Chapter: Epilogue River There are moments in life that feel like breathing again after being held underwater for too long. Moments that don’t announce themselves with fireworks or drama but with quiet, unwavering peace. This was one of them. The hospital room was bathed in warm afternoon light, the sound of faint birdsong slipping in through a cracked window. It was a rare kind of day—still, unrushed, and real. And I was alive to see it. Kaiden was sitting on the bed beside me, one leg propped up, a tray of half-eaten hospital pancakes in front of him. His hair was a mess, his stitches were healing, and his eyes still carried that untamed fire but it was softened now. Like the worst of the storm had passed, and he could finally breathe again. Sage sat curled up in the visitor chair, a blanket wrapped around him like a cocoon. He had color in his cheeks again. The bruises had faded. The shadows beneath his eyes weren’t as heavy. He was alive. He was safe. And somehow, despite everything, we were
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Chapter: Back to the end of the beginningRiver Hospitals always had a strange smell. Antiseptic, floor polish, and quiet dread. It felt like I had spent so much time in the hospital. Ever since I became involved in Kaiden, it's been one hospital trip to the other. I truly hope that this will be the last one. I have seen so many strangers receive bad news all in the span of fifteen minutes. I was scared that the doctors would come and give me horrible news like they had been giving those strangers. This time, they weren’t strangers in those rooms. They were mine. Kaiden and Sage had each been taken into separate wings of the hospital the moment we arrived. Sage was still unconscious. Kaiden was pale and was rushed into trauma with blood still soaked through his shirt. I stood in the emergency ward’s hallway, my body stiff, my hands crusted with dried blood, his, theirs, mine. I hadn’t let the nurses check me. I didn’t care. I only cared about them. I needed them to be okay. The glass doors hissed open behind me, and
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Chapter: The ReckoningRiver The engine roared beneath my hands like a beast unchained, and I gripped the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles went white. The tires screeched against the asphalt as I swerved onto the main road, heart pounding like a war drum inside my chest. Kaiden was in that car, bleeding, unconscious, slipping away by the second. And Raines was taking him to God knows what. My foot slammed harder against the gas. “You’re not getting away with this,” I muttered, eyes burning as the road twisted ahead. “Not this time.” The trees blurred past, and I leaned forward like I could will the car to go faster. I wasn’t thinking clearly, wasn’t thinking at all, honestly. I just saw Kaiden’s face when he crumpled to the ground. The way his body went limp in my arms. The blood in my hands and the instant fear that he won't make it. And now that bastard was running. Running with him. I gritted my teeth. Raines had already stolen too much from us, too much time, too much peace. He thought
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Chapter: The man on the runRiver I wish I could say it went breezy like we had planned. We would just walk out of here alive with no one to stop us. I was wrong. I was deeply wrong. Every step we took crunched leaves beneath our feet, every heartbeat pounding in my ears like a war drum. Kaiden was right beside me, his jaw clenched, his hand steady against Sage’s limp body on my back as we moved deeper into the woods, away from the facility. We were close to freedom. Just a little further. But freedom, I’ve learned, never comes without a fight. It started with voices. Shouts in the distance. Then the piercing, commanding bark of Raines. “Secure the perimeter!” Kaiden froze beside me. My gut clenched. “No, no, no,” he muttered. “They weren’t supposed to know—” We both turned at the same time. Flashlights blazed through the trees, gun barrels gleaming beneath the moonlight. Before I could react, we were surrounded. A perfect circle of armed men closed in. Cold, ruthless eyes. Steady fingers on trigge
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Chapter: Out of the darkRiver I was spiraling since I was left alone with Sage. He hadn’t spoken in hours. His face was too pale. His breathing shallow, lips parted as if halfway between a dream and the edge of death. I knelt beside him, pressing my palm gently against his cheek. “Sage,” I whispered. Nothing. “Come on, dammit. Wake up.” I shook his shoulder softly, then harder. “You hear me? You don’t get to give up now.” Still, he didn’t move. The drug had done its job too well. I exhaled through clenched teeth, sinking back against the stone wall of the cell. I hated this place, hated the damp smell, the metallic taste of rust, the faint buzzing of fluorescent lights overhead that made it hard to tell if it was day or night. But I waited. I had to. We couldn’t run now. Not in daylight, not through the open woods. That would be suicide. We’d wait for night. Wait for the dark to cloak us like an ally. And then we’d run. I watched the window. Already knowing it's pointless. I’d already scanned the
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Chapter: No turning backKaiden I wasn't one to give up. That's the one thing people found annoying about me. That and the fact that I always gathered attention. But giving up is for dead people. I know Raines was dirty and it was up to me to prove that. I'd gone back to the house in the woods, something was wrong. They didn't know I was coming with the detective so they were not tipped off. So I deduced that they were only operating at night. I decided that I would be smart about that this time around. This time, I didn’t get too close. I parked far off and moved on foot, quiet through the trees, heart pounding against my ribs like it wanted out. I’d dressed dark, layered in silence and paranoia. I found a thicket of brush that gave me just enough cover and sat low, watching through a pair of binoculars I borrowed, okay, stole from Bryan’s glove compartment earlier. There they were. People. Dozens of them just like the other night I was here. So many crates being loaded into two separate vehicles,
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The Devil You Made Me
He was supposed to marry a woman.
He ended up addicted to a man he tried to destroy.
Kyren De Santos is the crown prince of a brutal mafia dynasty, filthy rich, devastatingly cold, and born to obey. His father rules with violence and expects absolute loyalty, including marrying Anna, the perfect mafia princess.
But on his birthday, one drunken mistake threatens to unravel everything.
Alastair, a soft-spoken waiter with too many dreams and too little love, offers Kyren a night of comfort he didn’t ask for and a connection he can’t stop craving. What begins in the shadows of a nightclub bathroom spirals into a toxic obsession.
Kyren hates how much he needs Alastair.
So he does what he’s been taught to do: punish what he loves.
Until the night Kyren chooses his father’s approval over Alastair’s life.
But monsters always come back.
When Kyren returns, darker and deadlier than before, love is no longer enough.
There’s blood on their hands.
A wife in the picture.
And a father who wants Alastair erased forever.
In a world of lies, lust, and legacy…
Will Kyren kill for love…
or will he let it die?
Dark, Obsessive and Queer.
“The Devil you Made me” is a Mafia MM Romance soaked in betrayal, redemption, and a love so violent it might ruin them both.
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Chapter: Egotistical maniacAlastair The thought made me sick, but it was the only explanation that fit. Kyren was angry about my rejection, insulted that someone had dared to tell him he wasn't worth their time. Maybe he'd decided that if he couldn't have my cooperation, he'd settle for my pain. I pulled out my phone and dialed his number, my hands still trembling with leftover adrenaline. "Alastair?" He answered on the second ring, sounding surprised. "What's wrong?" "Are you outside?" I asked, moving to my window and looking down at the street. "What? No, I'm at home. Why would I be—" "Don't lie to me." I could see a black sedan parked across from my building, too expensive for this neighborhood and positioned with clear sightlines to my front door. "I can see your car." There was a pause, then a sigh. "I'll be right up." The line went dead, leaving me staring at my phone and wondering what fresh hell I'd just invited into my life. He appeared at my door five minutes later, looking perfectly
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Chapter: AmbushAlastairFor almost a week, my life had felt almost normal. I woke up in my small apartment, walked downstairs to work at the studio, answered phones and scheduled appointments like any other office worker. No threatening visits from Luciano, no angry confrontations with Kyren, no mysterious phone calls or surveillance I could detect. Just the quiet routine of rebuilding a life from scratch.It was the kind of peace I'd forgotten was possible.I should have known it wouldn't last.The attack came on a Thursday night as I was walking back from the corner market, my arms full of groceries for the weekend. The street was quieter than usual, most of the shops already closed for the evening, and I was thinking about nothing more dangerous than whether I had enough coffee to last until Monday.Four men in dark clothes and ski masks were just immediately violent, they aimed at putting me down fast and hard.The first one reached me before I could fully process what was happening. His fist c
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Chapter: Not so casual hookupKyren"I don't need your protection, Kyren. I don't need anything from you."The rejection hit like a physical blow. "You warned me about Luciano. About Tommy Hernandez. Why would you do that if you don't care what happens to me?""Because information is currency, and I wanted to pay off whatever debt I owed you for ruining my life." He stood up, signaling that our conversation was over. "Consider us even.""Alastair, wait—""I don't like you," he said quietly, "I know you're used to people falling all over themselves to please you, but I'm not one of them. I don't want your attention or your protection or whatever twisted version of caring you think you're offering."I'd expected anger, hurt, even hatred. But this cold indifference was somehow worse than all of those combined."I have no feelings for you beyond physical attraction," he continued. "And even that isn't strong enough to make me want to deal with your personality, your arrogance, or your complete inability to treat other
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Chapter: RejectedKyrenThe news played on my office television, but the headline that flashed across the screen made me stop mid-sip of my coffee.*VINCENT ALVAREZ ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES*I turned up the volume, watching footage of Alvarez being led away in handcuffs, his expensive suit wrinkled and his usually perfect hair disheveled. The reporter was detailing a massive bust at three warehouses across the city, describing quantities of cocaine and marijuana that represented millions of dollars in street value.My phone rang before the news segment finished."Did you see?" My father's voice carried satisfaction and something that might have been pride."Just watching it now.""Miguel called me twenty minutes ago. Apparently his son-in-law-to-be has some very effective methods of problem-solving." There was a pause. "You did good, Kyren."The praise sent warmth through my chest. It had been years since my father had spoken to me with anything approaching approval, and hearing it now felt like being
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Chapter: Monitored linesAlastairI stood at my apartment window long after the sun had set, watching the city lights flicker to life while my mind churned through everything I'd learned. The smart thing would have been to confront Luciano directly, to demand answers about why he'd positioned me like a chess piece in whatever game he was playing. But smart and safe weren't the same thing, and I'd already made enough dangerous choices for one lifetime.Instead, I found myself reaching for my phone.The number was still in my recent calls from the night before, and I stared at it for a full minute before gathering the courage to dial. Part of me hoped he wouldn't answer, that I could tell myself I'd tried to warn him without actually having to deal with the consequences."I told you not to call me again."Kyren's voice was sharp with anger."Luciano is going to destroy you," I said without preamble. "Whatever you think you know about him, whatever precautions you've taken, it's not enough."Silence stretched b
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Chapter: Who I knowAlastairFor the first time in weeks, I felt like I could breathe.The job itself was exactly as advertised, answering phones, scheduling appointments, managing the front desk operations for a team of graphic designers and multimedia artists. My colleagues were friendly but professionally distant.It should have been perfect. It should have felt like freedom.Instead, I found myself waiting for the other shoe to drop.The feeling intensified three days later when she walked through the front door.I was organizing appointment schedules when the conversation in the main workspace suddenly quieted, the kind of respectful hush that accompanied the arrival of someone important. I looked up from my computer to see a small group of women entering the studio, their expensive clothes and confident bearing marking them as clients rather than staff.But it was the woman leading the group who made my breath catch in my throat.She looked even more beautiful in person than she had across the ball
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The Billionaire's Toy
"I am bound to punish you for breaking the rules," he said as he started undoing his tie.
I swallowed, the thought of being punished by him terrified and excited me at the same time.
I needed this.
The heat pooled between my legs as I watched him undo his tie with one hand and his belt in the other. It was hot.
He grabbed me by the neck, bending me over the table with my face down on the surface and my ass high up in the air. He caressed my soft flesh with his palm.
"Count," he ordered,
My brows furrowed in confusion, the haze of lust so heavy in my head that my brain failed to grasp his words. The first slap landed on my ass cheeks and I cried out.
"Count," he barked. I whimpered but I nodded my head to his request.
"One," I counted as the first slap came on my behind. I kept counting as he delivered blows to my now red ass.
"Good girl," he murmured as he rubbed them gently, to take away the ache. I was moist and he could sense it.
Dipping his finger into my pussy, he confirmed how wet I was for him.
"Hmm," he hummed, embarrassment slammed into me with enough force. I barely knew this man and here I was letting him possess me.
I liked it.
I licked my lips in anticipation of what he wished to do, his lips touched the nape of my neck and I jumped.
He licked the juncture of my neck, and the pulsating nerves there responded to his touch.
"You taste so sweet," he murmured as he kissed his way down my neck.
"T...thank you," I managed to get out.
"Let me make you mine," he says,
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Chapter: Unheard statusIt took me a while before I crashed back into heaven. I was still reeling from the euphoric bliss of the orgasm I had.Killian was already gone by the time I woke up, I sighed to myself. His earlier attitude still stuck in my head but I couldn't leave him.Not when he made my head spin, not when he made me cum the way I did last night. I got dressed for work, my mood turning sour by the minute.I arrived at the massage parlor, and Diana greeted me at the doorstep. I gave her a small smile but she stopped me."Cataliya, I am sorry about last night. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."She gave me a pleading look."That's okay, it's not your fault," I told her.I sidestepped her, ready to walk into my office when I stopped short."Diana?" I called out to her.She stopped in her tracks before turning to me, "yes?""Is it possible for the three of us to have dinner again? I would like to speak to both you and Zack."She stared at me for a long time, I saw a fraction of her eyes widen
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Chapter: After dinner, dirty sexI called Killian shortly after Diana left. It wasn't going to be easy convincing him to come with me. The only time we went out in public was when we were looking for a house together.Apart from that, we haven't spent much time in the public eye. I frowned as I dialed his number. It rang times before he picked up."Black," he said curtlyAs soon as I heard Killian's voice on the other end of the line, I knew convincing him would be tough, he sounded like he wasn't in the mood to socialize. "Hey Killian, it's Catalina. How are you doing?" I asked, trying to sound as casual as possible."I'm good, how about you?" he replied."I'm good too. Listen, I have some news for you. A friend of mine wants to have dinner with me, her boyfriend wants to know you," I said, trying to sound excited.Maybe if I did, then it would make him want to consider it.There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line before Killian spoke up. "Cataliya, I don't know if that's such a good idea. Who is
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Chapter: Dinner for fourI called Killian shortly after Diana left. It wasn't going to be easy convincing him to come with me. The only time we went out in public was when we were looking for a house together.Apart from that, we haven't spent much time in the public eye. I frowned as I dialed his number. It rang times before he picked up."Black," he said curtlyAs soon as I heard Killian's voice on the other end of the line, I knew convincing him would be tough, he sounded like he wasn't in the mood to socialize. "Hey Killian, it's Catalina. How are you doing?" I asked, trying to sound as casual as possible."I'm good, how about you?" he replied."I'm good too. Listen, I have some news for you. A friend of mine wants to have dinner with me, her boyfriend wants to know you," I said, trying to sound excited.Maybe if I did, then it would make him want to consider it.There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line before Killian spoke up. "Cataliya, I don't know if that's such a good idea. Who is
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Chapter: S&M gossipMy head was buried in my sand of thoughts. I smiled to myself knowing that I dodged a bullet not answering that question and letting her speak.My thoughts were interrupted when Diana barged in again. She opened and closed her lips several times before she sighed."Sorry for barging in."I composed myself, staring at her curiously."Did you forget something?" I asked.She sat down again, "I didn't come here asking for my resignation, I wanted to make that clear." She said."Okay?? I thought we already covered that?" I asked her.I mean, it was one of the first things we talked about when she asked to talk to me.She shook her head, she looked like she was scared of saying something to me, I saw the point she decided to let go and just say it."I know you saw us." She said.I lifted my brows in response, she laughed slightly."I know you did, I saw you." She leaned forward, "at first, I thought it was just a coincidence but I saw you standing there for a long time."She leaned back, sa
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Chapter: Fake situationKillian left me and headed to work while I slept some more. I was naked and I buried my body in the sheets. I felt so warm yet cold that Killian wasn't here to hold me.I almost drifted off to sleep when my alarm rang, I opened my eyes, and a sigh escaped my lips. I didn't want to go anywhere but I have work to do.I put on my clothes since I already showered, I didn't feel like dressing up today, is was exhausted and barely standing on my feet.I got to the massage parlor and sank into my chair, I took a deep breath trying to calm myself. I had so many things to do.I gathered my notepad to start my inspection of the place, I left my office and headed down the hallway. I saw Diane coming my way. I stopped short, unsure of how to face her.It was humiliating that she saw me last night watching her get fucked by another man but was grateful that I did, the reason Killian was gentle with me this morning is because of Diana.She made me experience a different side of him romantically and
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Chapter: Porcelain dollMy heart warmed at his statement but the smile disappeared when he pulled me by my hair."Come," he said.I followed the sound of his voice, his tone calling out to me like a siren. I walked towards him slowly as he stretched a hand out toward me.I got to him, standing in front of him as he accessed me from head to toe. The price in his eyes seeing me covered in his jizz made my life tilt up in a smile."You look stunning, doll." He drawled.I smiled, looking down shyly as he caressed my hair, tucking it behind my ears, and at that moment, I felt precious and delicate as he handled me.He swung me suddenly, startling me as he pinned me in front of the glass, my heart lurched in my throat as I stared down at the lights and the people walking on the streets.The light from across made me stand out like like a sore thumb, I shivered from the cold, the glass was cold."Relax," his voice came near my ear.I shivered again but this time, it was from his voice.I relaxed against the glass,
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