LOGINJem thought the worst thing that could happen to him was losing everything. He was wrong. The worst thing was meeting Dante Williams. It was a stormy night when Jem spotted a stranger standing on a bridge in the rain, arms wide open like he was ready to jump off the bridge and end his life. Jem didn't think. He just ran and grabbed him. That one touch changed everything Jem thought he knew about himself. The stranger was Dante Williams. Powerful. Dangerous. And cursed to die before his fortieth birthday, just like every man in his family before him. His father. His grandfather. His great grandfather. All gone too soon. And Dante was next. But then Jem walked into his life. And suddenly the curse had a weakness. Jem is the only person who can save Dante from dying. The problem is nobody told Jem that living under Dante's roof would slowly destroy every wall he built around himself. Nobody warned him that Dante's touch would make him question everything he thought he was. Now Jem is living under Dante's roof, sleeping in his bed, wearing his clothes, sucking his cock, and trying desperately to convince himself that none of this means anything. That he is not curious. That he is not wanting. And that most importantly he is not GAY. But Dante has rules. And rule number one is simple; He doesn't fall in love. He claims. And he was ready to claim Jem in ways that would ruin him for anyone else who ever dared to come close. Now, someone wants them both dead before they figure out what they mean to each other. And the clock is already ticking. Will Dante survive his fortieth birthday or will the curse finally win?
View MoreJem's POVThe moment the gate shut behind Dante’s car, the silence that settled around the mansion suddenly felt strange to me. And even as the car disappeared farther down the street, I didn’t move. I just stood there by the entrance for a while, staring at the closed gate long after the vehicle had already vanished from sight, my thoughts still completely tangled from the kiss, from Mara’s cruel words, and from the way Dante had looked at me before leaving.Nothing inside my head felt settled anymore. It honestly felt like my entire life had quietly shifted into something unfamiliar overnight, and I still hadn’t caught up to it properly.I eventually forced myself to turn around and walk back inside the mansion slowly, but even that felt strange now. My body was here, but my mind honestly wasn’t. Every few seconds my thoughts kept dragging me back to Dante again. The feeling of his hand against my waist. The way he had kissed me back. The brief look in his eyes before I ruined the
Jem's POV Honestly, it’s terrifying how fast Dante can change from the man who was just standing in a kitchen with me, quiet and almost human for a moment, to someone who moves and speaks like he has already decided the ending of everything before it even begins.Like, it's surprising how just minutes ago, this same man had been standing very close to me, kissing me back slowly like the rest of the world didn’t exist around us, but now every trace of softness had disappeared from him so completely that it almost felt unreal watching it happen right in front of me. The warmth in his eyes was gone, though the calmness was still there, but it wasn’t the same kind of calmness anymore. This one felt more distant and dangerous. Like the kind of calm people have right before something terrible happens. And somehow, seeing that side of him standing there so naturally only made the tight feeling inside my chest grow even worse.Now I don't know if it's okay for someone to be used to chaos, b
Jem's POV Still lost in the madness of the moment, the best thing I should have done was stop, but something inside me had already snapped beyond reason, and before I could even properly think my actions through again, I had already grabbed the front of Dante’s arm and pressed my lips harder against him.The kiss was rough, messy, and completely impulsive, like every emotion that had been building inside me for days had finally exploded all at once. I wasn’t thinking anymore. My mind had already broken apart long before this moment, and now all the confusion, pity, anger, fear, and whatever else I had been trying to suppress just crashed out of me without warning. For a split second, Dante completely froze beneath my hands, his body going still like I had caught him completely off guard by what I had just done. I felt it immediately in the way he stiffened against me, like even he himself couldn’t fully process what had just happened.This wasn’t part of the contract. This wasn’t h
Jem's POV I blinked a few times, still trying to fully come back to myself. My thoughts were scattered, and for a second I wasn’t even sure what expression was on my face. I quickly looked away, rubbing my face again, trying to regain control of my breathing and my thoughts.I could feel it—everything Mara had just said to me was still sitting heavily inside me, but I couldn’t say a word to Dante. No, I couldn’t—not to him. So I forced myself to speak.“I… I’m sorry, I was— I mean… I just… I didn’t—” I stopped, swallowed hard, then tried again, but the words just wouldn’t come out right. “I… I don’t know, I just got distracted… I’m fine, I’m fine,” I added quickly, even though my voice clearly didn’t sound fine at all.Even though I tried to speak again, I just couldn’t get the words out straight from my mouth.Dante noticed, and he just shook his head slightly, like someone who had already read through everything in me but still chose not to push it. He let out a short breath, almos
Jem's POV Dante didn’t respond. He just continued to stare at me… as if he was waiting for me to say something else.Then he scoffed lightly and slid his phone onto the table beside him.“Hurt your mom?” he repeated with a soft laugh. “Come on… I have a mother too. Why would I hurt yours?”He paus
Jem's POV September 7th finally arrived—the event day—the D-day everyone has been going crazy over.I woke up knowing today mattered more than any other shift I’d ever worked.The pay alone was shocking.I couldn’t imagine how many months of night shifts it would take to earn this much. I promise
Dante's POV Once Jem was stabilized for the time being, I didn't wait—I immediately ordered that he be transferred to Aurelius Advanced Medical Centre—the same hospital where his mom was currently receiving treatment.I didn’t fully trust this facility, but at the very least, they had done a good
Dante's POV A strangled breath escaped me as my entire body tensed.The pain wasn’t normal—it wasn’t something I could control or push through. It felt like something was drilling straight into my head, deep and relentless, like my brain was being torn apart from the inside.“Ah—” I gasped, my han
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