The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M)
CONTENT WARNING: This book is a dark MM romance and is purely fiction. None of the deplorable actions of the characters are acceptable in any way or form.
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Some traps are impossible to escape… especially the ones you walk into.
Julian Cross has always been a good person.
Soft-spoken and loyal, he’s the kind of person people trust… and use.
He’s also been in love with his best friend for as long as he can remember.
So when his best friend asks for one thing, just one thing to make him happy, Julian says yes.
All he has to do is get close to Nikolai Soren.
A man who is cold, untouchable, dangerous.
A man who doesn’t feel, doesn’t care, and doesn’t let anyone get close enough to matter.
It should have been simple.
A game. A plan. A means to an end.
But nothing about Nikolai is simple.
Not the way he looks at Julian like he already owns him.
Not the way his touch burns, leaving behind something darker than desire.
Not the way Julian starts to crave him… even when he knows he shouldn’t. Even when he knows it can cost him everything.
Because Nikolai isn’t just a man.
He’s control wrapped in violence.
Obsession disguised as restraint.
And once he decides something belongs to him… he doesn’t let it go.
What started as a game… ends as an obsession.
Now Julian is caught between loyalty and temptation, truth and deception, control and chaos.
And the deeper he falls into Nikolai’s world, the harder it becomes to remember—
Was he ever the one playing the game?
Or was he the target all along?
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Chapter: CHAPTER 152NIKOLAI Derek goes still. River stops moving. For a moment, nobody speaks. Then Derek closes his eyes and exhales through his nose. “Damn.” I scoff. “That’s all you’ve got to say?” “What do you expect me to say?” “I expect you to understand that he had no right.” Derek's eyes sharpen. “None of that justifies almost killing your brother.” Caleb makes a sound from the other side of the room. “Thank you for realizing that I’m the victim.” “Shut it, Caleb,” Derek says without looking at him. To me, he says, “You knew this day would come. You knew that if you let Julian get close enough, eventually he'd need to know.” “Not from Caleb.” “Then from whom? You? Would you have told him?” I say nothing. Derek's expression hardens. “That's what I thought.” I try to move past him and he blocks my path. “Get out of my way.” “No. You're not going anywhere until you calm the fuck down.” “I swear to God—” “And I swear to God, Nikolai, if you throw another punch, I'll knock you uncon
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Chapter: CHAPTER 151NIKOLAI I see red and I lunge at Caleb. He twists aside, and we crash into the dresser together. Pain shoots through my shoulder, but I barely register it before Caleb drives his fist into my ribs. I stagger backward. He uses the opening to shove me away. “I was trying to help you!” he shouts. I slam into him again. “Shut your fucking mouth.” We hit the floor in a tangle of limbs and fury. I land a punch against his cheek. He catches me across the mouth. I taste blood, and the metallic tang only makes me angrier. He tries to shove me off. I grab his shirt and punch him again. “You don’t get to make decisions about my life!” “Someone needs to. You’re clearly insane.” I drive my fist into his stomach. He grunts, doubling over, and I take the opportunity to slam him against the floor. “Say that again,” I growl. “Go on. I fucking dare you.” Caleb spits blood onto the rug. “You're proving my point, you maniac.” I hit him. He hits me back. And suddenly it fe
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Chapter: CHAPTER 150NIKOLAIFor a moment, I go numb.The ice seeps into my veins, my entire body going cold. My head throbs even harder, almost keeping the same rhythm as my loud heartbeat.My skin tingles and I curl my fingers into fists, trying to regain feeling in them.The barrage of emotions going through me is almost too difficult to deal with.I want to do a lot of things.I want to run. I want to hide. I want to grab Julian and lock him up somewhere so he can never run away from me. I want to burn the whole world down.I want to scratch out my skin, until there’s nothing left of it. Until all the guilt, the anger and the contamination goes away.I want to scream until my throat gives out.“Who told you?” I ask tightly.Julian doesn’t answer immediately. He shifts on the bed, and I can feel his discomfort.I don’t want Julian to see me like this. I don’t want him to see this monstrous, dirty side of me, but I can’t help it.I’m too far gone.“It doesn’t matter who told me,” he says finally. “I jus
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Chapter: CHAPTER 149NIKOLAII never thought I could be someone who could enjoy someone else’s company this much. But the past few days with Julian have been nothing short of perfect.I smile to myself as I climb the stairs, a paper bag of art supplies dangling from one hand. Sure, I spent nearly three hours in a store arguing with an incompetent employee who didn’t know what the fuck he was doing, but all in all, the trip wasn’t a complete waste.I acquired everything I need, and I even bought Julian his favorite pastries from the bakery on the way home.He likes the chocolate ones. It was obvious by the pleasure on his face the last time I bought them for him, even though he pretended it was nothing special.He thinks he’s subtle. He’s not.I reach my bedroom door and push it open.“Miss me?” The words leave my mouth before I even look at him.Julian is sitting on the bed, his laptop closed beside him. He’s staring at the floor, his hands clasped loosely in his lap.He looks up when I enter.His express
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Chapter: CHAPTER 148JULIAN The world seems to stop. For a wild moment, my brain struggles to comprehend what it’s hearing. I stare at Caleb, waiting for the punchline. Waiting for him to laugh and tell me he’s messing with me, that this is another questionable joke that only he seems to find funny. But Caleb doesn’t laugh. Or look away. He just sits there, watching me absorb the words. “And I know that because I helped him bury the body,” he adds. “No,” I whisper. It’s all I can manage. Caleb’s expression hardens. “It’s the truth.” “No. You can’t just—” I shake my head, trying to make sense of what I just heard. “Nikolai wouldn’t…” I stop. Because what was I about to say? Nikolai wouldn’t kill his own mother? The same Nikolai who had told me, without the slightest trace of remorse, that he’d strangled his foster father with a belt when he was fifteen? The same Nikolai who spoke about murder as though it were something so simple like choosing what to have for breakfast? I press my lips toge
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Chapter: CHAPTER 147JULIAN I decide to turn the conversation around before he can say anything else I’m not prepared for. “And you?” He tilts his head. “Me?” “I thought you and Nikolai hated each other.” For a second, Caleb just stares at me as though I’d just told him the sky was green. Then he laughs. “Of course not. We’re brothers.” “He has called you annoying multiple times. He told me he’s thought about replacing you and bringing in a new brother several times.” Caleb places a hand over his chest, pretending to be wounded. “Several times? I’m hurt. I thought we were keeping our family drama private.” I can’t help smiling. “That’s the nature of our relationship,” he says. “I annoy him because it’s fun, he threatens to kill me because he’s dramatic and violent, and then we go back to being brothers.” “That sounds like a very healthy dynamic.” “It is very healthy. You should see us at family dinners.” I laugh softly, and for the first time since he’s entered the room, I feel some of the t
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Case Study: You (MxM Romance)
A drunken one-night stand was supposed to be just that— one night, one mistake, an experience to be forgotten.
Lucas Carter never expected the gorgeous, miserable-looking stranger he spent a night with to walk into his classroom a week later… as his new psychology professor.
Adrian Frost has spent years building a flawless reputation. After a devastating betrayal by the man he planned to marry, one reckless night was the only mistake he allowed himself. Falling into bed with a complete stranger was supposed to stay buried in the past.
Instead, that stranger becomes his student.
Determined to protect his career that he’s worked so hard to attain, Adrian wants to forget that night ever happened.
However, Lucas has other plans.
Confident, relentless and impossible to ignore, he refuses to let Adrian hide behind his icy walls. What begins as a game of teasing quickly turns into an obsession neither of them saw coming.
The more Adrian pushes him away, the more determined Lucas becomes to uncover every secret hidden behind those emotionless gray eyes.
But forbidden desire comes with consequences.
A single accusation could destroy Adrian’s career. A single mistake could cost them everything.
And when painful secrets from both their pasts begin to surface, they’ll have to decide whether what started as one reckless night is worth risking their futures for.
The most dangerous person to teach… is the one who ends up studying your heart.
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Chapter: Chapter 37LUCASIf he was only emailing because he was obligated to, then there was no reason for me to make his job easier by reassuring him.And if my delusion was right and a tiny part of him cared, then he could wonder. Just like I had.“Serves him right,” I muttered.“What was that?”I looked at Dad. “Nothing.”He raised an eyebrow but didn’t push.That was one thing I appreciated about him. He knew when to leave me alone.Except when it came to that woman, apparently.At least he hadn’t mentioned her in days. Or brought up the letter still sitting in my bag.That evening, Grandma finally woke up.Her eyelids fluttered before slowly opening.Relief washed over me in an almost overwhelming wave as I leaned over the edge of the bed eagerly to peer into her face.“Hey.”Her gaze moved around the room before settling on me.“Lucas?” Her voice came out weak but I knew it was probably the effect of the medications and the fact that she just woke up.At least I hoped.I smiled. “Obviously. Who el
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Chapter: Chapter 36LUCASIt was while I was sitting beside my grandmother’s hospital bed that the message arrived.I stared at the notification for several seconds before finally opening it.Professor Adrian Frost.My stomach flipped before I could help.It was a stupid reaction and I immediately frowned at myself.Seriously? It was just an email.But then again, this was the first time he was contacting me of his own volition. Even if it was via email.Did he miss me after all?I tried to curb my bubbling excitement as I clicked on the email.Mr. Carter,I noticed your recent absences from class and wanted to check in. I hope everything is alright. Please let me know if there is anything I need to be aware of regarding your absence.Professor FrostThat was it.Curt, professional and straight to the point. Just like the man himself.Disappointment flickered in my chest before I could help it.I scoffed at myself.What had I been expecting anyway?A love message? A message where he used my actual name,
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Chapter: Chapter 35ADRIANI was beginning to understand why people invented excuses to avoid social gatherings.The restaurant the other professors had chosen wasn’t loud by normal standards, but after having spent some time in a bowling spot prior to this, the whole thing was beginning to look overwhelming.Conversations overlapped from every direction. Glasses clinked. Someone laughed loudly from another table.There were eight of us altogether, all from the psychology department.Professor Jenkins sat across from me.Professor Hall occupied the seat beside her, already halfway through his second beer.Dr. Moreno was enthusiastically explaining her latest research project to anyone willing to listen.Everyone seemed relaxed. Everyone except me.“Professor Frost?”I blinked.Professor Jenkins smiled. “You’ve been staring at the menu for five minutes.”I looked down at the menu in my hand. I hadn’t even realized.Professor Hall chuckled. “Either the menu is incredibly fascinating or we’re too boring to
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Chapter: Chapter 34LUCASIt was funny how life could change in an instant.One moment, I’d been debating what I was going to eat for dinner. The next, my dad had called saying my grandmother had slipped on the stairs and had been admitted in the hospital.The next morning, I’d caught the next flight back home.I didn’t have to think about it. My grandma was probably the most important member of my family, after my dad. She’d been there for me after my mother had left. She filled the emotional void my own mother created.Not being next to her when she needed me was not even an option.Now, I sat slumped in one of the uncomfortable plastic chairs outside my grandmother’s room, a lukewarm cup of vending-machine coffee balanced between my hands.I’d been here for nearly three hours.Dad stepped out of her room just then, quietly closing the door behind him.“She’s asleep.”I nodded. “Good.”He sat beside me with a tired sigh, rubbing both hands over his face.The last seventy-two hours had been a blur.Gran
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Chapter: Chapter 33ADRIANI stared at the same paragraph of a student’s essay for what had to be the fourth time, as the words blurred together.I sighed and rubbed at my temple.Concentrate, Adrian.It wasn’t a particularly difficult assignment to grade. In fact, most of the students had done reasonably well.So why couldn’t I focus?Thursdays were usually one of my least stressful workdays. No lectures, no faculty meetings. Just several uninterrupted hours in my office to grade any assignments, answer emails, prepare the next week’s lectures and attend to any pressing concerns or questions from the students.It was normally a peaceful day.My cursor blinked patiently at the end of a feedback comment I’d started about two minutes ago.“Your discussion of long-term memory demonstrates…”Demonstrates what? I had no idea anymore.A sharp knock sounded against my office door.My heart lurched. The thought that it might be Lucas arrived before I could stop it.For the past two weeks, without fail, he’d been
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Chapter: Chapter 32ADRIANMonday mornings for me were very predictable.Which was fine because I liked predictable.Predictable meant lectures prepared over the weekend, a mug of coffee balanced beside my laptop, students trickling into the lecture hall five or ten minutes before class began.Predictable meant knowing exactly what to expect.After the disaster that had been the previous week, I desperately needed the predictable.The lecture room was empty when I stepped inside, which wasn’t surprising since I was at least twenty minutes early.I liked to get settled and prepare myself adequately before the inevitable distractions arrived.I placed my satchel on the desk and opened my laptop, trying not to think about Saturday.Trying not to think about the expression on Lucas’s face after I’d told him to stay away.The hurt in his eyes had lingered with me all weekend.I swallowed at the reminder.It was necessary. Cruel, perhaps. But necessary.Eventually, he’d thank me for it.Or maybe he’d hate me f
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Unraveled (M x M romance)
Elliot Carter never loses.
Not to his father.
Not to anyone.
And definitely not to the infuriating 'golden' boy who suddenly moves into his house.
When Elliot’s father marries Asher Brooks’ mother, his already broken world cracks even more. Asher is everything he despises—calm, disciplined, admired by everyone at university. The kind of guy who smiles like he has nothing to prove.
From the moment they meet, it’s war.
Elliot thrives on pushing buttons. Asher refuses to be provoked. Their fights are sharp, personal, and relentless, until one night, anger turns physical… and something far more dangerous ignites between them.
A line is crossed that neither of them can uncross.
Asher refuses to feel guilty.
Elliot refuses to admit he wanted it.
Now they’re trapped under the same roof, and the more they try to hate each other, the more dangerous the attraction becomes.
Because this isn’t just rivalry.
It’s obsession.
And when control becomes the weapon of choice, someone is bound to break.
The only question is... Who will break first?
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Chapter: CHAPTER 105 (THE END)ELLIOT“Elliot, we’re going to be late.” Asher’s voice came from the living room.“I’ll be right there,” I called back.I smoothed down my shirt, tucking the front more firmly into my jeans as I checked myself out in the mirror.I looked good, if I dared to say that myself. Not that it mattered, since it wasn’t like I was going to a fancy party.We were just going to have dinner with our parents.But I didn’t care. I believed you had to look good regardless of the situation. Yeah, I’d been hanging out too much with Sebastian these days. He really wasn’t that bad once you got to know him.I didn’t want to jinx it, but everything was going nicely.Our friends were as supportive as ever, our relationship was going great, we’d finally rented an apartment of our own after pooling our savings together.Our apartment wasn’t huge. It was small and slightly overpriced and the plumbing made concerning noises whenever someone showered too long. But it was ours, and that was all that mattered.As
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Chapter: CHAPTER 104ASHER“When I walked in on you both that day, all I could think was that my family was falling apart. Again.” She took in a shaky breath. “I panicked.”“I know.”“And then everything spiraled so quickly after that,” she went on. “Suddenly Simon was angry and kicked Elliot out of the house, then you moved out…”“Mum—”“No, let me finish.”I immediately fell silent.“I kept asking myself where I went wrong,” she admitted quietly. “I kept thinking maybe I failed somehow as a mother.”An ache blossomed in my chest.“You didn’t fail.”Her eyes met mine finally.“Then why does it feel like I’ve lost my son?”The pain in her voice nearly broke me.I set the cup down immediately and turned toward her fully.“You’ve not lost me.”“It feels like I have,” she whispered. “You stopped looking at me the same way. And when you left the house…” her voice cracked, “…it felt unbearable.”Guilt hit me so hard I almost felt sick.“I’m sorry,” I said immediately. “I never wanted to hurt you.”She shook he
최신 업데이트: 2026-05-18
Chapter: CHAPTER 103ASHERI stayed in the waiting room, long after Elliot was gone.I had one ear tuned in for any sounds of shouting or fighting or breaking things coming from Simon’s room. So far, there has been none. Not even Elliot storming out of Simon’s room as I feared has happened yet.Which meant everything was going well.Right?They were both stubborn people so I didn’t know how productive the conversation was going to be or how well it was going to go. I just had to hope that a miracle had happened.I stared at the ugly painting on the wall, the same one I’d been staring at for the past twenty minutes, as I waited for Elliot to come out.I winced as I rotated my neck from side to side. I felt like shit. I probably smelled like one too. Everywhere hurt.I definitely needed to head home for a little while for a shower and a change of clothes but I couldn’t leave Elliot alone just yet. Not before I knew the outcome of his conversation with his father.I rubbed tiredly at my eyes and leaned back
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Chapter: CHAPTER 102ELLIOTHis bloodshot eyes snapped to mine.My throat tightened. “When I said I wished you were dead… I didn’t mean it. I was just so angry, because it felt like you didn’t care. That you didn’t care that Mum and Daniel were gone. That you didn’t care if I lived or died—”“I do care,” he cut in gently, his voice raw. “I care so much. Much more than you could ever imagine.”I ran a hand through my hair, frustrated. “But I never got that from you. You were so carefree after they died. It was like they weren’t that important to you. It took you only months to start dating again.”His gaze dropped down, like he was ashamed. “I was hurting really badly. I felt so… lonely. I just needed company. I agree that wasn’t probably the best thing to do at that moment but…” He exhaled shakily. “I just needed someone. I needed to feel something other than grief.”“I was right there.” My voice cracked slightly. “Just like you, I was lonely too. I needed someone too. More than anyone, I needed my fathe
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Chapter: CHAPTER 101ELLIOTI barely slept.Not that I expected anything different.Hospitals weren’t exactly designed for rest. Between the constant beeping of machines, the squeaking shoes against polished floors and the nurses walking in and out of rooms at ungodly hours, sleep felt impossible.But even without all that, I still wouldn’t have slept.My mind refused to shut off.Every time I closed my eyes, I kept replaying the image of Dad lying in that hospital bed.Then my brain would immediately follow it up with the last thing I said to him.By morning, I felt sick with exhaustion.Asher was asleep beside me in one of the uncomfortable waiting room chairs, his head tilted awkwardly against the wall.I stared at him for a moment.His brows remained furrowed even while asleep.Warmth settled deeply in my chest.He stayed the entire night with me despite his own issues with hospitals.Because of me.I rubbed tiredly at my face before quietly standing up.The movement must’ve disturbed him because his
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Chapter: CHAPTER 100ELLIOTThe relief that hit me was so overwhelming it almost made me dizzy.I hadn’t even realized how terrified I’d been until that moment.My legs carried me closer to the bed automatically.Dad remained asleep, his breathing slow and even beneath the oxygen cannula resting beneath his nose.I let out a short breath.A laugh almost escaped me then. It wasn’t because anything was remotely funny, but because all I could think was I’d been so happy to see my Dad before.What did it say that the happiest I felt seeing my dad was when he was lying in a hospital bed fighting for his life?I stared at him for a long moment.Despite everything that had occurred between us, all I felt right then was sharp, almost painful relief.I swallowed hard.“I’ll… wait outside,” I murmured quietly.Neither Margaret nor Asher stopped me.I stepped out into the hallway quickly before the pressure in my chest exploded.The room suddenly felt too small, too suffocating. Everything felt unbearable.I didn’t
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