LOGINRUYI WYNTER ❦What terrified me that moment was the fact that I had just put Hydrangea in danger.I had dragged him into a world he knew nothing about, a world I had spent so long trying to escape, only to discover that I had somehow found my way back into its clutches. Except this time, it wasn’t Jace’s debts or Lucien Blackwood’s wrath threatening to swallow me whole. It was something far more insidious, And Hydrangea had walked straight into its mouth.He was here. In this establishment. Asking for me.Why would he do that at the worst time? I thought, but I knew it was natural for him to be worried about me after the way I told him to leave yesterday night when Lucien’s men waited for me… at this point I was protecting Hydrane from everyone around me, only if he knows how twisted my world is… would he still ever want to be my friend or want to be close to me? Or would pushing him away once more be the only way to protect him? I thought, and I felt a stinging pain in my heart at t
RUYI WYNTER ❦After the office finally cleared, I collapsed against the massive desk, completely clueless about what I was supposed to do next.How and where was I even supposed to start?I had spent so long trying to escape the dark world of the Mafia with Jace. He had gotten his hands dirty for years through his dealings, and eventually, it had caused a major disruption in our marriage and destroyed much of the love we had once dreamed of building together.I had begged him to stop. I had supported him through it, hoping that if he walked away from that life and found a real job, perhaps we could finally have a normal marriage. I had done everything I could to help him get his hands clean.And now, while I was trying to escape the consequences of his world, I had somehow become submerged in Lucien’s.A world that wanted to erase Jace from the face of the earth.I had become the flimsy barrier standing between Lucien’s wrath and Jace, even though Lucien had now broken our deal in wha
RUYI WYNTER ❦When I got to the office that morning, my heart was still so fragile. Although it was a new job I felt incredibly lucky to have, I couldn’t forget how I had come to have it in the first place.I had barely settled behind my desk when the door opened.The manager walked in first, followed by a woman dressed entirely in black and several men who looked like they had no business being anywhere near an ordinary office.The woman had a dark, intimidating makeup look, her expression cold and unpleasant as she walked into my office as though she owned it.One of the men carried a suitcase. He placed it heavily on my desk.I frowned.“Good morning,” I said professionally, looking between them. “May I ask who you are and how I can assist you?”The woman didn’t answer. Instead, she pulled out the chair opposite my desk and sat down with the kind of confidence that made it clear she didn’t care about my question.Then she looked at one of the men. “Open it.”The suitcase clicked op
RUYI WYNTER ❦ I cried hard in the shower that morning. By the time I finished dressing for work, my eyes were swollen, my chest still felt painfully tight and I had no idea what I was supposed to do about Jace. I kept thinking about him. About the recording. About the way his voice had cracked when he begged to see me. I didn’t know whether I should confront Lucien about what had happened to Jace. He had broken our deal. I had asked him not to hurt Jace, yet somehow Jace had still been caught in the consequences of Lucien’s world, a world I had become far too familiar with to pretend I didn’t understand what it meant. And that was what frightened me most. I knew Lucien. I knew what he was capable of. But what was I supposed to say to Lucien? You broke your promise. The words alone felt ridiculous. I knew who Lucien Blackwood was. I knew what he was capable of. Confronting him would not undo what had happened to Jace. It would only put me in danger of making things worse.
RUYI WYNTER ❦“Isn’t it?” Jenny's voice sharpened. “What about when he slept with a co-worker just so he could sell himself and get enough money to get both of you out of that mess?”I froze. Jenny stepped closer.“You wore him down with your constant nagging and your victim mentality. When he finally decided to give you space so he could regain his mental health, what did you do?”My lips parted, but nothing came out. “You left.” Her words landed like blows.“You left him without looking back. And then you shamelessly sought comfort in my lord’s arms.” My eyes stung.“You keep telling yourself you were protecting Jace. You tell yourself you were trying to save yourself from a terrible situation, but perhaps you should be honest with yourself for once. Maybe all you wanted was a soft life. Luxury. Comfort. A way out of the life you chose from the beginning.”“Stop.”“A shame,” she whispered and my chest tightened.Years of pain I had spent trying to bury began returning in waves. Th
RUYI WYNTER ❦ Morning light illuminated Lucien’s bedroom, while the beautiful songs of birds drifted through the open windows. His home was surrounded by trees and flowers, so even the air seemed different here, sweeter and cleaner than anything I was used to. Somewhere beyond the room, I could hear the gentle sound of water falling from the fountains scattered around the estate. When I finally stood up, my body felt light after yesterday night’s ordeal, and for a moment, I simply stood there taking everything in. It made me feel as though I had been trapped on a sufficient, abundant island, surrounded by everything I could ever need, while the ocean around it remained deadly. And yet, I knew I was still trapped. Lucien Blackwood was the ocean surrounding my beautiful little island. Cruel, dangerous and impossible to escape. One wrong move and I could be swallowed whole by the world he belonged to. And within that terrifying circumstance, I had found a strange kind of peace. I h
RUYI WYNTER❦ I signed my husband’s ten-million-dollar mafia debt to myself… and now I’m chained to the most powerful mafia lord alive. But tonight, I’m trying to pretend I’m just a wife waiting for her husband on their anniversary. The smell of roasted pork clings to my hair as I wipe down th
DEWHALES CHRISNEY WRITES ⫘⫘⫘ Lucien Blackwood was the last man I thought I'd ever feel this way for. Lucien lifted me from the bathtub as if I weighed nothing. Water streamed down my naked skin, dripping from my hair onto his chest as he carried me through the dim room. My body still tremble
RUYI WYNTER❦I was back at my morning job as a florist, tending to freshly delivered flowers. I removed the beautiful roses from their roots, still wrapped in plastic nylon, and replanted them into soil pots.I was doing these continuously for about hundreds of them, as my mind completely slipped t
RUYI WYNTER ❦The towering man neared me, his hands grabbing my arms so sharp my heart stopped for a moment, he slid his sturdy leg in between my weak shaky legs from behind, spreading it farther, until I instinctively grabbed hold on a chair for support for my upper body. And when I felt Jules’ b







