LOGINZinniaHelena was on her knees.The moment I opened the door and saw her there, I stopped breathing. She looked nothing like the woman who had terrified me days ago.Her hair was messy, her face thinner, and there were dark circles beneath her eyes. She looked exhausted, almost broken, and the sight of her made something uncomfortable twist inside me.Dylan stood beside me, his expression immediately hardening. Neither of us said a word.Helena lowered her head.“I’m sorry.” Her voice cracked. “I know those words aren’t enough. I know nothing I say can undo what I did to either of you, but please… just let me say it.”I instinctively moved closer to Dylan and Helena immediately noticed. “I know you’re afraid of me, Zinnia. You have every reason to be.” Her eyes filled with tears.“I lost myself. I became obsessed with Dylan, with the life I thought I deserved, and when he rejected me, I couldn’t accept it. I kept blaming everyone else because it was easier than admitting that I was th
Easton “Don’t tell me that!! I’m not going to do that Father, you can’t manipulate me any longer.” I yelled angrily.I was just too mad that he was still pressing on this issue. It was honestly so crazy. To what end was all of this? It didn’t make any sense to me. “Can you calm down and listen to me? I don’t understand why you’re being unreasonable.” My father said and I turned to look at him angrily, my eyes blazing with fury. He just wouldn’t understand it.“How dare you, Father? How dare you look me in the eyes and ask me to force myself on a girl just so I could break her relationship apart?”“Do you even hear yourself? You sound stupid…”“Watch it young man.” He cautioned.“I won’t fucking watch anything you mother fucker!! You don’t deserve my respect since you want to be silly. How dare you ask me to force myself on a young woman?”“That’s rape father, RAPE!! And it’s disgusting to even think that my father of all people made such a sentence to me. You know at first I was wi
DylanShe came hard around my fingers, walls clamping down tight as a broken cry tore from her throat. Her whole body shook, thighs trembling, breath coming in short, desperate gasps. I kept working her through it, slower now, until the last wave left her soft and trembling against the mattress.I pulled my fingers free and brought them to my mouth, tasting her. Still so fucking sweet.“Good girl,” I murmured, rubbing a soothing circle over the small of her back. “You came so pretty for me.”Zinnia was still catching her breath, the blindfold damp and her lips parted. I gave her only a few seconds before I shifted her. I sat on the edge of the bed and pulled her across my lap, her stomach resting on my thighs, ass perfectly raised. I felt like I was going to explode just from the view but I tried to control myself because I needed to savor this moment I let the silk mask stay on because I wanted her to feel everything without seeing. My hand stroked over the smooth curve of one che
DylanI deepened the kiss and backed her toward the bed without breaking it, one hand buried in her hair, the other locked around her waist. I’d missed her so much…So fucking much, so I poured everything into that kiss.I kissed her like I was starving, and she kissed me back the same way, soft sounds spilling into my mouth every time my tongue met hers.She fell hard when the backs of her legs hit the mattress and I followed, dropping to my knees between her thighs so we stayed face to face. My hands slid under her top, palms flat against warm skin, and I felt the way she shivered.Zinnia pulled back just enough to speak, breath already uneven. “Your side… the bullet wound. Dylan, you’re still healing.”“I’m fine,” I replied, my voice rough with need. “Better than fine now that you’re here.”I tugged my shirt over my head and tossed it aside so she could see for herself. Her eyes dropped to the mark, then lower, to the hard outline pressing against my sweatpants. I could see how
Dylan The moment those words left my mouth, Zinnia’s expression softened and her eyes held hope in them.But that was the truth. No matter how badly she’d hurt me I still couldn’t bring myself to hate her because I was so in love with her, my brain was willing to ignore the things she’d done.Even after she blocked my number, I kept hoping and thinking she would come back to me. I kept telling myself that maybe she did have feelings for me and not only got involved with me because of the money Wyatt offered.I was not the kind of man that wanted validation about anything, but this time around… I needed it. And that was why I went to Ailany in the first place. When she told me all about the money problems they were having and the thing with the house, I felt kind of relieved.And it was not because they were in such a difficult situation, it was because I needed to know she loved me too, I needed that validation.I cleared every single bill and then relaxed.I told myself maybe she
ZinniaI watched his expression change the moment I said the name.“Travis.”Dylan went completely still.The anger in his eyes was replaced by something else, shock at first, followed by confusion, and then something darker.“How do you know that name?” He asked. I could see his jaw tightening and him clenching his fist. My goodness! Whatever history was between those two had to be deeper than what I already knew.“I didn’t even know him.” I swallowed and his brows furrowed but I continued anyway. “I only found out recently that he was dating my sister.” I wiped my cheeks, trying to steady my breathing. “But now Ailany thinks he only came after her because of this…” I waved my hand helplessly between us. “Because of you. Because he wanted to get close to me or hurt you or something. It’s all a mess, really.”Dylan stared at me as if he were trying to put together a puzzle that had been scattered across the floor.“Wait.” He shook his head. “I don’t understand. He told you I have a
TravisI didn’t chase women. That had always been my rule. Women were the ones who chased me, begging to be ruined by me and one night was all I gave every single one of them. It was simple and less complicated that way. So why the hell had I spent the last seven days trying to find one girl I ba
ZinniaSeriously…Of all the people I could bump into in this entire building, it just had to be him again.Dylan Reed.Was the universe playing games with me today? Because at this point, it was starting to feel very personal.I took a small step back immediately, raising my hands slightly like I
ZinniaI wanted the ground to open and swallow me up. For some reason, I couldn’t even seem to get off his body. I just lay there stuck on him. Good heavens.What kind of nonsense luck was this? “GET OFF HIM.” Someone yelled loudly and before I could even process what was happening, a strong pai
Zinnia Whoever came up with the phrase *a sticky situation* must have somehow caught a glimpse of my future and decided this exact moment deserved a name.Because how…just how, was it possible that I forgot my invitation at home on the very day I was supposed to meet the woman who could change my







