Coming Out of the Deep
He straddled me, his hips swirling in slow, maddening circles. His body was right there, pressing into mine, and I couldn’t escape it; I didn’t want to. His hands found mine and guided them to his chest, and when my palms touched his warm skin, I was gone.
My pulse was a blur of frantic beats pounding in my ears, drowning out the crowd's cheers and whistles. With his face inches from mine, Alec leaned in. His breath ghosted over my lips, his smile, cocky, knowing, playful, and somehow tender all at once.
“You okay there?” he asked with an amused tone, and I opened my mouth, desperate to say something—anything—but nothing came out. My throat was dry, my skin was on fire and my mind was completely blank.
All I could do was stare at him, completely mesmerized by how his body moved against mine and that wicked smirk on his lips. Before I knew it, heat pooled low in my belly, spreading downward, and I instinctively clenched my thighs together to stop the throbbing that ignited between my legs, but it was too late as I dampened the soft leather.
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Chapter: Epilogue A YEAR LATERLake's POV Reaching the borders of Kairos’s kingdom, my stomach was a swarm of nerves as I gazed upon the gates of my mate’s home for the first time.To say I was nervous would’ve been a laughable understatement, because I was practically vibrating. This was Darian and Mira’s wedding, and not just any wedding, but a royal event of the decade, and the first thing I noticed was the sheer beauty of it all.Even from the outskirts, the kingdom was breathtaking. Ornate sea silk banners in gold and aquamarine flowed with the currents, tied to coral pillars that stretched up like towers.Strings of glowing pearl lanterns weaved through sea fans and swayed gently in the water, illuminating the path ahead. Schools of tiny bioluminescent fish darted through the decorations like living confetti, casting fleeting shadows across our skin.The gates were carved from pale, ivory coral and inlaid with sunstone and lapis, which glittered in the soft underwater light.Guarding them stood
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Chapter: Chapter 168: The Lost City Lake's POV When we arrived at Kairos’s place, construction filled the air... drills, hammers, and voices calling over the noise. For a moment, I just stood there, taking it all in.The back half of the house, the part torn apart by the sea’s surge, was still a mess. But it wasn’t just rubble anymore. There were signs of rebuilding... scaffolding, fresh timber, and workers moving with purpose.Since we weren't running away this time, Kairos and I properly took in the damage for the first time.A man in a navy hat and dusty boots came over, wiping sweat from his brow. He introduced himself, and Kairos and I introduced ourselves back to him. He was the foreman on-site, letting us know they’d already started laying the new foundation. “The place’ll be back to itself in no time.”Kairos thanked him, and I stepped forward. “We want the pool to stay the same,” I said. “No changes, and that matters to us.”I loved that pool. It was the coolest thing, and we made memories there. The foreman g
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Chapter: Chapter 167: Maddening Desire Lux's POVLooking at myself in the mirror one last time, I smoothed down the short, emerald green cocktail dress I’d picked out for the evening. It hugged my body just right… cute, playful, and a little daring.Paired with red heels, I worried for a second that I might be overdressed, but it was Reed who had made the dinner plans and sent a car for me, indicating that we were going to a high-end place, so I couldn’t risk feeling underdressed. Mom and Dad always said it was better to overdress than underdress.I rechecked the time, grabbed my clutch, and was about to leave the room when I heard the door creak open. Stepping out of the room, I squealed at the sight that greeted me.“Oh my God!” Lake and Kairos stood there, and before either of them could speak, I was running across the room. Lake met me halfway, and I threw myself into his arms, laughing through the sudden rush of joy that bubbled up in my chest.“You didn’t even say you were coming back." I was beyond happy. “Are you g
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Chapter: Chapter 166: FreedomKairos's POV We headed to the zoo, and I was excited, especially at the thought of finally seeing an elephant. Lake told me he never forgot things, like when we met.We drove through the quieter side of the city, my father taking in the sights and Lake pointing them out to us. My mate enjoyed showing us around, and I couldn't wait to show him around in the deep one day soon, too.Reed had never seen my home, only pictures he had me take for him because he couldn’t swim that far. I hoped it would be different for my mate, since his abilities weren’t given to him like Reed’s, but by the gods themselves.We reached the zoo's gates, and from the outside, it looked like a giant garden, with banners fluttering and families milling about with ice cream and maps. But it wasn’t until we stepped inside that I felt like I had landed in another world.Lake explained again that it was where surface creatures lived, creatures I’d never encountered beneath the waves. But even knowing that didn’t pr
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Chapter: Chapter 165: Imposing Kairos's POVLake and I cleaned up after breakfast, deciding to help Lake’s mom before heading out to meet with my father.He arrived early in the morning, choosing to stay at a hotel instead of accepting Lake’s parents' invitation, and that alone gave me knots in my stomach.When we finished, we headed up and got ready. Lake’s parents were waiting downstairs as we descended the stairs and wished us luck.Sliding into the car, the drive to the hotel was initially quiet before Lake tapped his fingers against the steering wheel, humming softly to the radio.He smiled when our eyes met and told me we had done enough worrying when we woke up. We had. We’d had such a beautiful day yesterday that we managed to push away the thoughts of my father, but this morning they came crashing back.We learned he wasn’t alone. Reed’s father had arrived with him, which didn’t surprise either of us since my father knew little about this world; having someone like him around made things smoother.As we ne
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Chapter: Chapter 164: Sea and Land Divisions Lake's POVKairos and I eventually left the business district. We rode out from the city in the late morning, the tall towers and bustling traffic slowly fading behind us as I took him to the surprise destination.It was time for him to have his first riding experience, and the concrete and glass were soon replaced by open skies and long stretches of green.His father wouldn’t arrive until the early hours of tomorrow, and I wanted us to make the most of our time together before that happened. Sitting around and worrying wasn’t going to help.I was terrified of the mer king after he tried to kill me, but my love for Kairos was worth taking a chance on, so I did it.It was the reason I hadn't gotten into detail with my parents about how he tried to kill me; I had just said he got angry and tried to drag Kairos to the deep with him.My parents would never forgive him if they knew he tried to kill me, and it wouldn’t matter what reasons he had. So I made sure Kairos would never mention th
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Accidentally His: My Brother Stole My Husband
“Fuck! You’re so thick… give me every inch of that beautiful cock.” The other person's voice echoed right then, and I froze as the moonlight spilled over their profile.
Blonde hair, damp and messy… my brother, Hunter. No!
My body stilled as if my heart had stopped beating, my lips numb as I whispered their names.
“Nikolai? Hunter?”
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With her job covering the cost of a luxurious week-long year-end retreat, Reva was looking forward to a well-deserved vacation that she hoped would provide a reset and opportunity to relax.
But after a wild night of partying, she awoke to discover her husband missing from their bed. Disoriented and hungover, she stumbled through the villa, drawn in by strange sounds.
Following the sounds, her world collapsed at the sight of her husband and brother tangled in the dark.
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Humiliated and shattered, Reva nearly made a fatal decision—until she was saved by the last man she ever expected: Dr. Levi Price—her boss.
The brilliant neurosurgeon and cold, untouchable heir to the powerful Price medical empire presented Reva with a shocking revenge plan.
“Let's pretend we're dating and show him something he never expected to see."
Reva knew it was reckless. Dangerous even.
But she quietly said, “It's the craziest thing I've ever done, but let's do it and show the bastard."
A fictitious relationship between boss and employee should have been straightforward.
Just a performance.
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But what happens when revenge turns into obsession, and fake love becomes something neither of them can escape?
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Chapter: EPILOGUEREVA I was on the phone with mom when a scream erupted downstairs, prompting me to say I'd call her later. Mom asked after Liev, saying he had promised to visit them, and I told her I would inform Liev that she was looking for him. We ended the call so I could see what was going on downstairs. Liev turned nine two months ago. Nine years later, and it still felt like the first day I held him. Time had flown by, and my baby was growing too fast, tall for his age, overprotective of his siblings, and far too smart for his own good. Then there was his brother, River, our seven-year-old menace who managed to start fights wherever he went, and finally our youngest, their sister Kaia, who had turned five two weeks ago and ruled the entire house. Another scream ripped through the house, and I ran down the stairs. “River!" “I got it first, Mom! It's not fair!" “Stop it. She's your little sister!" They came to a halt, and just then Liev entered and took his sister away, while Rive
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Chapter: CHAPTER 130: LIEVLEVI“Shouldn't you be resting?" I asked my wife, who had just woken up and decided to do laundry even though we had people to do it.She laughed softly. “Babe, I've been resting for two months. If I rest any longer, I'll forget how to walk."A smile tugged at my mouth. The pregnancy had been difficult in recent months, and the doctor advised her to take it easy. And she had tried, but taking it easy wasn't in Reva's vocabulary, so it had been difficult. It didn't help that we'd recently moved into a new house. She wanted to know her way around the property before the baby arrived, which could be any time.She was almost full term and could go into labor at any time, and I hated leaving her alone so close to the due date.The last few months of marriage had been better than I could have imagined. I mostly worked from home unless I had surgery scheduled, so we spent most of our mornings together. I loved waking up beside her and doing all the small things with her, such as cooking, ev
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Chapter: CHAPTER 129: REAL HELLHUNTERI stood before the judge, my hands cuffed in front of me and my left arm dangling heavily in the sling they had given me after my arm broke.The white plaster cast wrapped around my wrist and just below my elbow, ugly and stained from weeks of use, and my fingers twitched, but I couldn't feel much in them. Six months had passed, and the numbness had not gone away.“Are you in pain, Mr. Starling?" My lawyer asked quietly beside me, and I looked down at the cast before shaking my head. “No."It was the truth, and it wasn't because my arm was not hurting. It hurt. It burned so intensely at night, especially, like my bones were being split apart all over again. But it barely registered in the midst of everything else.Losing my mother tore something in me, and I felt myself slowly bleed out until nothing remained. The first few weeks in county jail had been hellish. Real hell. I had been housed with men awaiting trial, men who had previously been through the system and knew exactly
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Chapter: CHAPTER 128: FOREVERREVA I sat next to Levi in the specialist's office, trying to calm my racing heart while we waited for the procedure to start. Even though I had repeatedly assured myself that everything would be fine, nerves tightened within me. Levi noticed and kept his hand tightly wrapped around mine the entire time, his thumb brushing gently against my skin in silent reassurance. It had been a month since the incident with Danielle and Hunter, and they would both be sentenced in six months for Danielle and Levi's case, with Hunter being sentenced again later for other crimes committed with police assistance. His father would be sentenced shortly after Levi's case. Alan would be sentenced a month later. Hunter's role in his family's downfall felt surreal. Levi and I learned that a mountain of evidence of Reed's wrongdoings had been gathered, including a murder he had concealed. Hunter had single-handedly destroyed his family and his own life while trying to destroy mine. The doctor cam
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Chapter: CHAPTER 127: GONEHUNTERSitting on the edge of the narrow bed in my cell, I stared at the wall, my mind spinning so fast I couldn't keep track of time. Three or four days had passed. I honestly didn't know anymore because no one told me anything.Nobody had come to see me, not even my mother or lawyer, and I was beginning to lose my mind. Something was also happening at the station. All of the familiar faces had been replaced by new ones, and none of them showed me the slightest respect. Instead, they stared at me as if they knew something I didn't.Even the captain was unreachable, and I had never before demanded to speak with an officer only to be told to shut up. The first time it happened, I thought I'd heard wrong. But every time I reminded them of who I was or dropped my name, expecting the usual shift in treatment, they laughed.That was another thing that bothered me the most, along with the fact that I hadn't been allowed to make a single phone call. Pushing myself off the bed, I resumed pac
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Chapter: CHAPTER 126: DISHEVELEDREVALevi and I arrived at my parents' house, and home always felt like a haven, no matter how old I got or how safe I felt anywhere else. There was just something about being at home that made everything feel right.Levi walked to my side after parking, carrying not only the bottle of whiskey we had brought but also the bouquets he had stopped to purchase for my mother and two aunts.The gesture alone made my heart flutter with affection; I appreciated how included my aunts were. He was the sweetest.The front door opened before we even knocked properly. And my mother appeared first with excitement written all over her face, followed by my father and one of my cousins peeking out from behind them.The house erupted in noise and movement as soon as we stepped inside. Hugs were exchanged first, followed by greetings layered on top of one another as everyone tried to speak at once.But Levi handled the chaos surprisingly well. I watched him greet my family with his calm confidence, hand
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Bound to the Capo
“Why do you suddenly want out of this marriage? Who the fuck are you screwing, you dumb bitch?!”
“I'm not screw-” I tried to explain, but he was already on me and I screamed as he dragged me up by my neck, his hand so tight on my throat I couldn’t breathe.
“Who is it?!” he growled. “Who the fuck would dare!”
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In a world absent the mate bond, alliances were formed through blood, power, and betrayal rather than fate.
Makena Blackwell was born into the mafia's lowest-ranking position, promised at birth to a powerful heir in exchange for her family's survival. She was ready to marry him. But he was ready to destroy her.
On the night she was meant to die, however, something impossible happened. A man rose from the icy steel trays of her father’s morgue. He was a stranger, with no memory, no name, and no pulse. And when their gazes met, fate spoke the word they never expected to hear in their lifetime, echoing so loudly in their souls it shook the very fabric of their being.
“Mate!”
The man the world left for dead wasn’t just anyone; he was the dread every mafia house feared, and he was hers.
She was promised to a prince of power… but fate gave her the king of the dead.
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Chapter: EPILOGUEVAL THREE HOURS LATER Makena’s grip tightened on mine as we walked into the crown room. And I couldn’t meet the eyes of the elders or my father, whom we had kept waiting for over two hours, as the shower had taken far longer than expected. We took our seats, and greetings were exchanged. After the pleasantries, my father told us that they had received numerous reports this morning that every wolf who turned eighteen after midnight had recognized their mate. “What?” “The mate bond is back, son,” my father said, and Makena and I looked at each other in disbelief. Marcus spoke next. He said we had done it; we had broken the curse. However, we didn’t understand how and couldn't dwell on it, as we were already late for my official appointment as the Capo. But just as we all got up to head to where the seating would take place, the lights in the room went out, and loud gasps echoed through the room before everything fell silent. I turned to my left to find Makena’s expression
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Chapter: CHAPTER 104: BECOMING ONEMAKENA My hands flew in the air as my husband carried me over the threshold to our suite, a flood of emotions coursing through me in a maddening haze of pure bliss. “I love you, Mrs. Di Corvo,” he whispered, pinning me against the wall before connecting our lips in a fiery kiss, which I returned with equal fervor, my arms wrapping around his neck and pulling him even closer as our tongues tangled. Tugging my lower lip between his teeth, he coaxed a melty moan from my lips, and my head fell back, my eyes fluttering shut as his soft lips nibbled on the sensitive skin on my neck, filling me with a growing need. I started working on the buttons of his shirt, which he shrugged off in equal haste, before helping me out of my gown, which turned from the most precious fabric to an obstacle. “Ah!” Another strangled moan tore from my lips as Val pressed me against the wall and nuzzled my skin. A shudder ran through me as his lips traveled from my shoulder and over my chest before cupping m
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Chapter: CHAPTER 103: MR. AND MRS. DI CORVOSIX DAYS LATER VAL I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Kian, my best man, dashing in a navy tuxedo. After everything that happened with Mel, I asked Kian to be my best man, and he accepted. Something tugged at my heart at the thought of Mel. I loved him, and his betrayal didn’t just break my heart; it shattered me to my core. It felt like I was being gutted alive all over again; my heart was bleeding, and a part of me feared it might never fully heal. But I shook my head, not wanting to go there. I wouldn’t let it ruin my special day. I was finally about to say. “I do” to the woman of my dreams. Living apart had been a challenge, especially since we had spent so much time together while we were on the run, and I smiled at the memory. Our life out there was full of pain and misery, but it was a road destined for us to travel. If everything hadn’t happened, I never would have met her. I wouldn’t be marrying her today. “You look handsome,” Kian said, and I thanked him
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Chapter: CHAPTER 102: A MASSACRETHIRD-PARTY POVMARTINEZ TERRITORY Pedro had just sat down at the head of the dining table when his wife reached for his hand. Her touch was gentle, but it wasn’t enough to pull him back from the thoughts that ravaged his mind. Mrs. Martinez looked at her husband with a heart weighed down by concern. She had watched him unravel quietly since the news of Val Di Corvo being alive reached them. Pedro hadn’t been able to grasp it. He couldn’t sleep and kept going over it again and again: the photograph Mel had shown him of Val’s lifeless, gutted body. It was Val, cut open and lifeless. There was no doubt. But now Val was not only alive but also mated to the former lover of Akira Draynen himself, Akira, who was complicit in their plan, the same woman Akira had been looking over shortly before everything fell apart between them. In fact, she was the cause of their rift. Akira had a meltdown about being unable to search for her in Pedro’s territory, and all along, she was with Val. Pedr
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Chapter: CHAPTER 101: BROTHERMAKENA I raised my head, realizing that the heart in the bucket had stopped, and just then, Emelina walked into the room. She approached the bed, and then I heard it; I heard Val’s heart beating in his chest. Sitting up, tears blurred my vision before a sob escaped my mouth. It worked. It really worked. Brushing his hair back with trembling fingers, I softly called his name. But the sound died in my throat, and I froze as his face suddenly contorted in pain. “What’s happening to him?” I asked Emelina as he began writhing in the bed, tears leaking from his eyes, but she held out her hand, gesturing for me to move away from him. I didn’t budge; he was clearly in pain, and I couldn’t leave him. “Why is he doing this? What’s happening to him?” I began again, reaching for his hand, but a startled scream tore through my chest as he let out a terrifying growl. His eyes snapped open, and my lips parted to assure him that it was okay, but he started growling before jumping off the bed. I
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Chapter: CHAPTER 100: BETRAYEDMAKENA “I love you,” I muttered, sitting on Val’s lap before wrapping my arms around his neck. Val sent for me yesterday morning, and I arrived last night. His father was taking him to a witch who was going to put his heart back. He had taken a secret trip to her, and Val told me that the witch even mentioned something about a traitor, but when his father tried to find out what she was talking about, she told him to bring Val. I could see that he was worried about this procedure, as none of us had ever heard of someone’s heart being put back. I was just as terrified, and the fact that I couldn’t go with my mate made things even harder and scarier. If something went wrong, I’d be stuck here waiting, while he’d be out there without me. His father said it would take three days for him to wake up once it was done, and when he did, he would have his Lycan again. Val’s eyes found mine, and he asked if he should go through with it; he said if I said no, he wouldn’t do it. And the gods
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