Novels by S. Ley

"Which one of them, Dad?" I demanded, my hands slamming against his desk so hard the pen holder rattled. "Which one of the Leiths am I supposed to marry to save your skin?"My father didn't look at me. He kept his gaze focused firmly on his ledger, his pen trembling slightly against the crisp paper. "It's Blaise, Mireya. Blaise Leith."The room spun violently. My knees buckled, and I had to grip the edge of the desk just to stay upright. Blaise Leith. Everyone in the country knew that name, and everyone feared it."You are selling me to a murderer," I whispered, the words tasting like ash in my mouth. "He caused that deadly multi-car pileup downtown last year. He killed innocent people because he was driving blind drunk, and then he used his family's billions and influence to escape punishment completely. He belongs in a state penitentiary, Dad! I can't possibly marry that monster!""Watch your mouth, Mireya!" Evelyn hissed. "You will speak of your fiancé with respect."I turned on h

MIREYAImmediately after I left the car, a stray tear slipped from my eye, tracking a hot line down my cheek. I quickly cleaned it with the back of my hand, refusing to let Auden witness my weakness.Behind me, the engine of his car roared to life. His car sped away, completely leaving me behind. I stood on the deserted curb for an agonizing second, drawing a ragged breath, before I turned and walked the remaining distance back to my father's compound.The front doors felt heavier than usual as I pushed them open. The moment I stepped into the living room, the suffocating atmosphere of the living room wrapped around my throat. My dad looked up from the sofa, his eyes wide with a combination of exhaustion and profound worry."Mireya," he breathed, standing up quickly as he adjusted his spectacles. "Where on earth did you go? We’ve been beside ourselves. Do you have any idea what time it is?"I stood frozen near the threshold, my mind flashing back to the barrage of missed calls that ha

AUDENThe silence inside the car settled heavily after her words cut through my chest. I didn't pull away from the curb. I couldn't. Mireya didn't say another word either; she simply unbuckled her seatbelt, climbed over the console, and retreated to the backseat to sleep.I sat rigidly in the driver's seat, staring straight ahead at the empty city street. My mind was a wreck. I couldn't take her to the safe house anymore—she had made it entirely clear that she would fight me every step of the way. I couldn't take her back to her father's compound either, because she didn't want to be home under Evelyn's roof.She had muttered through the dark that she just needed to rest until the next morning, and then she would find her own way back. I had offered my mansion, but she fiercely refused my house, too.So, we stayed in the car like that.I looked at her reflection in the rearview mirror. She was curled on her side, her eyes closed, her breathing finally smoothing out into a soft, steady

AUDEN:“Then let’s spend the night devoted to your pleasures and what makes you feel good,” I said, grabbing her soft lips with mine.“Just touch me,” she whined, arching impatiently against my hand.“Mimi,” I called out. My cock was as hard as a rock, begging to be taken out.She answered me amidst her moans. Shit, that did a lot of things to me, and I couldn’t make either of us wait any longer. Slowly, I removed her legs from my waist. I took off her jeans, and then her lemon-coloured pant. I spread her legs, and when I saw how beautiful her vagina was, her folds... they were worth dying for. I brought my finger down and slid it gently over her beautiful folds.Mireya threw her head back. “Oh fuck, yes. Don’t stop, keep going.”Hearing her begged me, I did it again, sliding it over with more hunger to hear her moan, this time my fingertip slipping between and gathering her wetness. I parted her with two fingers and found her clit, rubbing it in small circles.“Oh Auden.” She cried o

MIREYAThe doctor finished checking my vitals, unhooking the monitors with a sigh of relief. "Everything looks completely stable, Miss Lonie," he said, offering a small, reassuring smile. "You are free to leave whenever you are ready.""Thank you," I said, my voice raspy.The moment the door clicked shut behind him, a small, fragile hope flared in my chest. Despite everything—despite the cold indifference I had witnessed in his bedroom, and despite the doctor's words earlier—a desperate part of me believed that Auden hadn't actually left. I thought maybe, just maybe, he was waiting for me in the corridor, unable to truly abandon me here alone.I quickly slipped out of the hospital bed, my legs slightly shaky as my feet hit the tile floor. I stepped out into the hallway. I looked to the left, then to the right. He was not outside my room.The hallway was entirely empty, save for a few night-shift nurses charting at their desks. A crushing wave of hurt sliced through my chest. The fragi

AUDENThe weight of her body against my chest was impossibly light as I carried her out of Emiliano’s compound. Her head slumped against my shoulder, completely unconscious. I knew the right thing to do was to leave her in the Emiliano’s place, to let my security detail handle her, but I couldn’t because of who the owner was. Emiliano was a lethal, unpredictable monster, and he could change his mind at any given second about letting a witness walk out alive.I threw her into the passenger seat of my SUV, peeling out of the driveway before the iron gates could even seal behind us. My fingers gripped the steering wheel so hard. I didn't drive to her house. I didn't drive to my mansion. Instead, I tore through the city streets toward the nearest hospital.The emergency doors burst open as I carried her through the threshold. "I need a doctor. Now."The medical team scrambled instantly, recognizing my face and the authority behind my voice. Within minutes, they had her wheeled into a pri