The office was too quiet for this late in the evening. Floors below, the last cleaners had gone home. The city buzzed outside the glass wall, but up here, everything was still. Too still.
Eva’s heels clicked on the polished marble as she crossed the space with calm she didn’t feel. Her pulse jumped, shallow in her throat. The elevator doors behind her closed with a soft hiss, sealing her in. Mr. Callum Thorne. CEO. Billionaire. Bastard. She should’ve been gone hours ago. Her audit report had been submitted by noon, but the man had requested a meeting after dark. The message had come through his assistant, cold and clipped: Mr. Thorne wants to review the figures in private. Private. That word had curled under her skin all day. His office was at the far end, its door wide open. He sat behind his desk, black shirt rolled up to the elbows, tie loose, silver watch catching the light. And he was watching her. Like he always did. Like he owned every inch of her. “Miss Rowe,” he said, voice deep and quiet. “Close the door.” She did, slowly, hand on the cool brass handle. When it clicked shut, her chest lifted with a breath she hadn’t realized she’d held. He gestured to the chair opposite him. “Have a seat.” She didn’t sit. Not yet. She stepped closer, heels silent on the rug now. His gaze dragged down her body, hungry. Calculating. “You asked for an audit,” she said, holding the folder in her hand. “You didn’t really care about the numbers.” His brow lifted slightly. “And what makes you say that?” “You don’t bring interns to your office at midnight for numbers, Mr. Thorne.” A muscle ticked in his jaw. She stepped around the desk. His chair squeaked as he leaned back, surprised. “You think I called you up here for... this?” he asked, voice tighter now. “I know you did.” Her voice was soft, almost sweet. She reached for his tie, fingers brushing the silk. “You’ve been looking at me since I started. Every meeting. Every elevator ride. You act like you don’t see me, but I see the way your cock twitches when I say yes, sir.” His nostrils flared. But he didn’t stop her. “You think I don’t notice when you linger behind me at the printer?” she whispered. “You want me to think I’m powerless. That I’m just an intern. But you brought me here for a reason.” He gripped the arms of his chair. His breath was shallow now. She straddled his lap slowly, hips sinking down until she could feel the hard line of him beneath her. “Tell me to stop,” she said. He didn’t. He couldn’t. Her fingers slipped the knot of his tie loose. “You think I’m here to obey you, Mr. Thorne. But tonight, I’m not your intern.” She leaned close. “Tonight, you’re mine.” He opened his mouth, maybe to protest, maybe to command her to get off him, but she kissed him before he could speak. Hard, deep, with months of tension pouring from her mouth to his. He groaned low in his throat, cock twitching under her. She reached between them and undid his belt with one hand, slow and teasing, her fingers brushing over his bulge deliberately. He shivered, jaw clenched. “Still in charge?” she whispered against his mouth. His answer was a growl, but it wasn’t resistance. It was surrender wrapped in frustration. His cock was already thick in her palm, hot and pulsing. She stroked him once, twice, then stood, tugged her pencil skirt up over her hips, and pushed her soaked panties aside. He looked up at her, lips parted, helpless. She didn’t wait. She sank down on him in one smooth motion, taking him in deep. They both gasped—her fingers clawed into his shoulders, his hands gripped her thighs like he was about to lose his mind. “Fuck,” he bit out, voice hoarse. “You’re so—fuck.” “Tight?” she whispered with a smile, grinding down, slow and cruel. “Wet?” He cursed again and tried to move, tried to thrust up into her, but she pressed a hand to his chest. “No,” she said. “You stay still.” He stared at her, breathing hard, sweat starting to bead at his temple. “You like being used, don’t you?” she whispered, riding him slow, deliberate. “All that money, all that power. But this is what you needed.” He grabbed the edge of the desk behind him like it was the only thing anchoring him. She clenched around him and his whole body jerked. “I should ruin you,” she said sweetly. “Make you beg.” His mouth opened again, breath ragged. “Do it.” That one whisper changed everything. She picked up speed, hips snapping harder now, wet heat slapping skin to skin. His control was gone, the tension in his arms shaking. He looked like he might lose it. And that was what she wanted. “You want to come,” she said, voice taunting. His nod was tight. Desperate. “But you don’t come unless I say so.” His groan was strangled. His hands finally reached for her hips, holding her tighter as she fucked him, his control breaking with every breath. She leaned in, bit the line of his jaw. “You gonna come in me like a good boy?” “Yes,” he gritted. “Say it.” “I’m gonna come,” he gasped. “Please. Let me.” She smiled and squeezed tighter around him. “Come for me.” He did. He came with a strangled growl, thrusting up into her helplessly as she rode him through it. She didn’t stop, not until he was trembling, sweat slicking his chest, breath gone. She finally slowed, leaned in, licked a drop of sweat from his neck. “Still the boss?” she whispered. He didn’t answer. He couldn’t. His body had turned to putty beneath her. She climbed off him, fixing her skirt with slow fingers. As she turned to leave, she looked back once over her shoulder. “Next time, maybe you’ll ask nicely.”The glass walls of the Deckard mansion glittered against the city skyline like a fortress of untouchable wealth. Inside, crystal chandeliers dripped light across polished marble, every surface gleaming as if begging to reflect its owners’ perfection.And there she was, Elara, the maid.She’d been hired only two weeks ago. Nineteen years old when she applied, but twenty-one today, her first birthday spent in the billionaire household, scrubbing surfaces so pristine they hardly needed cleaning. Her black uniform clung to her curves, the starched white apron only making her look more fragile, more innocent. She had never touched a man. Not once.The Deckard brothers noticed.Cowin, the eldest, was thirty-one and ruthless, his empire built on cold decisions and brutal takeovers. His jaw was always clenched, his black suit sharp enough to cut. He saw Elara’s downcast eyes when he passed her in the halls, and every night he found himself replaying the soft tremble of her lips.Damien, the s
Adrian Vescari: ruthless mafia kingpin, cold-blooded, feared by all.Selene Moretti: his new stepsister, beautiful, untouchable, yet caught in the shadows of his world...The night their families merged into one, Selene Moretti told herself she would keep her distance from Adrian Vescari. The man wasn’t just dangerous, he was lethal. Power wrapped around him like smoke, each movement sharp, deliberate, and full of command. He didn’t just walk into a room, he consumed it.But no matter how many times she tried to pretend she didn’t notice, her eyes betrayed her. He was sin and shadow in one.It was after midnight when she padded into the marble kitchen, the mansion eerily silent. She wore nothing but a silk slip, thin straps sliding off her shoulders, her bare feet cold against the floor. She thought she was alone, until a low voice came from the shadows.“You shouldn’t walk around like that, Selene.”Her breath caught. Adrian leaned against the counter, sleeves rolled, tattoos curli
The war had ended, but for Henry Warner, the battles never truly left. He woke some nights drenched in sweat, the phantom echoes of gunfire and screams clinging to his skin. Yet, when his eyes adjusted to the quiet glow of dawn, when his hand brushed against soft golden hair and the warm curve of Colette’s hip beneath the sheet, the world steadied again.She was his ceasefire, his home.The small farmhouse they lived in stood far from barracks and marching drills. Colette had insisted on the countryside, a place where her father could visit but not loom, and where Henry could finally shed the uniform that had clung to his skin like shackles.This morning, though, he wore nothing but loose trousers, the drawstring hanging untied as he leaned against the kitchen doorframe, watching Colette fuss with a basket of eggs she’d just brought in.She was barefoot, her hair tumbling down her back in soft waves, the thin white dress she wore nearly sheer in the sunlight. He caught himself staring
The barracks were unusually quiet that evening, the kind of hush that pressed against Henry’s skin like a warning. He had been ordered to help with maintenance in the mess hall, but his mind wasn’t on work. It never was anymore. Not since Colette. Not since the first stolen kiss in the shadows of the courtyard.She was everywhere, in his lungs when he breathed, in his chest when it ached, in his cock when it pulsed to life just at the thought of her lips.The Sergeant’s daughter. Untouchable. Forbidden. His superior’s blood. And yet, Henry could not stay away.When the hall cleared, he slipped outside into the cooling night, his boots crunching gravel, his heartbeat a drum of reckless want. He was on his way to his bunk when he caught sight of her, Colette standing by the back of the supply shed, her dress pale in the moonlight.Her hair caught silver light, loose curls falling to her shoulders, her body cloaked in the simple summer dress she favored when sneaking away from her father
The tent was still dark when Henry stirred, his body heavy with exhaustion yet alert the moment his senses registered the warmth beside him. Colette lay draped across his chest, her breathing steady, hair tangled in messy curls that spilled across his skin. For a fleeting moment, Henry allowed himself to pretend, pretend that he wasn’t just a soldier who had stolen his sergeant’s daughter for the night, that she wasn’t forbidden, that this wasn’t a dangerous affair that could end his career and destroy her father’s trust.But the way her fingers curled lightly against his ribs, the way her thigh brushed his hip even in sleep, it tore at him. Last night had not been enough. Not nearly.“Colette,” he whispered into her hair, pressing a kiss against the crown of her head.She stirred, stretching against him like a cat before opening her eyes. That mischievous glint was already there, soft but knowing.“Morning, soldier,” she murmured, voice husky from sleep.His throat tightened. “You s
Henry didn’t sleep much that night.The bunkhouse was filled with the rough snoring of men who’d been drinking and laughing too hard, but his mind was still caught on Colette Johnberg. The way her laugh had spilled out under the stars, the faint blush that had colored her cheeks when she caught him staring, the way her hair had fallen loose around her shoulders, framing a face too lovely for a man like him to dream about.She was the sergeant’s daughter, untouchable. Worse than untouchable, dangerous.Yet when he finally drifted into shallow sleep, it was her soft voice that haunted him, her mouth he imagined against his, the sway of her hips when she walked.By dawn, his hunger was unbearable.Henry spent the morning on drills, sweat pouring down his back beneath his uniform, muscles burning as he trained. He’d thought exhaustion would dull the ache inside him, but when the soldiers were dismissed for the afternoon, his body carried him without hesitation to the edge of camp, to the