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Chapter 24

Author: Valentina V.
last update publish date: 2026-06-25 21:03:48

Autumn wished he could leap across the room so he wouldn't need to have any sort of interaction with his ‘boss,’ who right now looked like he was out for blood.

Vegas didn’t waste time. He pushed through the crowd, ignoring the people around him, his shoulders tense and his steps deliberate. The bar noise seemed to dull as he got closer.

Autumn could feel the shift in the air, that heavy, suffocating feeling that always came whenever Vegas was near. His heart started beating faster, a dull thud
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    Vegas was already seated at the dining table when Autumn came downstairs, Aaron heading toward the door as soon as he walked in.The air was thick with the rich, savory smell of grilled steak and roasted garlic. Warm, buttery bread sat in a basket, its golden crust still steaming slightly.The faint sweetness of caramelized onions and herbs mixed with the sharp tang of red wine that Vegas had already poured into two glasses. The plates looked expensive—heavy, white ceramic that clinked loudly as they were set on the table, the middle-aged chef also heading outwards.“Well, don’t just stand there,” Vegas grumbled, voice low and flat. He didn’t look up at first. He kept cutting into his steak, the knife sliding through the meat with a soft hiss, juices pooling dark and glossy on the plate.Autumn pulled out a chair, settling down stiffly. The wooden chair felt cold and hard. ‘I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t be sitting at his table like this is normal. Like I belong to him.’ The thought

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 26

    The next day came too fast. Autumn stood outside his dorm with a single duffel bag, the strap digging into his shoulder, and a red traveling box on his right. The black car pulled up right on time. “2 sharp,” Vegas had texted earlier, along with a smug sticker, much to his annoyance. The driver took his bags without a word and opened the door. Autumn climbed in, heart heavy, the anguish of being situated right under his nose burning into his mind, filling him with all sorts of crazy thoughts. “What if he chokes me in my sleep?” he mumbled, looking at the front mirror in case the driver had heard him, hoping not to come off as deluded. He had packed only essentials: clothes, sketchbooks, a laptop, a charger, and a couple of personal items from his mom. Everything else hadn't seemed all that necessary, resolving to stop by for them whenever. The drive felt short compared to last time, his thoughts racing the whole time. When the elevator doors opened into the penthouse, Autumn step

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 25

    Julian kept going, casual as ever. The conversation dragged on. He asked about Autumn’s favorite classes, what he thought of the clubs on campus, and even joked about how hard it must be to balance social life with the architecture workload.Autumn answered in short, awkward sentences, shifting on his feet, eyes darting to Vegas every few seconds.Vegas shot him a flat look. "Why are you talking so much?"Julian grinned. "Because one of us has to. You look like you're about three seconds away from committing a felony."Autumn almost choked. For a moment, the tension eased. Almost. Vegas didn't laugh. His gaze slid back to Autumn immediately, intense enough to make his stomach knot. Julian noticed."Oh." The grin slowly slipped from his face. "Oh, you two were in the middle of something.""We're leaving," Vegas said.Autumn stiffened.Julian raised an eyebrow. "That wasn't a suggestion, was it?""No.""Right."An awkward silence followed. Julian looked between them, clearly trying to f

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 24

    Autumn wished he could leap across the room so he wouldn't need to have any sort of interaction with his ‘boss,’ who right now looked like he was out for blood.Vegas didn’t waste time. He pushed through the crowd, ignoring the people around him, his shoulders tense and his steps deliberate. The bar noise seemed to dull as he got closer.Autumn could feel the shift in the air, that heavy, suffocating feeling that always came whenever Vegas was near. His heart started beating faster, a dull thud in his chest that made his palms sweat.“Ah, isn't it the famous Clairemont boy?” Allison snapped as soon as Vegas stopped in front of them. She stepped slightly in front of Autumn, chin lifted in defiance. “What do you want? Came to torture my friend some more?”Vegas didn’t look at her right away. His eyes stayed locked on Autumn, dark and intense, like he was trying to pull him away with just a look. “I don't think you're in a position to ask,” he said unblinkingly, sizing her from head to t

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 23

    Vegas sat at the large dinner table, the fork feeling like a brick in his hands as he fiddled with his now half-empty plate. Dinner had consisted of a luxurious spread as usual, even including one of his favorites: pecan pie. Yet the food never really settled. He had barely picked at a few pieces. It wasn’t that he didn’t enjoy it. It was the weight of silence that filled the room, a formal air with his father seated at the far end of the table, eyes fixed on his tablet almost the whole time. His mother sat a bit closer, gorgeously dressed as though they had attended an important event, though she would argue that this dinner counted as one. With time, Vegas had come to the conclusion that his father only called for these occasional meet-ups for formality’s sake, disguised as making an effort to see him. But it never really mattered, not to him anyway. Yet, he made an effort to speak to his mom, who had thrown a couple of glances at him in the past twenty minutes. “So, how

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 22

    Autumn drew his legs back, trying to press them down in one spot as they finally got to Vegas's car, away from his nosy classmates. He snatched his hands out of Vegas's firm grip, almost stumbling a bit.“What was that all about?” he huffed, his face a mixture of confusion and annoyance.“Oh, is that so? Shouldn't you be thanking me right now?” Vegas replied sharply, but his face was anything but angry.“Thank you? You started this in the first place! If it weren't for you…,” he paused, his expression shifting into something more solemn now, hands wound around his bag loosely.“If it weren't for me what?!” Vegas questioned, shoving him gently against his car.“Oh, I know! If it weren't for me, those people would have eaten you alive. If it weren't for me, your life would've turned to shit by now. And if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have to be speaking to each other right now!”Vegas ran a hand through his hair swiftly, backing away from him a little. He tried breathing deeply, hopi

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 6

    Vegas didn't go to the match. The moment he saw Autumn stand up from the table across the cafe, something clicked into place. A photo alongside too obvious information wasn’t enough. The boy who had been etched into his mind was right there, real and within reach. He wasn’t about to let the opportu

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 5

    “What have you found so far?” Julian pressed, leaning forward with his elbows planted on the table, eyes bright with curiosity. Vegas shrugged casually, leaning back in his chair with that effortless, unbothered posture he had perfected over the years. “Not much yet. Scholarship kid. Architecture

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 4

    Vegas Clairemont hadn’t always been the hot-blooded bastard everyone knew him to be. He’d grown into the role because being a Clairemont demanded it. Power, wealth, connections… he could summon them all with a single word or a casual snap of his fingers. But what he craved most was control. Real con

  • Owned By His Obsession    Chapter 3

    “Autumn! There you are!” Allison’s voice cut through the pulsing noise of the party with a tipsy hiccup. She pushed her way through the dense crowd, her eyes glassy from several drinks but bright with obvious relief the moment they landed on her best friend. She exhaled deeply, placing both hands on

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