MasukA heavy, metallic clack sounded loud in the quiet car.I slowly opened my eyes. He had pulled a heavy black handgun from a shoulder holster hidden under his jacket. But he didn't point the barrel at me. He casually checked the metal magazine, snapped it loudly back into place, and slid the weapon sm
"Get your fucking hands off me!" I kicked hard at his heavy boots.He didn't argue. He didn't try to negotiate or calm me down. He just stepped right into my space, completely overpowering my smaller frame. Before I could even process what was happening, his other massive arm wrapped entirely around
The bass from the massive speakers shook the floor right under my heavy leather boots. I was three drinks in, leaning against the sticky edge of the VIP bar, feeling a heavy, warm buzz settle over my brain. I laughed at something my friend yelled over the noise, throwing my head back.I felt good. I
The safety of the helicopter was an illusion. Freedom was a lie.They didn't take Yu Yan to a hospital. They didn't take him to his father.They took him to a penthouse in the center of Shanghai a tower of glass and steel that pierced the smog-choked sky.When Yu Yan woke up, he was in a bed softer
The Stranger the man Yu Yan had emailed, the man he had begged for mercy was not Lu Cheng.The realization hit Yu Yan with the force of a physical blow. All this time, he had thought Lu Cheng was the one on the other end of the screen. But Lu Cheng had been the target of the Stranger too.The screen
The word harvest hung in the air like a death sentence.Yu Yan stared at the nurse, his mind struggling to process the information. "Harvest? He's alive!""He's an 'expendable asset' now," the nurse—whose name tag read Xiao Li—said, her hands shaking as she worked on the lock of Yu Yan’s cuffs. "The
Finally, Sebastian sat back. "Here's what I propose. Six months. You're available when I call, you submit to my desires within the limits we've discussed. In exchange, all your debts are cleared immediately, you receive $10,000 monthly, your tuition is paid, and your mother's treatment continues reg
The training room's bathroom had everything he needed. Kai took his time, following Sebastian's instructions carefully. He'd never done this before, cleaning himself so thoroughly, but the instructions were clear.When he was ready, he lubed the plug generously, positioned it against his entrance. T
They hit four more boutiques. At each one, the same pattern—Sebastian chose clothes, Kai tried them on, Sebastian followed him into the dressing room to torment him.At the second shop, Sebastian made Kai strip completely, had him try on outfits naked underneath while Sebastian watched. "I want to s
Leo stared at the third box with a sense of dawning horror. It was an addiction, a sickness. He knew he shouldn't, but he also knew he would. The cycle of guilt and curiosity was a wheel he was powerless to stop spinning. He brought the box inside, his movements robotic, resigned to his own depravit







