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Tough call
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2026-04-22 16:08:07
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THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY Everything and nothing
Ryker’s POVWhen I woke up, the first thing I felt was warmth on my stomach, followed by a bitter aftertaste sitting stubbornly at the back of my mouth. I couldn’t really identify what either feeling meant at first. They just existed before my brain fully caught up. My body felt drained, heavy in a strange way, then I noticed something else.There was something heavy resting across my lower abdomen.I nearly jumped out of my skin when I realized it was an arm.My eyes flew open.Where was I?What happened at the party?And whose arm was currently wrapped around me like we paid rent together?My memories were blurry, scattered like loose papers in wind. I could not clearly trace how I had gone from the Goldman event to a hotel room with some stranger sleeping beside me. Panic rose fast in my throat as I slowly turned my head, trying not to wake whoever it was.The stranger shifted almost like he had heard my thoughts.Then he turned toward me.Still asleep.And my soul left my body.“O
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY Tough call
Ryker’s POVMy stomach hurt so badly.Not regular pain either. It felt like something inside me had turned evil and was now kicking every organ it could reach. I bent forward, one hand pressed against my middle, trying to breathe through it while sweat gathered at the back of my neck.Poisoned shrimp.Really?Of course get invited to a rich people’s event and somehow eat the only shrimp you were not supposed to eat.Stupid Ryker.Stupid Ryker.Stupid Ryker.I swayed where I stood and nearly dropped again, but Leo caught me before I hit the floor. His arm locked around me, holding me upright while his other hand gripped my shoulder.“You’ll be fine,” he said, voice low and tense. “Okay? We just need to get you out of here”Then the microphone boomed across the ballroom.“Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome to the stage for his annual Goldman speech, the loved, the admired, the most inspiring young man, Padrino’s son... Leonardo Rizz!”Applause burst around us.I blinked through the na
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY For shrimps sake 2
Leonardo’s POVThe least person I would have expected to see at this stupid, polished circus was Ryker.And yet there he was.Standing beside one of the food tables in a nice tux, stuffing his face with shrimp like he had personally declared war on every tray in the ballroom.Catherine had gone to stand in for her father with some guests across the room, smiling brightly and saying all the right things, and I had used that moment to slip away before another second of this night buried me alive. If I inhaled any more of her French perfume, I might have killed myself.So I wandered.And then I saw him.For a second, everything else dulled. The music softened, the chatter blurred, the glittering gold room lost its shine. It was just him at that table, chewing with the same shameless focus he seemed to give everything.
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY For the love of shrimp
Ryker’s POVI stared at Vanessa for a full second like my brain had simply stopped working.Leo was her cousin.Leo was her cousin.Which meant Matt was related to Leo too.Which meant if anyone in that family had found out I had nearly killed Vanessa’s brother that night, I could have been charged with a whole lot more than prison.For fuck’s sake.Leo’s father was a high-ranking politician.Like... literally what the fuck?“I can’t believe Leo is your cousin,” I said at last.Vanessa shrugged, sipping her drink. “Well, I don’t know what I’m supposed to tell you about that.”Then her eyes narrowed.“So why have you been staring at him?” she asked. “Do you have a crush on him or something? Because he’s not that grea
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY Rich and Fancy Assholes
Ryker’s POVI took in a huge gulp the second we stepped inside.The place was ridiculous.Everywhere I looked, there was gold. Gold trimming the walls, gold running along the ceiling, gold wrapped around pillars that were probably already expensive before someone decided they needed more drama. Chandeliers hung from every angle, raining warm light over the ballroom like the whole place had been dipped in melted wealth.It looked like some rich, snobby man had sneezed pure gold all over the building.The place was extravagant.It was gorgeous.It was way too much.I adjusted my jacket slightly, suddenly aware of every thread on me, of how borrowed and temporary all of this felt.Vanessa glanced at me and smirked.“Calm down,” she said, smoothing her dress as if she walked through places like this every day. “Yes, people here are wealthy. Yes, they’re important. And yes, most of them are assholes.”I snorted softly. “Yeah? I’d love to be a rich, wealthy asshole.”“Oh please,” she said,
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY Wealthy people dance
Leonardo’s POV“Do you understand how this puts my family in the public eye?”My father’s voice cut sharply through the back of the limo, each word laced with the kind of cold anger that made people shrink without even seeing his face.“Do you know the stupid thing you have just done?”He didn’t wait for an answer.He never did.I sat across from him in silence, dressed in a tux that had probably cost more than most people’s rent, watching the city lights slide past the tinted windows while he tore into whoever had the misfortune of being on the other end of the line.“You are replaceable,” he said flatly. “Do not confuse employment with importance.”Then he hung up.The silence that followed was somehow worse.He adjusted his cufflinks like nothing had happened, jaw tight,
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY What greater punishment.
Leonardo’s POVThe plane landed at exactly half past six and by the time I stepped off, the driver was already waiting at the bottom of the stairs, standing straight like he’d been there for hours.“Sir.”
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY No warning. No goodbye.
Ryker’s POVI woke up slowly, like my body didn’t want to return to reality.For a few seconds, everything felt… warm. Safe. My head was resting against something firm, something steady, and there was this faint, familiar scent wrapping around me. Cl
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY A Place to Breathe
Leo’s POVI knew something was wrong the moment I heard about the accident.It wasn’t even clear information. Just noise at first—students talking over each other, rumors flying around campus like they always did. A car crash. Someone almost got hit.
THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY Easily forgiven
Ryker’s POVThe horn had ripped through the night like a shark knife . My heart leapt into my throat, my feet moving before my brain could even register what I was doing.Ronaldo froze for a split second, right on t
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