LOGINI knew I wanted Atlas Reeves the moment I saw him. He’s my stepbrother’s uncle. Cold. Untouchable. The kind of man who looks at you like he already knows exactly how you’ll break. I thought I could play his games. But Atlas doesn’t play. I push him. Test him. See how far I can go before he finally snaps. But Atlas doesn’t snap. He watches. He waits. And somehow, he always ends up in control… even when I’m the one breaking the rules. And he’s not the only dangerous man in my life. My ex is trying to ruin my future. My stepbrother will do anything to have me… even if it means destroying everything in his path. One man offers cold power. The other offers a deadly obsession. And both of them are capable of ruining me. I went looking for protection. Instead, I found two monsters. And the worst part? I don’t know which one is more dangerous… or which one I won’t survive.
View MoreNakatayo ako sa harap ng pinto ng aming kuwarto at nagpabalik-balik ng lakad, habang ang aking asawa na si Darius, abalang nag-aayos ng mga gamit niya sa loob. Ang mga mata ko ay namamasa sa luha, ang aking puso ay nadudurog sa sakit.
"Martha... papunta na ako." Sa narinig ay nagmamadali akong pumasok. Naabutan ko siyang katatapos lang na mag-impake kaya natigilan ako. Parang gustong sumabog ng puso ko sa sakit habang iniisip na iiwan na niya ako para kay Martha... ang kabit niya. Nang tuluyang matapos sa ginagawa, humarap siya sa pinto kung nasaan ako. Sandali siyang natigilan nang magtagpo ang mga mata namin, pero parang wala lang sa kaniya ang mga luha ko't nilagpasan ako. Ang bawat hakbang na ginagawa ni Darius papalapit sa pintuan ay parang mga tusok sa aking puso. Napapikit ako, sinusubukang pigilan ang mga hikbing gustong kumawala sa labi ko. "Saan ka pupunta?" Natigilan siya sa paglalakad. Hindi siya sumagot kaya tumakbo ako sa harap niya at pilit kinukuha ang atensyon niya. "Ano ba? Kinakausap kita!" Isang malalim na buntonghininga ang pinakawalan niya. "Hindi mo gugustuhin malaman." Mariin akong nagkagat-labi. Ang mga labi ko ay nagtitimpi upang hindi umiyak, ngunit ang aking puso ay sumisigaw sa sakit na hindi kayang pigilan. "Mag-usap naman tayo, please." "I need to leave, Tessa." "Wala akong kasalanan. Nagsisinungaling siya!" Kinuha ko ang kamay niya. Kulang na lang ay lumuhod ako para lang pakinggan niya ako. Pumikit si Darius na parang nagpipigil ng sariling galit. Alam kong nalason na ni Martha ang isip niya, pero ayaw kong sumuko. Gusto kong ipaintindi sa kaniya na wala akong kasalanan. Na palabas lang ni Martha ang lahat! "Let me go, Tessa." "Sabihin mo muna sa akin kung saan ka pupunta!" "Sa kabit ko!" Nagmulat siya at diretsong sinalubong ang mga mata ko. "Sa babaeng mahal ko! Sa babaeng dapat na kasama ko ngayon, pero nang dahil sa iyo, naghiwalay kami!" Unti-unti kong nabitiwan ang kaniyang kamay. Ang sakit na nararamdaman ko ay hindi maipaliwanag sa mga salita. Sa pakiwari ko ay nawasak ang mga pangarap na binuo ko sa puso ko para sa amin dalawa. Hindi kayang ibsan ng anumang matatamis na salita o magagandang bagay ang sakit na ito. "Huwag mo akong iwan!" sigaw ko nang subukin niyang lumabas ng kuwarto. Hindi siya nakinig kaya mabilis ko siyang sinundan. "Kailangan niya ako, Tessa." "Buntis ako!" Bigla siyang natigilan. "At kung hindi lang dahil sa batang iyan, hindi ako mananatili rito!" Naramdaman ko ang panginginig ng mga tuhod ko sa sinabi niya. "Darius... minahal mo man lang ba ako? Kahit kaunti... kahit katiting lang?" Ilang ulit siyang lumunok na parang may nakabara sa lalamunan niya. "Hayaan mo na ako, Tessa. This is the least thing we can do for her." Kumuyom ang mga kamao ko sa narinig. Pinahid ko ang mga luha ko at lalong lumapit sa kaniya. "Hindi! Ako na ang asawa mo, ako na ang may karapatan sa iyo! Ako lang!" Sa sinabi ko ay tumalim ang mga mata niya. "Tessa, let go." "Ayoko!" "Nasa hospital si Martha ngayon nang dahil sa iyo! Kung may natitira ka pang konsensya sa katawan, hayaan mo na akong umalis!" Itinulak niya ako bagay na hindi ko inaasahan, kaya kahit hindi malakas ang pagkakatulak niya, nawalan pa rin ako ng balanse at bumagsak sa sahig. "Kailangan niya ako." Napahawak ako sa tiyan ko nang sandaling talikuran ako ni Darius. May matinding sakit doon na hindi ko kayang tiisin. "D-Darius, masakit ang tiyan ko." Tumigil siya sa paglabas ng pinto pero hindi niya man lang ako nilingon. "Ang baby natin, Darius!" "Ginagamit mo na naman ang batang iyan para makuha ang gusto mo!" mababa ngunit matigas niyang sabi. Pikit ang mga matang umiling ako. "T-totoong masakit ang tiyan ko! Ahh!" Umangat ang kamay ko sa ere, pilit inaabot si Darius. Kahit napakaimposibleng maabot siya ng kamay ko... katulad ng sitwasyon namin ngayon, ako ang asawa niya, sa akin siya kasal, pero hindi ako ang mahal niya. At hindi niya ako kayang piliin. "Martga needs me, Tessa. She needs me more." Unti-unting nanlabo ang paningin ko. Habol ang hiningang inipon ko ang natitirang lakas sa katawan ko at sumigaw, "Huwag kang umalis, Darius!" Bigla akong natigilan nang makita ang kaunting dugo na umagos sa sahig. Nang sundan ko ng tingin kung saan iyon nanggaling, nakita kong galing iyon sa akin. "B-baby ko... Darius... a-ang baby natin... " Tuluyan akong nawalan ng malay.I woke up to the smell of bacon and coffee, but the second I tried to move, the sharp ache between my thighs stopped me. I stayed flat on my back, staring at the ceiling and remembering exactly how Atlas had spent the night breaking me in. He was standing by the window, already in a suit, fixing his cufflinks. He looked like the cold billionaire the rest of the world saw, not the man who’d been growling in my ear while he rearranged my guts. "You're finally up," he said, turning around. I pulled the sheets higher, eyeing the tray of food on the nightstand. "Is the Man of Stone actually serving breakfast? A few days ago you were playing hard to get. What changed?" He walked over, that dark smirk on his face. He leaned over the bed, pinning me in with his arms. "What changed is that I finally fucked you into a position where you couldn't walk away. Literally." I felt the heat rush to my face. I looked at the eggs and toast. "Did you actually make this?" "Carlos made it," he s
The drive was torture. I sat in the front seat squeezing my thighs together from the ache. Atlas kept his eyes locked on the road with a smirk on his face. He wouldn’t touch me and he wouldn’t let me touch myself. He enjoyed seeing me frustrated and I hated it. The moment the front door closed he pushed me against the wall. I gasped as he pinned my hands above my head with one hand. "Princess you need to learn how to exercise patience," he whispered in my ear while I breathed heavily. "I’m all yours for the night." I couldn’t find a way to respond; my body craved every sensation he is capable of giving me. He pressed his body against me, his other hand gripping my neck firm as he kissed me passionately. His lips were perfect against mine, his tongue skilled and delicious. He released my hands and suddenly picked me up bridal style. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he carried me upstairs to his bedroom. The space was just like him: minimalistic and cold. Neither of us waited.
I didn't stop him. I knew it wasn't right, but I gave in anyway. Theo had done so much for me, and if this was how I had to make it up to him, then why not? I told myself I wasn't cheating on Atlas because what we had was just sex. I could fuck both and belong to none.Theo hovered over me, kissing his way down until he tugged my pants off with his teeth. He stared at me for a moment, his eyes dark and mesmerized by what he was seeing. He leaned in to kiss me again before moving to my breasts, sucking and massaging them."You’re so fucking gorgeous, Leslie. Everything about you is just perfect. Just the way I want it," he said, his voice ragged.I moaned as he moved between my legs, his tongue finding my clit. He sucked and licked while inserting his fingers, pumping and sucking at the same time. It felt good. It wasn't as good as how Atlas does it, but it was still good.He shifted, rubbing his hard rock length against me. Just as he was about to push in, I stopped him."Wear a con
Maya was admitted at the hospital. I had barely made it through the doors when Jude, Maya’s boyfriend, found me. He looked a wreck. He told me she’d been admitted a few hours ago and was just about to be discharged. It was already late into the night. When I finally saw Maya, I didn’t say a word, I threw my hands around her. I held her so tight I was afraid I’d break her, the fear from the basement crawling back. "I’m okay, Les," she whispered, though she sounded fragile. "What did he do?" I asked, pulling back to look at her. "He hit me," she said, her voice shaking. "He hit my head with something metal. Everything went black. I thought..." "I know," I said, cutting her off. I knew exactly what he was capable of. "I’m scared, Leslie. I want to tell Jude. We have to call the police," she said, her eyes searching mine. I shook my head immediately. My heart cold. "No. It’s fine. It’s been taken care of." She stared at me for while then she raised a brow, her gaze skeptical.






Welcome to GoodNovel world of fiction. If you like this novel, or you are an idealist hoping to explore a perfect world, and also want to become an original novel author online to increase income, you can join our family to read or create various types of books, such as romance novel, epic reading, werewolf novel, fantasy novel, history novel and so on. If you are a reader, high quality novels can be selected here. If you are an author, you can obtain more inspiration from others to create more brilliant works, what's more, your works on our platform will catch more attention and win more admiration from readers.