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Mine to Protect, Mine to Ruin 11:45 A.M. Punishment. Cain shoved Saxon down onto the desk. The wood groaned beneath them. “Hands flat.” Saxon obeyed, breathless. Cain ripped his joggers down. No prep. No lube. Just spit and fury and the sharp edge of jealousy turned into pure, sexual violence. He shoved two fingers into Saxon, twisting, stretching. Saxon moaned, “Fuck—” “You want pretty boys with soft hands?” Cain growled. “You want compliments and giggles?” Saxon’s head dropped forward. “No. I want you.” Cain spat on his cock, lined up, and slammed in. Saxon cried out, body arching, fingers clawing at the desk. Cain gripped his hips so hard he’d leave bruises. “Say it again.” “I want you—fuck—Cain—” Cain pounded into him, brutal, merciless, possessive. “This is mine,” he snarled. “You are mine.” Saxon’s moans turned to cries. Raw. Desperate. Cain pulled out halfway—then drove back in so hard the desk shook. Saxon nearly sobbed. “I’m yours—I’m fucking yours—please—don’t stop—” Cain leaned down, lips brushing Saxon’s ear. “If you ever flirt with him again,” he whispered darkly, “I’ll tie you up, edge you for hours, and come on your face while you beg.” Saxon’s cock twitched. Cain smirked. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you?” Saxon whimpered. “Yes—fuck—yes, I would—” Cain grabbed his hair, pulled his head back, and bit down on his neck, leaving a mark deep and dark. Then he fucked him harder—so hard Saxon screamed, lost in the chaos of pain, ownership, lust. And when he finally came, it was explosive—Cain didn’t even touch him. Saxon just shattered, gasping Cain’s name like it was the only word he’d ever known. Cain came seconds later, groaning deep, spilling inside him. He didn’t pull out. He stayed buried. Breathing hard. Jaw clenched. Saxon was trembling beneath him, a puddle of sweat, come, and wrecked pride. But he was smiling. “I knew you were jealous.” Cain pulled out slowly, watched the slick drip from between Saxon’s legs. “You did that on purpose.” Saxon looked over his shoulder. “I’d do it again.” Cain reached forward and slapped his ass. Hard. Saxon groaned. “Again.” Cain slapped the other cheek. “Slut.” Saxon turned fully and grabbed Cain by the shirt, pulling him into a filthy kiss—tongue, teeth, sweat. When they broke apart, breathless, Cain whispered, “Don’t make me lose control like that again.” Saxon grinned. “I will.” — 12:31 P.M. Saxon was back in bed, sprawled face-down, ass red and lips swollen. Cain stood at the doorway, re-adjusting his holster. “You’re not leaving, are you?” Saxon mumbled, cheek pressed to the sheets. Cain looked back. “Just for an hour.” “You’ll miss me.” Cain smirked. “I’ll be watching.” Saxon groaned. “Pervert.” Cain walked out. But he wasn’t smiling anymore. Because there were things moving outside this estate—plans, faces, names—and someone had broken past the outer sensors during the distraction. Someone who didn’t trip a single alarm. Someone who wanted Saxon alive. For now. — Elsewhere… In a dark room, a laptop screen glowed. A grainy still image played on repeat: Saxon, bent over the desk. Cain buried inside him. “Perfect,” a voice murmured. “Let them think it’s love.” ”Then take it all.” — 01:06 A.M. Cain’s phone lit up with a silent alert. Security breach. Sector 9. No motion alarms. No trip sensors. No visible intruder on the feeds. Just a silent ghost slipping between shadows and static, straight through the most vulnerable wing of the estate. The east quarter. Where Enzo was posted. And Saxon… asleep, unguarded. Cain was on his feet before the second alert hit. This was no accident. — 01:09 A.M. The halls echoed with Cain’s footsteps as he sprinted toward the east wing. His earpiece buzzed with static. No contact. No eyes. Then— Gunfire. One shot. Close range. Cain’s stomach dropped. Enzo. He turned the corner and froze. Enzo was slumped against the wall, blood slick down the front of his shirt, a hand pressed to his ribs, breathing in short, shallow gasps. “Fuck—” Cain dropped beside him, yanked off his jacket, and pressed it to the wound. “Stay with me.” Enzo winced. “They knew—where I was. They waited.” “Who was it?” Cain growled. Enzo’s lips twitched. “Didn’t see their face. But they were fast. Like you.” Cain clenched his jaw. “I’ll get you out.” “Forget me,” Enzo hissed. “Saxon. They’re after him. You need to—” Cain was already gone. — 01:12 A.M. Saxon’s Room Saxon stirred from sleep, naked beneath the silk sheets, when he felt the shift in air—like gravity pulling wrong. The room was quiet. Too quiet. Then— A blade glinted near his throat. “Don’t move,” a voice whispered from the shadows. A woman’s voice. Soft. Cold. Familiar. Saxon’s blood went cold. “Rena,” he breathed. The lights flicked on. She stood at the edge of his bed—leather-clad, knife in one hand, a gun holstered beneath her jacket. Her smile was poison. “Hello, Sax.” Saxon sat up slowly, blanket sliding down his chest. “You’re supposed to be dead.” Rena’s smile widened. “I get that a lot.” She moved closer, dragging the knife across the nightstand, nails tapping the wood. “You look good,” she purred. “All filled out. Still reckless. Still letting dangerous men inside you.” Saxon didn’t move. “What do you want?” Rena tilted her head. “Oh, sweetheart. This isn’t about what I want. It’s about what you took.” “I didn’t take anything.” “No,” she whispered. “But he did.” She touched the knife to Saxon’s collarbone. And pressed. Hard. — 01:14 A.M. Cain burst through the door, gun raised. Rena didn’t flinch. She had Saxon by the hair now, the knife against his throat, her eyes calm and smiling. “Cain,” she purred. “Always crashing in at the perfect moment.” “Step away,” Cain said, voice like stone. “Now.” Rena chuckled. “Still so serious. Still pretending you’re in control.” Cain took a step forward. Rena pressed the knife deeper. Saxon hissed. “One more inch, and I open his throat,” she said lightly. Cain paused. “You don’t want to do this,” he said. “I do. I really do.” Her eyes locked on him. “But I want to hurt you more.” Cain clenched his jaw. “Why?” Rena’s gaze softened. “Because he was mine first.” Saxon froze. Cain blinked. “You loved me,” she whispered to Cain. “You kissed me. Fucked me. Promised me the world.” Cain’s expression didn’t shift. “I lied.” Rena laughed. “I know. And now you’ll bleed for it.” She shifted—too fast to follow—and hurled the knife at Cain. Cain ducked, rolled, fired once—clean through her shoulder. Rena screamed, staggered, then leapt through the window with a crash of glass, disappearing into the night. Cain rushed to Saxon. Blood. Not deep, but the line across his collarbone bled fast. “I’m fine,” Saxon muttered. “Enzo?” “Alive. Barely.” Cain cupped Saxon’s face. “Did she touch you?” Saxon nodded. “Just the knife. Nothing else.” Cain growled and kissed him—rough, wild, furious. Then he pulled him into his arms. “Pack a bag. We’re leaving.”Chapter Seven: Let Me Destroy You 06:43 A.M. The video in high definition burned through their eyes. Cain stood frozen in front of the flat-screen, jaw tight, arms folded. Saxon was on the couch behind him, shirtless, lips parted, watching himself on the screen with wide, stunned eyes. The video played on loop. His back arched. His thighs spread. Cain’s hands gripping his waist. His moans filling the speakers. Grainy. Stolen. Obscene. It was them. Their first night in the safehouse. Cain didn’t need audio to hear it. Didn’t need visuals to know how he sounded when he came inside Saxon the first time after thinking he’d lost him forever. “You were mine before you ever knew what the word meant,” his voice snarled on screen. Cain shut off the TV. Saxon whispered, “That’s… online?” Cain nodded once. “Who has it?” Cain’s voice was ice. “Don Vincente.” Saxon’s breath hitched. “How?” Cain turned to him, jaw flexing. “Someone tapped the feed. Probably befor
Chapter Six: Mine to Protect, Mine to Ruin11:45 A.M.Punishment.Cain shoved Saxon down onto the desk. The wood groaned beneath them.“Hands flat.”Saxon obeyed, breathless.Cain ripped his joggers down. No prep. No lube. Just spit and fury and the sharp edge of jealousy turned into pure, sexual violence.He shoved two fingers into Saxon, twisting, stretching.Saxon moaned, “Fuck—”“You want pretty boys with soft hands?” Cain growled. “You want compliments and giggles?”Saxon’s head dropped forward. “No. I want you.”Cain spat on his cock, lined up, and slammed in.Saxon cried out, body arching, fingers clawing at the desk.Cain gripped his hips so hard he’d leave bruises. “Say it again.”“I want you—fuck—Cain—”Cain pounded into him, brutal, merciless, possessive.“This is mine,” he snarled. “You are mine.”Saxon’s moans turned to cries. Raw. Desperate.Cain pulled out halfway—then drove back in so hard the desk shook.Saxon nearly sobbed. “I’m yours—I’m fucking yours—please—don’t
Chapter Five: What We Never SaidCain didn’t answer.He squeezed the tube of ointment instead, focusing on the wound, not the man.“You disappeared the night before my engagement,” Saxon continued. “Didn’t call. Didn’t warn me. I waited for you. And you didn’t show.”“I had to go,” Cain said.“No, you chose to go.”Cain leaned back on his heels, jaw locked. “I was ordered to leave. By your father.”Saxon’s eyes darkened. “He hated you.”“He was right to.”Saxon sat up—wincing slightly, but defiant.“No,” he said. “He hated that I loved you.”Cain’s hand froze mid-air.Those words… landed like gunfire. Deep. Clean. Devastating.“You were the only real thing in my life,” Saxon said, voice quieter now. “And you let him scare you off.”Cain’s mouth opened.Then closed.He stood, walked to the window, shoved a hand through his hair.“I didn’t want you dead,” he said finally.Saxon blinked. “What?”Cain turned, voice hoarse. “He told me if I didn’t leave, he’d make you disappear. He alread
Chapter Four: You’re Still Mine23:11 P.M.Cain’s voice cut sharp through the radio, “Status check—patrol four, respond.”Static.Cain’s jaw flexed.The estate’s east wing should’ve checked in three minutes ago. The cameras in that section had been glitchy since the rain started, but silence wasn’t just a delay—it was a warning.He didn’t wait.He ran.—23:13 P.M.The corridor smelled off—like ozone, sweat, and copper.Cain moved in silence, gun drawn, heart pounding in his throat. As he neared the stairwell, he heard the scuff of boots. A low grunt. Then—Saxon’s voice. Muffled. Strained.No.Cain hit the door and shoved through with full force.Saxon was on the floor.Kneeling.Hands gripping a decorative sculpture from the side table, blood at his lip, shirt torn at the collar. And behind him—a man with a blade, black mask, arm already in mid-swing.Cain didn’t think.Didn’t aim.Bang.The bullet tore through the attacker’s shoulder, sending him flying backward into the wall. Saxo
Chapter Three: I Dare You06:43 A.M.The surveillance footage didn’t lie.Cain watched the loop again, arms folded tightly across his chest. Saxon—barefoot, shirt half-unbuttoned—was in the east courtyard last night with Luca, the new guard. Laughing. Smirking. Standing too close. Touching his shoulder.Cain didn’t see a threat.He saw a game.And he was about to end it.—08:10 A.M.The estate’s training room was a brutal stretch of reinforced floors, wall-to-wall mirrors, and weapon racks lining every edge. It was Cain’s favorite room. His sanctuary. The only place he could release what Saxon kept caging inside him.Until today.Because today, Saxon walked in.Tight black compression shirt. Black joggers. Freshly showered. Still damp. And smiling like the devil had handed him a dare.Cain didn’t look at him. Not at first.He just kept punching the heavy bag—thud, thud, thud—his knuckles wrapped, his jaw set.“Your technique’s gotten sloppy,” Saxon said behind him. “Or maybe you’re
Chapter Two: Close QuartersCain didn’t sleep.Not because he couldn’t—but because he wouldn’t. Not in this place. Not under this roof. Not with Saxon Rivera walking around shirtless, barefoot, and smoking like he wasn’t the most wanted man in the city and the reason Cain’s cock was half-hard and aching since the second he walked through the goddamn door.He sat on the edge of the guest bed in his private quarters, left foot braced on the floor, a gun resting in his hand, the safety on.The walls were too thin.Or maybe Saxon moaned just loud enough for him to hear it.On purpose.Cain ground his teeth, cock straining against the front of his tactical pants, and muttered, “This is hell.”And it was only day one.———08:00 A.M.Saxon walked into the breakfast lounge like he owned the air.The bastard wasn’t even trying.Loose white button-down, sleeves rolled to the elbows, collar open far enough to expose the dip of his throat and the faint outline of the gold chain he used to wear i