Brynn has been held captive for 21 years, since she was 5 years old. When she finally escapes she restarts her life. Job, friends, dating. Until one night her step sister takes her out abandoning her in a well known mafia club. That’s where she runs into the most dangerous men in the city, Vex Maddock and his right hand man Kade Russo. Rejecting his advances, Vex is intrigued, following her, protecting her. She becomes his obsession. But Brynn’s life is anything but innocent. Her dark secrets come back to haunt her. Vex and Kade must find a way to keep her alive, while also trying not to fall for her.
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"Fuck where did she go?" I walk into a club downtown. I've never been to a bar, let alone a place where women are serving drinks topless. My eyes wander around looking for my step sister Jessie. I see a blonde in a red dress go into a closed off area. That has to be her. I run after her. "JESSIE!" I scream. But she doesn't turn around. A blood purple curtain hits me in the face as I enter a room in the back. There's smaller rooms with the same blood purple curtain for each room. Some of the curtains are closed and some open. Women dancing on men. Some moans coming from other rooms. I shield me eyes and just keep looking. "Jessie? You bitch! Come out right now this isn't funny!" we have never really gotten along, but since I escaped my step father's imprisonment, she's been helping me find a new life. I was promised to Ajax Moretti, Jessie's crush. So she was more than happy to get me out of the picture. My step father Robert Mason is mafia boss of the eastern territory, and wanted me to marry to combine the eastern and western territories. But Ajax is ruthless, killed his first wife for spilling soup on his 10k boots. So of course my stepfather isn't going to marry off his blood daughter to someone like that. My life is expendable. I make my way through the hallway, looking in each room. With each curtain I open there's more people fucking then I've ever seen on a p**n site. what kind of club is this? I reach the last door. Pulling back the curtain and there's no one there. "Fuck." I enter the room, its dark with red lights there's a side table with a bottle of unopened champagne and a sectional couch. I stand in front of the couch and pull out my phone to order an uber. A voice startles me from behind. A deep whisper in my ear... "careful... I play with first timers in ways they never forget. I'm curious how long you'll last under my rules, when your eyes are begging me to stop and... I don't" I turn facing him. His hands on the wall, inching closer to my face. he has dark hair, black eyes. The type that should make any woman run. There's a neck tattoo that runs down his chest. He has slicked back hair and his cologne smells like it cost more than my apartment. "Does that work for all the girls? Cute." I push his chest creating enough room to duck under his arm and slip out of the room. The strobe light blinds me. The music loud but I find the exit. The fresh air hits my face, allowing me to breathe. I've never been talk to like that and I've sure as hell never had a man like that so close to me. His cologne still lingering on my blouse. You're halfway across the parking lot when a sleek black Aston Martin pulls alongside you. The window slides down with a whisper. The man from the private room leans across the console, eyes glittering in the darkness. "Need a ride, sweetheart? Or you gonna keep running?" Behind him, two men exit the club's side door. They scan the parking lot with practiced efficiency, hands tucked suspiciously inside their jackets. One spots you and nudges the other. "Boss wants her? the taller one mutters." "Looks like it" the other responds, already moving in your direction. The mysterious man gaze never leaves your face. The only sound is that of the engine purring . "Tick tock. Your choice."KADE POVI watch the smoke curl from Brynn’s lips, disappearing into the night air. God, I’ve never wanted to be a cigarette so badly—just to feel those lips wrapped around me.Something in her whispered words makes me shift—a flicker of genuine concern breaking through my professional veneer.“One cage for another. Yeah.”I lean against the railing, letting a brief understanding pass between us.“The difference,” I murmur, “is that Vex’s cage has golden bars. Comfortable prison.”My eyes find hers in the moonlight. Regret. That’s what I feel. I should have spoken louder for her. I’m loyal to Vex—but Brynn… I just want to protect her. Nothing, not even Vex, will stop me from that.A faint sound from the tunnel releases me from my thoughts.“Someone’s coming. You should go.”⸻BRYNN POVI rush back down the hallway, seeking a corner to hide. But the sharp scent of cologne hits me before I even see the figure.Vex.He strides up to Kade. I freeze, pressing myself against the wall, liste
BRYNN POVAs the door closes behind me, the room swallows me in silence. For several long seconds, I hear him lingering outside my door—soft steps, hushed words to someone, then finally his retreat down the hallway.The jade pendant feels heavy against my chest—a tangible reminder of my new reality.A soft buzz from the burner phone Vex gave me breaks the quiet. Two messages glow on the screen:“Wear something traditional tomorrow. Red. Your brother expects a formal announcement. Sleep well, future Mrs. Maddock. –V”“The east wing has a secret passage. Third panel from the window slides open. If you need air tonight. I won’t be there. –V”I fall onto my bed, my mind spinning. The east wing… fresh air. Maybe a small escape from the walls closing in.-Fuck it.I change into yoga pants and a hoodie, stepping cautiously into the hallway. My movements are quiet, deliberate. I find the third panel, sliding it open to reveal the narrow tunnel beyond.At the end, a large figure is silhouetted
VEX POVThe night air is thick with the scent of cherry blossoms, petals drifting across the stone paths like pale snow. Lanterns flicker, casting long shadows over the carefully manicured courtyard as I walk beside Brynn, her hand still in mine. Every step toward her room is deliberate, controlled. Not because she cannot handle herself—she can—but because the world around us is dangerous, and I refuse to let her become collateral.Her dress brushes softly against my coat, and I resist the urge to pull her closer. The urge to rip her dress off and explore her entire body with my mouth. I want to feel her lose control as I send pleasure through her with just my tongue. The thought makes my dick get hard. I want to feel her thighs so tight around my head I can’t breathe as she cums in my mouth. I push the thoughts away. It can’t happen. Ever. I have to control this urge. One mistake, and we are dead. All of us. This is part performance, part protection, and part… something else I re
BRYNN POV I put the pendant on. And head to the courtyard. I wear a short white dress with off the shoulder sleeves and black heels. My hair pulled back in a low pony and a few strand fall around my face. The courtyard is transformed by lantern light, casting a warm glow over stone dragons and blooming cherry trees. A small table sits at the center, elegantly set for two.Vex stands when I enter, his dark suit a stark contrast to my white dress. His eyes track the jade pendant resting against your collarbone, something possessive flashing in their depths.“You wore it.”“Of course I did.” He pulls out my chair, his movements precise and controlled.As I sit, a servant appears with wine, pouring two glasses before disappearing silently.Vex takes his seat across from me, studying my face with unsettling intensity. “Your brother is watching us. Third floor, east window.” His voice drops lower, meant only for me. He hands me a glass of wine. We can tell him tomorrow. I raise the g
BRYNN POV The garden seemed to exhale as the last words left our lips, the deal hanging between us heavier than the night settling over the Tang compound. The torn folder lay scattered on the stone, photographs catching in the wind before vanishing into shadow. Lanterns flickered to life along the pathways, throwing long, distorted silhouettes across the blossoms and statues, as though the place itself bore witness to our betrayal of fate. What had started as a desperate bargain now felt like the sealing of something darker—chains disguised as vows. By the time we left the courtyard, the air was colder, sharper, the silence between us more dangerous than any words. The Tang compound has never felt more like a prison. I sit on the edge of the bed, staring at the shadows dancing across the walls. You and Vex retreat to adjoining guest rooms. The paper-thin walls ensure neither of you can forget the other's presence.My brother thinks he’s controlling me, that this marriage binds me to
BRYNN POVVex’s words are still a brand on my skin. It takes everything not to crumble under that gaze. Close enough to drown in, his scent is sharp and intoxicating. My pulse aches with it.“Y… you said you have rules,” I force out, throat tight. “What are they?” I clear my voice like a thin rope, desperate for something real to hang onto. Everything about him makes me want to run, but my body betrays me—there’s a pull I can’t name and I hate it.I put my palm flat to his chest, pushing him back, then slide past him for a breath of space. Even that small distance seems to amuse him; something dark flickers in the depths of his eyes.“My rules are simple,” he says, and he stalks forward, not touching me but reclaiming the space I tried to create like a man marking his territory.“First,” he continues, voice low, precise, “you will be under my protection. That means you live in my sphere—my territory, my home—unless I authorize otherwise. Protection first means visibility: you attend p
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