LOGINDahlia
I licked my lips, tasting the salty taste of Roman cum. Not a single drop wasted. I swallowed everything deliberately. His massive frame towered over me, chest rising and falling like he had run a marathon, hands clenched at his sides as if fighting the urge to drag me back onto his cock. I could see it in the way his thighs trembled, the way his jaw clenched... He loved it. Good. Let him love it. This was the plan, right? Push the unbreakable Roman until he cracked. Until he realized he couldn't be my shadow anymore without wanting to devour me whole. One taste of my mouth and he'd be gone by morning, running to my father that he couldn't protect me anymore. Not when he wanted to ruin me himself. But damn, the way his cock twitched even after coming so hard... it sent a thrill straight to my core. I rose to my feet with a sassy tilt of my head, wiping the corner of my mouth with my thumb and sucking it clean just to watch his eyes darken further. "Mmm. You taste even better than I imagined, Roman." He let out a low, guttural sound and before I could tease him more, his hands were on me. Big, calloused palms gripping my waist as he lifted me like I weighed nothing. "You like being naughty, don't you, Dahlia?" His voice was rough, possessive in a way that made my stomach flip. I wrapped my legs around his hips instinctively, my bare breasts pressing against his shirt. "Naughty? Me? I was just saying thank you for saving my ass earlier." My tone dripped with mock innocence, but my nails dug into his shoulders, testing him. Break for me. Tell Daddy you quit. He carried me gently and placed me on the soft massive bed. I bounced once, hair fanning out, and propped myself up on my elbows, watching him. His eyes never left my body, tracing my breasts, my stomach, and finally locking between my thighs like a man starved. It made me wet. "Open your legs wide for me," he commanded, voice low and dangerous. He stood at the foot of the bed, already palming his cock through his open pants. It was hardening again, thick and veined, glistening from my mouth. A rush of heat flooded me. I shouldn't want this. This was supposed to be my game...to tease the control freak until he snapped and ran. But the way he looked at me, like I was his entire world and his worst sin wrapped in one... it made me ache. I spread my thighs slowly, letting him see everything. "Like this, bodyguard? Or do you need a closer inspection?" "Now, I want you to finger yourself." He said, still stroking his cock in long firm pulls. I swallowed. "Show me how wet that pretty pussy gets for me." My breath hitched. Fuck. I shouldn't. But I did. My hand trailed down my body, fingers brushing over my nipples before dipping between my legs. I was soaked already, slick and swollen from sucking him. I circled my clit first, biting my lip at the spark of pleasure, then slid two fingers inside myself with a soft moan. Roman's eyes burned into me, his strokes matching my rhythm. The sight of him, big hand wrapped around that massive cock, veins standing out on his forearm, jaw tight with barely leashed hunger made me wetter. My fingers moved faster, curling just right, the wet sounds filling the room. This is bad. I'm supposed to be breaking him, not losing myself. But God, I loved it. The power in his gaze, the way his free hand fisted the sheets like he wanted to rip them apart instead of touching me yet. My hips rolled into my hand, breath coming in short gasps. "Roman... you look like you want to eat me alive." "I do," he growled, stepping closer. Suddenly, his hand shot out, gripping my wrist and pulling my fingers away. I whimpered at the loss, but he replaced them with his own, thicker, rougher fingers plunging deep without warning. "So fucking tight. This pussy's mine now, isn't it?" I arched off the bed, a sharp cry escaping me. His fingers were relentless, pumping in and out while his thumb circled my clit with expert pressure. And then a crazy thought sneaked his way in. Who else does he do this for? I quickly shut it out. The stretch burned so good, hitting spots I didn't know existed. Every thrust sent sparks up my spine. I grabbed at his shoulders, nails digging in, my mouth running even as pleasure fogged my brain. "Yours? Bold words for a man who's supposed to keep his hands off the boss's daughter. What would Daddy say?" He hesitated for a second then he cursed. "Fuck what he says." Roman's voice came out strained, his fingers curling inside me, stroking that sensitive spot until my thighs shook. "You are driving me insane, Dahlia. Now you're going to take what you started." He dropped to his knees between my spread legs, yanking my hips to the edge of the bed. His mouth descended on my pussy like a man dying of thirst. Hot, hungry lips sealed around my clit, sucking hard while his fingers kept thrusting. I moaned loud, hand flying to his hair, gripping those dark strands as his tongue flicked and swirled. He devoured me, licking every drop of my arousal, groaning against my folds like I tasted better than anything he'd ever had. No gentleness, just raw, obsessive need. He ate me like he'd been starving for this, for me, his free hand gripping my thigh hard enough to bruise. "Roman...oh fuck, yes..." My voice broke, hips bucking against his face. The pressure built fast, coiling tight in my belly. His tongue pushed inside me alongside his fingers, then back to my clit, sucking with filthy, wet sounds that made my cheeks burn. I was so close, teetering right on the edge, my whole body trembling as he worked me closer and closer to shattering. A sharp knock echoed through the bedroom door. My eyes flew open. Roman froze, mouth still pressed to my dripping pussy, his fingers buried deep inside me. The knock came again, louder this time. "Dahlia, are you in there?" Shit. My father.Dahlia I found Serena in the estate's east conservatory, surrounded by plants that looked entirely too healthy for a woman who radiated the general warmth of a winter grave. "You're stalking me," she said without turning around, still trimming something green and delicate with a small silver blade. "That's the third time you've walked past this room today." "I got lost." I stepped inside anyway, deciding subtlety had officially left the building the moment she called me out. "This estate has a lot of hallways." "Try harder next time." She finally looked at me, violet eyes unnervingly still, like she was watching every muscle twitch on my face. "You want to ask me something. Ask it." Well. That was one way to skip the small talk. "The bond." I crossed my arms, deciding bluntness was probably the only currency she respected. "Between me and Roman. I know you're the one who made it." Something flickered behind her eyes, brief and unreadable. "You're direct. I like that. Most peopl
Roman My wolf had been pacing since sundown, and by midnight I was starting to feel like I was losing an argument with my own instincts. I sat hunched over the makeshift desk in that hunting cabin with three monitors glowing pale blue in the dark, and forced myself to keep reading instead of driving straight through the Vale estate's front gate like a man with zero self control. That symbol Dahlia had described over text, I already knew exactly what it meant before she sent the photo. Serena's mark. The same one burned into the burner phone casing. I stared at the picture on my screen and felt something cold settle low in my gut. “Stop doing that thing," Morgan said through my earpiece, voice crackling faintly. "You go quiet and I know you're two seconds from doing something stupid." "I'm not doing anything." "You're gripping that table so hard I can practically hear the wood cracking through the phone." I forced my hand to relax. He wasn't wrong. My knuckles had gone white aro
Dahlia The Vale estate was beautiful in the way expensive cages usually are. Gleaming floors, tall windows, fresh flowers in every hallway that probably cost more than my entire wardrobe growing up. If I didn't know better, I'd have thought I'd landed in some luxury resort instead of the enemy territory. Too bad I did know better. "Miss Dahlia, this way please." A young attendant with a nervous smile guided me down yet another hallway, the third one since breakfast. Her name was Priya, and she'd introduced herself that morning with a kind of forced cheerfulness people use when they're being watched just as closely as you are. "Do I actually need an escort to the garden," I asked, keeping my tone light, "or is this just Vale hospitality?" "Mister Vale prefers his guests stay accompanied while they're still, um… getting familiar with the grounds." Getting familiar with the grounds? Cute way of saying I wasn't allowed to walk ten feet without someone reporting back on where I went.
Roman I watched from the ridge as her car disappeared around the bend, and every instinct in me screamed to follow it straight through the gates instead of standing here like a ghost in the trees. I didn't move. I made myself stand there, jaw locked, hands curled into fists at my sides, and watched the dust settle back over the road long after the convoy was gone. This was the plan. I stayed hidden. I stayed close but unseen. I let her walk into that estate alone because that was the only version of this that gave us any chance of getting ahead of Gideon before he made his next move. Doesn't mean it didn't feel like tearing something out of my own chest. I turned and headed back to where my truck was parked off the old logging trail, out of sight from the main road. My phone buzzed twice on the drive, both from contacts I hadn't spoken to in years, people who owed me favors from a life I'd left behind long before Lucien Argent ever signed a contract for a bodyguard. I answered the
DahliaI met my father in his study, and for the first time in weeks I walked in already knowing exactly what action I needed to give.He looked up from his desk, tired lines still carved deep around his eyes from everything that had happened with Cassian. I let my shoulders sag a little more than they needed to. Let my voice come out smaller."Father." I stood in the doorway, twisting my hands together like I couldn't steady them. "I've been thinking about what you said, about the Vale territory."He set his pen down slowly. "And?""You're right." I made myself look at the floor for a second before meeting his eyes again. "I've been fighting you on this because I was scared. Because I didn't want to admit how unsafe I actually feel here right now. But after what happened to Cassian, I can't keep pretending everything is fine."Something in his face shifted, relief and guilt tangled together, and I hated how easy it was to produce that reaction just by handing him the words he'd been
RomanSomeone was banging on my door before the sun was even up.I was still half awake, mind replaying everything from the night before, Dahlia's question hanging in the air between us with no real answer. I pulled on a shirt and crossed the room fast, already bracing myself for bad news. Nothing good ever knocked this early.I opened the door and found Morgan standing there. He looked wrecked. Eyes red, jaw tight, shirt wrinkled like he hadn't slept at all."Morgan. What happened?""Can I come in?"I stepped aside and let him through. He didn't sit. He paced instead, running a hand through his hair over and over like it might shake something loose."You're scaring me," I said. "Just say what it is."He stopped pacing and turned to face me, and his expression made my stomach drop before he'd even opened his mouth."I need to tell you something before Lena finds a gentler way to say it. Because there isn't a gentler way.""Morgan.""I've been feeding information to Gideon's people." H
DahliaI learned two things about Roman Wolfe in the first twenty four hours. One: The man was a snitch. Two: I couldn't trust him as far as I could throw him and I couldn't throw him at all. The bastard probably weighed twice what I did. I stood in front of my father in his study, head lowered.
Dahlia The third time someone tried to kill me, I was more annoyed than afraid. Mostly because I'd just bought this dress three hours ago, and now there was a very real chance it was about to get ruined by some homicidal asshole's blood. Again. The bass thumped through the floorboards of Th
Dahlia We shouldn't have been doing this. Every rational part of my brain was screaming it. He was my bodyguard, my father's employee. A man I'd sworn to break within a week. "Fuck. We shouldn't..." "Stop," he snapped, running a hand through his hair. "Don't think about it, don't regret it.
Roman I wrapped her naked body against my chest, water droplets traced lazy paths down her skin and I couldn't tear my eyes away. Gods, she is beautiful. My eyes trailed slowly from the curve of her neck, down to the swell of her breasts, perfect and heaving as she breaths. Her nipples were ha







