a word since you sat down and you haven’t eaten anything. Is the food not to your liking?” If she didn’t like the food, then I’d have to painstakingly let go of the chef. Even to me, it was weird showing so much attention to someone other than myself. But this was what Sophie had turned me into. I knew more than what was acceptable about her. I knew her even more than the back of my hand
Last Updated: 2025-04-27
Chapter: Chapter 0014CHAPTER FOURTEENSOPHIE“Since you gave her full custody of your child, then it’ll be difficult to get her back, except she lets her go willingly.” Said the attorney, making me slump in my seat.After Dominic had left for work this morning, I made the driver take me to the attorney’s office. I didn’t bother lying, I just made a mental note to tell Dominic that I wanted to start the full process of Ethan’s and my divorce. But that wasn’t the case, at least not yet. My main goal was to get my daughter back.The attorney must have noticed how I look, so he added, “If we play it right, we can get your daughter back.”“Thank you, Mr Maxwell.” I said, standing up, “I’ll be back, and please…” I looked straight at him, “Please, this is our little secret. At least until I have full custody of her, my ex husband can’t know.”If Ethan was to find out about this, then everything would be absolutely ruined and I’ll lose to him a second time.“I understand,” he said, already on his feet, then he sh
Last Updated: 2025-04-25
Chapter: Chapter 0013CHAPTER THIRTEENDOMINICI couldn’t say I hadn’t known. Jesus, it was why I'd always tried to keep my distance from her. I'd known she would trip me up. Though, as much as I wished I could blame my fuckup on the fact trouble followed Sophie wherever she went, I knew that had nothing to do with it. When she was close, all I could focus on was that she smelled like temptation. Like something I wanted to worship and degrade at the same time.She'd just had to prod that one spot, that one weakness of mine to make me lose my grasp on control. She'd been right about my mother. I could only imagine the look on her pretty face if she knew I'd been the one to put the bitch out of her fucking misery.I hadn't given myself up in over seven years. Seven years down the drain because of one goddamn woman. I might as well have built an empire from scratch at that time.The next time she spoke back to me, I just needed to shut her up in a way she wasn’t going to forget. The image of her, on her kne
Last Updated: 2025-04-24
Chapter: Chapter 0012CHAPTER TWELVE SOPHIE“You went to the park?” Dominic asked me over dinner, making me pause, gripping my fork tightly. He wasn’t asking a question. He wanted me to tell him what I went to do, that I knew.“So?” I tried to sound casual as I stuffed my face with the medium rare steak. “So what did you do there?” He asked, and a part of me told me that he could easily find out why but he chose to hear it from me instead.I sat straight, squaring my shoulders, “Can’t a girl go out to enjoy some fresh air?” I stared at him ridiculously, “I didn’t realize that this marriage and being in jail is basically the same thing, Hayes.”A muscle in his jaw ticked but he continued calmly, “You should be grateful that I let you go out.”I stared at him like he said something stupid, because in truth, he had, “You must be joking. You can’t do that!”“Try me,” he arched his brow, showing me that he could do whatever he wanted.“You’re—“ My words were cut short by the sharp ringing of his cellphone. H
Last Updated: 2025-04-23
Chapter: Chapter 0011CHAPTER ELEVENSOPHIE“Are you ready, ma’am?” The driver asked me to which I responded with a nod, then I got inside the car. The drive was quiet and I could feel the driver’s eyes on me through the rear view mirror but I didn’t care.My mind was occupied with thoughts of her. Would she want to see me? Or would she treat me like an absolute stranger? The thought of her ignoring me made me feel sick to my stomach.“We’re here, ma’am,” The driver’s voice broke my line of thoughts.“Oh,” I looked around, and indeed, we were at the pack. It was obvious that he was confused about why I would ask him to take me to the park, but unfortunately for him, he couldn’t ask.“Wait for me here, I won’t be long,” I said, getting out of the car. I took a deep breath, inhaling the fresh air, hoping it’d calm me but my mind was a mess. I pushed all the negative thoughts aside and focused on the task at hand.I walked further into the park, occasionally glancing back to be sure that Dominic’s driver was
Last Updated: 2025-04-22
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