The Angel's Den
“You understand there’s no going back after this…right?”
I nodded.
Azrael’s brows immediately pulled together.
“No.” His voice dropped, deep and commanding. “I want to hear you say it, Wilhemina.”
My heart hammered as he hovered over me, close enough that his heat surrounded me. His cologne filled my lungs, mixed with the faint scent of mint and whiskey on his breath.
“Say you understand.”
“I understand,” I whispered.
His eyes darkened. We had met like this before. Stolen nights. Locked doors. Hours where I could forget the diamond on my finger and the husband who barely remembered I existed.
But tonight felt different. Tonight, Azrael wasn’t offering me an escape. He was asking me to choose. His fingers closed around my chin, forcing my eyes back to his.
“Good girl.”
Two words. That was all it took to send a shiver through me.
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For three years, Wilhemina Rucci-Saldini has been the perfect mafia wife—beautiful, obedient, polished, and utterly unwanted.
Her marriage to Emilio Saldini was never about love. It was a calculated alliance between two of the Central Region’s most influential crime families.
Emilio’s heart, however, has always belonged to someone else: his college sweetheart, Yazmin.
Wilhemina accepts his mistress. She accepts his absence. She even accepts the humiliating agreement that Emilio will never consummate their marriage because Yazmin cannot bear the possibility of Wilhemina giving him an heir.
What Wilhemina cannot accept is discovering—on their third wedding anniversary—that Emilio has secretly given Yazmin something he never intended to give his legal wife:
A real wedding.
Publicly humiliated by Emilio, trapped by a father willing to use her comatose mother as leverage, and tired of living as everyone’s beautiful possession, Wilhemina finally does something selfish.
She enters The Angel’s Den.
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Chapter: Chapter 41: Business Dinner, And What Else?Wilhemina POV“Finally!”I sighed in relief as I signed the last document and placed it onto the growing stack beside my computer. Three contracts, two development proposals, and a rather irritating disagreement with our financial department.And it wasn't even lunchtime.Wonderful.I leaned back in my chair, stretching my arms above my head. Just then, a gentle knock sounded at my door.“Come in!”Mary entered, carrying her tablet and a familiar, cheerful smile.“Good afternoon, Mrs. Rucci! I wanted to go over the remainder of your schedule.”“Of course, Mary. Have a seat.”She settled into the chair across from me.“Your conference with the international development team is at one-thirty. The scholarship committee requested your approval on the revised funding proposal, and the architectural team needs confirmation on the final designs for the new music academy.”I nodded.“Have them send everything to Clara for review before forwarding it to me.”“Of course!”Mary scrolled through
Last Updated: 2026-10-22
Chapter: Chapter 40: Know Your Place.Emilio POV“Seven fucking years!”My father’s furious voice echoed throughout his study as he slammed his glass against the desk.“Seven goddamn years, Emilio! And suddenly, Azrael Valchini decides to return to Central-Bay?”I stood across from him, my jaw clenched.“I’m aware, Father.”“Are you? Because from where I’m standing, you don’t seem to understand how serious this is!”Edward Saldini was not a man easily frightened. Yet, beneath his anger, I recognized something I hadn't seen in years.Fear.“He's looking for answers,” I muttered.“Obviously!” Father snapped. “His parents were murdered, and someone attempted to kill him! Did you honestly believe he'd forget?”My fists tightened.“Then where the fuck has he been all this time?”“You gotdamn idiot! He's been obtaining power! He's the fucking Don of West-Bay!”Father began pacing.“Seven years, Emilio. Seven years without a single reliable report about his whereabouts. Then he reappears as the Western Don, controlling an empire
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Chapter: Chapter 39: The Angel Of Death.Azrael POV[Cillian: Don, the package has arrived. We've secured him at the designated location. Awaiting your instructions.]I stared at the message for what had to be the fifth time since leaving Wilhemina's office.Seven years. Seven fucking years and finally...one of the bastards responsible for destroying my family was within my reach.“Vincent.”“Yes, Don?”“How much longer?”“Approximately fifteen minutes. Cillian confirmed the location is secure.”I nodded, leaning back against the leather seat as the countryside passed beyond the tinted windows. My fingers slowly curled into a fist.Fifteen minutes.After seven years of searching, fifteen minutes should have meant nothing. Yet every second felt like an eternity.I closed my eyes.For one brief moment, I could still smell Wilhemina's perfume. Still feel her arms around my neck. Still hear her beautiful voice.I'll see you tonight at home.Home.Such a simple fucking word, and one I hadn't associated with happiness in seven year
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Chapter: Chapter 38: Business Or Pleasure?Wilhemina POV“Ladies and gentlemen, if you'll turn your attention to page twelve, I'd like to discuss the projected operating costs for the first three years.”I glanced around the boardroom as everyone opened their presentation folders.This was our first board meeting since the gala, and for the first time, Azrael Valchini was sitting among us.And good God, did he look fucking magnificent.Dressed in an impeccably tailored navy blue suit, his dark hair perfectly styled, he looked every bit the powerful businessman everyone knew him to be.Focus, Mina. For Christ's sake!“Mrs. Rucci?” Mr. Calloway interrupted.I smiled.“Yes. As I was saying, the proposed C.A.P.A Academy of Music High school will serve approximately sixteen hundred students during its first academic year.”I pressed the remote, changing the presentation.“Our preliminary construction budget is seventy-eight million dollars, including classrooms, rehearsal studios, a seven-hundred-seat performance hall, recording fa
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Chapter: Chapter 37: Keeping A Noose Around My Neck?Wilhemina POV-Warm breath brushed against my neck. I smiled before opening my eyes.Soft morning light peeked through the blinds, casting thin golden lines across my bedroom. The sheets were sprawled around us, one barely covering my legs while Azrael's arm remained wrapped securely around my waist.He was still asleep.I remained perfectly still, lightly caressing the back of his hand.Last night had been...amazing.After leaving the gala, I'd entered through the penthouse's main entrance while Azrael had gone directly into the private garage.Neither of us realized the other had arrived until our separate elevators opened simultaneously. As soon as we stepped out, we both stopped. Then burst into laughter.“Well...” Azrael slowly walked toward me. “Fancy meeting you here, Ms. Rucci.”My lips curled as I approached him.“I was just thinking the same thing, Mr. Valchini.” I raised a brow. “You wouldn't happen to be following me...are you?”His laugh sent an instant chill down my spin
Last Updated: 2026-10-08
Chapter: Chapter 36: The Reveal (Finale).Wilhemina POV-“So...that's the infamous Azrael Valchini.”I nearly choked and I wasn't even drinking wine.Deena stood beside me wearing the most obnoxiously satisfied smile I had ever seen as she casually glanced across the ballroom.Azrael was speaking with several guests near the stage, looking devastatingly handsome while doing absolutely nothing except standing there.“Yep,” I muttered. “That's him.”“Mmm-hmm...well...I see why you've been smiling so much.”My cheeks tightened as I tried to hold back my ridiculous grin.“Shut up.”“What?” She sipped her wine. “I’m just admiring your excellent decision-making skills.”I laughed. Her eyes shifted toward Emilio.“And judging by the way your husband looks like he wants to commit murder with a champagne flute, I’d say he approves too.”A satisfied smiled curled on my lips.“Yeah...he is definitely upset.”Deena laughed.“Upset? Girl...Emilio looks pissed!”“So it seems.”“And I love it.”Of course she did. Deena had despised Emilio f
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Contracts of Desire: The Billionaire Romance Collection
Six dangerous billionaires. Six women caught in the ruthless games of wealth, power, revenge, and desire.
A Lottery Marriage with My CEO Boss: Nova Pierce is forced into an elite lottery marriage system by the parents who should have protected her—only to be chosen by Nicolai Moreau, her cold, calculating, and fearsome CEO boss.
The Arrangement: Dyanna Croft, a girl from the slums, is offered a contract engagement by Dante Westmore, a wealthy heir desperate to secure his inheritance and control of the family business.
Marrying My Billionaire Best friend: Leah agrees to be her billionaire best friend Corey’s fake fiancée to stop his arranged marriage—but their pretend romance quickly turns real. As pressure from his powerful family grows, they must choose between protecting their friendship… or risking everything for love.
The Assistant and the Beast: Abigail Price works under billionaire tech mogul Andre Crawford, the boss from hell—until late-night work sessions reveal the wounded, forbidden man beneath the monster.
The Investment: struggling fashion designer Carla Hill is given a chance by Quinton Truce, the ruthless beast of high couture, and discovers that one investment can change far more than her career.
Reborn—This Time I’m Choosing the Brute: Willamina Perez awakens on the day that once sealed her tragic fate. Betrayed and murdered by the husband she loved and the sister who envied her, she refuses to repeat the same mistake. This time, she chooses Isaiah Vearnen, the corporate beast everyone fears—never knowing he has loved her all along.
Dark, sensual, and addictive, this anthology follows women who refuse to remain pawns and billionaires who will risk everything for the one woman they cannot possess without losing control.
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Chapter: Chapter 68: What Happened Next...Nova-“IT'S A BOY!”“GIRL!”“BOY!”“Oh, for heaven's sake! Will you all stop shouting?!”I burst into laughter as Patrice attempted to restore order to what was supposed to be my elegant baby shower.Supposed to be.Four months had passed since the Supreme Court dismantled the Lottery System, and today, the Moreau estate looked like something straight out of a fairy tale.Thousands of ivory roses, blush peonies, and lavender hydrangeas decorated the magnificent gardens. Crystal butterflies hung from flowering arches, while golden ribbons fluttered above tables covered in exquisite desserts.A towering six-tier cake stood beneath a floral canopy, surrounded by miniature pastries, chocolate fountains, and beautifully wrapped favors.Even the fountains had been decorated with floating flowers.And the gifts?Good Lord.There were hundreds!Every Moreau relative imaginable had attended, along with my grandmother, members of Patrice's Crestwood family, distant cousins, aunts, uncles, and e
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Chapter: Chapter 67: A System That Was Never Needed.Nova-“Your Honors, for centuries, the Lottery System has operated under the illusion of opportunity. Today, the Republic intends to prove that it was never anything more than legalized exploitation.”Attorney General Carmen Vasquez stood confidently before the seven Supreme Court justices of South-Bay.“The Republic is petitioning for its complete and permanent abolition, along with the dissolution of its governing council.”The courtroom was packed.Beside me, Nicolai held my hand while Nathan, Patrice, Nate, Perra, Jessica, Chloe, and Aaron occupied the surrounding seats.Outside, hundreds of protesters crowded the courthouse steps.END THE LOTTERY!WOMEN ARE NOT PROPERTY!JUSTICE FOR THE FORGOTTEN!Reporters swarmed the pavement, interviewing survivors and their families.“I was sixteen when they selected me!” one woman cried into a microphone. “My husband beat me for eleven years! Where was this wonderful opportunity everyone keeps talking about?!”Another woman held a photograph
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Chapter: Chapter 66: A Corrupt System That Must Fall.Nova-One month.It had been exactly one month since Gabriel Castillo and my family were arrested, and in those thirty days...the entire country had been turned upside down.What began as an investigation into kidnapping, murder, fraud, and corruption had become something far greater...a national reckoning.The media frenzy was unlike anything I'd ever witnessed.Every major news network covered the scandal. Reporters surrounded the Pierce residence, Sinclair properties, and even Gabriel's medical practice.My parents' photographs were plastered everywhere.WILLIAM AND JULIA PIERCE ACCUSED OF SACRIFICING YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO PROTECT ELDEST!ELITE SURGEON CHARGED WITH MURDER OF KIERAN SINCLAIR!THE LOTTERY EXPOSED: GENERATIONS OF ABUSE, CORRUPTION, AND CLASS DISCRIMINATION!My brother Jordan's arrest had only fueled the outrage, and Tanya...she had become another subject of public scrutiny, although her cooperation with investigators had spared her from criminal charges thus far.But t
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Chapter: Chapter 65: I'll Never Let This Happen Again!Nova-Beep. Beep. Beep.My eyes slowly opened.Warm amber lights glowed above me. The sharp scent of disinfectant filled my nose, and somewhere beside me, a machine hummed softly between the steady beeping of a monitor.The hospital. I was in a hospital. My eyes widened as I tried to piece together what happened. And then...Oh no! The baby!I shot upright.“Ah!”Pain tore through my right side, but I ignored it as both hands flew toward my stomach.“No...no, no—”The door flew open.“Nova!” Nicolai rushed inside with a doctor and two nurses. “Baby, lay back!”“My baby!” I frantically grabbed his arm. “Nicolai, the baby! Is the baby okay?!”“Mrs. Moreau, please lie down—”“Tell me!”The doctor quickly stepped forward.“Mrs. Moreau, your baby is fine.”I froze.“What?”“Your baby is perfectly fine. We’ve monitored the heartbeat continuously. There are no signs of fetal distress. So please, lay back and rest.”My lips parted. Then I broke.“Oh God...”Sobs tore from my chest. Nicolai im
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Chapter: Chapter 64: Why Do You Pretend!Chapter 64: Why Do You Pretend!Nicolai-“Have a seat.”My eyes remained on Nova.“I’ll stand.”Gabriel laughed.“Of course you will.”He slowly dragged the barrel of the gun along Nova’s cheek. My entire body tensed as his lips hovered beside her right cheek.“You always have to be the one in control, don’t you, Moreau?” His voice hardened. “But you’re not the one in control today...so sit the fuck down.”My jaw clenched. Every instinct inside me screamed to kill him. One move...that was all I needed. One fucking opening...but the barrel against Nova’s head kept my feet planted.Think, Nicolai.I moved toward the chair. Nova’s tear-filled eyes remained locked onto mine.I’m getting you out of here, baby.I sat and Gabriel grinned.“There we go.”Using his foot, he dragged another chair toward himself before guiding Nova into it. He sat directly behind her, his arm still wrapped around her neck as he leaned forward, the gun pressed firmly against her temple.“Now,” he said lighthearte
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Chapter: Chapter 63: Elite to Elite.Nicolai POV — Three Hours Earlier“Pull every property.”Aaron looked up from his laptop.“Already on it. I think he may have setup properties in his shell names too.”I nodded.“Then pull that as well. Houses. Condos. Warehouses. Medical buildings. Investment properties. Shell companies. I don’t give a fuck if his name is buried beneath twenty corporations. Find it.”The Moreau Estate had transformed into a command center.Laptops covered the dining table. Phones rang nonstop. Security personnel moved throughout the room while my father’s investigators worked alongside my own.Nate sat across from me, searching traffic footage. My phone rang...Agent Cole.“Moreau.”“We have another problem. Sinclair’s missing.”I froze.“What?”“Kieran Sinclair. No one’s been able to locate him.”My eyes slowly lifted toward Aaron. Kieran. Gabriel. Both missing.“They’re working together.”“Mr. Moreau—”“They’re fucking working together!”Aaron immediately understood.“Pull Sinclair’s properties too.
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