LOGIN“I can’t let you go, Rain. Not now. Not when we’re old and they put us both in the earth. You are mine until the grave closes over us both.” Rain spent years loving Colt Walden, surviving every breakup and betrayal with the hope that one day he’d finally choose her. Instead, he shatters her world by announcing his engagement—to the woman he always claimed was his cousin. Drunk on heartbreak and fury, Rain finds herself in the arms of Rhysand—magnetic, dangerous, and nothing like her ex. One reckless night turns into chaos when she learns the truth: Rhysand is Colt’s estranged older brother. Her past and future collide. Rhysand wants more than a mistake. More than one night. He wants her. Entirely. Obsessively. Permanently. And he’s not afraid to say it. Colt, realizing what he’s lost, suddenly wants her back. Now Rain is caught between the man who broke her for years… and the man who would burn the world to keep her. One offers familiarity. The other offers a devotion that borders on dangerous. Rain must choose which brother she’ll walk toward— and which storm she’s willing to survive.
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I watched with great interest as she moved her body like a delicate flower. The way she swayed with ease and passion amazed me immensely. I couldn't believe it myself. This was what I wanted for myself when I get older. I literally daydreamed of the day hundreds of men would watch me in action as I portray my talent on that stage. But little did I know that my twin sister already had my life planned out for me.
Hello, my name is Melanie Martinez and this is my story. The story of my unfortunate life and how I got to meet a powerful demon king, Denver Hale.
You see, what you read earlier was something that used to happen when I was just a little child.
My mother was that graceful woman on stage. She wasn't a ballerina and nor was she some other sort of dancer.
Well, she was actually a dancer but not just any kind. My mother was a pole dancer that I adored so much as a kid.
To me, it was all about the beauty of it. I was just an innocent child at mind and heart and didn't see what the actual aim of her dance was as of then.
What kind of mother would take her kids to the club like this and do what she was doing right before their eyes?
Well, I didn't mention my dad at the beginning did I?
He was a victim of a car crash on his way to the hospital where my mother was giving birth to I and my twin sister. The doctor didn't tell her that till after she was done bringing us into the world.
Mom revealed this truth to us only when we were sixteen. She had originally planned to tell us when we reach eighteen but because we kept pushing to know she just let it out.
During those days when we were too young to be left at home, my mother always took us to the club she worked as a pole dancer, sat us down in a room meant for her to change and told us not to come out of the room.
Of course she didn't intentionally let us see her but I was the stubborn one of course and would always peep through a small opening on the door.
My sister, on the other hand, had no interest in our mother's work as I did and had stopped watching the very first day she had seen what mom does for a living.
She just stayed put on the floor and waited till our mom was done. She would sometimes fall asleep when mom took till night to finish.
Mind you, my sister, Delanie, isn't normally like this. My sister is actually a very manipulative kind of person. She's much more of a liar, exploiter, and a big thief.
It's almost like it's in her genes really so I wasn't surprised she would be the one to give me such a miserable life and turn me into a prostitute for her own benefits.
Let me not rush into things just yet and start it up from the top...
My mom had a magic hand in making lemonade and now that we were adults, nineteen years old to be precise, mom made me and Delanie help her out in selling while she went pole dancing.
We were just right outside our most visited selling point outside a school when a high school boy walked up to our stand.
"A glass of lemonade please ma'am." The boy said.
I poured out a glass for him and gave it to him.
The boy stretched forth his hand towards me with the money but Delanie snatched it from his hand.
"Delanie? Why did you do that?" I asked her, shocked at the way she yanked the money out of the young boy's hand.
"Shut up witch. Delanie does whatever she wants whenever she wants." Delanie replied to me.
"My change ma'am." The boy said.
"What change? You better run off with the lemonade while you still can or else I'll drink it too." Delanie threatened and stepped for then the boy ran off.
"Why the hell do you keep doing that to people?" I asked Delanie.
"Only the tough survive. This is earth and not some sort of heaven where you think good deeds would take you places." Delanie answered.
"One day this behaviour of yours would turn things sour for you." I said to her.
"Watch your mouth. You're only spared because you are my sister and mainly because of mom." Delanie told me but I ignored her.
People around, especially in this area we are now, always knew Delanie to be an awful person and had always tried to buy from me I'm her absence or just try not to look her way.
Most people ensure to come with the exact amount of money so as not to have their entire money seized by Delanie who would outrun the police anytime she is reported.
Actually, the police would still follow me home just to meet Delanie but not even mom knows where she spends the night in such cases.
It actually got to a point that the police gave up totally on her and told anyone who came with a report against her that it was a normal thing.
I'm so fed up of my sister. I don't even know who she got it from.
That day, after we sold the last batch of lemonade, I and my sister reached home only to hear loud shouts from right outside our house.
"Ugh! What is it this time?! Can't I come back home to a quiet house for once? It's been very stressful." Delanie complained.
"Stressful? You hardly did anything." I said to her.
"Yeah, but I went outsude with you. That is still stressful." Delanie replied.
I just shook my head and opened the door and to my surprise, it was our late dad's brother, uncle Gavin
Rhysand. It takes me twenty minutes before I realize Rain might not be honoring my invitation. My phone sits face-up on the table. The last text I sent her~~Still waiting on an answer, mushroom.~~has been read for twenty-three minutes…and counting. No reply. Not a single fucking dot. I run a hand through my hair, jaw tight. She’s not coming. The thought lodges in my chest like a blade. Did I try too hard? Maybe her mother has done something to make her stay away? Maybe she’s too tired to answer while I sit here like a fool with dinner getting cold and my cock aching for the only woman who can ruin me. Restless, I sling off my shirt, leaving only sweatpants slung low on my hips, the waistband barely clinging to my waist. The fabric does nothing to hide how hard I’m getting just thinking about her. The city lights bleed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting silver streaks across my apartment. I pace barefoot in front of the table I spent the last hour set
Rain. I break the hug with Caiden slowly, the warmth of his arms lingering on my skin even after I step back. The apartment suddenly feels smaller, the air heavier than it was when I walked in. I glance around—nothing looks obviously different. But something is off. The atmosphere is thick, tense, like the room is holding its breath. My eyes land on Crysta. She’s half sitting on the back of the couch, arms crossed, face pale in a way that has nothing to do with her usual foundation shade being too light. Normally, when a rich man walks into her orbit, her eyes light up like slot machines, lips curving into that predatory smile she thinks is seductive. She preens. She poses. She starts calculating how much she can squeeze out of him before he figures out she’s a leech. Right now she looks… small. Cornered. Her mouth is pressed into a thin line, eyes darting between Caiden and me like she’s waiting for a bomb to go off. It’s not normal. Not even a little. I turn back to
Caiden. The evening has cooled into that crisp, indifferent air that makes the city feel sharper around the edges. I ease my new Bentley to the curb in front of Rain’s building. The streetlights paint everything in sickly orange. I kill the engine and step out, the door closing with a soft thud behind me. The building looms ahead—five stories of faded brick and flickering entry lights, the kind of place that looks respectable enough during the day but turns tired and suspicious after dark. I wrinkle my nose as I breathe in the faint smell of exhaust, yesterday’s garbage outside and years of other people’s lives clinging to the air. It’s not exactly terrible—not by city standards—but it offends me on principle. Rain shouldn’t have to breathe this. She deserves light, clean air, high floors and an unlimited view. Much better than this. I balance the slim white box from the pastries in one hand and adjust the cuffs of my suit jacket with the other. It’s charcoal wool, I h
Rain. Caiden’s office is everything I expected and nothing like Rhysand’s. Where Rhysand’s building feels like a fortress with dark wood, sharp lines, cold glass walls that make you feel caged, Caiden’s is different. Sunlight pours through tall windows overlooking the river and slides over the company name mounted on the wall—Bluehorse Cyber Group. There’s a faint scent of cedar and coffee, and the space feels lived-in despite the little furniture. I’m sitting on the edge of one of the armchairs in the room, sketchpad open on my lap, pencil hovering over a half-finished mood board for his executive floor. It’s been a week since the sex in Rhysand’s car and though I haven’t said anything about his confessions and claim over me. I haven’t ignored him either. My phone buzzes in my hand and I check the text from him. ~~Thinking of you~~ I smile. My mind flashes back to the backseat of his car, and for a moment my thighs actually clench. ~~I’m busy with work, right n
Rain. “You…” Emma’s voice is a low hiss, her eyes hardening with a cold fury. “What the fuck are you doing here, Rhysand?” She pushes back from the table, her chair screeching. She stands tall, shaking with the kind of protective adrenaline that usually ends up with her in a fight. I rea
Rain. My heart is pounding too loud too fast in my ribs. All my words gone. All the fire I had a few seconds ago gone like smoke. Rhysand is watching me with those darkened eyes. But I’m watching his hands. It’s not moving. It’s just there gripping his cock.
Rain. The hallway of my apartment building has never felt longer. Every step I take toward my door feels like I’m dragging a hundred pounds of lead behind me. My hands are shaking so violently that I fumble with my keys for a full minute, before I get it into
Rain. I’ve loved Colt Walden for as long as I remember. But now watching him with his cock inside Lila I feel nothing for him. Not even the anger I had before stepping into his room. Everything just drains out of me, leaving a hollow shell. A tir


















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