Craving you: Locked Desires
“Say it…Tell me to go and I promise you’ll never see me again”. She said to me but I didn’t want that to happen, not now not ever.
“Is that what you want?” I spoke softly hoping she would take back her words and she only said it as a moment of weakness.
“No…I want you” I found myself utterly speechless when she made this revelation. God, I wanted her too but I could only confess my feelings in my heart. Everywhere went silent.
Marcella Solis and Lucille Parker, two young women with a hidden sexuality trapped by the stifling expectations of their elite, high pressure families. Marcella, the "miracle child" and brilliant heir to a mafia empire, maintains a mask of cold perfection to hide her true sexuality, in fear that coming out would tarnish the prestigious Solis name. However, her status quo is shattered by the arrival of Lucille Parker, a striking star athlete and transfer student. While Lucille is presented as a "trophy" for her parents to showcase to college scouts, she carries the scars of a "darker" past. Lucille is viewed by her family as a profound shame that must be hidden behind her athletic prowess. An instantaneous spark ignites between the two, but they initially resist their feelings to protect their families' reputations. This tension finally breaks when they meet in college. In the newfound freedom of campus life, they embark on a passionate, secret romance that serves as a sanctuary from their rigid upbringing. As the moment of revelation nears, they face a devastating choice to succumb to their families and secure their glittering inheritances, or risk everything for their love.
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Chapter: Chapter 161 Lucille’s pov I was already back at school. My dad had gotten a new place for me, he didn't want me anywhere near my mom. He had truly stepped up, transforming into a completely different father from the one I used to know. I remembered exactly how it all happened. The moment she demanded I stop seeing Marcella and apologize to Patrick, I stood up to her and finally found my voice. "No," I had said, my voice low but firm. "What did you say?" she asked, reaching out to grip my arm still holding my chin high. I forcefully pushed her hand aside. "No! No! Mom, No, I won't do it!" I yelled at her. She was visibly stunned by my reaction. Infuriated, she raised the spatula to strike me again. I shielded my face, bracing myself for the impact, but the blow never came. When I looked up, her hand was frozen in mid air. Slowly, she lowered her arm and withdrew. “Lucille, I am giving you two weeks, exactly fourteen days to end it," she said, her voice dropping to a deadly whisper. "If
Last Updated: 2026-07-01
Chapter: Chapter 160 Marcella’s POV Ever since that phone call with Lucille and the abrupt way she hung up, I had been completely buried myself with worry. I tried calling her back countless times, but the line simply wouldn't connect. Was everything alright? That single question looped endlessly in my mind. Or had something terrible happened to her? I spent the entire night paranoid and consumed by anxiety, completely forgetting about my own mounting troubles. The next morning, I tried her number again, only to be met with the exact same dead tone. Lucille was the only person left who could bring a smile to my face, and not being able to reach her was agonizing. Yet, deep down, I tried to force myself to believe she was okay. Back to my own world, I had absolutely no desire to step foot out of my room. Staring out the window that morning, my mind felt clouded by a dark, heavy fog. I knew my mum all too well. If I refused to go through with the arrangement, I was completely done for but if I accepte
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Chapter: Chapter 159 Lucille’s pov It was my mom. She barged into the room holding a wooden spatula. My heart jumped out of my chest. I hung up immediately and shrank back, wishing my father were here to shield me as she stormed closer. "Now you listen to me, child... You haven’t told me the truth about what Patrick said. Is it true?" I wondered where my dad was now, right when I needed him the most. "Mom... I can explain." "Shut the fuck up and just tell me... Is. It. True?!" I couldn't hide the truth any longer. If Patrick already knew, what was the point of lying? I nodded my head slowly. My head down unable to meet my mum gaze. "So it is true..." She pointed the spatula at me, her face contorting. "Even when I asked you about it before and you denied it, it was all true..." Suddenly, my phone rang in my hand. In a flash of fury, my mom snatched it from my grip and smashed it violently onto the floor. The screen shattered, and I couldn't hold back my tears anymore, they poured down my face. I
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Chapter: Chapter 158 Marcella’s pov. She was on the phone, and it felt incredible to hear her voice. My sweet Lucille. But her tone was low, much lower than usual, much lower than I had expected. She didn’t sound happy the way she usually did. The call felt cold and awkward, but it was still a massive relief just to hear her voice. "Ella," I heard her call from the other end. "How are you doing?" "I..." I paused, stumbling over what to say next. I was completely at a loss. Should I just tell her the truth about what happened, or remain silent? God, how could I face the person I love with such a humiliating truth? Would she even believe me? How else would she see me? How could I possibly defend myself? The very man I had warned her about, the man I hated and despised so much, the one I tried to push her away from, that was the man I was now forced to marry. Isn’t life a bitch? "I’m fine... What about you?" I asked instead. I’m good too…” she replied from her own end. A heavy silence stretched betwe
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Chapter: Chapter 157 Lucille’s pov I could hear their fierce bickering and shouts echoing from downstairs. This was all because of me. For the first time in my entire life, my dad was actually standing up for me. Ever since I was a child, he had been the silent observer, quietly watching and listening while my mother barked orders concerning my life. She always claimed she did it with my best interests at heart, but something deep inside me kept whispering otherwise, that she was only doing this for what she stood to gain. I couldn't stand the suffocating heat of their argument anymore, which is why I had bolted upstairs. But the memory of how my mom had faced me the moment Patrick and Laurel left, the scene was still fresh and terrifying. When it was down to just the family, the mask had completely slipped. "You useless child!" she had screamed, rushing toward me to grab me, only for my dad to suddenly step between us. "Jolene... stop!" That was the first time I had ever heard my dad address my moth
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Chapter: Chapter 156 Lucille’s pov We all sat together at the dining table, my mom, my dad, Patrick, and Laurel. I could hardly swallow. I knew Laurel’s presence in our home meant absolute trouble, and I could tell my mom sensed it too. Now, finally, she would realize that she wasn’t always right. Patrick had introduced Laurel as "his guest." That alone was a terrible sign. No one had the heart to question him. We all remained silent. "I never knew you two knew each other," my mom remarked, her eyes shifting suspiciously between Laurel and Patrick. "The world is a small place," Patrick replied smoothly, cutting into his food. "This meal is fantastic, by the way. I love guacamole, and you did an amazing job on it." He complimented my mom, and a strained smile broke across her face. "Thank you..." she murmured. She sounded as though she had actually cooked it herself. If only he knew she had bought the food from a fancy restaurant just to please him. "Why is she here?" my dad asked, cutting straig
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Captured heart
Captured heart
“Captured heart” is a gripping romance novel that weaves a tale of love, loyalty, betrayal, power and despair.
Betty is the only daughter of a ruthless mafia Lord of the Daga family. The Daga family's succession law prioritizes birthright, where the firstborn child, regardless of gender, inherits leadership although, she has no idea of her identity. She is thrust into a world of danger when her half brother, the current leader of the Daga family discovers her existence.
After her father’s ousting and death, Betty becomes the target of her brother’s wrath who seeks to eliminate her to end the division in the family because of her existence and claim the family’s legacy for himself.
Mateo, a powerful mafia boss of the Barca Empire who has sworn to protect Betty, thanks to a promise he made long ago but his motives still seems unclear, is he going to keep to his word or he has his own agenda? they find themselves drawn to each other, their hearts beating as one but their love is forbidden.
The bear painting is the genesis of the web of events. It is a mysterious work of art created by Betty’s biological father. The painting is not just a piece of art- it’s a symbol of a powerful mafia group.
As the story unfolds we see how the bear painting becomes the genesis of everything. The mafia rise to power, power tussle and struggles, Betty’s complicated family history, revealing secrets and her journey into the world of organized crimes.
The painting serves as the web that holds the narrative tying together the characters and their motivations. In the world of power struggle and politics, she discovers her fathers legacy is more complicated than she could ever imagine.
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Chapter: Chapter fifty-seven: My birthright 12 (story time 4)He asked if I was okay, and I nodded slightly. Then he looked at the other boy and asked the same, and they also nodded. He asked everyone on my team, and they all said the same. "And our goods?" he asked with a serious tone. Everyone seemed scared to say anything to him, then I replied, "Safe, sir." He walked up to me and nodded. “Good soldier” then he dismissed us. I don't know if his nod meant any form of approval, but I accepted it as long as it made me survive that moment. We were taken to another hall at the other side of the building, so big, looking magnificent and glorious. My eyes were fixed on its beauty when I suddenly felt that strange aura once more. He walked inside slowly, and we bowed to him, just as we were taught. We were asked to kneel, and we did. He brought out a pocket knife and cut his palm, then handed it to us, then we were asked to do the same. We all did. He stretched forth his left hand, he had a ring on his index finger, and we were asked to kiss it.Wh
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty- Six: My birthright 11 (story time 3) I'd never seen him before, not even in pictures, not in newspapers, nowhere but I knew who he was. His name was everywhere. Daga Rufus, the news carried a strange aura about him, calling him "a dangerous man with no face"... He was a faceless, most wanted man. I didn't know anything about him except side talks on the streets, but I felt a strange, powerful sense of his presence. My instincts instantly told me that he was no ordinary person.He was tall, covered with a black cloth and a hat. He didn't say a word, when he walked in. He looked at all of us without saying a word, then turned back to Dr. Nobert and left. We were dismissed, and I was taken back to my cold cellar and made to lie on the floor, but this time I wasn't alone. There was another young boy who'd been brought to my space, same story... Products of terrible parenting... "Who was that?" Betty asked in an inquiring tone. "The other young boy... what was his name?" Mateo's face formed a wry smile before he could say a
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty- five: My birthright 10 (story time 2) "I was born into a damaged home, raised by broken parents," he took a deep breath before speaking further. "Where I come from, we were so poor we could barely eat. Most of the people were used by mafia lords for their bidding, and to carry out their operations, just to put food on their table. My place was the slummiest of all the slums. "Whenever a young boy turned 8, he was already being taught about the organized crimes in our neighborhood, and when he became 14, he was more than capable of surviving in the world of crime. The Dons sent their emissaries to take young, promising boys, and settle their guardians if need be. "I was barely 10, still trying to learn the hours of the day, when my parents sold me off to a mafia lord. I remember that day like it was yesterday." My mother dressed me up in my finest clothes and whispered in my ear, "Whatever you face out there, know you've been through worse in here and you will stay put for your family." I nodded in acceptance, not know
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty- five: My birthright 10 (story time 2) "I was born into a damaged home, raised by broken parents," he took a deep breath before speaking further. "Where I come from, we were so poor we could barely eat. Most of the people were used by mafia lords for their bidding, and to carry out their operations, just to put food on their table. My place was the slummiest of all the slums. "Whenever a young boy turned 8, he was already being taught about the organized crimes in our neighborhood, and when he became 14, he was more than capable of surviving in the world of crime. The Dons sent their emissaries to take young, promising boys, and settle their guardians if need be. "I was barely 10, still trying to learn the hours of the day, when my parents sold me off to a mafia lord. I remember that day like it was yesterday." My mother dressed me up in my finest clothes and whispered in my ear, "Whatever you face out there, know you've been through worse in here and you will stay put for your family." I nodded in acceptance, not know
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty-four: My birthright 9 (story time 1)She held the item in her hand, what seemed like a small tied box with her name written on it. She looked at it with so much questions in her eyes. "Mateo..." she spoke softly. "I'm not the Betty you used to know... I've been through a lot, and I deserve to know the truth."She hoped her words would be convincing enough to make him reveal what she needed to know, her eyes still fixed on the tiny box with her name she held in her hands.“I need to know why there’s a box with my name on it….Mateo please….I need to know everything and I’m very ready”.He turned to her. "I know... you're ready." He had never imagined a day like this would come, a day when he would be worried about telling her the truth, about everything, and how she would be too eager to know.He picked up a file under the scattered files on the floor and handed it to her, the file had her mother’s name written on it. My mom?..” she looked back at him and he nodded.“You…. are a descendant of a long line of a powerful m
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty- three: My birthright (8)He pressed a deep, lingering kiss to her lips and her eyes widened in surprise. She wanted to push him away to exact her point that she no longer needed his love, but she couldn’t control how her body reacted to the feeling the taste of his lips left on her. Though stunned by the suddenness of his reaction, Betty leaned into it, it was exactly what she needed in that moment. That kiss…it made her world feel like a whole, everything felt forgotten and forgiven at that moment and all that mattered was her body underneath the heated tension of his. Her eyes had flown wide in surprise when he first moved, but as the kiss deepened, she allowed them to flutter shut, savoring the sensation. When Mateo attempted to pull back to catch her expression, she hooked her legs around him, anchoring him in place. Like giving him a warning not to dare, he had started it but she wanted to keep it going. Seeing her hunger, he dissolved into her embrace, leaning his weight into her, a grounding force agai
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