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RUTHLESS TEMPTATION Chapter 21
Days passed since Jace stood breathless in Elias’s office, tangled in lust and guilt. Now, he was home-alone-happy -for the first time in what felt like forever. The morning light streamed through the tall windows of his small apartment, casting a honeyed glow across the cluttered space. His easel, long abandoned, stood by the window like a forgotten lover. Today, he returned to it. Jace’s fingers were already stained with streaks of cobalt and ochre as he dipped the brush again, slowly dragging it across the canvas. The face that began to form was not a person, not exactly. It was warmth, softness—hope. The painting was for Noah. Noah, who had woken up three days ago. Noah, who smiled weakly and squeezed his hand. Jace had cried then. Quiet, private sobs that never reached anyone’s ears. For once, it wasn’t about pain—it was relief. The knot in his chest loosened just enough to let him breathe. So he painted. Each stroke on the canvas was gentle but purposeful. A sky that b
RUTHLESS TEMPTATION Chapter 20
Jace froze. The drawer handle was still warm under his fingertips when the voice echoed from behind him like a gunshot. “What are you looking for… Jace?” He turned slowly. Elias stood at the door, one brow raised, the edge of amusement and suspicion twisting his mouth. His dark eyes were impossible to read, and for a terrifying second, Jace thought it was over. The plan. The revenge. Everything. Think. Fast. “I…” Jace cleared his throat, heart pounding. “I was just… curious. I mean, your office is kind of intimidating. I got bored waiting, and I thought I’d take a look around. Sorry, I snooped.” Elias didn’t say anything at first. He stepped forward, one foot in front of the other, slow and calculated, like a predator deciding whether to strike or play with its prey. Jace kept still, hoping his face wasn’t betraying anything. “No problem,” Elias murmured as he reached him, voice dropping an octave. “No one’s on this floor.” And then he grabbed Jace’s face and kissed him
RUTHLESS TEMPTATION Chapter 19
The morning light that slipped between the blinds felt too clean for what had happened the night before. Jace sat at the edge of the bed, shirtless, watching the man sleep. His breathing was steady, chest rising and falling with the kind of peace Jace hadn't known in years. And maybe that was the danger—how easy it was to get used to this. To Elias’s touch. To the way he made him feel wanted. Worshipped. But none of that mattered.He wasn’t here to fall for soft touches or whispered promises. He was here so he can gain access to elias office and get the file. The 2009 legal consequence document. The one that had briefly surfaced during their last encounter in Elias’s office before Elias’s father, Victor Crane walked in. Jace stood, pulled on his jeans slowly, because his body ached in places Elias had fucked him. It was a painful pleasure. The bruises weren’t visible, but Jace could feel them in his bones. Jace turned back and stared at Elias’s sleeping face. ---- Few moments
RUTHLESS TEMPTATION Chapter 18
The cold night air bit at Jace’s skin, but he barely felt it. He stood beneath the dim glow of a streetlamp in a quiet corner of Brooklyn, the amber light stretching long shadows across the pavement. His arms were crossed, jacket zipped to the collar, but the chill inside him had nothing to do with the weather. It had been two days since the hospital. Since Elias had touched him like he owned him—claimed him in that private room like the world outside didn’t exist. And Jace had let him. Even now, the memory lingered like a bruise he couldn’t stop pressing: the weight of Elias’s hands, the low growl in his voice, the unbearable intensity in those goddamn eyes. Jace hadn’t even fought back—not really. He’d wanted it. That was the worst part. But desire wasn’t the mission. And the mission was all that mattered. Noah was still fighting for his life. Time was running out. And Elias Crane—arrogant, obsessive, dangerous Elias—was his only path forward. Jace dug his hands deeper into
RUTHLESS TEMPTATION Chapter 17
The silence that lingered after Victor’s confession felt like a scream Elias couldn’t silence.Your mother is alive.Those four words had detonated something deep inside him—rage, confusion, grief, disbelief. He didn’t move as Victor exited the room, not even a flicker of acknowledgment. He simply stood there, staring at the empty space where his father had been seconds ago, his hands clenched so tight his nails bit into his palms.It felt like his world had been rewritten in permanent ink. Again.Everything he had believed—her death, his hatred, the vow for revenge—it all hovered on the edge of something darker now. Something messier. The clarity of his pain was now clouded with questions.Where was she?Why did Victor lie?Had she abandoned him—or had she been taken?He lowered himself slowly onto the leather couch, the cushions groaning beneath his weight as if they, too, were exhausted by the truth. His mind was a cyclone, spinning too fast, scattering every thought before he coul
RUTHLESS TEMPTATION Chapter 16
The city lights blurred past Elias as he stared out the backseat window of his blacked-out car, lost in thought. The past wouldn’t leave him alone—not even for a moment. Every time he closed his eyes, it was there, haunting him. The feeling of betrayal. The memory of flames. The silence after his mother’s funeral. But the worst part was knowing his father had never shed a tear. Victor Crane, the man who commanded empires and shattered lives with a phone call, had walked out of his wife’s burial like it was a business meeting that had run late. Elias had stood there, numb, a boy becoming a man overnight. That moment—when the casket lowered into the ground and Victor simply adjusted his cufflinks—had defined everything that came after. Elias had been waiting. Biding his time. So when college ended and Victor offered him a position in the company, Elias didn’t hesitate. He said yes. Not because he wanted to be a part of the Crane legacy, but because he wanted to dismantle it from the
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