MasukElijah Dawson had everything—a billion-dollar empire, a name that commanded respect, and the kind of life others could only dream of. By 20, he’d conquered the business world, turning his love for cars into an empire. But there’s one thing he can’t own: Eloise Hart, his late brother’s wife, and the woman who’s haunted him for years. Eloise is chaos in human form. Tattooed, reckless, and unapologetic, she lives her life with zero regrets. The world sees her as a disaster waiting to happen, a woman who drags Elijah’s name into scandal every chance she gets. But what they don’t know is that she’s the one woman he’s never been able to let go. Elijah knows he should stay away, that every time he’s near her, he risks losing everything—his reputation, his empire, and the respect he has to his late brother. He swore he’d never cross that line, but how long can he resist when Eloise is the one thing he’s always wanted but could never have? Because for Eloise, she could fuck every man on the planet, but not him. Not her brother-in-law.
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MORETTI'S RESIDENCE*
A man in his 50's could be seen sitting on the couch dejectedly, he has been pondering with different thought.
He had actually just lost everything he had worked for.
How will he tell his daughter!
They are not rich but they are comfortable themselves.
Instantly, his phone rang and he checked the caller id to see who he doesn't want to talk to.
He placed the phone in his ears.
"Hello!"
"Antonio, you're taking my time!" A voice barked from the other end.
"I'm sorry I'll get it soon!" He replied.
"Soon!!! For over a month now Antonio! I'm not Joking Antonio, I need my 2 million dollars" The man added.
"I'm sorry, everything went down the drain......the business I wanted to use it for collapse. Please give me more time!" He pleaded.
"No excuses Antonio, I'll give you just 2 days to provide that money, I don't care where you'll get it from......I need my money!" The loan shark snapped and ended the call.
Antonio dropped the phone and he sighed.
Where is going to get such huge amount of money from!?
Suddenly, a girl in her 20's came in, her face beaming with smiles on her beautiful features.
She saw he father in the position she had left him earlier and she furrowed her brows.
"Papa!" She called and went to Antonio.
"Ana!"
"The loan shark again!?" She asked, worries filled in her voice and he nodded.
"Where are we supposed to get the money!"
He wanted to say something when he suddenly felt a pang of pain on his chest and he held it tightly, coughing.
"OMG, The heart ache!" She mumbled as he started coughing out blood.
"Oh no, I need to get the pills!" She hastened her words as her eyes roamed around. She quickly ran upstairs and went to his drawer.
She brought out a tablet only to find it completely empty.
"Shit!" She cursed and rushed downstairs.
"Papa, you didn't tell me that you've used up your pills!" She complained but he continued coughing stretching his hands towards her.
She took the cup of water from the table and gave him to drink but still the cough didn't subside.
"What am I going to do!" She mumbled pacing while patting her father.
"I need to get another!" She said determinedly and faced Antonio.
"Wait a bit papa, I'll be right back. Okay!!" She held his shoulders giving him her assuring words before leaving in a haste.
Antonio cough harder as the blood stained his clothes, Soon he started losing his breath as he became weaker than he was earlier.
"I'm.....sorry.....Ana!" He mouthed before limping on the ground unconsciously.
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REMOTE AREA*
Three men was sighted with a suitcase with them leaning on a car obviously waiting for someone.
They were restless as they keep checking their wristwatch.
"Does he loves keeping people waiting!" One of them asked.
Instantly, a car drove roughly to the path parking immediately.
Three men dressed in suit came out with a briefcase and walked to them.
"You should apologize for keeping us waiting!" The one obviously to be the leader asked.
"Why should we apologize Matteo!"
"You nitwit, you kept us waiting for an hour!" The right hand man barked.
"I'll rather keep my apology in my butt than say it!" Blaze fired back, his voice stern.
"Let get to business instead!" Matteo smirked facing his right hand man.
"Garry!" He called and he came forward.
He gave them their suitcase and Blaze collected it checking the content.
Matteo other men came to him.. "Lucifer isn't with them!" He whispered and Matteo smirked.
"My chance!" He mouthed.
Blaze nodded on checking through the drugs as he gave the briefcase filled with cash to Garry.
Garry collected it and checked it before nodding in approval...
"Nice doing business with you!" Blaze muttered giving the suitcase to the Scar beside him.
"Are you sure it authentic!" Scar asked and he nodded.
"Sure!" Matteo smiled leaning into his car making Matteo suspicious.
"Blaze, I think there is something suspicious here, Matteo has an ulterior motive!" Onyx whispered to Blaze who furrowed his brows.
Instantly, over 20+ men surrounded them and Matteo chuckled hard on the spot.
"F*ck, I expected this!" Blaze grinned bringing out his pistol, Scar and onyx did too.
"You can't escape this Blaze, Lucifer isn't in sight, Give back the drugs and I'll spare your life!" Matteo smirked.
"Oh! Really!" Blaze grinned, instantly, he pulled the trigger as he shot one of Matteo men dead.
"Fire!" Matteo yelled and his men pulled their trigger on Blaze and his two other men.
"Matteo!" Onyx called.
"Focus onyx!!" Blaze snapped dodging the some of the bullet.
The three kept on dodging not until Matteo was being shot in his arm.
"Argh!" Blaze groaned using his other hand to aim the pistol at Matteo men.
Onyx and Scar were also shot but they refused to give up.
"You should have just obeyed Blaze, you started this yourself!" Matteo smirked.
Garry moved forward wanting to take the briefcase filled with drugs from them when a sudden sharp knife from nowhere cut his hand into two immediately and he screamed.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Blood started rushing out of the spot as he fell on the ground.
Matteo faced the direction of where the knife came from and his eyes went wide on seeing a dark figure from afar.
He covered his eyes with a hat as usual, only his lips were visible.
"Lu......cifer!" He stammered as he stepped back slowly trying to enter his car.
Lucifer came forward immediately.
"You'll regret this Matteo!" His bass cold voice came and Matteo shriked in fear.
No one dares Lucifer!
"Shoot!" Matteo yelled and his men started releasing bullet on Lucifer but he was too fast as he shot them all dead instantly.
"F*ck!" He cursed when he saw Matteo driving off on his car leaving Garry in his own pool of blood.
I stepped out of the car, eyes adjusting to the quiet warmth of the afternoon sun. The air smelled different here—cleaner, lighter, like it didn’t know the chaos we carried with us. Elijah was already ahead, opening the gate to the villa. And then, I saw them.Two kids running toward him.My chest tightened.Eloah and Eliana.Elijah’s kids.Eloise’s kids.They looked nothing like me. Not even close. But still… my stomach twisted.Eloah had his father’s sharp stare, the same quiet storm Elijah carried when he wasn’t speaking. Eliana, though—God—Eliana was the spitting image of her mother. She even ran the same way Eloise used to when we were younger, like she was chasing something she didn’t want to lose.“Eliana, Eloah,” Elijah said, crouching down, arms wide open as both kids tackled him into a hug, their laughter echoing through the open yard.I stayed still. My throat felt dry.They didn’t even notice me at first. Why would they? I wasn’t part of this world. I never was.“El, Eloah
I stood still.Just on the other side of the wall—close enough to hear every word, every gasp, every breath—but too far to undo the moment.“…It’s positive.”Farah’s voice was shaky, a mix of disbelief and something else I couldn’t name.I didn’t hear Eloise’s voice right away. Just silence. The kind that screams louder than anything else.Then came the softest sound I’ve ever heard from her—broken and trembling. “It’s Elijah’s.”I closed my eyes.Like a punch to the gut, like the ground was ripped beneath me.I should’ve walked away.I should’ve given them privacy.But I couldn’t. My feet were planted, like this wall was the only thing keeping me from collapsing.Inside, Maren was saying something—comforting her, maybe scolding her too—but all I could focus on was the echo of that name.Elijah.Even now. Even after everything. He still has a part of her I will never have.I clenched my jaw, forcing myself to breathe.I thought I could bring her back into my world and everything would
"How is she?"My voice was low, careful, as I leaned on the doorframe of the kitchen where Maren was busy preparing tea. It had been two weeks since we brought Eloise here, and every passing day felt heavier than the last.Maren rolled her eyes without looking at me. "She didn't eat. Again."I exhaled sharply, my chest tightening. "Did she at least drink something?""No," she said flatly, placing the cup down a bit too hard. "And before you ask, no, I didn't force her. I’m not going to beg a grown woman to eat when all she does is sit by the window and ignore me like I’m her maid."I swallowed hard. I knew this wasn’t easy for Maren either. "I'm not blaming you."She turned to face me, arms crossed, frustration written all over her face. "Then who should we blame? Me for trying? You for dragging her here? Or her, for refusing to fight for herself?"I looked away, jaw tightening. I knew Eloise was hurting. And I knew I was the reason."She’s grieving, Maren," I said, barely above a whi
Maybe I'm no different from Noel."I hate you..."Those were her last words before she walked away from me.I clenched my jaw as I watched her go. Her steps were fast, firm—but I could see her hands were shaking. I hurt her. I saw it in her eyes.I threatened her. I told her that if she didn’t leave Elijah and come with me, I’d take everything back—everything that was rightfully mine. The company. The name. Even her. I used the one card I never wanted to pull: the truth that I’m still her legal husband. That I’m still the rightful heir to Dawson.And I hated myself for it.But what else did I have left?I’m dying. I only have five months, and all I wanted—God, all I ever wanted—was her.I’ve lost everything else. My time. My strength. My peace.And now I’ve lost the only person I wanted to come home to.Maybe I’ve become everything I swore I wouldn’t be.Maybe the real damage wasn’t what Noel did to me.Maybe it’s what I did to myself—when I let desperation make decisions my heart nev
Months passed, and Edmund didn’t bother anymore. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.At first, I thought I’d feel relieved. No more unwanted confrontations, no more exhausting arguments. But as time went on, his silence became something else entirely—an eerie kind of absence that I wa
I sat on the cold bathroom floor, my head buried in my hands as the pieces of last night played over and over in my mind. "Shut up and just kiss me!" "If you don't touch me, I will literally go out there and find another man to touch me!" "Please... I'm begging you..." The words echoed in m
ELOISE“Isn’t it better if I take you inside? I can vouch for you to Uncle Edmund.” My face turned sour at his question. “What am I, a teenager?” I asked irritably as I unbuckled my seatbelt. I heard him laugh. “Aren’t you?”“Do you also want your nose to get broken like what I did to those jerk
"I will never let this slide, Elijah!" I rubbed my temples, feeling the weight of her words settle in. Four years. Four damn years since Matthew’s death, and my mother still couldn't let it go. Every mention of Eloise sent her spiraling. Taking a deep breath, I looked around. The early morning ai












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