로그인DANIELA’S POV“SURPRISE!”The moment the front doors opened, the entire mansion erupted with excited voices.Colorful lights flashed across the walls while balloons floated around the huge living room. Soft music played from the speakers as laughter filled the air warmly.Vivian froze at the entrance.Her eyes widened slowly as she stared around the house.“Wow,” she whispered breathlessly. “I can’t believe this.”A smile tugged at my lips immediately.The maids stood in neat lines while some of my men leaned casually against the walls, all smiling proudly at the decorations they had spent hours preparing.“Welcome home, Aunty Vivi!”Little Katie suddenly rushed forward happily.Vivian’s face softened instantly.“Come here, sweetheart.”Katie walked toward her carefully while holding a bouquet of flowers almost half her size.Vivian slowly bent down and wrapped her arms tightly around the little girl.Her eyes shut briefly during the hug.“Thank you, little one,” she whispered emotion
DANIELA’S POVBefore I could do anything, my eyes swept across the room quickly. The door and the windows. then back to Alexander and the two men.I silently measured the distance between Alexander and the assassins. Neither of them stood close enough to reach him immediately. Good.A slow smile spread across my face even as my nerves settled into cold calmness.This was not my first time dealing with low paid assassins.I had survived far worse men than these two.“Then let me die,” I challenged the man holding the pistol.His eyes darkened instantly.“You think I fear you, bitch?” he growled.His gaze flickered toward the closed door before shifting toward the windows. Locked.He thought he had control.Pathetic.“Who even paid you people to stoop this low?” I asked calmly. “Ready to use guns inside a hospital?”The man tightened his grip around the pistol.“Fuck you. Go to hell!”The second his finger twitched against the trigger, I moved.My leg shot upward hard enough to crush hi
DANIELA’S POVOf all the people in the world, why would Alexander save me?Why?Was it guilt?Was he finally regretting everything he had done to me in the past?And Laura…Where the hell had she disappeared to?My fingers curled tightly around the strap of my handbag as I walked down the quiet hospital hallway. The sharp scent of antiseptic filled the air, making my stomach twist.Those people at the warehouse… they were not ordinary.And Laura?Goddess.That woman had far more secrets hidden beneath her perfect smile than I had ever imagined.All those lies she fed me, all those tears she shed whenever she spoke about Alexander… I had truly believed she loved him.Turns out, she never did.I released a tired sigh and pushed the thoughts away before they drowned me again.The hospital room door creaked softly as I pushed it open.Vivian lay peacefully on the bed, sunlight spilling through the curtains and falling across her face. Color had finally returned to her skin after days of r
DANIELA’S POV"Die you whore!" I heard the words before one of the remaining gunmen I didn’t know was there, aimed straight at my chest, finger already squeezing the trigger. Time slowed. I saw the barrel flash.Then a heavy body slammed into me.Alexander crashed against my side and took the hit. The poisonous dart buried itself deep in his shoulder instead of mine. He grunted, stumbled, but stayed on his feet long enough to shove me behind him. He had already shifted back to his human form.The world around me stopped, my eyes wide open and face hitched, my mouth left agape before a guttural scream escaped my throat.“Alexander!” His face twisted in pain. Sweat broke out across his forehead as the toxin spread fast. He dropped to one knee, breathing hard.The warehouse doors burst open. More armed men poured in, reinforcements Laura must have called earlier. Their boots thundered against the concrete. Guns raised. They came for blood. Nacko rushed in front of me, trying to create
“I’ve always been three steps ahead of both of you idiots,” Laura spat. The words hung in the stale air of the warehouse, vibrating with a confidence that made my skin crawl. Was it a bluff? A dying gasp of arrogance? Or was it the simple, cold truth? I looked at the jagged scar running down my arm—a permanent souvenir of the day she had nearly succeeded in ending my life.Beside her, the scarred man, stepped forward. He leaned in, pressing a lingering, possessive kiss to her temple. “My girl’s smart like that,” he rumbled, his voice like gravel grinding together.Alexander’s reaction was visceral. I could hear the audible creak of his leather gloves as his hands curled into white-knuckled fists. “Who is he?” Alexander’s voice was a low, dangerous vibration in his chest.Laura tilted her head, her disheveled hair falling over her bruised face. She was a ruin of a woman, but her eyes burned with a terrifying, manic triumph. “Meet Marcus. My real partner. The one who actually knows how
DANIELA’S POVAlexander still had his hand locked around Laura’s throat when the door exploded inward.Wood cracked. Hinges screamed.Boots struck the concrete in heavy rhythm, each step deliberate, each step owned.Four men poured into the room, broad and solid, their faces shadowed beneath dark caps. Guns rose with them, steady, practiced. The faint shine of metal caught the harsh light above us, and the air shifted, thick with oil and sweat and something colder beneath it.Alexander moved fast. His gun came up in the same breath.Too slow.A kick snapped against his wrist. The weapon flew from his grip, skidding across the floor before vanishing beneath a cabinet.My fingers tightened around the needles in my palm.Useless.Not yet.“Everybody freeze.”The voice cut through the room, low and controlled. It did not need to be loud to command attention.My gaze followed it to the man standing slightly ahead of the others. His eyes moved once across the room, taking everything in. Me.
GLORIA’S POVI forced my eyes to study the cold, dark and filthy room around me. The air smelled of rust and damp wood. Pain throbbed through every part of my body. Fresh wounds burned on my skin, and bruises pulsed with each shallow breath I took. The woman who had dragged me here had enjoyed ever
GIFT’S POV The darkness around me felt thick, heavy, and endless. It pressed against my chest as if the air itself didn’t want me to breathe. My body burned from inside out, and every pulse of my heart sent pain rushing through my veins. Something was wrong, terribly wrong. I tried to open my
DANIELA’S POVThe moment Alexander left the house with the pups, my heart clenched. My stomach twisted, and my fists tightened. I turned to Alphonce, who was standing in front of me, staring as if he couldn’t believe what had just happened.“I need to talk to you.” I glared at him, not giving him a
ALEXANDER’S POVOf all the people in the world, I didn’t expect to see him here.Yes, I knew Gift and he were close, too close and I didn’t even want to imagine how close, because the thought alone made my blood boil. My teeth clenched, my fists tightened at my sides as I stood facing the door, try







