LOGIN“You,” Hades snarled, his eyes burning into Claudine’s, “are a viper in my bed. A ticking time bomb.” Claudine’s lips curved into a chillingly beautiful smile. “Darling, in your bed, I’m whatever you desire.” ~~~~ This isn’t your typical enemies-to-lovers romance. This is the story of the infamous daughter of the worlds greatest russian Kalashnikov Omerta,a woman driven by vengeance, who wanted the downfall of Hades Vancouver, the dangerous American mafia leader. Death was too merciful a punishment for the man who murdered her parents. But in a twist of fate, she’s caught in his grip and forced into marriage with him—the very man she swore to destroy. To Hades, she’s not simply his wife. She’s a snake he’s obsessed with, a woman he wants to bend to his will and claim in every way imaginable. Her true identity is hidden from him, but he’s been obsessed since the first night he fingered her into a screaming, squirt-filled orgasm that felt like a soul-shifting experience. The same night she stole from him. Now, trapped in a deadly game of forced proximity, where desire is both a weapon and a weakness, one wrong move could ignite a war that consumes them all. But when Hades discovers the tracker in her old gunshot wound, a relic of a past encounter, the game changes. Read on to find out if things were falling out of place for these characters, or perhaps things were falling into the right places.
View MoreThe war was over, and now, finally, the future was real.She held him, laughing and crying all at once, until he finally pulled back, wiping his face with a laugh."A baby," he breathed. "A baby. If it's a girl, she will be Mia, absolutely. Our little Mia."She smiled, wiping a tear from her own eye. "And if it's a boy?"He threw his head back and laughed, a massive, booming sound that was pure happiness. He tried to think, tapping his huge finger to his chin. "A boy... if it's a boy, he will be..." He paused, his eyes twinkling mischievously. "You're not gonna like it."She gasped and playfully hit his chest. "Don't you dare! I know what you're thinking! We are not having a Hades Junior!"He grinned, pulling her close again, dodging her hands. "Commonnn... we could agree to disagree, baby girl!"She leaned her head against his shoulder, her laughter turning into soft, happy tears. He held her, letting the waves wash over their feet. He asked the final, quiet question, his voice low an
A year had passed, a fast, quiet spin of time that felt like a beautiful, necessary dream after the storm. The heavy, dark weight of the war was truly gone. The estate was no longer a cage of guilt; it was their beach house, a home built on fierce love and absolute truth, where the sound of the ocean slowly washed away the bad memories.Hades kept his word. He had handed over the main burden of the American empire to Charon, taking a long, proper break to focus entirely on his life with Claudine.This new peace was a gift. Claudine had healed better than anyone thought possible from the loss of their first child. The constant, overwhelming love of her husband was the best medicine. Hades had even found a strange, new circle of friends in the last year—simple, decent businessmen and community leaders who saw him as a kind of larger-than-life, responsible figure, not the Crossbearer.It was all part of his decision to become a better, more present husband. And the best part? They had sta
The hospital room felt too clean, too bright, like a bad place for a man the size of Hades. But he was alive. His heart thumped a big, steady beat under the thin sheet, directly beneath the giant purple bruise where the rubber bullet had done its job.Claudine stood beside the bed, still vibrating with shock. She had scrubbed the fake blood off her skin, but the memory of his body falling was stuck behind her eyes. Hades reached out a hand, his eyes full of sorrow."Come here, baby girl," he whispered. "Please. Come here, my love."She walked to the bed and sat on the edge, taking his hand. It was huge and warm, and it was real. The relief was so sharp it hurt."You are such an idiot, Hadeson," she mumbled, fighting back tears. "A complete, handsome idiot. I thought I lost you. I honestly thought I watched you die.""I know, Zaya," he said, pulling her close. He didn't let her go. "I know I hurt you. But I had to. It was the only way to make the peace stick."She looked at his despera
Charon was already there, his face a perfect mask of terror, just as planned. "He's down! Get a doctor! Get him out now! Mrs. Vancouver, stay back!"But Claudine was already kneeling beside Hades’s limp body, her hands pressing desperately against the enormous wound. She pressed her face into the bloody, damp cloth, sobbing, shaking him. "Hadeson! Don't leave me! Please! No! You promised me!"Charon helped the guards lift Hades’s massive body. They rushed him out of the warehouse. The spectacle was complete. The grieving wife, the fatally wounded king—the war was over, but at a terrible price. They rushed him to the secured hospital.~~AN HOYR LATER~~The hospital was a private wing. Claudine was a wreck. She was outside the emergency room door, being held by Artemis. She was hysterical, shaking uncontrollably, covered in his blood, her soul screaming in silent agony. Artemis was nearby, her face pale and sick with terror.Charon walked out of the room, looking grave and professional.
The shift from the intense, quiet intimacy of the bedroom to the high-stakes strategy of the war room was jarring. Hades and Claudine were dressed now, sitting at the massive, dark table. Charon and Ivan were standing by, ready."The Tribunal has confirmed the terms, Mrs. Vancouver," Charon stated,
The quiet Russian afternoon exploded the moment Charon spoke the name Adriano. The long week of peace shattered like glass. Hades stood rigid in the center of the room, his eyes instantly cold and dangerous.Before Hades could even speak, Charon’s secure line began to vibrate on the table—a specifi
The Kalashnikov Estate had ceased to be a temporary hideout; it was now simply home. One full, quiet week had passed since the flight from America. The sheer weight of the stone walls, the vast, silent Russian snow of the winter break, and the constant presence of security had finally convinced Hade
"Your wife is stable," the doctor said. "She is physically out of danger. She is strong. But... Mr. Vancouver, the trauma was too great. The severe shock and the physical attack caused a complete placental abruption. We stabilized the mother, but we were too late to save the baby girl."Hades didn'
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