KyrenThe drive back to my apartment was conducted in tense silence. Leo and Marco were both professionals who understood that sometimes there was nothing useful to say, that action was more valuable than empty reassurances.But the lack of concrete progress was eating at me like acid."Could it be someone else?" I asked as we pulled into my building's garage. "Someone other than Luciano?""Possible," Leo said. "But the timing suggests otherwise. He's been building toward something for weeks, and taking Anna would be the perfect way to hurt you without directly attacking your family.""What about Alastair?""Collateral damage," Marco suggested. "Or leverage to make sure you take the threat seriously.""Or bait," Leo added grimly. "If Luciano knows about your... relationship... with him, he might be using that to complicate your decision-making process."The observation hit uncomfortably close to home. Because that's exactly what was happening, the presence of Alastair in that photo ha
KyrenThe photo arrived at exactly 3:47 PM, just as I was reviewing security reports from the previous night's attack on Alastair. My phone buzzed with an unknown number, and when I opened the message, my blood turned to ice.Two figures bound to chairs in what looked like an abandoned warehouse. Anna on the left, her blonde hair disheveled but her posture still dignified despite her obvious fear. Alastair on the right, a bruise darkening his left cheek but his green eyes blazing with defiant fury even through the restraints.Below the image, a simple message: *Choose one. You have 24 hours.*My hands were shaking as I stared at the screen. This couldn't be happening. This couldn't be real. Someone was asking me to choose between my fiancée and the man who'd become an obsession I couldn't control.Anyone who knew me, who understood my position and responsibilities, would expect me to choose Anna without hesitation. She was my intended wife, the alliance that secured my family's politi
Alastair"What exactly are you asking me to do?""Nothing too complicated. Just... don't interfere when the time comes." Luciano's smile was warm and completely without sincerity. "When Anna disappears, don't call Kyren to warn him. Don't try to play hero. Just let justice take its course."The threat was delivered with such casual pleasantness that it took a moment to register. He'd been behind the attack. The four masked men, the knife, the desperate fight for my life, all of it had been Luciano testing my loyalty, measuring my usefulness."You tried to have me killed.""I tried to see how you'd react under pressure. Whether you'd run to Kyren for protection or handle the situation yourself." He shrugged. "The results were... illuminating.""You're insane.""I'm grief-stricken. There's a difference." His expression grew cold again. "My sister is dead because of Kyren. I won't rest until he's paid for that crime in full.""And what about me? What happens after you've gotten your reve
AlastairI woke up in Kyren's bed.For a moment, I let myself pretend this was normal, waking up next to someone who cared about me, in a place where I felt safe and wanted.Then reality crashed back on me.I was in deep trouble, and it was only getting deeper. I would be the type of fool who never listened to their head and only thought with their dick.Kyren was already gone when I finally dragged myself out of bed, leaving only a note on the nightstand that his driver would take me to work and pick me up afterward. The casual assumption that I would accept his protection, that I would fall in line with his plans for my safety, should have irritated me.Instead, it made something warm settle in my chest.Yes, I was a fool.I sat alone in the car while Leo drove me to the studio, I stared out the tinted windows. Less than twenty four hours ago, I was attacked and now, I was being chauffeured to work by my sometimes lover's bodyguard after spending the night in his penthouse. My life
AlastairI laid on the bed, panting and trying to catch my breath after the marathon I just did.Kyren on the other hand was beside me, his lips curved in a smile."Are you hungry?" he asked, already getting up and reaching for a robe. "I should probably feed you before we go another round." Another round. As if this was going to become a regular thing, as if we hadn't just made a terrible decision that was going to complicate everything.We had just finished and he wanted more. "I should go home," I said, but I made no move to get dressed. "You should stay." He tied the robe around his waist and looked back at me with an expression I couldn't quite read. "Your apartment isn't safe, remember?" "Right. The attack." I'd almost forgotten about that. “Do you really think it wasn't random?" "I think someone wanted to hurt you specifically, and until we figure out who, you're staying here." "And if I don't want to stay?" "Then I'll have Leo and Marco camp outside your building." He m
Kyren If there was one word I would use to describe him, it would be enormous. He was big. I never imagined I would have something of that size inside of me. I could feel him. The bulge in his pants pressed against my thigh, thick and throbbing. He yanked my pants down and my shirt over my head, leaving me naked. He didn’t pause. He just kissed me again, like he couldn’t get enough, hands roaming like he had the right to peruse my body like he wanted. His hands grabbed my cock and stroked it. I cried out, he wasn’t gentle with it. I didn’t want him to stop. My body responded before my brain could catch up. He groaned when he felt how hard I was, I started grinding against him. I wanted him so much. All the emotions I tried to keep down was bubbling back up. I wanted him to fuck me till I couldn't think straight. And then, suddenly, his pants were gone. He lined himself up at my entrance. I gasped when I felt the head of his cock press into me. It's like it grew larger sin