LOGINVINCE The slurping sound and her firm grip on my dick were the only reminders of my reality. Her mouth working expertly on my shaft should get me wild and grunting. But why the fuck was I stiff and blank?My eyes were pinned on the ceiling while my mind traced every thought and dug up the pictures of the one person I'd vowed never to think about. “Fuck this. I'm done.” She scoffed, falling beside me on the bed. Her red hair was sprawled on my arm and she was naked. A butterfly tattoo rested at the side of her stomach, giving her a bit of an edge. A sight that should get a kinky bastard like me going. Still, there wasn't any bit of excitement weaving up inside me. Instead, I was fucking irritated. “Why do you always do this?” She continued, sitting up angrily and turning to me. “I come here, expecting to have the time of my life. And you always black out on me, letting me do all the work…”I sat up with a gruff, facepalming myself. I was already fucking exhausted. The last thing I
RICHARDThe whispering in the house only had my nerves in stitches. My heart was still racing like it did an hour ago when those barbarians were here. It was almost like I was low-key having a panic attack. “Drink, love.” My mate, Lucy, came next to me, stretching a glass to me. I eyed the glass but couldn't take it. My fingers were trembling so much. I might drop it if I dared. “Please. Please take it away.” I breathed rashly, rubbing my thumping heart. She sighed, dropping the glass on the small center table. “Richard.” She cooed, holding me in her arms. “Please, try to be calm. Elena's gonna be fine.”“Will she really?” Nothing about what happened an hour ago assured me that. It all happened in a flash. One minute, we were all excitedly awaiting Elena's arrival, and the next minute, the house was invaded and hijacked by a good number of rogues. How they invaded the house and how we never realized until we were held hostage was beyond me. And then their leader, young and arro
TRENT “Elena! Elena, listen to me. Elena! Fuck!” I smashed the phone down, sobbing into my sweaty palms. “I think they got her.”My heart pounded in fear and I couldn't control how sweaty my hands were getting. They have her. Those damn rogues took her. “Are you sure?” Tracy's voice invaded my agony. I shot her a look. She lowered in front of me, placing a hand on mine. “Try to be calm, please.”“Calm?” I scoffed at how absurd that sounded. “Elena just got kidnapped by the worst creatures and I'm supposed to be calm?”“Yeah, because worrying like this wouldn't solve anything. Would it?” She said, touching my face but I evaded her touch. I can't believe her. “How the fuck are you so calm? Your parents are being held hostage right now in their house by a bunch of ravenous beasts, your sister just got kidnapped by them, and you're so fucking calm? Are you serious, Trcay?”“Well, I am scared. Fucking terrified. That's why I called you over, right? Because I needed company. I needed som
ELENA “Welcome home, Ma'am.” The maid at the door greeted me as I walked into the house. I handed her the bag of groceries in my arm and she went to keep it while I headed upstairs. “Ma'am?” I turned. It was our butler. “Yes?”“Your husband said to tell you that he'll be home late. He's meeting an important client.”“Thank you.” I nodded, putting the key into the lock and opening the door to our bedroom. I shut the door and took off the scarf around my neck. There's a flower — a rose bouquet on the bed and a note to it. Picking it up, I read the words silently. —To the woman whose smiles I'll never get tired of seeing. I love you, Elena. Happy anniversary. TRENT. —Oh. It was our anniversary. Our 5th. It's insane how few years back, I used to be the most thrilled about our anniversaries. But now, I barely recall. Does that make me a terrible mate or did something go terribly wrong in this union? Something that can't be fixed, regardless of how hard we try. Sitting on the bed
ELENA “Bye, Luna.” One of the residents waved at me, as I grabbed my stuff, ready to leave for the day. “Bye.” I waved back with a half smile. It disappeared quickly and the doleful, unlikely expression I had going returned. I got to the elevator and was gonna touch the button when I heard my name from behind. “Luna Elena?” I turned. Another half smile came to my face as I watched Dr. Drake approach me. “Dr. Drake.” “Leaving?”“Yes.” I nodded. “Do you want something?”“How about a little chat?” “Uh…sure. Is there a problem?” I inquired, as we headed to his office. “Not at all, Ma'am.” He smiled. We got to his office and he gestured at an empty seat. “Please sit down.” I did, crossing my legs and ready to hear whatever he had to say. “How are you doing, Luna Elena?” “Good.” I smiled. “No, for real. How are you doing?” He reiterated in a tone that was more professional than casual. I couldn't effortlessly say I was fine anymore. So I was silent. “I'll live.” It was a bit o
VINCE Drowning myself in the glasses of tequila and every other drink back in the hall was my fatal way to keep myself in check. Leonardo's epic jokes and Richard's boisterous laughter cocooned me and made it harder for anyone to see through me — that I was a breaking wall. More like a shattered one, left in pieces on the cold, damn floor. Being a pro at hiding my true emotions was a skill I never thought I'd need so badly until today. Sitting so casually and sipping my drinks while my heart was in shambles was one crazy shit. I even dared to laugh at Leonard's jokes sometimes, while it was raining tears inside me. All because of her. All because she chose to be one cruel girl, who didn't even give the teeniest fuck about me. Seeing her leave the hall was the highlight of the day for me. I needed to talk to her. Get to convince her or maybe if she sees how much I was suffering already, she'd somehow pity me.“Please stop hurting me, Elena,” my arms wrapped her up, keeping her in







