TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA)
“You are mine, Firefly. Only mine, Mine to touch. Mine to kiss. Mine to fuck,,.” he whispered slowly against my neck, my body drenched with the warmth of his breath against my skin, my thighs clenching tighter with every word and claim he utters “If you let another man touch you he dies. I am the gates of hell Firefly, If you walk in I wouldn’t let you leave.”
To Escape her dangerous Ex and fulfil her family’s ultimatum Addison make a deal with her billionaire neighbour “Axel Rex” who unknown to her is a devil with a devastatingly gorgeous face, he proposes a a simple two months contract; she will be his charming plus one to corporate events, important gatherings… and he will provide the build of the boyfriend she wants and her family will accept to keep her obsessive Ex-boyfriend away.
Addison believes his fierce protectiveness over her is just an act for the public, however she’s completely blinded to the real reason: Axel is an Alpha, a descendant from the house of Orion, and she is his mate, he never saw their agreement as a lie, for him it was a step closer to getting her, a step closer to claiming her as his, but will she still be his after knowing who he truly is? Would she choose to stay even with lies? Will what was turning real shatter back to dust? Will their love reign over the curse of his existence?
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Chapter: CHAPTER FORTY ONEAxelI should have left. Every instinct I had was screaming at me to put distance between us, to give her space, to not push too hard too fast. She hadn't even decided if she really wanted us to date for real yet, and here I was in her apartment after the most emotionally intense evening either of us had probably ever experienced.But then she looked at me with those eyes—those impossibly warm, vulnerable eyes—and said, "Stay. Please? I don't want to be alone right now. And Rosa gave us all that food anyway. We should eat it together."How the hell was I supposed to say no to that face?So I stayed.We'd realized on the drive back that Rosa had packed enough food to feed a small army. Addison had laughed through her tears when we'd opened the containers, finding at least four different dishes carefully portioned out."She always does this," Addison had said softly. "Tries to take care of me the only way she knows how."Now we were in her apartment, and I was discovering that my brilli
Last Updated: 2026-01-24
Chapter: CHAPTER FORTYADDISON The woman who opened the door was not my mother, but Rosa, our housekeeper who'd been with the family since before I was born. Her face lit up when she saw me."Miss Addison! Oh, you look beautiful!" She pulled me into a warm hug before I could even step inside."Hi, Rosa. Thank you." I gestured to Axel. "This is Axel. Axel, this is Rosa. She practically raised all of us."Rosa smiled brightly at him, looking him up and down with an approving nod. "Very handsome. You take good care of our girl, yes?""Of course," Axel said, and the sincerity in his voice made my heart squeeze. Stop it. "They're in the dining room already," Rosa whispered to me. "Your mother is... well, you know how she gets about punctuality."We were exactly on time, but of course everyone else had arrived early. That was the Amber way—if you weren't fifteen minutes early, you were late.. The house looked exactly the same as always— Like a museum rather than a home. Everything was perfect. Everything was c
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY NINEAxel I adjusted my tie for the third time as I walked toward Addison's apartment, feeling ridiculously nervous. I'd faced down literal demons without breaking a sweat, but the thought of meeting her parents had my stomach in knots.Maybe because demons were predictable. Parents? Not so much.When she opened the door, every coherent thought evaporated from my brain.She was wearing a green dress—a soft, flowing thing that hugged her curves in all the right places before falling to just above her knees. The color made her eyes look brighter, more vibrant. Her hair fell in loose waves over her shoulders, and she'd done something subtle with makeup that made her look both natural and absolutely stunning."Wow," I breathed, unable to stop myself. "Addison, you look...""Too much?" She tugged at the hem nervously. "I can change. My mom has opinions about what's appropriate, and I wasn't sure if this—""Beautiful." I stepped closer, taking her hand. "You look so fucking beautiful."A blush
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHTADDISON I barely slept that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Axel's face—the way he'd looked at me with something raw and desperate when I'd walked out. The way his voice had cracked when he said he was trying, the way I even responded to him, as much as I tried to avoid it, that night was the most blissful night ever and I didn't even like sex, but with him I liked it and the part that scared me the most I wanted more. By the time morning came, I felt like I'd been through a war. Jules stayed over last night but had already left for her early shift at the bar, leaving me alone with my thoughts and the dreaded text message still glowing on my phone.Axel: We need to talk. Tomorrow?Tomorrow was now today. And I had no idea what I was going to say to him.I spent an embarrassing amount of time getting ready—changing outfits three times, redoing my hair twice, applying and wiping off makeup until I finally settled on something that looked effortlessly casual. Which, of course
Last Updated: 2026-01-15
Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY SEVENADDISON I pushed open the door to my apartment, half-hoping the familiar space would ground me. Instead, I found Jules sprawled on the couch, a knowing smirk already forming on her face."Well, well, well," she drawled, sitting up. "Look who finally decided to come home. And looking thoroughly... disheveled, might I add."I locked the door behind me, avoiding her eyes. "It's not what you think.""Oh really?" Jules patted the cushion beside her. "Because you've got that look. That 'I-just-had-an-experience-that-rocked-my-world' look. So spill. What happened with the fake boyfriend?"I sank onto the couch, suddenly exhausted. "Jules—""Wait." Her eyes widened. "Oh my God. Did you guys have sex?""No!" The denial came out too quickly, too sharp. "It wasn't really sex."Jules raised an eyebrow, her expression screaming 'bullshit.' "Addison Marie Amber, you did not just try to pull that technicality with me. What happened?"I buried my face in my hands, heat flooding my cheeks. "He... we.
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY SIXADDISON I couldn't breathe. Not from what had just happened—though my body was still trembling with aftershocks—but from the realization crashing over me like a tidal wave.I was in trouble. Deep, irreversible trouble.Axel's arms wrapped around me as I collapsed against his chest, my legs still shaking. His heartbeat thundered beneath my ear, fast and erratic, matching my own. For a moment, we just stayed like that—tangled together on the couch, his hand stroking lazy patterns down my spine."You okay?" His voice was rougher than usual, strained.I nodded against his chest, not trusting my voice. Because no, I wasn't okay. I was the furthest thing from okay.This wasn't supposed to happen. None of it was. The fake dating arrangement was meant to be simple—help each other out, play pretend for a few weeks, then walk away clean. No complications. No feelings.But somewhere between the staged hand-holding and the performative kisses, something had shifted. And tonight... tonight had ob
Last Updated: 2026-01-05
Chapter: Chapter eightMyraI woke up with my head feeling like someone had taken a sledgehammer to it. Repeatedly.Sunlight streamed through the gaps in my curtains, painfully bright, and I groaned, pulling my pillow over my face. Every small movement sent waves of nausea through my stomach. This was why I didn't drink. This exact feeling right here.Memories from last night filtered through the fog in my brain. The club. The dancing. Arabella's laugh. And then—oh God. Zyran. The way he'd shut down the entire club like it was nothing. The car ride home. Had I really said all those things to him? About cages and existing and—I sat up too fast and immediately regretted it, pressing my palm to my forehead. My mouth tasted like something had died in it, and I was still wearing last night's clothes, my makeup probably smeared across my face like a raccoon.A soft knock on my door made me wince."Myra? Are you awake?" My mother's voice, tentative and careful.Guilt crashed over me, mixing badly with the hangove
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTMyra "Another round!" Arabella shouted in my ear, her arm linked through mine as she dragged me back toward our booth. Zoe and Chloe were already there, their faces flushed with exertion and alcohol, matching grins plastered across their faces.I'd lost count somewhere after the fourth shot. Or was it the fifth? The world had taken on a pleasant, fuzzy quality, edges blurred and softened. For the first time in days, I wasn't thinking about Zyran Theon's cold, calculating eyes. I wasn't thinking about my mother's wounded expression. I wasn't thinking about the razor blade hidden in my bathroom drawer like a terrible insurance policy."To Myra!" Chloe raised her glass, nearly sloshing vodka onto the table. "Who finally decided to join the land of the living!""To bad decisions!" Zoe added with a wicked grin."To forgetting!" I shouted back, and we all downed our shots in unison.The liquid burned going down, but it was a good burn. A cleansing burn. Each drink was another layer of armo
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Chapter: CHAPTER SEVEN Myra Luca was leaning against the wall opposite, arms crossed. He’d changed his shirt, but the cut on his cheekbone was an angry red mark. He just can't get away from injuries, can he?“Why were you in there so long?” he asked, his eyes scanning my face. “You okay?”I could still feel the ghost of the plastic razor against my palm. I made myself smile, a little too wide. “Yeah. Fine. Just… freshening up. It took a while.” I waved a vague hand toward my face, as if explaining an elaborate skincare routine.He watched me for a second longer, then nodded, accepting the lie. That was the thing about Luca. He saw so much in the business world, every angle, every deception. But with me, he wanted to believe the best. He wanted the story where I was just his little sister, worrying about my hair.“Okay,” he said, pushing off the wall. “Listen, Zyran’s coming over tomorrow night. For dinner.”A cold knot formed in my stomach. “Tomorrow? So soon?”“No time to waste. Dad’s already making call
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXMyraI stared at my reflection in the bathroom mirror, but I didn’t see my face. Not really. I saw the problem. The object. The beautiful, fragile doll that had started a war between my father and my brother, and was now being packaged up for delivery to a stranger. I hated itZyran Theon.Luca had just texted me. Two words: He agreed.A hysterical laugh bubbled in my throat, but it died before it could escape. He agreed. Of course he did. Luca said he owed him a favor. This was just another business transaction for a man like Zyran. A strategic alliance. A temporary asset acquisition, then would be shipped of to another, I would tossed around like a volleyball. I pressed my palms flat against the cool marble of the sink, leaning in until my forehead nearly touched the glass. The conversation with my mother replayed in a fuzzy loop.“Are you sure about this, solntse?” she’d asked, her hands warm as they cupped my face after Luca had pulled me away. Her eyes, the same blue as mine, we
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Chapter: CHALTER FIVEZyranWhen Luca asked me, I didn’t react. My face, as always, was a blank page. But inside, the world cracked open.They were in the back room of The Vault, the Kingsmen’s most secure lounge. The meeting was over. Cristian was pouring drinks, telling a loud, crude story. Lorenzo was checking his phone. Dante was just a shadow in the corner. Luca had pulled him aside, his usual charm replaced by a raw, desperate energy.“I need a favor, Vin. A big one.”I paused, but then continued sipping his bourbon.Lucs wasn't known for asking for many Favors so it made him wonder what the matter was. Favors in their world were currency. He expected a request for some ammunition, for a strategic strike against a rival, for a problem to disappear, a strategy fo their next attack on those serpents. “It’s Myra.”The name was a live wire dropped into still water. I didn’t flinch. I took another slow sip, letting the burn ground him. “What about her?”Luca ran a hand through his hair, a gesture of pure
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Chapter: CHAPTER FOURMyraThe sound that came out of me wasn't a laugh; it was a sharp cackle that ripped through the tense silence of Luca's bedroom. It was the kind of sound you make when the world has tilted so far off its axis and laughing you ass out was the only response. "You're insane," I choked out, wiping at the corner of my eye. "You've finally lost it. Zyran? Seriously?"But my brother's face remained stoic, unamused. There was no answering smile, no shared joke in his eyes. He was like a statue, carved from unwavering resolve. He was dead serious.He was actually, seriously proposing that I—Myra Rossi, the girl who still had fucking stuffed animals (no offense to Mr. Dragon) on her bed—was going to marry Zyran Theon. The man whose gaze could freeze hell over. The man who had visited our house for years and had never once strung more than two words together in my direction. The man whose very silence felt like a physical dismissal, making me feel like a stranger in my own home, fucking non-
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY THREEAva's Pov The past two months had been a blur of quiet miracles. The doctors kept using words like “against all odds” and “fighter,” and they weren’t just talking about me. My little one had held on with a stubbornness I was sure came from their father. We’d survived.And Dante… he had become my shadow, my guardian, my slightly overbearing, incredibly loving fortress. I couldn’t so much as pick up a throw pillow without him swooping in.“Ava! What are you doing?” his voice, laced with panic, had echoed through the living room just last week.I’d frozen, a light blanket in my hands. “I… was going to put this on the couch?”He’d crossed the room in three long strides, gently taking the blanket from me. “No. No carrying things. You rest.” His hands had then come to rest on the small, firm curve of my belly. Our baby bump. It was there, a perfect, beautiful swell that made my heart ache with a love so fierce it was terrifying.“Dante, it’s a blanket,” I’d laughed, but I leaned into his to
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY TWODante's Pov The only sound in the room was the soft, steady beep of the heart monitor. Each beep was a tiny anchor, proof that she was still fighting, still here with me. Ava looked so small in the white hospital bed, her skin pale against the stark sheets. Tubes and wires snaked from her arms, and a large bandage was taped to her side, a brutal reminder of the hole that monster had put in her.I held her limp hand, my thumb stroking over her knuckles. It was cold.“Why didn’t you tell me, baby?” I whispered, my voice rough from lack of sleep and unshed tears. I leaned closer, my forehead almost touching her arm. “Why didn’t you tell me about the baby?”The memory of finding out slammed into me all over again, a fresh wave of pain.---It was chaos when we got to the hospital. I was covered in her blood, shouting at the doctors, my voice cracking. They rushed her into surgery, and I was left in the stark, bright hallway, my hands stained red. I couldn’t breathe. The image of her fall
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY ONEAva's Pov The morning sun was warm on my skin as we walked hand-in-hand along a secluded coastal path. It was our last full day in Santorini, and Dante had wanted to show me a hidden cove he’d found. The path was narrow, winding through fragrant wild thyme and crumbling stone walls, with the turquoise sea glittering far below. It was just us. No guards, no men. Just the two of us and the sound of the cicadas.“I still think we should have brought someone,” I murmured, even though I loved the privacy.“And have them listen to me try to convince you to go swimming with me?” Dante teased, squeezing my hand. “No, thank you. This is just for us.”I leaned into his side, feeling safe and utterly content. The secret I carried felt like a warm, humming light inside me. Tonight. I would tell him tonight.We rounded a bend, and the cove came into view—a perfect, tiny crescent of white sand embraced by steep cliffs. It was breathtaking.And then, the world froze.A figure stepped out from behin
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTYAva's Pov The gentle sound of waves lapping against the villa’s private dock was my new favorite sound. Two weeks. We’d been in this little slice of heaven in Santorini for two whole weeks, and every day felt more perfect than the last.White buildings with brilliant blue domes clung to the cliffs against a backdrop of the endless, sparkling Aegean Sea. Our villa had its own infinity pool that looked like it spilled right into the ocean. In the mornings, we’d have breakfast on the terrace, surrounded by pots of pink bougainvillea, eating fresh figs and yogurt. Dante would read the news on his tablet, his brow furrowed, and I’d be hunched over my laptop, lines of code glowing on the screen.After the fall of my father’s empire, I needed to build something of my own. Something clean. With Dante’s quiet backing and the contacts he’d vouched for, I was launching my own cyber-security firm. The app I was designing was one of my own steps to a success that didn't invite father for the firs
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTY NINEAva's Pov The second Dante's lips touched mine I was lost for words, his kiss was ravaging hungry, we both left the party early just for this to spend time with each other. He didn't waste a single second as we heard the click of our bedroom door, he instantly captured my mouth a hasty hungry kiss directing me towards the bed without breaking the kiss. I moaned softly as he trail his kisses down my neck his teeth grazing against my skin, he was making his mark and I was more than happy to be marked by him. He kissed me again, this time even deeper, I ran my hand through his hair tugging it , he groaned roughly his voice filled with lust and so much passion. Dante kissed like a man starved, he devoured me with so much precision and hunger that equally matched mine, it had been so long since I had sex, I hadn't been with anyone except him since. For five years of being celibate, I was here with him being completely unraveled, bring seen by him but I need more, I need more friction betw
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT Ava's Pov The news played on a constant, quiet loop on the large screen in the living room. Financial analysts looked stunned, talking about the "unprecedented collapse" and "catastrophic data loss" within the Cavallaro corporate empire. I sat with a cup of tea, watching it all burn. There was no joy in it, just a cold, quiet satisfaction. A chapter was finally closed. I beat him at his own game.My phone buzzed on the marble countertop. The screen flashed: Denis Cavallaro. I let it ring three times before I answered, saying nothing."You are responsible for this, aren't you?" His voice was a ragged, furious snarl, stripped of all its usual power. "You little brat. Just like your mother. Defiant until the end. I gave you a chance to live, and this is how you repay me?"The mention of my mother was the final spark. Any last shred of doubt or guilt evaporated."Father? No. Sorry, Denis Cavallaro," I said, my voice icy and steady. "You got exactly what you deserved. You know, if I wante
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