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The Sovereign's Pool
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2026-05-28 20:48:42
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Taken by my stepfathers The Sovereign's Pool
Eden’s POVThe steam rising from the massive, custom-built outdoor pool pavilion looked like a low cloud floating over the water. It was past midnight. The heavy glass walls of the enclosure blocked out the freezing New York wind, trapping the thick, humid heat inside, smelling of ozone, heated stone, and the faint, natural scent of chlorine.The lights were completely off, save for the deep, underwater luminescent glow that turned the entire pool into a shifting basin of sapphire blue.I stood at the edge of the deep end, my hands slowly reaching for the tie of my emerald robe. The silence in the pavilion was absolute, broken only by the soft lapping of the heated water against the dark tile borders. One by one, the silk panels parted, and I let the fabric slip from my shoulders, pooling around my high heels like liquid. I kicked the stilettos aside, stepping out completely naked onto the smooth, warm stone.The water was a welcome, scorching embrace as I slid under the surface. I sw
Taken by my stepfathers The Extermination Protocol
Eden’s POVThe luxury of the Schmidt mansion was a fortress, but a fortress is only as good as the territory it controls.By mid-afternoon, the rain had finally stopped, leaving New York wrapped in a thick, humid fog. I was sitting in Daddy’s private study, a room lined with heavy oak bookshelves, dark green leather sofas, and the faint scent of expensive cigars. I had an espresso sitting next to my open laptop, my fingers sweeping across the digital transfers of the newly acquired Moretti accounts, while Mia stood by the window, diligently cross-referencing shipping manifests on a tablet.The heavy mahogany door clicked open, and Daniel stepped inside. His face was entirely devoid of its usual calm, calculated precision. It was a cold mask of tactical alert."We have a situation," Daniel said, his voice dropping into that low, serious register that usually preceded a body count. "Sandro Moretti just crawled out of his hole. The rat is desperate."I didn't blink. I didn't tense. I sim
Taken by my stepfathers The Seat at the Head
Eden’s POVThe morning sun cut through the heavy floor-to-ceiling windows of the grand dining room, casting long, sharp golden beams across the polished mahogany table. The scent of dark espresso, fresh pastries, and expensive leather filled the air, but the atmosphere remained thick, heavy with the lingering static of yesterday's violence.I stood at the entrance of the room for a fraction of a second, adjusting the cuffs of my fresh cream silk blouse. I’d paired it with a tailored, high-waisted black pencil skirt and classic stilettos. My hair was swept up into a sleek, professional twist, leaving the sharp lines of my jawline completely exposed. The small split on my bottom lip was a faint, pink line now—thanks to Jonas's ointment—and the heavy silver Moretti signet ring glinted on my middle finger, a trophy demanding to be seen.Silas stood directly behind me.To the rest of the world, the Butcher of Berlin was entirely back in his armor. He was wearing a fresh charcoal suit, his
Taken by my stepfathers The Language of the Butcher
Eden’s POVThe heavy double doors of the master suite were unlatched, slightly ajar. I pushed them open with a soft nudge, stepping over the threshold into the dim, ruined room. The chaos Daniel had described was frozen in place—the shattered velvet armchair near the marble fireplace, the overturned nightstands, and the shredded silk drapes hanging like broken banners in the dark.But the room wasn't quiet.In the center of the destruction, sitting on the edge of the mattress with his elbows resting on his knees, was Silas. A single, amber glow cut through the shadows near his face. The sharp, acrid scent of tobacco smoke hung heavy in the air.Silas never smoked. In all the months I had lived under the Schmidt roof, surrounded by their violence and their secrets, I had never seen him touch a cigarette. He only reached for it when he was completely cornered by his own mind, using the bitter smoke to mask a vulnerability he couldn't control. Right now, I could tell he was smoking just
Taken by my stepfathers The fear of losing her
Daniel’s POVThe front doors of the mansion didn't just open; they bounced off the limestone walls with a force that made the crystal chandelier overhead rattle. The cold, wet New York night tore into the foyer behind us, smelling of rain, asphalt, and the fresh copper blood we had spent the last two hours spilling across the outer boroughs.Silas stormed in first.He was a vision of absolute, unadulterated carnage. His tailored black suit jacket was entirely missing, his shirt torn at the shoulder, soaked through with rain and heavily splattered with the blood of the Moretti street crews he had systematically dismantled. His face was a mask of primal, terrifying rage, his eyes completely dilated into bottomless black voids. He didn't look like a man; he looked like a feral god of war returning from a slaughterhouse, his chest heaving as he gasped for air.I stepped into the foyer right behind him, my silencer already tucked into my waistband, my own expression a tight, pale line of c
Taken by my stepfathers The Spoils of Victory
Eden’s POVThe luxury high-rise at Sutton Place was fading into the black, rain-slicked Manhattan skyline behind us. I didn't drive. I didn't need to. After stepping out of the secure elevator cab into the quiet, marble-lined side exit of the tower, I had simply used Marco’s phone—the one I’d slipped from his jacket pocket before slamming his face into the mahogany desk—to call a private town car service registered under a Moretti shell company. The driver hadn't asked questions when he saw the heavy silver signet ring on my finger, even if my custom charcoal suit was torn at the shoulder and stained with his boss's blood.Mia sat beside me in the back seat, her hands gripped tightly in her lap, her blue eyes wide as she stared out at the passing streetlights. She was trembling, but the terror was gone, replaced by a quiet, reverent awe. She looked at me not as a fellow captive but as a savior."Where are we going?" she whispered, her voice barely carrying over the smooth purr of the
Taken by my stepfathers The Shepherd and the Wolf
Daniel’s POVThe file on Deacon Arthur Vance made my fucking skin crawl. It wasn't just the abuse; it was the meticulous, holy-rolling theater he used to cloak it. This prick didn't just break children; he did it in the name of a god he didn't believe in, using a pulpit as a hunting blind.He was t
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Daniel’s POVThe basement of the old warehouse on the outskirts of the city was a far cry from the refined, leather-scented dungeon of my estate. This place was raw. It smelled of damp concrete, rusted iron, and the pervasive, cloying scent of fear. I had chosen it for its lack of history, a blank
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-03-29Taken by my stepfathers You were a placeholder
Luca’s POVThe penthouse of the Grand Regency felt like a gilded cage. It was the kind of place my father sent people when he wanted them out of his sight but still under his thumb. As I stood in the foyer, the scent of expensive lilies and stale gin hit me, a fragrance that had become Lilian’s sig
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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
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