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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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 NINETEEN (RAGE) ADDISON The cool refreshing Air vanishing instantly. It had all been sucked out by him, by the heat of his body and the fire in his eyes. I was trapped between the cold marble sink and the wall of his chest, and my heart was beating so hard I was sure he could hear it and could even feel it as well. “I said, what the hell was that, Addison?” His voice was calm, too calm, but I could feel the tension in it. It wasn’t anger at me, not exactly. It was something else, something more dangerous, bubbling just under the surface. I felt it could explode any minute now.“I just excused myself to the bathroom,” I managed to whisper, my own voice sounding thin and a little scared. His eyes narrowed. “I wasn’t referring to that.” He leaned in just a fraction, and the world shrank to just his green gaze. “I mean, why did you let that guy move all over you like that? Smiling at him. Listening to his boring stories. Flirting back at him?"A spark of my own frustration cut through the fear. “I was
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (ANGER)Addison The ride over was quiet, the kind of quiet that feels loud. It gave me too much time to think. Looking at Axel in that perfect black tuxedo, I knew I had to do something. He looked good, too good. The suit wasn’t just clothes on him; it was like a part of who he was—powerful, a little dangerous, completely in control. I loved him in just plain tshirts and pants, but him in tuxedos and suit was just so much better. It made my stomach do that silly flip-flop thing, and that was the problem.I couldn’t let myself feel that flip-flop. This was a business deal. A favor. I needed to remember that, or I was going to get my heart broken into a million pieces. I had to focus, sooner or later mum would ask I get married and this thing with Axel was only temporary, I had to keep that in mind. I also needed to find someone that could find me lovable, some that could give me love. I knew I would get married someday and I would hate for it to be loveless. So, I decided to be cool. Distan
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Chapter: CHAPTER SEVENTEEN (ADDICTION) AXEL'Then I will kill.' The words echoes in my head continuously. Saying that just proved to my uncle that I still couldn't control myself yet. I was still unable to control my animalistic urges to kill. I gripped the steering wheel so hard the leather creaked. I didn’t mean her. I would never mean her. I would tear out my own heart before a single hair on her head was harmed. But that was the problem. The mega moon didn’t care about my heart. It spoke to the beast. And the beast only understood hunger and destruction. The worst part was, the beast wasn’t some separate thing I could lock away. It was me. It was the part of me that had watched an interview with a fashion designer three years ago on a late-night business channel and hadn’t been able to look away.She was talking about fabric, about light, her hands moving in the air. She smiled, and it wasn’t the polished, empty smile of the other celebrities they interviewed. It had a real warmth to it, a clever light in her hazel e
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTEEN (BUSINESS TRIP 6)ADDISON Watching Addison in that kitchen, her smile so bright and unguarded for a moment, had felt like a physical ache. And then her question—where is your injury?—it was a knife twist. She saw too much. She noticed things a human shouldn’t, or at least, things I couldn't afford her to notice. I would keep my true self a secret if it meant keeping it from her forever. If she saw me for who I was she would hate me, I could handle anything the hate for everyone else even my so called family but from her, it would break me a thousand times. I needed to get out of that house, away from her scent that was already starting to seep into the stones of the place, making it feel less like a building and more like a… home. I couldn’t afford that thought, her scent made me want to do things to her that I could only imagine... For now. The way she bit her lip, when she wants to ask a question or the way she sat on the kitchen counter top swinging her legs was so fucking adorable. I always arra
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTEEN (BUSINESS TRIP 5)Addison I watched his face, waiting for an explanation. The smooth, unscathed skin of his hand seemed to taunt me.A flicker of something—shock?—passed through his green eyes, gone so fast I might have imagined it. He didn’t even look at his hand.“It was a scratch, Addison,” he said, his voice flat, like he was correcting a simple mistake. “A little one. You were probably… stressed. Seeing things that weren’t there because of your phobia.” He gestured to my plate with his fork. “Now, eat your food. No more questions.”He picked up his own fork and began to eat, the conversation clearly over.I looked down at the beautiful food, my appetite suddenly gone. A little scratch? I had felt my nails bite in. I had seen the blood, tiny red beads against his skin. My phobia made me panic, it didn’t make me hallucinate. I was sure of what I’d seen.But the proof of what I clearly saw was gone. And he was dismissing it so completely that it made me doubt myself. Maybe the terror had been so ov
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Chapter: CHAPTER FOURTEEN (BUSINESS TRIP 4)ADDISON The estate wasn't just a series of buildings . It was like a kingdom, a kingdom where no one else loved but him. It had a lot of space but no one stay there except him and he comes there only when he attends meetings in Greece. The car had been on the road for what felt like forever, through groves of olive trees, before the main building came into view. It was all grey stone and ancient type wood, traveling along the cliff edge with views of a sea so blue and bright it hurt to look at. It was magnificent, and it made the luxurious Castino building look like a toy. It was so epic! Like from fantasy movies. "Axel, this is... unbelievable," I breathed as we stepped into a cool, marble-floored entrance hall. "Why do you stay in the building when you have this?"He paused, and briefly turned to look at me. "You'll know soon," he said, his voice quiet.Then he walked off, showing me to a guest suite that was bigger than my whole apartment, leaving me with more questions than bef
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