Mag-log inSophia's POVI couldn't stop laughing.The sound echoed through my chambers, bouncing off the ornate walls, filling every corner of the space with my joy."Miss sophia?" My maid stood in the corner, her hands clasped nervously. "Are you quite alright?"I waved her off, still laughing. "I'm perfect. Absolutely perfect."I pressed my hand to my chest, trying to catch my breath. But every time I closed my eyes, I saw it again.Gavin's face. That beautiful, broken expression when he heard her scream.The way all the fight just... drained out of him. Like someone had cut his strings.Twenty years. Twenty years I'd waited for him. Been promised to him. Dreamed about the day he'd finally be mine.And now, finally...finally...it was happening.Fresh laughter bubbled up. I couldn't help it."Finally," I breathed. "Finally we can get to the fun part."Seeing Gavin broken like that had been... God, it had been intoxicating.The raw devastation in his eyes. The way his voice cracked when he begge
Third Person POVThe evening air in Colombia was thick with humidity and tension.Gavin walked through the corridors of Zeus's estate with Kane one step behind him. His face was a mask of calm, but his hands were clenched into fists at his sides.He'd been summoned. The Five Families had gathered.And Zeus had promised him Melissa.The grand hall loomed ahead. Massive doors stood open, revealing a space that looked more like a throne room than a dining hall.Inside, they were all waiting.Gavin stepped through the doors.The hall was enormous. Vaulted ceilings. Chandeliers that cost more than most people's houses. A long table that could seat fifty people comfortably. And at that table sat the heads of the Five Families.Giovanni Moretti. Young, handsome, impeccably dressed. He looked up as Gavin entered, his expression cold.Dmitri Volkov. Was older and harder. His eyes followed Gavin with open hostility.Chen Wei. Was calm watching everything with sharp intelligence.Rashid Al-Hashi
Third Person POV - DianaThe apartment smelled terrible like mold and desperation.Diana sat on the edge of a sagging mattress, her phone clutched in her trembling hands, surrounded by peeling wallpaper and water-stained ceilings.This was what her life had become.A run-down studio in the worst part of Brooklyn. No electricity after six PM because she couldn't pay the bill. No heat. Barely any food.All her money was frozen. Her accounts were locked pending federal investigation.The fabricated evidence against Gavin had backfired spectacularly. The prosecutors had torn it apart in hours, and now they were coming after her instead.Obstruction of justice. Evidence tampering. Conspiracy.She was facing serious prison time.And she had nowhere to run. She'd tried calling Jason. Five times in the past two days.It went straight to voicemail every time. He'd abandoned her. The moment things went south, he'd disappeared.Probably back to Zeus. Back to Colombia where the law couldn't touch
Third Person POV - KaneThe jump was at least fifteen feet high but Kane didn't hesitate. He ran across the rooftop, his feet were sure despite the clay tiles that shifted beneath his weight, and launched himself into the air.For a moment, he was suspended in nothing but darkness and the empty space below.Then his hands caught the edge of the next roof. His shoulders screamed with the impact. He pulled himself up smoothly, rolling onto the tiles and immediately moving into a crouch.Behind him, the gap between the buildings looked impossible. Anyone watching would have called it suicide.But Kane had been doing impossible things his entire life.He moved across the rooftop silently, his eyes scanning the compound below. For guards, checkpoints and Security cameras on rotating schedules.Zeus's estate was a fortress. Getting in was very difficult. Getting out with Gavin and Melissa would be damn near impossible. But that's what Kane did. Impossible things.He'd been mapping the compo
Third Person POVThe heat hit Gavin the moment he stepped off the plane.Colombia heat was thick and heavy with the scent of tropical flowers and something darker underneath. Blood.This place had always smelled like blood to him.His grip tightened on the briefcase he carried. Knuckles white against the black leather. He hadn’t been here in twenty years.He had spent years creating distance between himself and this place.And Zeus had dragged him back in a matter of days. Using her.Using Melissa. His precious Achilles heel.Gavin’s jaw clenched as he descended the stairs. His feet touched Colombian soil for the first time in two decades.He felt Kane’s steady presence behind him. “Sir,” Kane said quietly. “Are you…”“I’m fine.”He wasn’t fine. He was terrified. Not for himself. He’d stopped being afraid for his own life years ago.But for Melissa.Sweet, stubborn, fierce Melissa who was somewhere in Zeus’s compound. Surrounded by monsters who saw her as nothing but a tool. A bargain
Third Person POVThe heat hit Gavin the moment he stepped off the plane.Colombia heat was thick and heavy with the scent of tropical flowers and something darker underneath. Blood.This place had always smelled like blood to him.His grip tightened on the briefcase he carried. Knuckles white against the black leather. He hadn’t been here in twenty years.He had spent years creating distance between himself and this place.And Zeus had dragged him back in a matter of days. Using her.Using Melissa. His precious Achilles heel.Gavin’s jaw clenched as he descended the stairs. His feet touched Colombian soil for the first time in two decades.He felt Kane’s steady presence behind him. “Sir,” Kane said quietly. “Are you…”“I’m fine.”He wasn’t fine. He was terrified. Not for himself. He’d stopped being afraid for his own life years ago.But for Melissa.Sweet, stubborn, fierce Melissa who was somewhere in Zeus’s compound. Surrounded by monsters who saw her as nothing but a tool. A bargain
~Melissa~He named a figure that made several people gasp. More than any student had ever sold at a school exhibition.“I…” Mrs. Chen looked stunned. “That’s very generous, but I’ll need to verify...”“I’ve already verified.” He handed her a business card. “My team will be in touch. Have the pieces
Melissa’s POV Three days had passed since the pool incident.I have been trying to avoid Gavin the same way I have been doing but I have been failing miserably.I’d touched myself that night. And the night after, I closed my mouth with my palm as I fucked myself thinking about him. About the way h
Melissa’s POVThe subway ride to campus was really long. Every stop made me more nervous. I kept my head down with earbuds in, but I wasn’t playing music. I just didn’t want anyone to look at me.My fingers tapped on my leg. I wore my favorite jeans, a black sweater, and my denim jacket. Nothing fa
Melissa’s POVSunlight through my window pulled me from restless sleep into harsh reality. I groaned, yanking the blanket over my head before giving up. My eyes felt gritty and swollen, my throat dry. Three nights of bad sleep were catching up with me.I sat up slowly, my chestnut hair falling in m







