Falling into the devil's bed
A caged bird. A puppet. A pawn.
Penelope Verdant has spent her entire life living and breathing for her family. Married to the most eligible billionaire bachelor, Charles Halstead, for four years, she has found happiness and love in his arms.
Until the day of their fourth anniversary. Her illusions of her marriage are shattered when she catches her loving husband and her twin sister in bed together. Feeling betrayed, used and shattered, she wants a divorce.
Except, her husband refuses to let her go.
Backed into a corner, Penelope seeks help from a man she should never have met. A man so elusive that no one has seen his face. A man called the Devil of Deals.
Desperation turns Penelope into a monster burning for revenge. But the desire for vengeance burning in her blood makes her blind to the dangers of dancing with the Devil. He promises vengeance, but she knows he'll ruin her.
It was supposed to be simple. He was to help her divorce her husband.
But with the devil, nothing is ever simple.
Her path from pawn to queen is lined with tribulations from hell. When obsession runs thicker than blood, when gods are reborn, and when retribution is paid in full, she'll be too deep in the devil's bed to care.
(Warning: this story contains mature themes including but not limited to: explicit sexual content, unhealthy obsession, forbidden love, body harm, physical and sexual abuse (not between main characters), violence, taboo family dynamics, and profanity. Viewer discretion is adviced. The characters of this story are all equally damaged, flawed, and morally gray.
If this sounds like your vibe, dig in. But be careful, lest you fall into the Devil's bed.)
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Chapter: 06 nosedive into hellPenelope's POV:The moment my mother hangs up, my phone rings again. I pick it without glancing at the screen. “Miss Verdant,” a husky feminine voice says. A sigh of relief escapes my lips and I close my eyes. “Athena, thank goodness.”Athena Blaine. My bodyguard of ten years. She's the only one that calls me Miss Verdant even though I've been Mrs Halstead for four years. For the past week she's been out of the country. I forgot she was returning today. I hear wheels rolling on pavement, probably her suitcase. “You don't sound good, Miss Verdant. Where are you? Is everything okay?”I force myself to stand. My head swirls and I feel sick. I swallow it down and nod, even though she can't see it. “I'll send you an address. Meet me there, please. I'm sorry I couldn't pick you up from the airport.”“Don’t apologize, that's my job. I'll meet you soon,” she says and hangs up. My mother's frantic scream rings on repeat in my head. I'm able to take a quick shower. Watching the water turn r
Last Updated: 2025-08-21
Chapter: 05 I own youPenelope's POV:I gently place Leila on the bed and open up his envelope. “Oh wow, you're divorcing me too! Isn't this convenient? Why don't we both sign them and go on our merry ways?”His eyes narrow. “You're cheating on me, isn't it?” I blink rapidly. “I beg your finest pardon?”“That's why you're divorcing me. How long has this been going on? Huh? Those business trips, that's when you meet him, isn't it?”I don't reply. Only because I can't wrap my head around the nonsense coming out of his mouth. “Is it my brother? Who is it?!” Something snaps inside me. Something deeply fundamental to my sanity. Blood rushes to my head. My hand flies to my mouth and I bite down on my thumb. Hard. The pain shocks me out of the rage in my gut. All my rational thinking flies out of the window. “Don't give me that fucking shit! You're fucking my sister! And you have the….oh my goodness…you have the nerve to stand there and accuse me?!”A calm washes over his face. “You know.” He says. It wasn't
Last Updated: 2025-08-18
Chapter: 04 wedding bellsPenelope's POV“She can't marry that Thalorian. How are you so calm about this?! She's your sister!”“Why are you more worried than I am? She's my sister, not yours.”It's been thirty minutes since Calypso broke the news, drank some wine and left. Leila fell asleep and I made a makeshift bed out of my fluffiest blankets. Right now, I stare at my frantic husband, and a part of me finds this all amusing. Deeply sad, but amusing. He's pacing our bedroom floor like a headless chicken, clearly losing his mind over Calypso's marriage. A part of me wonders how he'd react if I tell him I know he's fucking her. My mind goes back to the divorce papers. He rounds on me as if he's discovered the mysteries of the universe. “Thalorians are terrible people, Pen. Those people lack morality, basic decency. You don't understand what I'm saying. She can't marry one of them!”Sure, I know of the Thalorians. Who doesn't? For almost fifty years they've been at the number one spot in the business world.
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Chapter: 03 take care of my kittenPenelope's POV:The moment those words leave the sexy man's lips, Charles gets to his feet and drags me up with him. “Mom, dad, I'm sorry but we'll be leaving now.”“You only just got here! You haven't even had dessert!” Mrs Halstead protests, worry lacing her tone. Worry for her golden son and not me, obviously. Charles shoots a look at the man, one filled with pure loathing. “Another time.”Mr Halstead is awfully quiet. He sips his wine, his eyes focused on the man. Those eyes are chilly, and it's not hard to guess what he's thinking. “You must be my sister-in-law,” the man stops me, the corners of his lips titled up. He strokes the kitten, his eyes burning into mine. His gaze feels like a fire consuming me slowly.My heart catches in my throat, and my face heats up. I try to speak and the words won't come out, so I nod. “Hold onto this beauty for me. Her name has Leila, and I'll be back for her soon.” He hands the kitten over to me. She's a tiny thing. It's the first time I'm h
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Chapter: 02- kiss of poison Penelope's POV:In three hours I had two breakdowns, drank a full bottle of wine, and got divorce papers drawn up. Seraphina was adamant. “I have two billion. I can take some extra jobs, anything at all to raise more. How much do you have now?”I tell her it's pointless, I can't take her money. But she's not listening. Her mom's lawyer showed up minutes later and ran down everything I needed to know. I didn't tell him about the contract. I smiled and took the papers. And I couldn't tell her everything. That contract saved my family. It took us out of the hands of loan sharks and catapulted us into luxury. There's no telling what the Halsteads would do if I try to divorce their golden son. They'll kill me, that's for sure. Currently, I'm back home. I lay in bed in the guest room, reading through the divorce agreements, and wondering what Charles was doing. He was gone when I returned, same with Calypso. The house was void of any evidence of them. Our bedroom had the sheets change
Last Updated: 2025-08-12
Chapter: 01- happiness is a miragePenelope's POV:“You can just get her anything. It doesn't matter what it is. Penelope is a simple woman. She'll accept a ring made of bread tie.”My sister, Calypso, is laughing. She's in bed, tangled with a man, her hair and makeup messy in the way that can only be from sex. “Nah. I don't want her to think I'm poor.” The man, Charles, who's also my husband of four years replies. “It has to be something thoughtful. Something…classy. I got her a diamond earring set the last time. Maybe rubies? Or gold? Come on, give me ideas.”“She has a million of these ‘classy’ gifts already,”He runs his fingers down her arm. “What can I say? I like spoiling my wife rotten. She never had it growing up, you know.”“I fucking know. We're twins, remember?”My heart threatens to burst out of my chest, the same way my eyes fill with hot tears. Standing outside our shared bedroom, I can see everything from the crack in the door. I clamp a shaky hand over my mouth so I won't make a noise. My blood turns
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Chapter: 18: watercolor love Derek's POV“Sally, things are not what you think…”A sharp pain registered in the back of my throat. My chest tightened, and I dropped Anna’s hands. My focus was on Sally, her face devoid of all color like a bleached sheet, her lips pale and almost bluish. It looked like I was looking at a ghost and not my wife. I grabbed her hand, the words I wanted to say in explanation bubbled in my chest but vanished before I could voice them.How do I explain this? I wished I could go back and change the events that led up to this. How would I explain the relationship between Anna and I, and how it isn’t what anyone thinks? My concern for her? The white dress I didn’t recognize?My throat burned and I swallowed thickly. “Sally, let me--”She drew her hand back from mine and faced me. There was something in her eyes that made me feel uneasy. I couldn’t name what it was, but I didn’t like it at all.“Daddy!” Anna shrieked, her voice slicing through the tense atmosphere like butter to a knife. I tu
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Chapter: 17: dirty dramaDerek’s POV:“Derek!” Anna exclaimed and rushed into my arms the moment I stepped into her private hospital room. I caught her and kept her an arms length away from me. She didn’t look like someone who had just attempted a suicide. Her hair was done perfectly and she had makeup on. Save for the hospital gown and the bandages on her wrists, I would have thought she was fine.“Anna, what in gods name are you trying to do!”Her eyes went big and she gasped. “Trying to do? What do you mean?”“You tried to kill yourself?!” I yelled. I couldn’t fathom why on earth she would do such a thing. I grabbed her wrists and shoved them in her face. They were covered with thick white bandages, and I grimaced thinking about her dragging a blade across them. “What is this? You want to send you parents to an early grave?”Her bottom lip wobbled and a tear rolled down her face. “You’re so mean to me, Derek, we weren’t always like this.”“Well times have changed, Anna. I told you the last time we met, its
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Chapter: 16: cold-hearted Sally’s POV:Various scenes from my life played behind my eyes like a movie. Deep down I could hear an annoying persistent noise, but I couldn’t place where it was from. The air around me felt cold and had a strange smell in the air. What was it? My brain was too muddled to figure it out.The first scene was an office. I recognized it, the office of Mr Stanford, the owner of the dance trope I was a member of before I joined Unicorn. He smiled at me, his eyes leering and practically undressing me where I stood.“Yes, Miss Xavier. I can help you out. How much did you say you needed?” he’d said, stroking his pitiful excuse for a beard.“Five hundred thousand dollars,” I said with a shaky tone. “I promise to pay back, I just…”He had grabbed my arm, his eyes that of a dog that had seen a fresh piece of meat. I wanted to hurl and run away. “There is other way you can repay me, Miss Xavier,”Ah, I see.My memories. They’re playing in a feedback in my head. Are these my last seven minutes? D
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Chapter: 15: the final nail in the coffin Sally's POV:“Mr and Mrs. Armani, what is matter?” Derek asked calmly.Mrs. Armani tried to speak but ended up bursting into tears. Mr. Armani calmly stepped forward, one arm around her shoulders. “Please, you have to go and see Anna. Talk to her, anything you can do…it will be much appreciated. Anna just…she just tried to kill herself. She slit her own wrist… gods it was terrible. If we hadn’t found her in time and rushed her here, she would have died. She kept saying your name, over and over again. I beg of you, please see her.”Mr. Armani sounded so pained, and I wanted to feel sorry for him. But the mention of Anna’s name made my heart twist and a bad taste settle in my mouth. I subconsciously pushed myself closer to Derek and squeezed his hand. He turned to me, and a part of my heart splintered. I could see the crack in his face, the hesitation. Why is he hesitant? He should tell them that he’s busy right now. He’s with his wife about to see a doctor because of their baby.Sudden
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Chapter: 14: the color of bloodSally’s POV:“argh!” I nearly lost my grip on the steering wheel. I grit my teeth hard as I felt a pain in my lower stomach. At first it was a light jab, like I had eaten something my body didn’t agree with. Through my windshield I could see the rain slicked road, the heavens still had refused to let the rain stop. The pain started to get worse, to the point where I couldn’t ignore it.Suddenly a sharp pain exploded in my abdomen, like a hot dagger pressed into my flesh. I grabbed my stomach, and I could swear I felt the life inside me pulse into my hand.A chill filled my bones, cold and sharp. I forced myself to focus on the road ahead, even as my hands on the steering started to tremble. I grabbed on harder till my knuckles turned white. Each stab of pain felt like it was draining my strength. My eyes drifted and my arms nearly relaxed at my sides with how heavy they were getting.Keep your eyes on the road, Sally. I chanted it to myself like a mantra.Something is wrong with my b
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Chapter: 13: the other womanDerek's POV:I watched Sally drive off, her taillights flashing in the rain. "Damn it." I cursed under my breath. This was so messed up right now! I immediately got into my car and started the engine. Suddenly the car door was pulled open. "Derek!" Anna cried. "Stop please!""What is it?" I asked impatiently. In the rearview mirror Sally's car had vanished down the road. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to ruin your relationship with Sally," Anna said in a trembling voice. "I was...I was just too sad and I drank a little too much and ruined everything."I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed. "Anna it's okay. But make me mistake, this is the last time something like this will happen. "She nodded vigorously. "Yes,""No, you don't understand. Next time, I wouldn't care if you really died. I've told you before, it's over between us."Without the patience to wait for Anna's response, I slammed the door and immediately drove in the direction Sally left.It immediately crossed my mind to c
Last Updated: 2025-06-04
She's back
Morgan loved him with her entire heart. She sacrificed everything for him, her life, her family, her career, her dignity, all in the hope that he would love her back.
"What are these?" Morgan whispered her voice shaky, staring at the papers tossed on the table. She looked up at her husband of three years. "Dante, what is this?"
"Sign the papers. We're getting divorced." He said with a straight face.
Just like that, all the years of her life spent loving him and pining after him wasted like that. The baby in her stomach she had planned to tell him about weighed heavily on her mind. But a divorce? She hadn't seen that coming.
"I was with you only because you looked like her." He proceeded to say. "Sign the papers and get out of my house."
Once his first love returned, he was quick to cast her away like used trash.
Morgan, determined to move on with her life, left him. He had no idea who she was. It was time for her to come back home. After the breakup, fate brought them back together. But the Morgan of now was no longer the sad girl in love with him. Now the CEO is the Rosewood Enterprises, she vows to reclaim her life back. Dante realized he was in love with her, and tries to get her back.
But there's a new man in her life now. Will she forgive Dante, or will she move on from him completely?
How will she handle the challenges thrown at her? How will she continue to rise to the top and overthrow her enemies? Or will she succumb to the voices?
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Chapter: Officer FontaineEIGHTEEN YEARS LATER. The chill in the air warned of approaching winter. The night sky was lifeless without a single star or the moon in sight. Silent, cold, like death. On the roof of a fifteen story building were two men, one younger and the other older. The younger man had his face hidden with a dark hood, but lifeless blue eyes peered out of the darkness. He had his arms folded, muscles bulging under his hood, his skin covered with scars, bullet holes, and tattoos. He had a handsome face, quite striking. But there was no emotion on that face. He watched the street below, the people who hurried about trying to get home before the storm came. The young man stood deathly still one would think he was a statue. "Do you understand your mission?" The older man asked in a gruff voice. He walked up to the younger man's side, making sure to keep a safe distance. "Yes." The younger man replied, coldly. "And please, don't bring in dead bodies. I need them alive, are we clear?" From a
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Chapter: EPILOGUE THIRD PERSON POV:"You abandoned me!" Nova screamed at her brother. "Do you know what that felt like?""I fucking didn't abandon you!" Winston yelled back. "Didn't you see? I was also in jail."She screamed so loud, the men around them, had to rub their ears. "It's all that bitch's fault." She screeched. "I'll make sure to tear her apart when I see her.""You have to sit. The plane is in transit." Exhaling in anger, she sat down as the jet moved off the runway and into the air. "What of mum?"Winston smiled looking out the window. "What do you think?" Before his sister could reply, Dr. Shirley walked in, handing Winston a tablet. "It's still in position." She announced with a smile as Nova walked over to them. "What is that?" She asked."Well my dear sister," Winston said as he looked at the red flashing dot on the screen. "Four years ago, Morgan was Dr Shirley's patient. I had Dr Shirley plant a small tracking device in her."Nova gasped and faced him. She grinned impishly and wi
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Chapter: jailbreakMorgan's POVMy foot bounced as I waited for the video call to connect. My entire room was in a mess.Come on!The ball connected and Sabrina's face came on the screen. "Morgan?""Okay Rina. I'm freaking out!" I started as soon as she picked the call. I jumped to my feet and placed the tablet on the table. "I need your help!""My help with what?" She asked. She had a sheet mask on her face and was eating a bowl of cut apples.I picked up three gowns and held them up. "Which one?"She bummed and stroked her chin. "Hmm, this is really hard.""Oh come on." "I'm serious Morgan. I can't say. ""Just try.""Okay..." She started. She narrowed her eyes and leaned closer. "The white one... Purity... Nice. The red one... Sexy... Good. The pink one is cute and also good. How do you expect me to pick?""That's not an answer. ""What is this even for?""I have dinner with Dante."Her eyes widened and she let out a long squeak. "Oh my goodness finally! That took longer than I expected!"I rolled m
Last Updated: 2025-02-02
Chapter: a break Morgan's POVSIX MONTHS LATER:I lowered the music blasting through my car radio as I tried to parallel park. "Morgan?!" Sabrina's voice came through the speaker. "Guess what I just saw?" I asked Sabrina on the phone as I made to park my car."What?""Listen and don't interrupt.""Okay..." From her voice, I knew she was confused but nevertheless, she'd figure it out. I cleared my throat and began to recite the headline I had just seen. "CEO Sabrina Emily Rosewood, tops the chart as the youngest CEO of Rosewood enterprises to top first three in profits, assets and company growth in less than seven months.""What the hell?" She burst out laughing. "Seriously... You shouldn't sing my praises like that. It's creepy.""I'm creepy." I said with a chuckle. I took my phone and purse and walked out of my car. I headed up to the building in front of me. "Yeah. You are." She said fondly. "I gotta go. My dad needs my help with something.""Again..." She groaned. "I barely even see you these
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Chapter: unethical practices Morgan's POVThe consistent ping ponging of the door bell shut me out of my haze of confusion and uncertainty. I stared at the screen of my television watching as the investigators were ceasing boxes an boxes of files from Winston's office as they announced that he had been arrested last night as an accomplice in my dad's murder. How was I supposed to take that? The man that I had lived with since I was disowned by my dad happened to have a hand in his murder. But I couldn't understand it at all. Nova killed my dad, while Winston was an accomplice. How and why? It didn't make sense. The ping-ponging continued, but it seemed too far away as I slipped back into the news. The news droned on saying the had been sent an anonymous tip and we're grateful to whoever it was."During the investigation," The anchor continued. "The police have discovered evidence of slush funds, unethical medical practices alongside malpractices and other law punishable offences that are yet to be discovered.
Last Updated: 2025-02-02
Chapter: Winston and Sabrina Sabrina's POVI ended the call, feeling disgusted with myself. I had just lied. A lie that would come back to bite me in the ass. I hadn't told Morgan anything. Infact, I had told her that I wasn't hiding anything from her while I was hiding tons. And Winston, I wasn't looking into him one bit. I already knew everything. I had known everything since the reading of daddy's will. And here I was, going to his house as the sun was setting. By the time I got there, it was night. I rang the doorbell, and was ushered in by a butler with a smiley face as if he had been waiting for me to show up. I was led to Winston's study where he stood by the window, sipping from a glass of wine. He didn't turn nor acknowledge my presence until he had finished his glass of wine. "Does Morgan know you're here?" He finally said. His voice sending chills down my spine. "It's isn't proper of you to visit your sister's boyfriend in the dead of the night. " He turned to me with the most lifeless eyes I had e
Last Updated: 2025-02-02
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