LOGIN[TRIGGER WARNING: Reader's Discretion Is Advised... This book contains mature themes, including explicit sexual content, violence, strong language, and dark romantic elements. It is intended for adult audiences (18+) only. Please proceed with caution if you are sensitive to any of these topics.] He paid for her. Now, he wanted to keep her. Rico stood in the dim light, his eyes locked on her. Calla wasn't one to back down, bold, sharp, and unafraid. But something about him made her heart race. "You're mine now," he said, his voice low and rough. He moved closer, his hand sliding to her waist, heat pooling between them. She smirked, not giving in so easily. "I don't belong to anyone." A dark smile curved his lips. "You will. Just wait." He leaned in, his mouth so close to hers that her breath caught. In his bed, the game didn't stop. She didn't just let him take control, she pushed back, meeting his fire with her own. His hands gripped her hips, pulling her closer, and she couldn't help the shiver that ran through her. "Say it," he growled, his lips brushing hers. "Say you're mine." Her eyes flashed with challenge, but her voice came out breathless. "I'm yours."
View More"Oh fuck. Another night on my back for a man who thinks I'm beneath him." Calla whispered as she adjusted the strap of her red silk dress in the car mirror, fixing a loose curl behind her ear. Her lipstick was sharp, bold red. She looked like she belonged in this world of rich men and locked doors.
She didn't. But no one needed to know that. The black car stopped in front of a private club tucked into the Upper East Side. No signs. No music. Just glass, stone, and silence. The kind of place that didn't need to prove anything. She pulled out her phone and reread the message, and sighed. [Big client. Private job. Don't screw it up. Suite 4.] No name. No details. Just orders. "Another night, another hungry male." She muttered to herself as she stepped out. "Let's dance, shall we?" Her heels hit the pavement as she walked towards the club. The bouncer gave her a long look, he was tall, thick neck, broken nose, face like stone. "Name?" he grunted, seizing her from up to her feet. "Calla," she said coolly, chin up. He checked his phone, then gave a short nod. "Fourth door on the right. Knock once." "Thanks," she muttered, already walking past him. The hallway was dim, with dark walls and soft light. Her heels echoed, sharp. She didn't let the nerves show. Never did and never will. She'd been in enough rooms with powerful men to know one thing... they smelled fear. And they loved it. At the fourth door, she knocked once and it came opened from the inside. He didn't say a word. Just stood there, tall, broad, dark-haired, serious as death and fucking handsome like the devil. The collar of his black shirt loose, top two buttons undone. Tattoos peeked from under the open collar. His eyes were black ice. "You're Calla?" His voice was low, smooth, but cut sharp. "That's what they call me," she said, brushing past him and into the room like she owned it. The suite was expensive without trying. Soft lighting. A full bar, whiskey already poured. "No music?" she asked, running a finger along the back of the couch. "I like quiet," he replied. Calla turned, folding her arms. "You don't like talking either?" She asked. He seems not to be bothered by anything in the world. He raised an eyebrow, just slightly. "Depends if there's anything worth hearing." A smirk pulled at her lips. Okay, so he liked control. Fine. She could play. "Then let's skip the small talk." She kicked off one heel, then the other, watching him the whole time. "You didn't ask me here to chat." His eyes moved over her slowly. Not hungry. Not impressed. Just... measuring. "Take off the dress," he said simply. Calla held his stare. Most men asked, some begged, but him? He just demanded. No warmup, no flattery. She didn't blush. She didn't hesitate. She turned around, slid the dress down her body, and stepped out of it, with nothing else underneath. Her back straight, chin high. He didn't move right away. Just watched her movement. Then finally, he came forward. He kissed her like she owed him something. His hands grabbed her waist, pulled her tight. No hesitation. No pause. His mouth devoured hers, pushing in to taste her entirely. They fell to the bed, His hands were firm, not asking. He fucked her like they were lovers in their past lives, hard and almost... passionate. Her moan wasn't sweet, it was sharp, low, real. The sex wasn't gentle. It was rough, quiet, and hot enough to burn through the sheets. He didn't talk much, didn't make promises. Just fucked her like she was his for the hour, the minute, the second. She matched him. Gave as hard as she got. No fake softness, not like she did with those old men, no giggles. Just two strangers with too much heat and no rules. Every thrust he made left her breathless, made her want more, which was strange. She knew who he was to her.. just her client for the night. With others, she's used to pleasuring them, making them feel good for their payments... but this was different. This man on top of her was different, good different. It was as if she's the client to be pleasured, which felt wrong. Is wrong. When it was done, she sat up, breathing heavy as she tried to catch her breath, hair messy around her face. He was already at the bar again, shirt halfway buttoned, pouring himself another drink like nothing happened. "Cold," she said, reaching for her dress. He glanced at her. "Get dressed and go." She gave a low laugh. "Right. Can't have the dirty little escort hang around for too long." "You knew what this was," he said. "I always do," she replied. She slipped her dress back on, smoothing it down. He watched her without smiling. "You'll hear from me soon." "Lucky me," she sassed, slipping into her heels. "Try not to miss me too much." She walked out without waiting for a goodbye. ♡ ♡ ♡ Outside, the car was waiting. She slid in and closed the door just as her phone buzzed. Unknown Number: ["Don't forget what you owe us."] Her jaw tensed. Then another ping. ["We know where your little brother goes to school."] Her fingers went cold. But her face didn't change. "Fucking assholes," she muttered under her breath, clutching the phone tighter. She promised to get him the money she owed soon. "Please take me home." She said to the driver. As the car pulled away, her reflection stared back at her in the window, red lips that was now smeared, hard eyes, cold mask. She looked like a woman who didn't flinch. But that was just survival. Inside, her stomach twisted with fear. Her hands were clammy against her dress. She was strong because she had to be, but she knew exactly what people like them were capable of. And if they touched her brother, no mask in the world would save her.Rico's drive back home was total chaos. He managed to escape two crashes that would've been hideously fatal.His grip on the steering wheel was so tight it felt like the leather might tear beneath his fingers. His hands ached but he didn’t loosen them.The blurry image from the surveillance footage was still fresh in his memory. He could remember the day he'd taken her with him to that warehouse. She was strangely curious about everything—the trucks, the number of shipments for departure, how many men worked that hour—and he'd blindly given out all the information.He isn't someone who'd trust so easily, but this time, he had let his guard down. Maybe his brain is just playing a cheap trick on him again. Perhaps he's somehow trapped in one of those his deep nightmares of horror. Maybe he has died and this is his hell.There was no way he'd let his guard down and put his trust in someone. Worst of all, that someone was a whore he pays to fuck and pleasure him. He couldn't even believ
Rico's eyes were glued to the screen, watching as the figure paused by the truck—the exact truck Rico had stood beside that day. The same one Calla had been leaning against while pretending she was bored, pretending she wasn’t paying attention.The person bent slightly, their body blocking the camera’s full view. Their hand moved near the underside of the truck. Quick and careful, like someone who knew exactly what they were doing.Valentina’s breath came out sharp.“I knew it,” she said, her voice cutting through the room like glass. “I fucking knew it!"She turned toward Rico, eyes hard, almost glowing.“That bitch played you. Look at her—same hair, same height. That’s her. She’s the rat!"Rico’s jaw tightened so hard it ached.“It’s not her.”The words came out too fast. Like he needed to say them before his mind said something else.Valentina scoffed, folding her arms. “You brought her there yourself, Rico. That was the only day anyone outside your men set foot in that place. You
Rico drove through the highway like he had something to outrun. The road lights blurred past him as his foot pressed harder on the accelerator. The engine growled beneath him, steadily and angrily, much like the storm sitting in his chest.His jaw was tight, his teeth clenched so hard they ached. His hands curled around the steering wheel, knuckles white. That call kept replaying in his head.The warehouse footage has been restored.That was all it took.For weeks, he’d been working blind. Shipments going missing, deleted recordings, new routes getting invaded, and shadows instead of faces. That bastard Bellini was behind all these. He wants to get him off being the Capo. But who he planted as the rat, is who Rico wants to know. All his men were hand-picked by him. Trained painfully under the four seasons. They were taught to answer to Rico, and no one else. They'll rather take their own life, than betray him.So who's the traitor in their midst?Now the screen had finally spoken.
Calla’s heart thudded louder in her chest as she watched Rico grab his car keys from the table and head for the door without wasting a second.“I need to be somewhere,” he said, not even looking back at her. “Don’t wait up for me.”Calla pushed herself up a little on the bed, confusion twisting her face. “Why? Where are you going this late?”She was scared he wouldn’t like her asking too many questions, but she wanted to be sure. His safety matters more.He paused for half a second, his hand already on the doorknob. “To catch some flies,” he muttered coldly.Her brows pulled together. Before she could ask what that even meant, he stepped out and shut the door behind him, leaving her staring at the empty space he’d stood in seconds ago.The house suddenly felt tense… too quiet.The moment the door clicked shut, Calla’s mind started racing.Who had called him? What did they say to get him so worked up? And what did he mean by “catch some flies”?Her stomach tightened. The first thing t






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