Mag-log inIlya has learned early that revenge works best when it looks like loyalty, no one expects it coming, it's easier when you wear the same uniform as your enemies and sleep under their roof.
Oh, how much Ilya hates them; the D’Avorin family. Every single one of them makes his blood boil, makes him want to claw his own skin out.
They ruined him, ruined his family, the once perfect life he had and left him to die in the street but somehow, he managed to survive in their home.
How ironic.
The D’Avorin family has taught Ilya how to kill, but they have also taught him how to wait and be the perfect Mafia soldier and the suppressants in his veins is another promise that he will get his revenge.
“So, what's the mission about?”
Ilya breaks out of his thoughts at the sound of Valen’s voice. He's sitting at the front passenger seat of the car, with another soldier as driver in place, both of them waiting for the Alpha heir who's late. And the moment he slips into the back seat of the car, he's lighting a cigarette, clouding the car with smoke.
Ilya hides his annoyance.
Valen exhales smoke, spreading his pheromones like he owns the air inside the car, with one arm draped over the seat as his eyes slide to Ilya through the rearview mirror, then comes a lazy curve on his lips, the kind that makes people want to hit him or kiss him. Ilya wants to do neither.
Ilya averts his gaze, turning his attention to something else as another soldier explains the mission. The last thing he needs is to be noticed by the alpha heir.
A few seconds later, they are hitting the road, heading straight to Hotel Solaris
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The mission is simple: get the goods and get rid of the target without attracting attention. It's not different from any of the missions Ilya has been on over the years. It's not dangerous either but it's the first time Valen is included.
Ilya pokes his cheek in annoyance, knowing the alpha heir is only known for jeopardizing everything he touches.
They arrived at the five class hotel a few minutes later, the other soldiers already waiting. Valen is the first to slip out and when Ilya tries to follow, his side of the car is slammed shut and Valen comes into view.
“You stay here with him,” he points at the driver.
“But sir—” Ilya tries to protest but Valen presses a finger against his lips to shut him up.
“Father made me in charge of this mission, you are to follow my orders. So, you're going to stay here because I say so, got it, pretty soldier?”
Ilya blinks rapidly, his gaze landing the alpha's exposed chest before he quickly looks away and draws his face away from Valen's finger. “Yes, sir,” comes his reply with bitterness and annoyance hidden underneath it.
Valen's gaze lingers on him longer than Ilya wants before he smirks and walks away, disappearing into the hotel with the other Soldiers.
“He's such a flirt,”
Ilya hears the soldier beside him complain in a way that suggests he wants to be flirty with.
Ilya looks at the entrance of the hotel with bubbling anger, realizing he's been excluded from the mission just like that by the bratty alpha heir of the D’Avorin’s family.
Fuck. Another reason to despise the man whore. The fucking bastard thinks he's better than everyone.
“Crazy asshole,” Ilya mutters under his breath.
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Ilya waits in the car with the other soldier, knowing there's nothing he can do now other than to wait for the mission to be completed and get the fuck out of here.
He rests his head against the seat, his eyes shut counting the minutes in his head that passes but that's when he feels it.
A sharp pain in his abdomen. His eyes snap open at once, his hand going to clench his stomach.
The pain isn’t like a wound, it’s deep, hot and fucking familiar in the worst way.
“No,” he mutters under his breath, panic clawing through his veins.
The soldier beside him glances over. “You good?”
Ilya nods quickly. “Yeah. Just… hungry.”
It’s a lie, and a bad one. Ilya shifts in his seat, his heart pounding against its ribcage while his skin feels hot.
Fuck. Ilya curses under his breath, feeling beads of sweat rolling down his temple.
“You sure you okay, man, you smell weird,” the soldier says again, this time with a suspicious frown as he looks at Ilya.
Ilya is not okay. The suppressant has worn off, Ilya is going through a heat on the worst day and way possible.
He reaches for the suppressants in his pocket but immediately stops himself, realizing he's not alone. Fuck. He curses under his breath while the pain increases and his scent is slowly changing.
Shit, he can already feel himself leaking slick in his pants. If he stays here any longer, the whole world will find out his secret.
“Huh…I'm gonna go check what's taking them so long,” he announces and he doesn't wait for a response as he immediately gets out of the car and vanishes into the entrance of the hotel, needing a place to hide.
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Ilya doesn't know where he's going but he only knows he has to find an empty room and inject his suppressant.
He stumbles as he walks down the hotel hall, his vision a complete blur while the pain runs through his body like hot lava but clearly, fate isn't on his side because the first room he pushes open isn't empty.
Everyone snaps to look at him. With his blurry vision, he can't make out anyone's faces.
“Sorry,” he apologizes and immediately retreats, stumbling back into the hall to find another room but he doesn't make it far because the next moment, his wrist is grabbed and he's dragged along.
He doesn't protest, he doesn't get the chance to while his brain is clouded with heat and the sudden wave of alpha scent.
One moment, he's in a hall, the next he's in a bedroom and finally, his wrist is released and he falls on the floor. He doesn't think as he grabs the syringe from his pocket and brings the needle to his skin but that's when his wrist is grabbed and his head whips up to meet a familiar pair of green eyes; Valen D’Avorin.
Ilya’s heart sinks to his stomach. No, he can't be exposed like this. What's going to happen to all his plans?
“Let go of me,” he chokes, trying to yank his hand free but the alpha's grasp is strong or Ilya is that weak.
Fuck. His throat is closing on him and the scent coming from the alpha is not helping his situation. He's leaking more slick, his boner is getting tight in his pants and his body is getting hotter. Ilya yanks at his clothes, wanting to take them off.
“An Omega pretending to be an Alpha, now this is a sight,”
Valen smirks devilishly. He grabs Ilya' jaw and forces the omega to look at him, moving his face closer to his. “You smell so good,”
Without realizing, Valen’s pheromones start to get stronger, spreading across the room and wrapping Ilya like a blanket to the point he feels like he's drunk on it and Ilya loses control.
“Alpha…please…” Ilya purrs, all senses of reason gone out the window, as he moves closer to the alpha to get more of his scent and in an instant, Valen's eyes darken. He lets go and tries to withdraw but Ilya grabs the front of his shirt and yanks him back.
“Alpha…” Ilya whimpers, his eyes losing their color to blaze a bright blue, his Omega taking over. And without hesitation, he pulls him in and slams their lips together.
A few days later, Ilya was discharged from the hospital and had returned to taking his suppressant before returning to the mansion to report for duty.Valen never came to see him at the hospital. It leaves a bitter feeling inside of Ilya, but Valen wouldn't stay away from him unless it was to protect them both.He knows Valen loves him, but recently, as he lay there on the hospital bed, only Reis's words rang loudly in his head: Valen is responsible for his family’s death.It doesn't make sense; it’s nearly impossible, but Ilya must find out the truth. He couldn't have wasted twenty-plus years of his life hating on the wrong person.Back to reality. The moment Ilya steps through the front doors of the D’Avrion’s mansion, he’s welcomed with glances and whispers from the other guards at their posts, and Ilya hears every word.They were talking about him and Alessio and their so-called relationship.Ilya’s jaw tightens, and his hands ball into fists at his sides as the whispers reach his
Ilya wakes up with a familiar numbness that he only experiences right after his heat.A groan escapes his lips, and his hand shoots up to his head to rub against his temple, hoping it would lessen the intense pain in his head.“Good. You're awake.”The unexpected voice makes Ilya pause for a moment. Slowly, he opens his eyes to a blurry vision, but through it, he makes out Alessio’s figure sitting by the alpha beside the bed, calmly peeling an apple. Ilya frowns. He opens his mouth, ready to ask what the hell happened beside him and what’s going on, but nothing but a dry sound escapes his parched throat.“Want a bite?” Alessio asks. He slowly lifts his head to look at Ilya, and then he holds out the apple, but when Ilya doesn't move a muscle to take it from him, Alessio snorts and retreats, taking a bite of the apple. “Of course, you won’t eat something from me. Bet you never expected me to be the one by your side. You must be wondering what happened, and of course, where’s your preci
Alessio looks at Ilya through the glass of the hospital window. The Omega remains unconscious, his heat forcing his body to shut down without his alpha to care for him.A smirk curls too on Alessio's face as he recalls the savage look in Valen's eyes when their father approved his relationship with Ilya. Alessio wasn't expecting his father's compliance; after all, in the eyes of everyone, Ilya is an alpha, and the last thing his father would want is to see his son having a relationship with another alpha.Well, Alessio is not his heir; he's been exempted from that rule.It was a gamble. In a way, Alessio was killing two birds with one stone, and now, he killed three. Now, he gets to keep Ilya by his side as a lover, and Valen, his alpha, can't do anything about it since he wants to lose everything. Now, Valen might be pompous, but he won’t risk it. That’s why he stood there, unable to react when Alessio claimed his lover. All he can do is watch his Omega in the arms of another.The l
BANG!The sound rings loudly, almost ear-deafening, forcing Ilya to shut his eyes. He expects the excruciating feeling of pain, consuming every part of him, but it feels like nothing. He breathes out faster, the heat in his body intensifying, and slowly, he opens his eyes, and they go wide at the sight that welcomes him.Reis stands still, his hand frozen in place around the aim while the blood pours profusely through his shirt, and immediately, he drops to his knees, the gun falling out of his grasp.“SNIPER!”One of the men yells, and just like that, they start to scamper, running for their lives, but they barely make it to the stairs before Valen and a horde of men come running up, guns out, and without hesitating, shoot what's left of Reis' men.Despite the heat and pain consuming his entire body, Ilya’s eyes stay fixed on Reis.The bastard is still alive.His lips part, but no words come out. He watches Reis struggle to lift his head, his expression twisted in pain as he presses
Ilya wakes up feeling like his insides have been torched up in flames.Slowly, his eyes flutter open, and he discovers everything is a total blur. A groan leaves his lips at the pain surging through his body. He tries to move but realizes painfully that he can’t. His breathing catches in his throat.For a few seconds, he doesn't understand why he can't move. His mind feels foggy, his thoughts scattered as he tries to remember where he is and what happened, and then the pain comes rushing back.His head throbs violently, a sharp ache spreading from the back of his skull down his neck. His entire body feels sore, as though every bone has been beaten against something hard. There is a deep burning sensation across his ribs, his arms, and his legs, and when he tries to shift his weight, something cold and heavy digs painfully into his wrists.Ilya's brows pull together, and he tries again but is met by the sound of metal scraping against the floor, echoing through the room. His eyes widen
The Don isn't the one responsible for the death of your family.Those are the only words that echo in Ilya’s head as he lies awake the rest of the night. The moment Valen left the penthouse, he got the chance to leave, and he took it immediately. He needs to know what Reis meant by those words.If the Don didn’t do it, then who did? Could it be that Ilya has spent years hating and seeking revenge on the wrong person? Can he even trust any word that comes out of Reis’ mouth?“I knew you were going to show up.” Reis smiles once Ilya shows up on the third floor of the unfinished building with a clenched jaw and determined eyes as they drill a hole through Reis’ face, and the alpha wears a smile as he pushes himself off the pillar he’s resting on and strides towards Ilya.He tilts his head, racking his face over Ilya’s body before looking up to meet his eyes. “Does your alpha know you’re here? He won’t be so happy.”“I’m not here for your bullshit, Reis. What the fuck did you mean?” Ilya
People say lust fades, but his didn’t; it dragged him right back into the alpha’s bed like he could never escape, because pride disappears fast when the alpha’s tongue is that good.For Ilya, it all began with one mistake, which led to another...so, let’s rewind to the start.Ilya stares unblinking
Panic shoots through Soren like wild lava. For one, he can't fucking see in the dark, and someone is shooting in the dark; anyone could be hit with a fucking bullet. Soren blindly takes cover just as another loud bang echoes throughout the room. Then another, followed by more gunshots.The screams
They move quickly from the bedroom. Ilya braces himself against the cold tiles of the bathroom, body jerking to the rhythm of Valen’s merciless thrust while the water from the showers strays heavily on them.Valen’s hands on his waist are tight; his nails are digging into his flesh, holding and keep
“You wouldn't dare.”Valen chuckles lowly. “That's the worst thing to say at a time like this, Omega.”Omega. Omega. Omega. Ilya detests that word to the core. Make him weak; make him realize what he is. “Don't call me that!” Valen suddenly bites Ilya's earlobe, giving it a rough tug while yanking







