LOGINI don’t know how long we lay there—our bodies tangled, skin slick with sweat, hearts still catching up to what had just happened.
Eventually, I stirred, my limbs heavy but my mind swimming in a haze of satisfaction. Asher brushed his fingers down my spine lazily. “You okay, beautiful?” I nodded, cheek resting against his chest. “I feel like I just got hit by a very sexy truck.” Alex laughed low and deep beside me. “We’ll take that as a compliment.” “Definitely was,” I murmured, eyes drifting closed again. But before I could fall back into that warm, sated haze, Asher sat up and stretched, every muscle rippling like a sin. “As much as I’d love to keep lying here, I think we need to cool off before round two.” “Cool off?” I asked, my voice sleepy. Alex stood too, bending to kiss my temple. “Pool’s heated. Come swim with us.” “You want to swim now?” I asked, blinking up at them. “After… all that?” Asher smirked and offered me his hand. “Trust me. You’ll like it. It will release some tension” “I don't have any swimsuit with me” I complaint. Coming here, I didn't plan on swimming at all. Heck I thought I was going to work my ass out. “Who said you need any swim wears,” Alex smirked and I got the memo. We are going to swim naked! Still naked, I followed them through the hallway, grabbing one of the oversized robes draped by the stairs. They led me through tall glass doors into the backyard, where the moonlight danced on a glistening infinity pool that looked like something out of a luxury resort. Steam curled up from the surface, and underwater lights cast a soft blue glow across the water. It was… breathtaking. Without hesitation, Alex stripped again—completely unapologetic and dove in, his body slicing through the water with ease. Asher dropped his robe and followed, his laughter echoing the quiet night air. I stood at the edge momentarily, my robe slipping from my shoulders. “Are you coming in, or must we drag you?” Asher called, pushing his wet hair back with a grin. I rolled my eyes and stepped to the edge, testing the water with my toes. It was warm. Inviting. Still naked, I slid in slowly, letting the water wrap around me like silk. The moment I submerged, I let out a soft sigh. My sore muscles thanked me instantly. “God, this feels amazing,” I breathed. “Told you,” Alex said, swimming closer. He cornered me gently against the edge of the pool, his arms caging me in without touching. His eyes flicked over my face. “You’re glowing.” “Blame the double destruction,” I teased. He grinned wickedly. “You haven’t seen destruction yet.” Before I could respond, Asher swam up behind me, hands sneaking around my waist. “Careful,” he murmured in my ear, “we might take that as a challenge.” The heat returned instantly. Trapped between them, wet and bare and aching all over again, I couldn’t think straight. The water did nothing to cool the fire building back inside me. Alex’s hand cupped my cheek and kissed me again slow, deep, like he was savoring the moment. Asher’s lips found the back of my neck, sending shivers down my spine. The pool sloshed gently as they moved with me, guided me toward the shallow end where I could stand, where they could really touch me. Alex backed me against the smooth tiles while Asher trailed kisses down my spine, his hands spreading over my hips beneath the water. I gasped as warm, slick fingers slid between my thighs again. “Asher—” “Shh,” he murmured. “We’re not done with you yet.” And then his mouth was on my shoulder, while Alex’s lips returned to mine, more possessive this time hungrier. Their bodies pressed to mine underwater, skin to skin, and I let go. Again. Right there, against the edge of a billionaire’s moonlit pool, with two powerful men worshipping me like I was their goddess. And for tonight, I was. The water stilled around us, rippling gently in the wake of everything we’d just done. I floated in their arms languid, boneless, completely wrecked in the best way possible. Asher pressed a soft kiss to my damp temple, his arms curled around my waist beneath the water. “You okay?” he murmured. I nodded, eyes closed, lips curved in a lazy smile. “I think you guys broke me.” Alex chuckled from my other side, his hand trailing a lazy circle over my hip. “You say that like it’s a bad thing.” “It’s not,” I whispered, stretching my arms around their shoulders and pulling myself tighter between them. “It’s not at all.”The first mistake was staying late at the office. The second was walking into his penthouse. The third was lying down on his bed.Aria stood in the middle of his living room, still damp from the rain outside, her hair sticking to the sides of her neck. She hadn’t meant to end up here. She’d only come to drop off the signed contracts he’d demanded at the last minute. But when his driver insisted she wait inside because the rain wasn’t letting up, she’d found herself standing in the warm hush of his apartment, surrounded by the scent of him. Leather. Cedar. Power. It was everywhere. She tried not to look around, but it was impossible not to. Everything in this place was expensive. Clean lines. Dark colors. The kind of silence that made her chest tighten.He wasn’t home. She told herself she would just leave the folder on the kitchen counter and go. But then she saw the half-open bedroom door. And the soft gold light spilling out. Her fingers tightened around the strap of her bag as she
The night felt heavier than usual. It pressed against Iris’s skin like warm hands, wrapping around her as she stood in the empty lobby, staring at the elevator doors. She didn’t even remember leaving the house. All she remembered was the message he had sent earlier that day. Just two words.Come ready.She didn’t ask what it meant. She didn’t need to. Her body already knew. Her pulse was pounding beneath her skin before she stepped through the tower’s glass doors. She hated how her hands trembled not just from fear but from something deeper. Something she’d stopped pretending wasn’t there.The elevator doors opened without her touching the button. The inside smelled faintly like him. Clean, dark, expensive. She stood against the back wall, breathing unevenly as the floors slid past. She told herself over and over, This isn’t real. He’s forcing you. He’s holding your father’s future in his hand. But the way her thighs squeezed together betrayed her. The way her breath caught when the e
The next night, Iris told herself she wouldn’t go. She sat in her small bedroom, fully dressed, the clock ticking too loudly on the wall. The time he’d set came and went, but she didn’t move. She wrapped her arms around herself like that could hold her together. She didn’t owe him this. She didn’t owe him her body.But when her phone vibrated on the nightstand, her breath caught.I don’t like waiting. — D.W.The message wasn’t long. It didn’t need to be. Her entire body tensed, her heartbeat thrumming against her ribs like it was trying to break out. She stared at the screen until the words blurred. She could stay. She could ignore him. But somewhere deep inside her, beneath the fear, was a burn she couldn’t shake. It had started the moment he touched her, and it hadn’t gone away since. It had grown, like something alive.She hated that part of herself the most.By the time she reached the tower, the night was too quiet. The lobby was empty again. The elevator opened on its own. It wa
The sound of her own heels echoed down the polished hallway as Iris walked toward his office for the third night. Her chest ached with a tension that wouldn’t leave. Every step she took felt like walking deeper into something she had no way of escaping. She told herself this wasn’t her choice. She told herself this was for her father. But she also knew the truth: it wasn’t just his threats pulling her back here. It was the heat that had burned through her body when his fingers touched her. It was the way he made her shiver without raising his voice. It was the way her body gave itself away every time he came close.The receptionist wasn’t there tonight. The entire floor was quiet, the kind of quiet that wrapped around her like invisible hands. His office door was closed but not locked. It never was when he was waiting for her. She pushed it open slowly. The dim golden light inside fell across him like it had been designed to make him look dangerous. He was sitting in his chair this ti
Iris stood in front of the tower again, clutching her small black bag like it could protect her from the man waiting upstairs. She had thought about not coming. She had stared at the text he sent that morning — just a single reminder of the time, nothing more — and debated ignoring it. But she knew he wasn’t bluffing. Men like Darius didn’t bluff. He was the kind of man who made quiet threats sound like facts. And worse, he was the kind of man who delivered on every single one of them.The lobby was empty, just like the night before. The guard didn’t even glance up when she passed. The elevator doors opened without her pressing a button, almost like it had been expecting her. She stepped inside, pressing herself into the corner as the doors closed and sealed her in. Her reflection stared back at her from the mirrored walls, pale and restless.She whispered under her breath, “You’re just doing this for Dad.” But the words didn’t make her feel better. They felt thin. Weak.The elevator
The reception area of the building was too quiet for a Friday night. The polished marble floors gleamed like they’d never seen dirt. The fluorescent lights hummed softly overhead, their reflection sharp on the glass walls. Iris shifted uneasily in her seat, the strap of her bag twisted tight around her fingers. Her father had told her to wait downstairs while he finished “a quick meeting.” But thirty minutes had passed. Then forty. The clock above the elevators ticked loud enough to make her jaw tense.Her father didn’t belong in places like this. He was a kind man. Gentle. Too trusting. He didn’t have the kind of spine these cold corridors required. She hated the thought of him staying behind with people who wore suits that probably cost more than their monthly rent. She stood up, smoothed her skirt with nervous fingers, and pressed the elevator button. If he wouldn’t come down, she’d go up.The doors opened to an empty, sterile hallway. The air on this floor was colder, sharper. The







