Sweet Unhappy Heart
Content Warning: This book contains sexually explicit material and is intended for readers aged 18 and above.
"I’m engaged to your sister. You can’t do this."
His dark-green eyes bored into mine under the sheets, as he stroked my cheeks.
"You’re not even into women, Liam. You know you’re not. You know you want this. You want me."
And Liam couldn't deny it,
He lived to burn for Jackson Maddox.
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Liam Sinclair had always lived according to his father’s rules, polished, quiet, and hidden in the perfect image of a future CEO.
Behind closed doors, he carried a secret that could destroy everything his father built. He was gay. But scandal had no place in the Sinclair legacy, and Liam made sure no one ever found out.
That is, until the night everything changed.
When his father arranges an engagement with Avery Maddox, a woman Liam barely knows, he unravels. A single night of rebellion leads him to a club, where a one-night stand with a seductive green-eyed stranger spirals into something far more complicated.
The next morning, the stranger's identity is no longer a mystery. His name is Jackson Humin Maddox, the brother of his intending Fiancee.
Now Liam is trapped between duty and desire, legacy and love. But Jackson doesn’t care about titles or contracts. Engaged or not, he wants Liam, and he is not letting go.
This is a forbidden tango of chemistry, but Liam Sinclair has to choose, to either pretend his one time mistake was baseless, or to fall maddeningly in love with it.
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Chapter: 140Third person's POV Jackson Maddox woke slowly, as if the world had to coax him back from the place where pain had been living under his skin. The hospital room appeared in soft squares of light that the morning sun coaxed through the blinds. His eyes fluttered, fighting gravity, fighting memory, fighting whatever fog the medication had wrapped around him. For a moment he did not know his own name. Then he saw Liam Sinclair sitting by the bed, his head bent, hands clasped, breathing like each exhale carried a prayer he was afraid to say out loud.A low sound came from Jackson. It was not quite a word, not quite a groan. Just a broken edge of voice. Liam jerked upright and blinked fast, the relief hitting him so strongly that his shoulders softened all at once.Doctor Patel, who stood by the monitor, gave a tiny nod. Janet, who had stationed herself beside the door like an overworked guard dog, whispered something that might have been Thank God.Jackson’s hand shifted on the blanket. L
Last Updated: 2025-11-21
Chapter: 139Third person's POV She slid into the booth across from him. Didn't order anything."You have five minutes," she said, her voice clipped. Professional."Is Avery's baby Astor Sinclair's?" Liam asked directly, not wasting time on pleasantries.Viviana's expression didn't change, but something flickered in her eyes. "To correct something which you said on the phone. I'm not her personal assistant. I'm a maid working for her. Got that, sir?"Liam blinked. "Yes. I got that. But all the same, I can always think you are more than just a maid because you know more than her real personal assistant would know. You see things. You're there every day."He adjusted in his seat, leaning forward slightly. "I'm not telling you to start spying on her. But I want you to tell me about the baby."Viviana smirked at him. A small, knowing smile that made Liam's stomach tighten. "What about the baby, Mr. Liam?""That child isn't mine. All I want you to tell me is who you suspect might be the father of the
Last Updated: 2025-11-20
Chapter: 138Third person's POV "Are recording everything. I know." Astor leaned forward, his eyes locked on Avery's face. "So let me be clear. You keep your mouth shut about our arrangement. But while sitting here in this cell, I kept my ass down and I thought about it, daughter-in-law. That baby of yours? I think we should make it public. I mean, I can't suffer alone."Avery's face went pale. "You're threatening me.""Nah. Me threatening my daughter-in-law? That would be stooping so low." Astor's smile was cold. Calculated. "But me sitting here in this cell while you walk around the city free when you're the one who brought the damned idea to remove Jackson so you could have Liam? That doesn't seem fair, does it?""You didn't do that because of me having Liam. You did it because you wanted the baby gone." Avery's voice was shaking but she held his gaze."But the situation is different here, isn't it?" Astor leaned back, studying her like she was a chess piece he was considering sacrificing. "I
Last Updated: 2025-11-19
Chapter: 137Third person's POV "That old ass fuck really had the nerve to talk back to me?" Liam's voice was raw as he recounted what just happened to himself, his hands gripping the steering wheel so tight his knuckles had gone white. "After fucking sending people to murder my mum. After trying to kill Jackson. Fuck him. Fuck him and everything he stands for."The words felt good coming out. Cathartic. Like lancing a wound that had been festering for fifteen years.Liam drove without direction, just needing to move, to be anywhere but that FBI building with its concrete walls and his father's cold eyes. He ended up at a bar on the west side. The kind of place that didn't ask questions and served drinks strong enough to forget your name.Inside, the lighting was dim. Red and blue neon casting everything in a hazy glow. A German bartender with a thick accent and arms covered in tattoos was serving drinks. Behind the bar, a stripper was working the pole, her body moving to music Liam couldn't quit
Last Updated: 2025-11-18
Chapter: 136Third person's POV Avery's face changed. The vulnerability that had been there moments before vanished, replaced by something harder. Sharper. She looked Liam directly in the eyes, her jaw set."I didn't make your father do anything," she said, her voice steady. Clear. "He made the decision himself. And I can't certainly control someone's big decision. That's on him. Not me."Her response was sharp. Reasonable even. The kind of answer that would hold up under cross-examination.But Liam wasn't buying it.He stood there, his chest heaving, trying to process everything crashing down around him. The hospital fluorescent lights felt too bright, burning into his skull. The air conditioning was too cold against his sweat-soaked shirt. His shoes felt loose on his feet, like he might float away at any second. Or collapse. One or the other.The devil was whispering in his ear. Telling him things he didn't want to hear. Things that made too much sense.Astor Sinclair had murdered his mother to
Last Updated: 2025-11-17
Chapter: 135Third person's POV Within minutes, social media exploded.Twitter was on fire with speculation. Instagram stories were filled with screenshots of the talk show segment. TikTok had already spawned a dozen conspiracy theory videos, each more outlandish than the last.@BreakingNewsNYC: BREAKING: Sources confirm Astor Sinclair was arrested for murder of ex-wife Elizabeth Harlow and attempted murder of son's boyfriend Jackson Maddox. But the real question: Who's the father of Avery Maddox's baby? #MaddoxScandal@CelebGossipQueen: Let me get this straight. Astor killed his ex-wife, tried to kill his son's boyfriend, and now there are rumors he might be the father of his son's ex-fiancée's baby? I cannot make this up. #WTFMaddoxFamily@TruthSeekerDaily: Jackson Maddox said on that leaked recording that Liam isn't the father. So who is? My money's on someone in the Sinclair family. This is some Game of Thrones level drama. #WhosTheDaddyThe television networks picked it up next. Every entert
Last Updated: 2025-11-16
Chapter: 68Chapter 68The estate was unusually quiet that night, as though the air itself braced for the shift coming.Outside the balcony of the east wing, the city lights blinked lazily in the distance—innocent and unaware.Inside, Gabriel stood near the bar pouring himself a small glass of whiskey. His expression was drawn, eyes low, a thousand thoughts stirring behind them. The fire in the hearth danced quietly, throwing gold across the walls like a memory trying to burn itself into the future.Grandpa Edward Audrey entered the study, slowly but with a presence that made the room shrink into silence. He wore a long ash robe, simple, soft. But the weight of his decisions cloaked him heavier than armor.“You wanted to speak?” the old man asked, sinking into the armchair near the fire.Gabriel turned. “Yes, sir.”He came to sit across from him, swirling the glass once before speaking.“You really plan to announce the CEO tomorrow?”Edward nodded. “Yes. It’s time.”Gabriel hesitated, leaning fo
Last Updated: 2025-05-11
Chapter: 67Chapter 67: The Birdie New LoungeThe Birdie New Lounge wasn’t just another uptown spot trying to sell champagne dreams in plastic flutes—it was that rare kind of hush-money luxury, Mira walked in first, in a burnt-orange silk blouse that hugged her soft in all the right ways. Nia followed, her black leather pants tight, her shirt sheer just enough to tease—but not too much for the cameras hovering in corners.“Reservation?” the host asked, tone snobbish, eyes skimming their intertwined fingers.“Under ‘Nia,’” Mira said, sharp and confident.They were led to a corner booth wrapped in velvet and mystery. It faced a stained glass window of a bird mid-flight—free, untouchable.“I can’t believe we’re doing this,” Nia muttered, smoothing her hands down her lap.Mira smiled, almost mischievous. “Doing what? Dating like real people?”Nia looked around. “I mean… this place. Us. You. After everything.”Mira leaned in, voice sultry. “Say it plain, babe. You mean after Zac.”Nia tensed, jaw tw
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Chapter: 66Chapter 66: The Rats in the BasementThe safe house wasn't safe anymore. Not with the weight of secrets cracking its walls and the smell of betrayal thick in the air like mold. It was a rundown warehouse on the edge of the city, hidden behind a row of forgotten shipping containers. A perfect place for ghosts like them—Raymond, Henry, and now, Pigo.Pigo stepped inside like a man stepping into a lion’s den with raw meat strapped to his chest. His black hoodie was damp from sweat, despite the night’s cold. His eyes scanned every shadow, every creak, every dark corner.Raymond stood by a table, nursing a half-empty bottle of whiskey, his gold wristwatch loose around his tattooed wrist. Henry leaned against the far wall, arms folded, face stony, jaw twitching.“You’re late,” Raymond said, not looking at him.“No, I’m not,” Pigo answered, shrugging off the hood. “You’re just desperate.”Raymond finally looked up—eyes bloodshot, smile dry. “We pay you. Watch your tone.”Pigo snorted, walke
Last Updated: 2025-05-11
Chapter: 65Chapter 65: Family ReunionThe scent of disinfectant still lingered in the air. Not from a hospital, no—but from the scrubbed-clean warehouse Gabriel’s people raided just hours ago. The place where they had found her. Where a mother had been kept like she was a number. A warning. A pawn.Nia’s hands were trembling even as she stood still, like her body knew something massive was coming and couldn’t decide whether to run or fall to its knees.Zia, however, didn’t wait. She stepped forward the second the back doors of the SUV opened and the woman in the red shawl stepped down. A woman whose eyes had seen too much, whose bones carried secrets carved in silence. Her mother. Their mother.“Mom?” Zia breathed, voice cracked, like her throat had dried up with the years.The woman looked up. Time had done things to her face. Lines like rivers carved from pain, but her eyes… those eyes were mirrors. Zia saw herself. Nia. All the years. All the longing.“My baby,” the woman whispered, before
Last Updated: 2025-05-10
Chapter: 64Chapter 64 – The RaidNight fell like a silk curtain pulled down hard over a stage of secrets. The air around Grandpa Edward Audrey’s estate felt too still, like even the wind knew something deadly was about to go down. Every breath was tight. Every silence heavy. Every second, loaded.Inside the main boardroom, the atmosphere was suffocating.Zia sat beside Lorenzo, her fingers interlocked with his, her eyes focused but clouded. Nia stood by the window, arms crossed, jaw clenched. Mira was on the far end of the room, phone in hand, barely blinking. Gabriel leaned forward, knuckles resting on the polished table, while Grandpa Edward stood tall, his cane tapping rhythmically against the floor like a war drum.Then came the call.Gabriel’s phone buzzed, a vibration that broke the room like a bullet through glass. He answered on speaker.A voice, deep and smooth but urgent, filled the air.“We’re in position.”Gabriel nodded. “Are you sure it’s the place?”“No doubt,” the voice confirme
Last Updated: 2025-05-10
Chapter: 63Chapter 63 — Old Wounds, New FireLorenzo’s phone buzzed violently on the polished mahogany table, its vibration slicing through the tension that had momentarily cooled. The name on the screen sent a slow, cold fury boiling in his chest.Sophia.He didn’t pick it at first. Just stared at the name like it was a ghost that owed him blood.Zia caught the flicker in his eyes. “Who is it?”He didn’t answer. Instead, he snatched the phone and stood, stalking out of the boardroom like a silent hurricane. The hallway was empty, clinical in its silence, but the rage in Lorenzo’s steps made the walls pulse.He picked the call.And didn’t say a word.Her voice came first—soft, breathy, rehearsed. “Lorenzo…”He exhaled, but it sounded like thunder.“You have the nerve,” he said, his voice low, controlled, almost quiet—yet blistering with venom. “You have the gall to call me now?”“Lorenzo, please… I didn’t know who else to—”“You didn’t know?” His laugh was dry. “You didn’t know when you dragged
Last Updated: 2025-05-10
Chapter: 95Chapter 95:In the chamber, Luna Ruby's sudden cry for help had the castle in a whirlwind of activity. Alpha Dante, alerted by the urgency in her voice, rushed to her side, his heart pounding with worry.As he entered the room, he found Luna Ruby in the throes of labor, her face etched with pain and determination. He immediately rushed to her, offering his support and reassurance. "Ruby, I'm here. You're not alone. We'll get through this together."The pack doctor, who had been reunited with his wife Melissa Sabrina, arrived swiftly. With years of experience in shifter medicine, he knew precisely what to do. He assessed Luna Ruby's condition and nodded at Alpha Dante. "She's in labor, but we have time. Let's make her as comfortable as possible."The room was quickly transformed into a haven for Luna Ruby's labor. Soft lights and soothing scents filled the air, and the presence of loved ones offered solace.For hours, Luna Ruby endured the intense waves of pain, her grip on Alpha Dante
Last Updated: 2023-10-15
Chapter: 94Chapter 94:In the wake of the joint council's decision to banish Rae from both the shifter pack and the vampire lair, a sense of relief washed over both factions. The threat that had manipulated them into discord was no more. But as they moved forward, the fragile peace they had worked so hard to maintain was a constant reminder of the turmoil that had shaken their worlds.Alpha Dante and Luna Ruby stood side by side, watching as their pack members began to rebuild what had been fractured. They knew that the journey toward a lasting peace had only just begun.Luna Ruby turned to Alpha Dante, her eyes reflecting both relief and determination. "Dante, we've been through so much. I hope this fragile peace can hold, and we can build a stronger future."Alpha Dante nodded, his voice filled with quiet optimism. "I believe it can, Ruby. Our unity is what makes us strong. And Rae's banishment sends a clear message that we won't be manipulated or divided."The shifter researcher, now on the p
Last Updated: 2023-10-15
Chapter: 94Chapter 94:In the wake of the joint council's decision to banish Rae from both the shifter pack and the vampire lair, a sense of relief washed over both factions. The threat that had manipulated them into discord was no more. But as they moved forward, the fragile peace they had worked so hard to maintain was a constant reminder of the turmoil that had shaken their worlds.Alpha Dante and Luna Ruby stood side by side, watching as their pack members began to rebuild what had been fractured. They knew that the journey toward a lasting peace had only just begun.Luna Ruby turned to Alpha Dante, her eyes reflecting both relief and determination. "Dante, we've been through so much. I hope this fragile peace can hold, and we can build a stronger future."Alpha Dante nodded, his voice filled with quiet optimism. "I believe it can, Ruby. Our unity is what makes us strong. And Rae's banishment sends a clear message that we won't be manipulated or divided."The shifter researcher, now on the p
Last Updated: 2023-10-15
Chapter: 93Chapter 93:Flashback:The moon hung low in the night sky, casting an eerie glow over the shifter pack. The quietude of the night was broken by the agonizing wail of an Omega. This was a night etched in the memories of those who witnessed the horror that transpired.One day ago, the moon had adorned the night sky, much like the present, but it was a different story altogether. That night, the pack was oblivious to the dark and sinister events unfolding in the shadows.In the midst of the moonlit woods, a young and vulnerable Omega named Tobias had ventured out alone. Unbeknownst to him, the shadows concealed a sinister figure. It was Rae, the cunning vampire council member, hidden in the darkness.Rae had chosen his victim carefully, knowing that an attack on a defenseless Omega would further escalate the tensions between the two factions. As Tobias wandered deeper into the woods, he felt an unsettling presence and turned to see a figure shrouded in darkness.The Omega's eyes widened
Last Updated: 2023-10-15
Chapter: 92Chapter 92:The atmosphere in the pack was heavy with uncertainty as Alpha Dante, Beta Ravi, and Melissa Sabrina, the pack doctor, huddled together. They knew they had to get to the bottom of the incident involving the injured patient, a high school colleague of theirs.Alpha Dante, his face etched with concern, inquired, "Melissa, what do you think could have caused the patient's injuries and the loss of so much blood?"Melissa Sabrina, known for her expertise, examined the details carefully before responding, "Alpha Dante, it appears as though some creature or creatures, possibly figureheads, might have attacked him. The patient has lost a significant amount of blood, and his condition is critical. He appears lifeless, like something has drained the very essence of life from him."The weight of her words hung in the air, the implications chilling. Alpha Dante turned to Beta Ravi, and their eyes met, both realizing the gravity of the situation.After a moment of contemplation, Alpha
Last Updated: 2023-10-15
Chapter: 91Chapter 91:The news had reached Alpha Dante like a thunderclap. A stranger had ventured into their territory and followed Irene. He couldn't comprehend the reason behind it, but he knew he had to confront the situation."Alpha Dante," the guard stammered, "a stranger has entered our lands and followed Irene."Alpha Dante's eyes narrowed as he questioned the guard, "Are you certain, and do you know the stranger's intentions?"The guard gulped and replied, "Yes, Alpha. I've never seen this person before, and it's unusual for outsiders to enter without permission. I don't know their intentions."Alpha Dante didn't hesitate. He left his chamber, flanked by guards, his heart pounding with unease. Thoughts swirled in his mind as he walked briskly. Why would anyone follow Irene? What could be the stranger's motives?As they approached the area where the stranger was last seen, Alpha Dante's eyes widened in disbelief. There stood Irene, her expression a mix of confusion and concern, and besi
Last Updated: 2023-10-14
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