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
Sebastian walked Kai backward toward the desk, never breaking the kiss. His hands were everywhere gripping Kai's ass, sliding up his ribs, tweaking his nipples until Kai gasped into his mouth.When the backs of Kai's thighs hit the desk, Sebastian lifted him easily, sat him on the edge. Papers scatt
They ate lunch on the balcony sandwiches that cost more than Kai usually spent on groceries for a week, overlooking the city from forty floors up."Your classes start Monday," Sebastian said. "That gives us the rest of today and tomorrow to make sure you understand how this works."He pulled out his
Kai woke slowly, his body aching in unfamiliar places. It took a moment to remember where he was the expensive sheets, the huge bed, the wall of windows showing morning light over the city.And the warm body pressed against his back.Sebastian's arm was still around him, holding him close even in sl
Sebastian positioned Kai on his side, spooning behind him. One of Sebastian's strong arms wrapped around Kai's chest, holding him close. The other hand reached between Kai's legs, fingers finding his entrance."Still slick from before," Sebastian observed with satisfaction. "Still open for me."He w







