Chapter: Chapter 296This book is officially over. I can't believe I finished it. There were times I wanted to give up. Times I did at some point, but for some reason, I always found the energy to push through. I want to thank everyone who gave this book a chance. Without you, this book wouldn't be as successful as it
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Chapter: Chapter 295“Nikolai, I- ouch” She takes a step towards me and then stops, her face twisting into a grimace. I'm at her side in an instant, my hands around her shoulder, steadying her, “What's wrong?” I ask, my gaze scanning her carefully. My eyes land on the thin ragged line on her knee. The edges are raw, a
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Chapter: Chapter 294To be honest I wouldn't blame her if she did. She’d just seen me torture information out of a man. A man who deserves every bit of pain I dished out to him and more but still. Ava wasn’t used to this. She wasn’t used to seeing other people suffer. I was. I thought I could shield her from the darknes
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Chapter: Chapter 293Nikolai There's a solid second that follows after I see her, where the two of us just stare at each other, neither one of us willing to break contact first. Fuck. She wasn't supposed to be here. How the hell did she even find this place? "Ava, wait," Her eyes widened, a flicker of panic cross
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Chapter: Chapter 292I don’t. My pulse dips, and my heart rate spikes. The passageway is dark and the light seeping in from the library barely serves as an adequate lighting source. I whip out my phone and turn on the flashlight, barely containing the scream that threatens to erupt from my throat, when I see a roach s
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Chapter: Chapter 291The drawing is far from perfect, but it's perfect enough to make Kira smile, and that's enough for me. “Do you think Papa will like it?” I smile softly, brushing a strand of her dark hair away from her face. "I think your papa will love it.” Kira's smile brightens even more. The door to the
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Chapter: Author’s NoteHi everyone. The last eleven months have been a rocky road. I can’t tell you how much my life has changed since then, or how close I was to giving up on this book because of said changes, but I can tell you that I made it, and you made it too, and for that I will forever be thankful. Thankful that you didn’t give up despite the slow updates. Thankful that you stayed when I almost didn’t. If you made it this far, you have my sincerest gratitude, and I cannot wait for you to see what's next. I will be taking a break from the mafia genre to try my hand at other genres (for example, the werewolf genre), but I will be back to give you Cillian and Clara’s story. I hope you join me for my next adventure. Until then. Goodbye. PS: For Bonus content and Behind the scenes update: you can join my f@c3b00k group by simply s3@ching 3th3l’s Romanc3 H@v3n on f@c3b00k and clicking j0in
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Chapter: EpilogueFOURTEEN YEARS LATERAaron“Dad, tell Liam not to touch my stuff.” My thirteen-year-old daughter, Addison, shouts as she storms down the stairs, just moments after her five-year-old brother came barreling into my legs.“Liam, don’t touch your sister's stuff” The little devil grins up at me, making a show of his missing front teeth. The tooth fairy, aka his mum, forgot to collect from under his pillow two nights ago, which resulted in me having to give him a hundred dollars as “apology money” for the tooth fairy.He turns and sticks his tongue at Addison, who groans and stomps her feet.“See, he’s totally being a little shit right now.” “Addison!” my wife exclaims as she walks into the living room. “We don’t use words like that with family.”She scrunches her nose. “Why not? You call Dad an asshole all the time.” My daughter points out.“I do not.”“You totally do, babe.” I kiss her cheek, and she smiles at me. “Hi.”“Hey yourself.” I smile back.“Ewwwww” Liam grimaces and unwraps hi
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Chapter: Forever and AlwaysElleAaron sits across from me, both hands clasped in front of him, thumbs fidgeting with themselves as he waits for me to speak.Neither of us has said anything yet, and I think it’s because we’re both waiting for the other person to speak first.“So…”“I…” We both say and stop at the same time.“You should go first,” I say. It’s the least I can do since I’ve been the one avoiding him.“I’m sorry.” I blink at him. “What I did was reckless and selfish, and while I don’t regret it, I do regret hurting you. I regret that I made you feel like you didn't have a choice in all of this. I was so focused on keeping you safe that I didn't stop to think about how my choices would affect you.” “Aaron…”He reaches for my hand across the table, and when I don’t move away, he takes it.“I know I can’t undo any of this. Not how we met, and especially not how we started, but I swear to you that for the rest of my life, there will be nothing else hidden. If you need more time, I'll give it to you.
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Chapter: Silent TreatmentElleSIX WEEKS LATEROne would think that with everything that had happened, a lot of things would’ve changed.And they would be right.While a lot of things stayed the same after the attack, most didn’t.Aaron was still the head of the mob, but he had decided to change a lot of things, starting with the abolishment of the council. He and Cillian were working tirelessly to dismantle the old guard piece by piece. Turning a centuries-old hierarchy on its head.Of course it wasn’t an overnight job, but Aaron was nothing if not ruthless when he had a point to prove.And his point was clear: no one would ever have the leverage to threaten our lives, or our family, again.Speaking of family.Ava sits across from me, a smile dancing on her lips as she watches her kids and my sister play together while we have afternoon tea.“So,” she says, readjusting her teacup so the handle points at her, “What’s this I hear about you giving my brother the silent treatment?”Of course he told her.The las
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Chapter: The TruthElle.The second we’re at home, I have Cillian call for a doctor.Aaron woke up briefly during the drive back, insisting through gritted teeth that he was fine, but I’d seen the extent of his injuries with my own eyes to determine he was full of shit.“He’ll need lots of rest.” The doctor informs me as he puts his stethoscope back in his bag. “His ribs are bruised, and the laceration around his left wrist required four stitches. His throat might be sore for a couple of days, but with proper hydration and medication, he should feel better in a couple of weeks.”I nod and take the note he hands me for Aaron’s prescription.“Thank you, Doctor.”He nods once. Cillian walks him out, and soon it’s only Aaron and me in our bedroom.I turn to look at Aaron, who is now sitting at the edge of our bed, shirt off and fresh bandages wrapped around his ribs and midsection. His wrists are also secured, and the bruising around his jaw has shifted from violent red to a dark yellowish purple.He look
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Chapter: RescuedAaron“Sign this.”Ivy tosses a file and a pen onto my lap before returning to stand beside her uncle.“What is it?” I keep my eyes locked on her face, noting the slight, ugly tremor of impatience in her jaw.“Your abdication.”“My what?” “Come now, Aaron, you’re not that stupid. I’m pretty sure you know what an abdication means, right?”Of course I know what it means. What I don’t understand is why they need me to sign one. “I thought you just wanted to kill me and be done with it.”Neil lets out a snort followed by a cold, vicious laugh. “Don’t be ridiculous. Even I know the damage your death would cause if I were to just show up and stake my claim to the throne.” He says it like he is explaining the alphabet to a dull child. “Without leaving an heir, you’re basically plummeting the future of the mob into darkness, but by naming me as your successor in your abdication, the transition is seamless. No war. No questions asked.”For a moment, I wonder how long they've had to think this
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Chapter: Father DearestWrenThe last person I expected to see beside my father when I stepped into the living room was Veronica. But there she was, smiling way too brightly for her own good. She stepped forward, wrapping me in an embrace that made me stiffen.“Wren, darling, it’s been too long,” she said, and I forced a smile, ignoring the way my body tensed against her.Clearly not long enough.Eventually, she released me, and I turned to face my father, expecting the usual mask of indifference I was used to, but to my surprise, he asked, “How have you been?”I tried my best to hide my surprise, but I knew it didn’t work. “Good. You?”“Adequate.”I blinked, unsure of what to make of his response.Veronica clapped her hands excitedly, drawing my attention back to her face. “Fortunately, you came at just the right time. I spent all afternoon making sure everything was to your liking. Wren, I hope you like seafood.”I didn’t. “Sounds great.”She led us toward the dining area, which was all the way on the oth
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Chapter: Aftermath of a Singram PostWrenI spent the rest of my evening scrolling through Singram.A wise person would’ve known not to get on social media at a time like this.But I was no such person.There were hundreds—no, thousands of comments from strangers criticising how I looked and what being mated to the Alpha meant for the Silver Fangs Pack.Everyone seemed to have an opinion about me and who I was.Of course, the title of Ice Queen came up more than once, followed by cheating skank and a couple of other colourful nicknames I'd rather not mention, because people decided I was the villain without even knowing the full story.Letting out a breath, I set my phone down on my nightstand and begged sleep to come.Maybe everything would be better tomorrow, I thought to myself, before letting the darkness consume me.But it wasn’t. And by Monday, things had only grown worse. As I walked to class after putting in my dorm request, whispers followed me down the hall.Both humans and supernaturals had easily made m
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Chapter: SinstagramRyan“Are you expecting company?” Wren asked, narrowing her gaze at me.I opened my mouth to say no, but another knock echoed through the house, effectively cutting me off.Cursing under my breath, I turned sharply and exited the bedroom for the living room.I could tell she wanted to say something else, and I wanted to know what it was; however, the sudden interruption wouldn’t allow that.I wished I could tell her that while she was still second-guessing our relationship, I already knew what I wanted: her.But she drew a line, and I was going to respect it.Even if it killed me.Ever since last night, it was like she’d been injected into my veins. I wanted to be near her. I needed it, and my wolf didn’t seem to mind either.The knock came again just as my hand wrapped around the handle and ripped it open.“Took you long enough.”Whatever words I wanted to throw at the person at the door faded as a familiar head of white hair blazed past me.“What are you doing here?” I closed the do
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Chapter: RulesWren“We need to set some ground rules if we’re going to do this,” I announced.Ryan placed my duffel bag on the floor of my new room, which was, unsurprisingly, the one closest to his, before turning around to face me.“Rules?” He arched an eyebrow I nodded. “Yes, rules.”He tilted his head, watching me intently, and every nerve in my body lit up in awareness.I cleared my throat, tore my gaze away from his, and refocused it on the wall behind his head.We reached his place shortly after the rain stopped, and he spent the last ten minutes showing me around. I hadn’t noticed yesterday, but his place was huge. It was a two bedroom apartment which was four bedroom apartment which made no sense to me since he was just one person and when I asked what he needed the extra space for he simply shrugged.“Okay, let’s hear them”Oh.I half-expected him to argue with me.“Rule number one: We don’t bring up last night for as long as I’m here.”“Do you regret it?”The question caught me off guar
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Chapter: Officially HomelessWren “Are you sure you can’t check one more time?” The ginger receptionist, whom I was pretty sure was a vampire, judging by the pointy fangs peeking out as she gave me a tight smile right before typing something into the system. Once again, she met my gaze and, in a thick accent, said, “I’m sorry, but there are no rooms available. Could I recommend going to the Grand Hyatt?” The Grand Hyatt wasn’t a regular hotel. It was mainly for the elite supernaturals and humans who could afford it. And I was not a human who could afford it. “You guys must have something.” Her smile thinned. “Unfortunately, we do not.” I nodded and thanked her before picking up my duffle bag and exiting the building. After I left Ryan’s place, I headed back to my dorm. Luckily for me, no one was home, so getting my stuff was way easier than I anticipated. I booked a cab here, hoping to get a room, only to discover that the entire building was fully booked for a witches’ convention. Tears pr
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Chapter: How To Leave After a One-Night Stand With A WerewolfWrenI woke up to sunlight spilling through the curtains.Fucking hell. It was morning already.Groaning, I turned and buried my face into the hard, warm body lying next to me. “Shane,” I mumbled, burying closer, “Close the curtains.”He answered with a rumbling growl, and I felt his hand around me tighten.“Wrong name, sweetheart.”What the—My eyes flew open, and I came face to face with a pair of familiar blue orbs.I scrambled back so quickly and ended up rolling off the bed, plunging my knee straight onto the hard floor.“Mother fuck—” I hissed, cradling my sore knee. Only then did I have a chance to take in my surroundings.This wasn’t my room.And that was most definitely not Shane.Last night's memories crashed back.“Shit!” A pair of bare, muscular legs swung off the bed, followed by Ryan, who dropped to his knees at my side.He reached for me, but I jolted back.“Let me see.” I hesitated, and he blew out a breath.“I’m not going to hurt you, Wren. I want to make sure tha
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Verheiratet mit dem russischen Mafiaboss
„Du schmeckst so verdammt gut, Baby“, stöhnt Nikolai rau, „So verdammt gut“, und dann drückt er seine Erregung gegen meine Mitte und zwingt mich, jeden Zentimeter von ihm zu spüren. Verdammt, er war groß. Also richtig groß. Ich rede von der Größe eines antarktischen Blauwals.
„Spür, was du mit mir machst, Solnyshko“, knurrt er rau an den empfindlichen Stellen meines Halses. Ich spüre, wie seine Zähne meinen Hals streifen, und ein stoßweiser Atemzug entweicht mir. „Du machst mich wahnsinnig, jedes Mal, wenn ich dich sehe, kann ich verdammt nochmal nicht mehr klar denken. Willst du das? Dass ich den Verstand verliere.“
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Von ihrem Vater verkauft, um sich selbst zu retten, ist Ava gezwungen, den Gang entlangzugehen, in eine Zukunft, die sie nie wollte. Gerade als sie denkt, ihr Schicksal sei besiegelt und das Universum sei gegen sie, betritt ein unerwarteter Fremder die Zeremonie und beansprucht sie für sich.
Nikolai Volkov ist der rätselhafte Kopf der russischen Mafia. Eine Gestalt, umhüllt von Geheimnissen und Macht, mit der man sich besser nicht anlegen sollte. Für ihn ist Ava der Schlüssel, den er braucht, um die Tragödie aufzuklären, die das Leben seines Bruders forderte.
Als Ava sich plötzlich zwischen zwei Mafiafamilien wiederfindet, muss sie sich entscheiden, ob sie dem Mann vertrauen kann, der ihre Seele mit nur einer Berührung in Brand setzt, oder ob sie bereit ist, weiterhin eine Figur auf einem viel größeren Schachbrett zu sein.
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Chapter: BibliotheksküsseAva„Verdammt, endlich!“, knurrt Nikolai rau, packt mein Gesicht und zieht mich zu sich heran. Seine Lippen prallen auf meine - heiß und verzehrend.Ich brauche einen Moment, um mich von der ersten Wucht zu erholen, doch dann werde ich in seinen Armen zu Wachs. Er öffnet meine Lippen mit seiner Zunge und schiebt sie dann mit einem schnellen Ruck gegen meine. Dabei jagt er mir einen Schauer über den Rücken. Meine Hand wandert zu seiner Taille, greift nach dem Saum seiner Jacke und zieht ihn näher an mich.Mein Körper bewegt sich völlig instinktiv, alle Gedanken schalten sich ab, und ich drücke mich an ihn.Nikolai stöhnt tief in seiner Kehle und ein stechendes Verlangen durchzuckt mich. Seine Hand wandert nach vorne, gleitet zielstrebig zwischen meine Brüste, bis er meinen Hals erreicht. Seine Finger legen sich um meinen Hals und drücken fest, aber nicht zu fest, um wehzutun.Ein Wimmern steigt mir in die Kehle und mein ganzer Körper erzittert. Bis Nikolai kam, hä
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Chapter: Versteckte Bibliothek und sexuelle SpannungAvaIch bin so verdammt dumm!Das Blut pocht in meinen Ohren, während ich die Begegnung mit Faina von vor wenigen Augenblicken immer und immer wieder vor meinem inneren Auge ablaufen lasse.Heute Abend wollte ich meinem Mann aus dem Weg gehen. Bleib weg. Das war der Plan. Aber anscheinend bedeuten Pläne nichts, wenn ich zulasse, dass meine Gefühle mir im Weg stehen.Ihn mit Faina zu sehen, hat etwas in mir geweckt. Es ist eine Sache, zu wissen, dass sie beide in der Vergangenheit etwas gemeinsam hatten, aber es ist eine ganz andere, sie so nah beieinander zu sehen.Die Eifersucht krallt sich scharf und unerbittlich wie ein Messer in meine Brust und dreht sich, bis ich nicht mehr atmen kann. Ich hasse es. Ich hasse es, dass es mir etwas ausmacht, obwohl ich weiß, dass es mir egal sein sollte.Während der gesamten Zeremonie tat ich so, als würde ich seinen schweren Blick nicht bemerken. Egal, wie sehr ich versuchte, ihm auszuweichen - ich spürte immer seinen Bl
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Chapter: EifersuchtNikolaiWährend der gesamten Zeremonie kann ich meinen Blick nicht von meiner Frau abwenden, sie hingegen kann meinem Blick problemlos ausweichen.Selbst jetzt, beim Empfang, huscht sie wie eine Erscheinung durch den Raum und bezaubert mühelos alle, denen sie begegnet. Alle lieben sie, sogar Tatianas Großmutter, was wirklich selten vorkommt. Die alte Hexe mag kaum jemanden, aber sie kann anscheinend nicht anders, als über alles zu lachen, was meine Frau sagt.Ehrlich gesagt kann ich ihr das nicht verdenken. Eigentlich sollten wir gemeinsam charmant sein, aber meine Frau hat mich sofort losgelassen, als wir die Kapelle betraten, und seitdem kein Wort mehr mit mir gesprochen.Sie ist immer noch wütend über unser Gespräch im Auto. Um ehrlich zu sein, wird ihr kleiner Vermeidungstrick langsam langweilig.Ich vermisse meine Frau und gebe zu, dass ich in dieser Nacht nicht auf sie hören sollte. Ich wusste es damals und weiß es heute noch, aber als ich aus meinem Schlafzimmer kam, um mir in
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Chapter: Unangenehme Autofahrten mit AvaAvaIn der heutigen Folge von „Unangenehme Autofahrten mit Ava“ geht es um Nikolai, meinen äußerst sexy und furchteinflößend aussehenden Ehemann, der mich mit einem einzigen Blick von innen heraus zerstören kann.Es sind gerade einmal fünf Minuten vergangen, seit wir das Haus verlassen haben, und mein Körper summt immer noch vor Freude bei der Erinnerung daran, wie sich seine Lippen in meinen Nacken pressten. Ich war, gelinde gesagt, geschockt, als es passierte. Aber sofort spürte ich, wie sich meine Entschlossenheit in Luft auflöste, als seine Lippen meine Haut streiften.Ich werfe ihm einen verstohlenen Blick zu und bewundere sein markantes Kinn sowie die Spannung seiner Schultern unter dem Stoff seines Smokings. Er sieht heute unglaublich gut aus. Ich muss mich zusammenreißen, um ihn nicht sofort anzugreifen, als ich ihn vor meinem Schlafzimmer stehen sehe.„Geht es dir gut?“Ich blinzle einmal, dann zweimal, versuche, mich wieder zu beruhigen, und hoffe gleichzeitig, dass er mein
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Chapter: Sie ist perfektNikolaiIch kann nicht aufhören, an meine Frau zu denken.Ich sehe ihre Hände auf meinem Körper, ich sehe, wie ihre Haut vor Verlangen errötet, als ich in der Küche vor ihr auf die Knie gehe. Wie verzweifelt sie nach meiner Berührung aussah!Ich hielt mich nie für den Typ Mann, der für seine Geliebte auf die Knie geht, aber für sie wollte ich jeden Zentimeter ihres Körpers anbeten. Dieses Verlangen, das in mir brannte, wann immer sie in meiner Nähe war, machte mich wahnsinnig.Sie kontrolliert mich auf eine Art und Weise, die ihr sicher noch nicht einmal bewusst ist.Sicher, ich habe mit anderen Frauen geschlafen, aber in meinen neunundzwanzig Jahren auf diesem Planeten habe ich nie daran gedacht, eine Frau so zu ruinieren, wie ich meine Frau ruinieren möchte.Ich möchte sie schmutzig machen, ihr beim Betteln zusehen und sie meinen Namen stöhnen hören, bis sie es nicht mehr aushält.Ich möchte alle Mauern einreißen, die sie errichtet hat, und ihr die Rüstung entreißen, die sie um ihr
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Chapter: Sie berührte sich selbstAvaIch will ihn.Diese Erkenntnis dämmert mir, als ich Stunden später im Bett liege und an die Decke meines Schlafzimmers starre, als ob sie alle Antworten auf die Fragen enthielte, die mir durch den Kopf gehen.In der hintersten Ecke des Raumes summt leise die Klimaanlage, aus ihren Lüftungsschlitzen strömt kühle Luft.In meinem Zimmer ist es keineswegs heiß, und dennoch läuft mir ein einzelner Schweißtropfen die Schläfe hinab - ein Beweis für das Inferno, das tief in meiner Brust brennt, während die Last meiner Gedanken auf mir lastet, zu schwer, um sie zu ignorieren.Nach meiner kleinen Selbstaufmunterung in der Küche schlüpfte ich in mein Schlafzimmer, in dem ich die letzten paar Stunden verbracht hatte.Die Ereignisse dieses Nachmittags mit Nikolai in der Küche gehen mir noch immer durch den Kopf. So sehr ich mir auch wünsche, mich in seiner Gegenwart beherrschen zu können, ist doch jede Spur von Selbstbeherrschung in dem Moment dahin, in dem er mir einen Blick zuwirft.Ich dreh
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