Chapter: Ex boyfriend rivalLiora slammed the door shut, locking it with a sharp click. Thorne was gone, finally kicked out of her space. She didn't care where he went or who he crawled to. He was a parasite, and she had finally ripped him off. She grabbed her bag and headed to her car, the engine roaring as she tore away from the curb.As she drove, Riven flashed in her mind. That night had been a blur of heat and friction, a desperate collision of two people who hated everyone else. She could still feel the phantom weight of him, the way he’d pushed her into the mattress and claimed every inch of her. Her thighs still felt heavy, a dull ache reminding her of how he’d stretched her and left her shaking. She shook her head, forcing the thought away. Riven was a predator. He didn't do "feelings," and she couldn't afford to be another trophy in his collection.She pulled into the office parking lot and marched inside. The building was a hive of activity, but Liora tuned it all out. She hit her desk and dove straig
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Chapter: Chapter sixLiora pushed the door open ,her whole body and pussy still aching. She wasn't even walking well. She dropped her bag by the entrance and scanned the space, spotting Thorne sprawled on the couch, remote in hand. Her jaw tightened as she fixed her stare on him. “Where have you been?”He asked her"And what are you still doing here?"Thorne sat up straighter, setting the remote aside. He tilted his head, brows furrowing. "What do you mean by what am I still doing here? This is our house. Where else do you want me to be? And what the heck happened to you? You are embarrassing."He rose and approached her, steps measured. As he neared, his gaze dropped to her neck. "Is that a hickey I see? You went out there cheating on me."The accusation hit her. Audacity .Without pause, she raised her hand and struck his face with full force. The blow knocked him off balance, his body swaying as he caught himself against the wall. Rage boiled up inside her, words tumbling out in a rush. "You son of a bi
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Chapter: Ex boyfriend rivalLiora stirred the next morning, her body protesting every shift. Soreness gripped her from head to toe, a deep ache that rooted in her core and spread outward. Riven had pushed through the night, his stamina outlasting hers by far. She had tried to keep up, matching his rhythm for as long as possible, but eventually, her limits hit. Exhaustion overtook her mid-motion, and she drifted off while he continued, her form limp against him. Now, the evidence lingered—hickeys dotted her skin in clusters, from her collarbone down to her inner thighs, each one a faint throb when she moved.She slid from the bed with care, easing her weight onto the floor to avoid jarring the tender spots. The mattress dipped slightly under her departure, but Riven remained asleep, his breathing steady. She stood there for a moment, testing her balance, legs shaky from the strain. Then she reached for her dried clothes folded on the nearby chair, the fabric cool against her fingers. She pulled on the dress first
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Chapter: Ex boyfriend rivalLiora descended the stairs with measured steps, the polo's hem brushing her upper thighs like a teasing whisper. The fabric, soft and oversized, clung lightly to her damp skin, the neckline dipping just enough to hint at the curve of her collarbone. Barefoot, she felt the cool hardwood beneath her soles, each creak amplifying the quiet anticipation coiling in her belly. The house enveloped her in its hush, shadows dancing from the fire's glow downstairs, drawing her toward the living room where Riven waited.He lounged by the fireplace, a tumbler in hand, the flames casting amber highlights across his sharp features. His shirt sleeves were rolled up, exposing forearms corded with subtle strength, and his eyes lifted as she entered, locking onto her form with immediate intensity. The polo rode up slightly with her movement, revealing the smooth expanse of her legs, pale and unmarked save for the faint flush from her bath. Riven's gaze traveled downward, lingering on the exposed skin, a
Last Updated: 2026-04-02
Chapter: Ex boyfriend rivalThe confined space of the car hummed with the downpour's relentless drum, each drop a pulse echoing the turmoil in Liora's chest. Riven's fingers lingered under her chin, tilting her face toward his, the warmth of his skin a stark contrast to the chill seeping through the windows. His eyes held hers, stormy and unyielding, pulling her into a vortex of unresolved tension. Without a word, he bridged the gap, his lips capturing hers in a surge of fervor that stole her breath.The kiss unfolded like a secret unveiled—urgent yet measured, his mouth pressing with a depth that unraveled her guarded layers. One hand cradled the back of her head, drawing her nearer, while the other rested on her thigh, a steady anchor amid the rising tide of sensation. Liora's world tilted, the seatbelt a faint barrier as she leaned into him, her lips parting under the gentle insistence of his tongue. Flavors mingled: the faint salt of rain on her skin, the subtle spice of his breath, weaving a tapestry of red
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Chapter: Ex boyfriend rivalThe relentless downpour transformed the city into a shimmering veil, each drop a cold accusation against Liora's skin as she huddled beneath the lamppost. Her body trembled not just from the chill seeping into her bones, but from the storm raging within—betrayal's sharp edges slicing through the fragile hope she'd carried into Thorne's home just hours before. The ring she'd chosen, simple yet symbolic of a shared future, now felt like a mocking weight in her pocket, its promise dissolved in the flood of tears mingling with rainwater. She pressed her forehead against the metal pole, the rough texture grounding her as sobs wracked her frame, raw and unfiltered. Headlights pierced the gloom, slowing to a crawl beside her. The window descended with a soft whir, and a voice emerged from the shadows, familiar in a way that twisted her gut. 'Well, well, what do we have here?' It was Riven—Thorne's shadow, the man whose name alone could ignite fury in her former lover's eyes. Riven, with hi
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TANGLED:,Crazy For You
Twenty-one-year-old Hazel has always lived in a safe, comfortable bubble, meticulously guarded by her fiercely protective older brother. Her life is predictable, quiet, and perfectly ordinary. Until he steps into it.
Silas is twenty-four, dangerously captivating, and her brother’s best friend. He brings with him an aura of dark secrets, ink-stained skin, and a predatory gaze that strips away all her carefully built defenses. He is everything she has been taught to avoid, yet living under the same roof makes him impossible to escape.
What starts as a temporary living arrangement quickly spirals into a suffocating web of stolen glances, unspoken desires, and a dangerous obsession. Silas isn't just looking for a place to crash; he's looking at her. And once he pins her in his sights, the thorns of their forbidden attraction will bind them together in ways that could destroy them both.
In a house where walls have ears and her brother is always watching, giving in to the madness is a risk. But Silas is a temptation she might not survive.
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Chapter: Chapter forty HazelMaya lasted about four minutes before the crowd swallowed her whole.One second she was beside me heading toward the drinks table and the next she had been pulled sideways by someone who called her name and that was it. She went without looking back. I watched her disappear into the room and thought about the very specific promise she had made at the door.Stay together. First rule.That had lasted less time than it took to get here.I found the drinks table on my own. Someone had set it up along the far wall — bottles, cups, a row of things I was not going to touch. I stood at the end of it and looked over what was there and asked the guy behind it for a lemonade. He poured it into a cup and handed it across.One of us needed to stay reasonable tonight. Knowing Maya, she was already somewhere in the back half of the house with something fizzy in her hand working her way toward a version of herself that would need water and a long sit-down by midnight. I shook my head and almos
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Chapter: Chapter thirty nine HazelMaya was at the door in under twenty minutes. I had barely finished getting out of the shower."You were serious," I said, stepping back to let her in."I'm always serious about weekends." She walked straight past me toward the stairs. "Come on, where's your room?"I followed her up. She went directly to the wardrobe and pulled both doors open and stood there with her hands on her hips."Hazel.""What?""Girl." She turned to look at me. "You don't have a single reasonable going-out outfit in here.""That hurts.""It's the truth." She was already going through it, pushing things along the rail. "This is a collection of cardigans and flat shoes. This is a study wardrobe. Where do you keep the actual clothes?""Those are my actual clothes.""Right." She dropped her bag on the bed and unzipped it. "Good thing I came prepared." She pulled out a folded outfit and held it up. "This is yours for tonight. No arguments."I looked at it. "That's quite short.""It's a party, not a library.
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Chapter: Chapter thirty eight HazelSaturday arrived without warning and all at once. I woke up to the wrong side of nine, which I had not done in weeks, and lay there for a full minute before my brain caught up with the fact that there was nowhere I had to be.No alarm. No bus. No corridor scanning.I stretched out and stared at the ceiling and thought about the week that had just passed. Honestly, it had been fine. More than fine. The kind of fine I had stopped expecting. No Tiffany Crawford appearing around corners with her group trailing behind her. No cousin either. Both of them had gone completely quiet and I had no idea where they were and I was choosing not to care. If they had dropped off the face of the earth entirely that would have been ideal.The principal's resignation had changed something in the school I had not fully expected. Not dramatically. Nothing anyone could point to directly. But the specific tension that had been sitting in certain corridors, that feeling of being in a building where som
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Chapter: Chapter thirty seven HazelThe bell went and the classroom emptied fast. One second everyone was in their seats and the next bags were being zipped and chairs pushed back and the whole room was moving at once. I took my time. No particular reason to rush. No one was waiting for me at the gate and I had no bus to catch.I had just stepped out into the corridor when Maya appeared from the direction of the staircase. Her class had finished earlier — she had a free period last and usually sat in the library but apparently today was different."Survived it?" she asked."Barely," I said.Claire was a step behind her. Bag on both shoulders, glasses slid slightly down her nose. She pushed them back up when she caught me looking. The three of us fell into step heading for the main exit.Something about it was easier than I expected. Walking out of a building with people on either side who were not watching you for something to use later. Maya was talking about her morning — some argument with a classmate over a g
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Chapter: Chapter thirty six HazelGetting back into a routine after three days in a hospital bed is not as easy as it should be. The alarm went off at seven and I hit it twice before I actually got up. My chest was fine. Just that low-grade reluctance that sits in you when you have been still for too long and the world kept moving without you. i seriously don't want to go to school.I got dressed. Made tea. Ate standing at the counter because there was nobody home to tell me to sit down. I checked my bag more times than necessary. Notebook, laptop, charger, the folder with the assignments I had not touched since before the hospital. I was going to have to go to each professor and explain and I was not looking forward to any of those conversations.I left at half past seven.---School was loud the way it always was in the morning. Groups by the gate, groups by the steps, someone's music coming through a speaker they had not bothered to put in a pocket. I walked through it with my head down and then I saw Maya.
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Chapter: Chapter thirty fiveHazel Pov The email was short.That was the first thing I noticed. I had been bracing for something formal and long, full of the kind of language institutions use when they want to say as little as possible while using as many words as they can. But it was short. Eight lines, maybe nine. I read it twice before I trusted what I was reading.*To Miss Hazel Bennett,**I am writing to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience I caused you. The decision made regarding your suspension was one I should not have made, and I take full responsibility for it. You are no longer suspended from school. I humbly request that you return and continue your classes at your earliest convenience. I am truly sorry for the disruption this has caused to your studies and I hope we can move past this matter.**Yours sincerely,**Mr. D. Harrington**Principal*I sat with it for a moment. The tea beside the laptop had gone cold. Outside, a car passed in the street and the sound faded out.I read it a third time
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