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THE BIDDING ROOM
Last Updated : 2026-01-21
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Evelyn Ward never imagined that a routine walk home could shatter her life. Taken from her small Oregon town, she’s thrown into a velvet prison known as The Bidding Room, an elite underground auction where innocence is rare, and the most powerful men in the world come to buy it. Dressed like a doll, paraded as prey, Evelyn is thrust into a world of wealth, cruelty, and obsession. What should have ended in despair becomes the start of something more twisted - because the man who buys her isn’t a collector or a sadist. He’s something far worse. Lucien Moretti - The Devil of Verona - rules a vast criminal empire, built on fear and blood. He doesn’t pay for what he wants. He takes it. Yet something about Evelyn stops him. A silent challenge in her eyes, a trembling defiance that speaks louder than screams. He buys her not for pleasure - but to destroy what is pure. Except she doesn’t break. And that enrages him more than he expected. Their lives spiral in a dangerous dance of power and obsession. Lucien's enemies circle like vultures, and his own people begin to question his judgment. Evelyn isn’t just a girl anymore - she’s a symbol of his weakness, and they want to exploit that. As Evelyn is drawn deeper into the mafia world, her morality blurs. Can she resist becoming like them? Or is the darkness already inside her? In a story of violence, betrayal, and unnatural love, Evelyn and Lucien are caught in a storm they may not survive. And even if they do - what will be left of them?
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THE BIDDING ROOM CHAPTER FORTY THREE
Lucien didn’t let go of Evelyn’s hand as they exited the police station. Her cheek was still stinging where Elena had struck, but more than the physical pain, it was the humiliation that lingered, like smoke that refused to dissipate.“You don’t have to say anything,” Lucien said softly, his thumb brushing the rising welt, a touch both tender and possessive. “Not now.”Evelyn shook her head slightly, gathering herself. “I just… I can’t believe she went that far. That she would…” Her voice faltered. “lock me up.”Lucien’s gaze darkened, sharp enough to cut steel. “She doesn’t care about rules. About law. About anyone except herself. That’s why I need to know everything she’s capable of. Every weakness. Every ally.”They walked briskly to the car, the night air cool against Evelyn’s flushed skin. Her pulse still raced, not from exertion, but from the intensity of his presence. Every step beside Lucien was like a tether, and yet she also felt untethered, raw and exposed in a way she coul
Last Updated : 2026-01-21THE BIDDING ROOM CHAPTER FORTY TWO
The boutique was all glass and light, polished marble floors, mannequins posed like untouchable art, racks of silk and tailored lines arranged with deliberate restraint. Evelyn moved slowly through the space, fingers brushing fabric, trying to breathe past the lingering sense that the world watched her differently now.Damien stayed close, arms folded, eyes constantly scanning reflections. “Take your time,” he said into his sleeve as a notification buzzed. He frowned. “I need to step outside. Business call. I’ll be right there, don’t leave the store.”“I won’t,” Evelyn said, giving him a small smile. “I’m safe in a room full of dresses.”Damien didn’t smile back. “Two minutes.”The door closed behind him.Evelyn exhaled and turned back to a rack of midnight-blue gowns, when she felt it.That familiar tightening. The kind that wasn’t fear, exactly, it was more of a sign of recognition.“You wear his protection badly.”The voice came from behind her - cool, precise, unmistakable.Evelyn
Last Updated : 2026-01-21THE BIDDING ROOM CHAPTER FORTY ONE
The safe house overlooked the city without belonging to it.Glass walls, steel lines, lights dimmed to a low, deliberate glow. It wasn’t meant to feel warm, but tonight, with the storm rolling in and the world pressing too close, it felt like a pocket carved out just for them.Lucien dismissed the last of the security detail with a wordless nod. The doors sealed. Silence followed, not empty, but expectant.Evelyn stood near the window, arms folded loosely, watching rain streak down the glass. The city blurred beyond it, anonymous and distant. She felt Lucien behind her before she heard him, his presence a familiar gravity now.“You should rest,” he said.She turned slowly. “So should you.”A corner of his mouth lifted. “Later.”They stood there, a few feet apart, the air between them charged with everything that hadn’t been said on the plane. Survival had sharpened something between them, stripped away pretense, left only truth and want and restraint fighting for dominance.Lucien clo
Last Updated : 2026-01-20THE BIDDING ROOM CHAPTER FORTY
The plane cut through the clouds, smooth and relentless, the steady hum of the engines a counterpoint to the thoughts neither of them voiced.Lucien broke the silence first.“When we land, everything changes,” he said. Not as a warning, an acknowledgment. “There will be statements. Movements. People who suddenly remember my number.”Evelyn studied his face, the sharp angles softened only slightly by fatigue. “And Elena?”His expression darkened. “She’ll know by now. Sakamura’s channels are collapsing. The buyer won’t survive the aftermath not physically, but reputationally. That kind of humiliation spreads faster than blood.”“And that won’t satisfy her,” Evelyn said.“No,” Lucien agreed. “She thrives on proximity. On influence.”Evelyn absorbed that, then asked quietly, “Do I make you easier to reach?”Lucien didn’t answer immediately. He looked at their joined hands instead, the way her thumb rested unconsciously against his pulse.“Yes,” he said finally. “And harder to control.”Sh
Last Updated : 2026-01-20THE BIDDING ROOM CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
The first thing Evelyn understood was that this place had no windows. The second was that it didn’t need them. Light came from recessed panels in the ceiling —cold, deliberate, designed to reveal rather than comfort. The room was large, empty except for a single chair bolted to the floor and a m
THE BIDDING ROOM CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
The first alarm didn’t sound like danger. It sounded like music. A low, resonant chime rolled through the estate — subtle enough that an untrained ear might mistake it for ambiance. Lucien froze mid-step. His hand lifted instinctively, palm out, a silent command to everyone within range. That chime
THE BIDDING ROOM CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
Elena Moretti did not announce herself because she never had to.The estate felt her before anyone saw her, security recalibrating, guards stiffening with a confusion they couldn’t explain. Lucien felt it too, a disturbance that had nothing to do with threat levels and everything to do with memory.
THE BIDDING ROOM CHAPTER THIRTY
Silence followed, but not the kind that meant safety.It was the waiting kind. Lucien felt it in the way the house held its breath, in the subtle delay before systems responded, in the tension humming beneath the marble floors. The enemy had withdrawn, yes, but predators didn’t flee unless they wer
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