LOGIN"Real men don’t fall in love. Love is for the weak and foolish, and I, Don Alessandro, will never raise a fool as a son." Kai Alessandro learned those words the hard way. Groomed by his father to be the mafia leader, Kai’s life is built on power, fear, and control. Love? That’s a weakness he can’t af-ford. Amelia Carrington is all about survival. By day, she’s a college senior juggling classes. By night, she’s a hacker-for-hire and part-time stripper, desperate to pay her mother’s medical bills. Men? They’re just wallets waiting to be emptied. Their worlds collide when Amelia hacks into Kai’s account, stealing $5,000,000 to save her mother’s life. Kai hunts her down, and instead of exacting revenge, he gives her an offer: work for him to repay the debt or face a fate worse than death. The agreement was to keep things strictly professional; work only. But they eventually had a one-night stand which was supposed to be a mistake since they were both drunk, what was a mistake eventually turned into an regular affair, blurring the lines between their hatred and a passion neither of them could control. Romantic feelings begin to intertwine with their shared hatred, feelings that they both weren't ready to admit to. But what happens when Amelia eventually realizes that she was pregnant for kai Alessandro, one of the most dangerous gang leader in the world and a man who was supposed to be her enemy?
View MoreFINAL CHAPTERKai’s POVI dropped to my knees.The world spun. My ears rang. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think.My hands hit the pavement, fists pounding against the concrete. I didn’t care about the pain. My knuckles split open, blood seeping down my wrists, but it didn’t matter. Nothing mattered. Not anymore.I screamed, loud and guttural, the sound tearing through my chest. “AMELIA!”Someone tried to pull me back. I shoved them off, barely hearing the voice telling me to stay away, that it wasn’t safe, that they were doing all they could.Fuck that.Fuck all of it.I punched the ground again, head bowed, pain radiating up my arms. “Stupid. Useless. Fucking failure.”I buried my face in my hands, sobbing into my bloodied palms.“Please…” I begged no one. “Please just let her be okay. Please let this be a nightmare. I’ll do anything. Take me instead. Just… don’t let her be gone.”The world tilted, and I let it. Maybe I deserved to break right here in the middle of the street, with
SEMI FINAL Kai’s POVI took a step closer, gun still raised. “She’s the reason I remember what it means to feel. To live. Something a narcissistic bastard like you would never understand. You’ve spent your entire life manipulating, controlling, destroying everyone around you. You never loved anyone but yourself.”He coughed out a bitter laugh. “And that fantasy of yours? Of living a happy life with her after all this? That ends today.”I froze.He saw the tension flicker across my face. Saw the crack.And like a true predator, he pushed deeper.“You really thought hiding her at the Ritz-Carlton was going to keep her safe?” His smile was a cruel slash. “You thought you could sneak off, finish me, then return to her like a hero? You’ve always underestimated me, Kai.”My stomach dropped.“What did you do?” I asked, my voice like gravel.He leaned his head back against the wall, eyes glazing with satisfaction. “Left you a farewell gift. Something to keep you miserable for the rest of you
Kai’s POVThe apartment was quiet when I stepped in, the kind of silence that didn’t sit right. It was too still, too heavy. I closed the door behind me and slipped off my coat, expecting to find Amelia curled up in bed, maybe half-asleep with a movie still playing in the background.But she wasn’t sleeping.She sat upright on the bed, arms crossed, her eyes fixed on the doorway like she’d been waiting. Watching.I gave her a tired smile. “Hey.”No reply.Instead, she asked, “Have you been looking for your father… without telling me?”I sighed, running a hand through my hair. I should’ve known.“Amelia—” I started, taking a slow step into the room.“Don’t lie to me, Kai.”“I’m not trying to exclude you,” I said. “I just didn’t want you to get hurt helping me. That’s all.”She stood up now, eyes sharp with frustration. “I am trying to help you, Kai! And it’s dangerous for you to be out there alone. What if he kills you? What then?”Her voice cracked slightly at the end, and that small
Kai’s POVI cradled my coffee mug and flicked through the morning channels until one headline froze me in place:“Rodrigo Martínez Arrested at Moscow Airport.”The anchor’s voice droned on in the background as I poured another shot of coffee:Rodrigo had been stopped on his way out of the country. Customs agents found kilos of cocaine hidden among his luggage. His frantic protests—“Someone planted it! I swear I didn’t know!”—played on a loop as footage cut to his handcuffed figure.My eyes narrowed when the report switched to his hotel suite, where police had uncovered forged passports, stacks of falsified documents bearing my father’s name, and maps marking international drug routes. The implication was clear: Rodrigo had been running shipments on Don Alessandro’s behalf.Traffic cam footage rolled—grainy, fast, chaotic. A black van cut off the convoy. Gunmen poured out, smoke bombs, a brief shootout—and just like that, Rodrigo was gone.Kidnapped.The station cut back to the news de
Kai’s POV“Surprise.” Amelia said to me with a childish grinWe all stood there in paralyzed silence—me, Amelia, her mother, and her suspiciously cozy tray of muffins.But, of course, Amelia broke the tension like it was a habit she enjoyed too much.“Come on,” she said brightly, grabbing my hand.
Amelia’s POVI woke up the next morning to the sound of the blender coming from the kitchen, my hand reached out to the other side of the bed but kai wasn’t in bed. Stretching, i walked over to Kai’s wardrobe and picked out one of his robes. Putting it on, i headed towards the kitchen where i found
Amelia’s POVThe next day, Kai and I headed to the hospital to check-up his wound.He insisted he was fine, but I wasn’t taking any chances—not after seeing him bleed the way he did. He might act like he’s made of steel, but he was still human.We didn’t take so long in the hospital, we headed to t
**Kai’s POV**"Look who’s calling for the very first time in years," I answered, my tone a mix of surprise and teasing. I couldn’t help the slight smile tugging at my lips. Even though it’s barely been an hour since she left, I was still excited hearing from her again.But that smile died the secon
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