MasukWhen the ruthless heir of a crime syndicate comes to collect an old debt, Jade's world shatters. His father owes money he can't repay, and his desperate solution is unthinkable. He offers Jade's underaged sister as a bride to the merciless Salvatore Domenico. But Jade won't let his sister be sacrificed. Instead, he steps forward, offering himself in her place. What Jade doesn't know is that Salvatore has been waiting for this moment. Years ago, Jade's powerful family branded Salvatore's father a traitor and had him killed. Now, Salvatore has returned, not for money, but for revenge. Taking Jade into his world of blood, loyalty, and violence should have been the perfect punishment. Yet, the closer Salvatore draws him into the shadows, the more the line between vengeance and desire blurs. Revenge was supposed to be sweet. But Jade tastes like something far more dangerous.
Lihat lebih banyakJadeThe pain was instant. It started from the base of my skull and spread to my temple, setting into a buzzing noise at the back of my head. I pressed my face into the pillow and groaned. I was never listening to Bella ever again.Twisting my body under the duvet, I reached for the bottle of aspirin she always made sure to leave on the bedside table. Except—there was nothing. She’d never forgotten to lay it out. Ever.Maybe she decided to make me hangover soup instead, that had to be it. I relaxed into the bed, only sitting up when I heard the door open. “Where’s my aspirin?” The question came out as a whisper, because it hurt to even talk. “This is the last time we’re drinking.”Bella said nothing.I finally raised my head, hissing when the lights suddenly came on. I was disoriented for a whole minute because then I realized I was not in my room and the person that had walked in wasn’t Bella.A middle-aged woman stood in front of me, her gaze landing everywhere but on me. “Good mor
JadeIt wasn’t until Salvatore started to undo the buttons of my shirt that his words registered in my head. “What are you doing?” I grabbed his hands, stopping him. He looked at me with a bored expression, “Taking off your bloody shirt of course. I cannot stand the sight of it.”“Maybe if you hadn’t cut off my father’s fingers then I wouldn’t be a bloody mess. Or if you had been kind enough to let me change out of them before whisking me away like I’m your goddamn property.” Or at least let me bid Bella farewell. That last thought had tears gathering in the corner of my eyes. It was my fault that she was dead. What was supposed to be a fun evening for us had turned into a living nightmare in the twinkle of an eye.Salvatore gave me a blank look. “You are my property.”I pushed at his chest, but he didn’t move. Not even an inch. I hadn’t noticed how much smaller I was compared to him, until now. My hands barely covered his rough ones. Even when I was hitting him in complete blindr
Salvatore‘Kill or be killed’, was the one rule I’ve lived by for the last ten years of my life. I wouldn’t be standing on my own two bloody feet if it weren’t for the courage I borrowed from those words. But standing in front of Beneditti and his lack of fingers made this one of the rare times I killed with actual reason other than the need to spill blood. I had to teach him a lesson and remind him what happened when people messed with what was mine. Jade on the other hand was not used to the blood and filth that made up a world like ours. The color had drained from his face and he looked like he was ready to pass out.“Father…” he looked on in horror before rushing to Benetti’s side, as if he could glue the fingers back on. He threw me a look of disgust, “What the hell have you done?”“I think the words should be ‘thank you’,” I replied. “If you’re both done with the dramatics, I’d like to leave.”“I believe you know where the door is,” Jade sneered. “You can see yourself out. Or
JadeI could see the light bulb go off in my father’s head. This was an easy way out, an opportunity he wouldn’t pass up on. “I’ll have Bella come up right now, we can talk about the details of your engagement—”There was no way I was letting this madness happen. I’d rather he left here with my head instead of my sister as his bride. My hand shut up in the air, interrupting my father. “I’ll go with him. He wants a bride, then he’ll get a bride.”“Jade–”“He can take me as his bride, up until Bella comes of age.” That will buy me some time to figure out how to save Bella before she gets married to the Devil. I turned back to Salvatore with a swirl in my hips. “I hope you don’t mind, we look pretty much the same. In a couple years you can have her, a respectable man like yourself should be able to wait.”His lips turned up at the side in a smirk. “A respectable man? I thought you said I was an evil whore?”“These are the terms of your marriage, take it or leave—” My words were cut off
JadeMy tears had barely gotten the chance to dry on my cheeks when the first body hit the floor. A muffled scream followed shortly after, echoing down the empty hallway that led to my room.I turned to Bella to know if she had heard it, but she was too focused on getting her glitter all over my hair. Maybe I’d imagined it, like all those nightmares.Caruso was stationed outside her bathroom door, there was nothing to fear. Father made sure to pay him handsomely every month to ensure our safety. Except this past month he seemed to be doing the job reluctantly.I heard from the other workers that Father was owing them salaries for the last three months. It wasn’t hard to believe because I knew the business was struggling. I’d offered to help, but Father had insisted that I wasn’t ready for the familia.So, here I was—bawling my eyes out because my girlfriend had broken up with me. The only other person I had for a companion was my fifteen year old sister. Pathetic. Yes, I know.“You lo
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