Chapter: Chapter FifteenLIORA Kaelen stands a few feet away, watching us. I swallow. He didn't hear everything I said, did he?Reminding myself that I don't care what he thinks, I turn around and face him, arms folded. “I said what I said " “Kaelen!" Cassandra shrieks, running towards him. She throws herself into his arms and he doesn't even bother to push her away. Ugh! What a joke. “I've missed you so much Kael. Tomorrow is the mating ritual and I can't wait for you to mark me." Kaelen slowly pulls her off him, his eyes never leaving mine. There's something in them, something that I can't comprehend. It looks like anger lost and hatred poured into one single gaze “Repeat what you just said,” he growls and I flinch. But I'm not scared of him. I shouldn't be right? “I said REPEAT. WHAT. YOU. SAID." He growls, taking a step forward at each word. I roll my eyes, despite my heart pounding in my chest. “You're the last person I'd want anywhere close to me, even if you are the only man alive." I turn around
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Chapter: Chapter Fourteen[LIORA'S POV] I stare at my mother wide eyed and shocked. I must have definitely misheard what she said. She did not just say that Nythros, the god who waged the great war is my father. How the hell is that even possible? Come to think of it, given the number of strange events that have been happening to me recently, this is not really a surprise. I bet next thing I'll hear, the sea is dried up, or that the mountains have changed positions “We just keep getting into more and more danger," Nyme grumbles and Franky, she's right. But then what can I do? Accept my destiny or not, I'll still be in danger. I'd rather I be able to protect myself from anything. So accepting my destiny it is. “Nythros, my father," I say, turning to Valrik. He had managed to track down my mother's location as per my request. He used his shadow powers to kind of check in on her. Imagine my horror when the first thing I heard was Nythros being my father. “You seem to be a magnet for da
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Chapter: Chapter Thirteen [CAELIR'S POV]I stare at my cousin like I am seeing a ghost. For years we all thought Mila was dead, when in fact she was alive and well. Nothing much has changed about her. Aside from the fact that she reeked of something different, something wrong, something as a result of Nythros. “We have to get her ready," she says taken off her cloak and placing it on the hanger by the door. I don't answer. I stare at the place she calls home. It's more like a hut, hidden in a small village in the human realm. The neighbourhood is quiet and not many people could be seen walking around. The hut in particular is small and dark. The windows are locked and the only source of light is the small candle burning by the hearth. “You know you'll still be welcomed home, right?" I say. “Don't make regret telling you where I live," she says pouring out what looks like coffee into two cups. “I'm not royalty anymore. The only thing I'm currently thinking about is my daughter and how to make sure she do
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Chapter: Chapter Twelve Everyone is silent for a while. I stare up at Valrik, but he's not in the least annoyed. Or maybe he is and is just very good at hiding it. Whichever one it is, leaves me unsettled. The last thing I want is to be caught in the middle of some crazy family drama. Valrik exhales, dips his hands in both his pockets and takes two steps towards his father. “Do you know something, Father?" He asked, voice calm. Too calm. " Grandfather passed down the authority to me. That means I am the Lord of Noctra. I get to make the decisions and you get to obey without questioning.” He reaches out and pulls me close to his side, his hand wrapping around my waist. “Liora is my mate, and the only woman that will be addressed as the Lady of Noctra. Anyone who thinks otherwise should feel free to present his or her complaints to me in person." With that he takes my hand and once more shadows surround us. By the time they clear off, we are in a large bedroom. There's a hearth burning steadily, giving
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Chapter: Chapter Eleven Something twists in my stomach. Nyme growls, wanting me to shift so she can tear apart the witch who's currently holding onto Valrik like she owns him. I force the storm brewing inside me to calm down. Folding my arms, I lean back against the wall and stare at them. “I've missed you, Val," she pouts. " You were gone for so long and it was getting boring.” I examine her from head to toe. Curly red hair, modest figure, and obviously a vampire like him. He doesn't hold her, but neither does he push her away. “I'm gone most of the time, Olivia." His voice comes out flat, unemotional. So Valrik. " That's going to stop,” she wound her hands around his neck, pulling him closer. " Father says we're getting married in two weeks.” I snap. " What!!” I push away from the wall and head towards them. I pry off her hands from Valrik's neck and stand in between them, forcing her to take a few steps back. She stares at me like I'm dirt beneath her shoes, but I couldn't care less. “Val, who's t
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Chapter: Chapter Ten LIORA'S POV]" Who do you think is hotter,” Nyme asks as I get ready for breakfast. A maid knocked at my door earlier this morning saying Chimera would love my presence at breakfast. " Caelir or Valrik?”" Your question is very inappropriate, especially at this particular moment,” I tell her as I turn to the mirror to adjust my hair. " I think it's Valrik.” She goes quiet for a second. "No, it's Caelir. Urgh! They're both hot.” A laugh escapes me as I attach a purple butterfly clip to my hair. “You're confused." I step out of the room and head for the dining room. When I get there, I'm greeted with the sight of my mates, sitting at the breakfast table with Chimera. They are all chatting and laughing as they eat their breakfast. Well all except Kaelen. The sadistic asshole sits at the head of the table, face set in a cold stare. There's no hint of a smile or amusement on his face. It's like he's not part of the table, or the conversation. Bastard! “Good morning, sunshine!!" Chi
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CLAIMED BY THE DELUCCAS
On the night of her university graduation, Nooria Al-Fariz catches her boyfriend in bed with her best friend and flees to a hotel suite her sister Faiza promised would help her forget. Instead, Faiza’s “sparkling juice” leaves Nooria drugged and stumbling into the wrong room—straight into the arms of Valentino Delucca, the most feared mafia boss on the East Coast and the man her sister was supposed to marry.
What begins as one brutal, addictive night of rough passion explodes into a public scandal when the press catches them tangled in sheets the next morning. To salvage his reputation and collect on a broken family promise, Valentino claims Nooria as his own. He demands she become his contract wife, come to his bed every night, and give him an heir—no exceptions, no escape.
Terrified and betrayed, Nooria is torn between the guilt of betraying her sister, the shame of her family’s disgrace, and the dark, dangerous pull she feels toward the monster who alternates between punishing dominance and shocking tenderness. But the deepest secret is still hidden: the man who ruined her wasn’t alone that night. Valentino has an identical twin, Damien—and both brothers now refuse to let her go.
In a world of blood oaths, arranged alliances, and obsessive possession, Nooria must decide whether to fight for freedom… or surrender to the two men who will burn everything down to keep her.
A dark mafia romance with forced marriage, breeding kink, twin obsession, family betrayal, and intense spice.
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Chapter: Chapter SevenNOORIA That voice.It cuts through the ringing in my ears and the screams still echoing across the office floor like a blade wrapped in silk.Valentino steps into the chaos as if he owns it. Because he does.He’s dressed in a crisp black suit, no tie, the top two buttons of his shirt undone like he just left a boardroom meeting instead of ordering a hit in broad daylight. His dark hair is perfectly tousled, that scar through his eyebrow catching the fluorescent lights. Two of his men flank him, but they hang back, hands loose at their sides. Valentino doesn’t even glance at Marcus’s body bleeding out on the carpet. His gray eyes find me instantly,locked on like I’m the only thing in the room.He crosses the floor in long, unhurried strides, stepping over a fallen chair without breaking eye contact. The crowd parts for him like water. Phones are still recording, but no one dares speak.Fiona’s grip on my arm tightens. “Nooria… that’s him.”Like I wouldn't know my own fucking husband.
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Chapter: Chapter SixNOORIA “What the actual fuck, bitch!" Fiona walks into our shared office, a look of disbelief marring her pretty face. “You got married? To Valentino Delucca? And you didn't tell me?" I sigh as she flops into the one of the seats opposite me. She doesn't look happy and honestly, I didn't expect her to be. She's my best friend and she still doesn't know about Marcus. If there's one thing Fiona hates, it's being confused. I shake my head as I stare down at my phone, at the picture of Me and Valentino in the courthouse. Valentino has me by the waist as he devours my lips in a brutal kiss. Next to it is another picture of our marriage license. That's it! No caption, no explanation, nothing! My parents have been blowing up my phone, trying to get through to me but I haven't taken any of their calls. If their text messages are any indication, Baba’s mad as hell. I'll have to go there eventually to get my work stuffs and laptop and other belongings, but that'll be later. “Why didn't
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Chapter: Chapter FiveNOORIAI stare at the marriage license in my trembling hand like it’s written in a language I no longer understand. *Nooria Delucca.* The ink is still fresh. My signature sits there, shaky and small beside his bold, arrogant one. Married! Legally bound, to someone I'd rather stay the hell away from if given a choice. In less than an hour at City Hall, with two of his men as witnesses and a bored clerk who didn’t even blink at the armed guards in the hallway. No white dress, no family, no prayers, no jewelry and celebration like I've always dreamt of. Just a stamp and a ring he slid onto my finger like he was branding cattle. I can’t believe I’m married, much less to cruelty wrapped in the body of a Greek god. Valentino sits beside me in the back of the SUV, one arm draped lazily along the seat behind me, the other scrolling through his phone like he didn’t just drag me from my bleeding father’s house and force a ring onto my finger. His profile is sharp in the passing stree
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Chapter: Chapter Four(NOORIA)The bedroom door flies open so hard it bangs against the wall and bounces back. It's a miracle it doesn't fall off its hinges. A man in black tactical gear fills the frame—broad shoulders, face half-hidden by a balaclava, pistol already drawn and steady. Behind him, two more shadows loom in the hallway.“Downstairs, both of you. Now!”His voice is flat, mechanical even, leaving no room for argument.Faiza scrambles to her feet first, hands raised. I stay frozen on the carpet until the guard steps forward, boots thudding. He grabs a fistful of my hair, rough, and without hesitation, and yanks me upright. Pain explodes across my scalp; I cry out before I can stop myself. He does the same to Faiza, twisting her long braid around his knuckles until she whimpers.“Move.”He drags us both down the corridor like rag dolls. My bare feet slip on the polished stair. I stumble twice, knees slamming into the edges, ankles twisting so hard I'm sure they'll sprain. Faiza’s sobs turn shar
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Chapter: Chapter Three(NOORIA)The slap comes so fast I don’t see it coming.My father’s open palm cracks across my cheek with the force of a man who’s held back rage for years. My head whips to the side; pain blooms white-hot, spreading from my face down into my jaw, my neck, joining the constellation of bruises Valentino already painted there. I stagger, knees buckling, and drop hard onto the cool marble foyer floor. My palms slap down to brace myself, but the impact jars every sore muscle in my body, my thighs, my hips, the tender skin of my backside still throbbing from last night.A sharp gasp escapes my mother. “Ahmed!”The front door slams shut behind me with a thunderclap that echoes through the high-ceilinged hallway. The sound feels final, like a judge’s gavel.My father stands over me, breathing hard, face flushed dark with fury. His eyes, eyes that used to crinkle with pride when I recited Quran verses perfectly as a child, eyes that beamed at my graduation photos last night, are now black with
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Chapter: Chapter Two(NOORIA)I wake up slowly, like surfacing from deep water. My body feels heavy, foreign, every muscle aching in a way I’ve never known. Between my thighs burns, a dull, throbbing soreness that makes me wince when I shift. My ass stings with every tiny movement, the skin still hot and tender from his hands. My neck and shoulders throb where he bit and sucked, and when I brush tentative fingers over the marks I can already feel the raised welts, the bruises forming like dark flowers under my skin.I’m naked under silk sheets that smell like him, whiskey, smoke, clean sweat, and something darker, more primal. My hijab is somewhere on the floor,my hair is a tangled mess across the pillow. I don’t dare move too much yet. Valentino is still asleep beside me and I'm scared to wake him. He lies on his back, one arm thrown over his head, the other resting across his stomach. The sheet has slipped low, barely covering his hips. In sleep he looks almost… human. The hard lines of his face softe
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Chapter: Chapter FifteenAMELIA)The knock comes again, harder this time, more insistent. Alberto’s voice booms through the thick wood.“Valiente! Open this damn door. I know you’re in there.”My heart slams into my ribs so hard I can taste it in my throat. The sheet slips lower; I yank it back up, clutching it like armor, but it’s useless. I’m naked under here, marked, leaking, reeking of sex and Valiente.Valiente’s smirk vanishes in an instant. He’s on his feet, hand clamping over my mouth before I can make a sound. His eyes lock on mine, sharp, and commanding.“Quiet,” he breathes against my ear, the sound sending shivers down my spine and getting my pussy all wet and wanting. What the fuck!Rafè moves like lightning. He strides to the door but doesn’t open it yet. Instead, he glances back at us, voice low and lethal. “Bathroom. Now.”Valiente doesn’t hesitate. He scoops me up—sheet and all—cradling me against his chest like I’m something precious and breakable, then carries me through the open bathroom
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Chapter: Chapter FourteenAMELIA Sunlight slices through the heavy curtains like a knife, pulling me out of a dreamless sleep. My body aches in places I didn’t know could ache, thighs sore, core tender, a dull throb between my legs that reminds me exactly what happened last night. I’m tangled in black sheets that smell like Valiente: smoke, leather, and that dark, masculine scent that clings to him like sin.I’m alone in his bed.For a second, panic flares. Did he leave me here like some used toy? But then I hear the voices. Low at first, then rising, sharp and heated. Coming from just outside the bedroom door.I sit up slowly, clutching the sheet to my chest. My dress is crumpled on the floor, panties nowhere in sight. My skin still carries faint red marks from Valiente’s grip, his teeth, his everything. Heat floods my face even as shame twists in my gut.The arguing gets louder. I recognize all three voices now.Rafè. Valiente. Alessio.“…shouldn’t have fucking touched her yet,” Rafè is saying, voice tight
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Chapter: Chapter ThirteenAMELIA My body feels like it’s floating and burning at the same time.Valiente’s arms are steel bands around me as he lifts me off the bed like I weigh nothing. My legs are jelly, my thighs slick, my lips still tingling from him, from the taste of him that lingers on my tongue. I should fight him , I should demand he put me down, send him out and lock myself in like Rafè ordered. But I don't do any of those things. Rather, I let my head fall against his shoulder instead, and I let him carry me.The hallway is dim, silent except for the distant murmur of the party still going downstairs. No one sees us, or stops us. Valiente moves like a shadow, quiet, purposeful, and dangerous.He kicks his bedroom door open with his boot and carries me inside. The room smells like him: leather, smoke, cedar, and something darker, more primal. His bed is massive, black sheets already rumpled like he never sleeps properly. He lowers me onto it gently—too gently for what’s coming—and I immediately try
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Chapter: Chapter TwelveVALIENTEThe lock clicks just as I push the door open, too late for her to stop me. I step inside, shutting it behind me with a soft thud that makes her jump. She’s halfway to the bed, still in that flimsy dress from the party, hair mussed, eyes wide and glassy like she’s one wrong word from shattering.The beast in me threatens to burst free, but I shut it down. Not yet, not until we know what happened. “Amelia.” My voice comes out lower than I intend. “I’ve been looking all over for you.”She freezes, arms wrapping tighter around herself. “Valiente… how did you…”“Rafè left. I saw him in the hall.” I take a step closer, slow, watching the way her pulse flutters at her throat. “He looked like he wanted to kill someone. What happened?”“Nothing,” she says too quickly. “I’m just tired.”Bullshit. Her voice cracks on the lie, and she’s still trembling, fine shivers she can’t hide. I’ve watched her enough these past weeks to know the difference between her usual fire and this… this quie
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Chapter: Chapter ElevenAMELIA The first impression you get when you stare at Rafael Romano is that of a calm gentleman. Everything about him reeks of silent composure, the kind that gets women weak on their knees. But in reality he is a glorified asshole. That much is obvious to meHe stands at the foot of the bed, watching me with those dark, unreadable eyes. Not amused, not gentle. Just… assessing.“You’re shaking,” he says quietly.“I am not,” I snap back, even though my fingers are digging into the comforter.His jaw tightens. “Did someone touch you?" I look away.Big mistake.In two long strides he’s in front of me, crouching so we’re eye level. “Who was it?” he asks.I shake my head. “No one touched me. They broke into my room." Rafè exhales slowly, like he’s containing something violent. “What did they do?”I swallow, my pride battling against my fear. My fear wins.“Took my stuff.”The words feel like broken glass leaving my throat.His entire body stills. “What.”I force myself to meet his gaz
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Chapter: Chapter Ten(AMELIA)My hands are shaking as I stare at the photo on my screen. It's that of a dick. Not just any dick, but a dick wrapped in a pair of very familiar pink panties. The pair I took off this morning and hung in my bathroom. My heart stops and I drop the phone, rushing to my bathroom. For sure, my panties are not there. It leaves me unsettled to know the someone has been inside this mansion and my bedroom, probably not long ago. But what leaves me further unsettled is the message beneath it.“Soon it'll be your lips around my cock." Lucas was in my bedroom and jerked off with my panties! I shake so hard that I almost fall to the floor but catch my bearing on the wall and take a deep breath. My feet are shaking as I step away from the bathroom and towards my bedroom door. My mind races with a thousand possibilities as I think of what to do next. Who do I tell? Who do I open up to and not be scared he'll judge me. I can't talk to anyone except for Elsie and it's going to be days
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