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2026-03-26 18:55:40
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Taken by my stepfathers Daddy’s Reward
Eden’s POVThe bed was still warm with Luca’s scent, but the room was too quiet. Luca was out cold, his arm draped across the space where I’d been lying just moments before. I stood by the window, wrapped in a dark robe, looking out at the sprawling grounds of the mansion. The victory feast felt like a lifetime ago. The adrenaline had faded, leaving behind a cold, sharp hunger that sleep couldn't fix.A soft knock at the door made me turn. It wasn't one of the brothers. It was a man I recognized from the security detail."He’s waiting for you in the library," the man said, his voice low.He didn't have to say who. There was only one person who summoned at four in the morning.I walked through the darkened hallways, the silk of my robe whispering against my legs. The house felt different tonight. The air was charged, heavy with the aftermath of the Bronx and the knowledge that the world outside was smaller now. I reached the double oak doors of the library and pushed them open.Daddy w
Taken by my stepfathers The Cleanse
Luca’s POVThe adrenaline from the Bronx was still humming under my skin like a live wire. My knuckles were bruised, my shirt was ruined, and the smell of the city—smoke, rain, and old blood—was clinging to me. We’d had the feast Grandpa ordered, a heavy, silent meal of red meat and expensive wine, but I couldn't taste any of it. My eyes were fixed on the girl at the end of the table.Eden. She’d sat there with Moretti’s blood practically still under her fingernails, wearing that gold crest like it had grown there. She didn't look like a victim anymore. She looked like the eye of the storm.When she excused herself to go upstairs, I waited exactly three minutes before I pushed back my chair and followed. None of my brothers stopped me. They knew. We were all vibrating with the same dark energy, but I was the one who reached the stairs first.I didn't knock. I walked into the master suite and heard the hiss of the shower behind the frosted glass. I stripped my clothes off in the middle
Taken by my stepfathers The Bronx is Burning
Silas’s POVThe drive to the Bronx was a straight shot of pure, directed violence. We didn't use the SUVs this time; we used three blacked-out vans that looked like utility vehicles. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of gun oil and the heavy breathing of twelve men who lived for this.I sat in the back, my hands steady as I checked the action on my tactical shotgun. Beside me, Father sat with Eden. He had his arm around her, pulling her into his side. She was wearing a heavy tactical jacket over her dress, the gold Schmidt crest tucked beneath the zipper. She looked like a ghost—pale, silent, and deadly."The club is called La Fortezza," I said, looking at the tablet in my lap. "Two exits. One in the front, one in the service alley. Moretti is in the basement office. He thinks the reinforced concrete and the twenty men upstairs will keep him safe.""He thinks like an old man," Father said, his voice a low, vibrating chord. "He thinks walls matter. Daniel, what’s the status of t
Taken by my stepfathers I Just Killed A Man
Daniel’s POVThe drive back to Manhattan was a high-speed blur of rain and flashing sirens that we ignored. The SUV was silent, but the air inside was thick with the copper tang of blood and the sharp scent of burnt powder. Eden sat between Silas and me, her hands folded in her lap. She wasn't shaking anymore. That was the most terrifying part. She was staring at her knuckles, watching the dried blood flake off like red paint."Moretti is bold," Silas said, his voice a low vibration that seemed to shake the frame of the car. "To hit the estate directly... he’s not looking for a payout. He’s looking for a message.""He sent his retrieval team," I said, checking my phone as the reports from our security detail started flooding in. "He didn't want her dead. He wanted her as a crown jewel for his own table. He thinks because Klaus is gone, there’s a vacuum in the Schmidt hierarchy."Father didn't look back from the front seat. He was staring straight ahead, his profile as hard as the skys
Taken by my stepfathers The first kill
Eden’s POVThe silence of the estate at 3:00 AM was usually a comfort. It was the sound of money and security, a thick, velvet blanket that told me nothing could touch me. But tonight, the silence felt thin. It felt like paper about to rip.I was in the kitchen, unable to sleep. My shoulder still ached from the kickback of the pistol Silas had forced into my hand earlier today. I was standing by the industrial fridge, the cold light spilling onto the floor, when the house suddenly groaned. It wasn't the wind. It was the sound of the power cutting out—the low hum of the climate control dying a sudden, violent death.The backup generators didn't kick in. That was the first sign that this wasn't an accident."Eden."I jumped, nearly dropping my glass. Luca was standing in the doorway, silhouetted by the moonlight streaming through the high windows. He wasn't wearing his suit jacket, and his shirt was unbuttoned at the collar. He looked younger in the dark, but the way he was holding his
Taken by my stepfathers I am not a killer
Eden’s POVThe morning didn’t come with the sound of an alarm or the sun hitting my face. It came with the heavy, electronic click of my bedroom door unlocking from the outside. I stayed still, buried under five layers of Egyptian cotton, watching the handle turn.A maid walked in. She was a woman in her fifties who had been with the family for years, but she wouldn't look at me. I am used to Victoria. She kept her eyes fixed on the silver tray in her hands as she set it on the nightstand. When I moved, the sheets hissed against the bruises on my hips—reminders of Daniel’s grip and Felix’s teeth."Good morning, Miss," she whispered."Maria," I said, trying to catch her eye. "You don’t have to do that. You don't have to look at the floor."She didn't answer. She just adjusted the napkins and backed out of the room like I was a wild animal that might snap if she made a sudden move. The door clicked shut behind her, and I heard the lock engage again. It was a soft sound, but it felt like
Taken by my stepfathers You are just the woman I knew
Eden’s POVThe morning air in the master wing was quiet. I stepped out of Daniel’s room wearing nothing but a man’s white shirt he had left for me, the scent of cedar and powder clinging to the shirt. I felt different. The weight of his presence in the bed next to me all night, even without a touch
最後更新 : 2026-03-27Taken by my stepfathers You are a debt that I am here to collect
Daniel’s POVThe basement of my estate did not smell like the rest of the house. Upstairs, there was the scent of beeswax, old money, and Eden’s floral perfume. Down here, behind the soundproofed steel door, the air was cold, sterile, and smelled faintly of copper and industrial cleaner.It was a p
最後更新 : 2026-03-26Taken by my stepfathers The beast was just getting started
Daniel’s POVThe iron scent of the basement clung to me like a second skin. It was in the fibers of my shirt, under my fingernails, and coating the back of my throat. Violence, when done in such a way, has a way of lingering. It is a primitive residue.I looked at Eden. She was standing in the cente
最後更新 : 2026-03-26Taken by my stepfathers Your scars are just the receipts for the debt I'm about to collect
Chapter 5: The Architecture of Silence (Continued)Daniel’s POVThe library was the heart of the estate, a room of dark oak, leather-bound history, and a silence so thick it felt like it had its own pulse. I led Eden inside, my hand firm on her elbow. I could feel the tremors still vibrating throug
最後更新 : 2026-03-25
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