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My fiancée and I had been together for ten years. In everyone's eyes, we were the perfect couple. After she saved my life, with tears in my eyes, I made her a promise: "In this lifetime, I'll do 100 things for you." On the eve of our wedding, we decided to climb a snow-covered mountain. An unexpected avalanche struck, and we were stranded at a local farmhouse. Her first love, who was the expedition leader, was injured while trying to save her. In the confusion, he accidentally took an aphrodisiac rather than a painkiller. My fiancée, who had always seemed so traditional and reserved, did not hesitate. She began taking off her clothes, saying she needed to "help" him. Everyone waited for me to explode in rage. Instead, I calmly stepped aside. Three promises remained. Once they were fulfilled, Yvette Jenkins and I would owe each other nothing. However, then it would be time for me to return… and take over my mafia family.
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Dad was off to the side, watching with an air of detached amusement."Jayden, you can't afford to be this indecisive. How do you expect to lead like that?"His words were light, almost flippant, but they weighed on me like a mountain."Think about Yvette and Ethan. They've wronged you, and you've been nothing but kind. What did you get in return?"Are you just going to let them make a fool of you for the rest of your life?"His words stirred up memories I thought I had buried.Anger flared within me, and with a swift kick, I sent Yvette sprawling. She had been clinging to my legs, begging for forgiveness."Get her to the back of the boat!" I barked.The Soldati did not hesitate, grabbing Yvette and Ethan and tying them up at the stern.Yvette's screams cut through the air. "No! Jayden, I saved your life! Remember that!"She had played that card too many times, always pushing the limits, always hurting me without a second thought."We're square, Yvette," I said, emotionless.
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Ethan, having lost all leverage, kept his head low in my presence.Yvette was clueless about my father's identity, but he was all too aware.The moment it dawned on him, his first instinct was to ditch Yvette and make a run for it.However, my guys had him cornered, and all he could do was plead."Jayden, I'm begging you–let me go. I realize my mistake!"I was ignorant of who you were. Heck, I'd never have spoken to you like that if I knew who you were!"Ethan's head hung so low that it nearly touched the ground.Soon enough, the scene turned gory.Blood trickled from his temple, joining the blood from his mangled hand, slowly pooling into a crimson stream.Still, Ethan could not run, could not even flinch.He just stood there, straight as an arrow, awaiting my verdict."Why are you even apologizing to this nobody, Ethan?!" Yvette, biting back pain and anger, desperately reached for Ethan's arm. "Call the bodyguards, now! Get them here! Once they're here, I want heads to rol
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Yvette's screams echoed, again and again.I did not need to guess; I knew Yvette's knees were shot.My father tossed a gun and a knife at my feet. "Jayden, she's your problem. Tell her what it really means to be on top."The meds had kicked in, and I was feeling better.However, Yvette was still hurling insults at me. "Jayden! I'm gonna kill you! I swear I will!"I looked at the woman I had loved for years and felt nothing. I hesitated, not going for the gun.I was going to make her pay for all the pain she caused me, pay back every last bit of it.Yvette caught the gleam of the knife, and her eyes widened with fear. "Jayden! Are you out of your mind?! I'm your wife, remember?"Right. We had not divorced yet. She was still my wife, I reminded myself.Dad gave Yvette a dismissive look and chuckled. "Think you're good enough to marry a mafia heir? Take a good look at yourself!"I was taken aback.Dad did not mince words. "I knew what Yvette was all about when you first came
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Ethan was trembling so badly that he could not stop.He held onto Yvette's hand, trying to calm her. "Yvette, this doesn't seem like just drama. How about you both sit down and talk it out?"Yvette, having been slapped, was not about to 'sit down and talk it out.'She jerked her hand away from Ethan, standing with her hands on her hips. "Jayden, make him apologize right now, and I'll let go of the slap he just gave me."I almost laughed out loud.At 18, my dad had charged into the mafia world alone, fierce and fearless.The former Don met his end at the barrel of my dad's gun. My dad was the only outsider who took over the reins of a mafia family.No one dared question his judgment.If my dad heard a single word of dissent or saw a look he did not like, that person would end up on the wrong side of his gun.Over time, the mere mention of my dad sent shivers down everyone's spine.In the business world, my dad's reputation was legendary.Meanwhile, I had always seen Yvette as
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"Letting you have Ethan is the last thing I'll do for you."Once we've signed those divorce papers at the courthouse, we're done. For good."Yvette froze, but she quickly composed herself, massaging her temples and scoffing, "Cut the drama, Jayden. You're the one who wanted to marry me, remember?
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I knocked back one bitter drink after another.I had planned every detail of that wedding for Yvette, hoping to create the most beautiful memories for her.Countless times, I had pictured Yvette in a bridal gown, gliding down the aisle. However, I never saw yesterday's heartbreak coming–when she s
The Calm Before Ruin Chapter 2
By the time help showed up, my face was a mess of blue and purple from choking, my body twisted in agony.That was when Yvette finally saw me, her body smelling like Ethan's cologne, as she came over to hold me. "Jayden! What's wrong?! You..."The air was thick with a sickening smell of sweat and
The Calm Before Ruin Chapter 1
Ethan Carter flung Yvette Jenkins's bra in my face before slamming the door shut behind him.The flimsy door did little to muffle Yvette's moans.The sting on my face lingered.A fellow hiker, with a sneer, gave me a once-over and quipped, "Never pegged Mr. White as the sharing type, giving away
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