LOGIN(Niko’s POV)The room felt different after everyone left.Too quiet.Too aware.Alessio stood near the window, back turned, hands clasped behind him as if nothing had happened—like he hadn’t nearly executed half his men because I collapsed.Like he didn’t care.I should’ve felt relieved.Instead, the silence scraped against my skin.The medic hovered nearby, packing away supplies, careful not to make noise. Even his breathing sounded nervous.I pushed myself upright slowly, ignoring the sharp pull in my ribs. Pain grounded me. Pain reminded me this was real.“Don’t move too fast,” the medic said quietly.I shrugged him off. “I’m fine.”His eyes flicked toward Alessio before settling back on me. Too long.Too cautious.Like he was studying me.Something about the look made my skin crawl.Not lust. Not exactly.Curiosity.Pity.I hated both.The medic reached for my arm to steady me.Before he could touch me—“Enough.”Alessio’s voice cut through the air.No raised volume.No anger.Jus
(Niko’s POV)The pain doesn’t arrive like lightning.It settles.A slow heat beneath my skin. A tightening in my ribs every time I breathe too deep. My back feels flayed open, each welt pulsing in time with my heartbeat.Alessio's men earlier had shown no mercy, their blows relentless and calculated.I refuse to bend.Alessio is speaking behind me—calm, detached—discussing shipments, territory lines, numbers that mean nothing to me. His voice is smooth again. Controlled.Like I don’t exist.Good.Let him forget I’m here.I straighten, even as black spots bloom at the edge of my vision. I will not sway. I will not—The room tilts.My knees give out before pride can save me.The marble rushes up—And I never hit it.Strong arms catch me mid-fall.A curse tears through the air.Not elegant. Not amused.Rage.“What happened to him? He was fine earlier."The room freezes.I’ve heard Alessio cold.I’ve heard him cruel.I have never heard him like this.“He was resisting, boss—” one of the g
(Alessio’s POV)The air between us is thick, suffocating, as if the very universe itself holds its breath, waiting for what comes next. Niko, defiant as ever, is sprawled beneath me—his body trembling, yet his spirit unbroken.I can see the fire in his eyes, the fight that simmers beneath the surface. It's intoxicating. That resistance, that spark of rebellion, it’s everything I want. But what he doesn’t realize is that the fight is already lost.He just doesn't know it yet.Submission doesn’t come with a choice, I know that. It comes when you least expect it, when you’re already too deep to escape.I’ve never been one to rush things.No, I like to take my time with Niko.The tension coils tighter with every step I take toward him, savoring every moment. But tonight, there’s something different.Something in his eyes that stirs my blood—fear, yes, but beneath it… a darker pull. A primal desire. It's raw. Untamed. And I can almost taste it.His defiance, his anger, his need to escape m
(Niko’s POV)I should’ve expected it—the calm before the storm. But I didn’t, and now I was here, tangled in a web of power, submission, and chaos.Caught between the storm that was Alessio De Luca and the hurricane that raged inside me. My body ached, bruised and marked, but my mind was sharper than ever, determined to remain intact.Alessio loomed over me, his presence suffocating, like the weight of the sky pressing down. His gaze felt like fire, each look a reminder of what he could do—and what he would do if I let him.His eyes, those dark, dangerous eyes, burned with something more than lust.They burned with the satisfaction of someone who knew that control was only an inch away from his grasp.His lips on my flogged skin still tingled on my skin, a reminder of the power he held over me. That touch—electric, searing, and dangerous—had sparked something in me I didn’t want to acknowledge.I hated how it burned through me, igniting a desire I wasn’t ready to admit. But I couldn’t
(Niko’s POV)The flog’s sting was a scorching burn, searing across my back like an open wound that would never heal, each movement bringing a fresh wave of agony.My muscles screamed beneath my skin, every breath sharp and jagged as I fought to control the overwhelming heat flooding through me.Pain, fear, and something else—something dangerous, something I couldn’t name—coiled inside me like a serpent, tempting me to yield, to give in.No one had ever wanted me like this before. That scared me more than the pain.Alessio’s hand was firm, wrapped around my length with an almost possessive pressure. His eyes burned into mine, searching for any hint of weakness, any flicker of surrender.A heartbeat pulsed between my thighs, a mixture of desire and defiance, thundering through me. I knew I had to hold on, to resist, no matter how tempting surrender seemed in that moment."You, Niko, are like a flame, flickering and dancing with a wild, untamed energy," Alessio whispered, his voice husky
(Niko’s POV)The air between us ignited—raw, primal, and charged with the weight of unspoken threats. Alessio De Luca stood before me, a predator savoring his prey, his dominance carving through the space like a blade through silk.His eyes, dark and unforgiving, pierced into me—merciless, unrelenting, stripping me bare beyond flesh, beyond pride, to the trembling core of my soul.But I answered that power with fire, my defiance burning bright and wild, a silent dare: Break me if you can.“You’ll break,” he murmured, fingers tightening, a promise and a threat. His voice is a dark velvet promise, rich with control and temptation. His fingers trailed along my jaw—slow, possessive, a caress and a claim. His lips hovered near my skin, his breath hot, dangerous, and maddeningly intimate. “The question is—how long until you beg me for it, malyshka?”I spat blood, my lips curling into a crooked smirk. Defiance blazed within me, even as a treacherous heat stirred under his touch. In your drea







