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Chapter 54

Author: Saskay
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-11 16:43:40

ELIAS

“You've got ten seconds to stop pretending you don't know who sent you," I told the bastard who'd dared attack Louis, pacing back and forth in front of the strapped down bastard, my voice low and menacing. "Then, I begin with your teeth."

He spat blood on the concrete floor and looked up at me from one puffed-out eye. "You won't hurt me," he croaked. "If you wanted me dead, I'd be lying in a ditch somewhere already."

Cathan leaned forward from the wall, arms crossed. “And that’s the only reason your lungs are still working.”

The man scoffed. “You’re soft. All of you. Word on the street is that the Don’s been distracted lately. All because of some boy—”

The butt of my gun struck his jaw before I was conscious that I'd stepped forward. He gagged on the blood as his head jerked to the side, another line of red tracing from the corner of his mouth.

"Say his name again," I threatened. "I fucking dare you."

He coughed, and laughed weakly, then winced. "Touchy subject, I see.”

I knelt
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  • The Price Of Us   Chapter 54

    ELIAS“You've got ten seconds to stop pretending you don't know who sent you," I told the bastard who'd dared attack Louis, pacing back and forth in front of the strapped down bastard, my voice low and menacing. "Then, I begin with your teeth."He spat blood on the concrete floor and looked up at me from one puffed-out eye. "You won't hurt me," he croaked. "If you wanted me dead, I'd be lying in a ditch somewhere already."Cathan leaned forward from the wall, arms crossed. “And that’s the only reason your lungs are still working.”The man scoffed. “You’re soft. All of you. Word on the street is that the Don’s been distracted lately. All because of some boy—”The butt of my gun struck his jaw before I was conscious that I'd stepped forward. He gagged on the blood as his head jerked to the side, another line of red tracing from the corner of his mouth."Say his name again," I threatened. "I fucking dare you."He coughed, and laughed weakly, then winced. "Touchy subject, I see.”I knelt

  • The Price Of Us   Chapter 53

    LOUISI should have known that something was off the moment the car moved out of the estate.Maybe it was the tension I could see in the guard's shoulders, the flicking of his eyes over the rearview mirror. Maybe it was me—still sore from last night, and stinging in places that still caused cause my skin to prickle at the memory.But I hadn’t spoken since. I just sat down in the seat, letting the city pass by the dark glass. Elias had gotten up before I woke, like he always did. He left no note as usual. Just an empty quiet where his body would have been.I hated how used to that I was becoming."How long until we get there?" I said, breaking the silence.The guard—Dominic, I think that was his name—looked at me from the front mirror. "Not long,” he replied, staring straight at me through the mirror. “Just need to get that order Aria asked for. A few spices, and a delivery from the butcher."I nodded, trying to shake off the anxiety. "Alright." We just needed to get some things for Ar

  • The Price Of Us   Chapter 52

    ELIAS"Have the shipments to Naples been diverted?"Cathan leaned against the edge of my desk, arms folded, a single brow raised as if he already knew what I was about to say before I even spoke."Already in progress," he said. "But there's something you should see."I didn't look up from the papers on my lap. My body still ached from last night, muscles knotted with tension from what had transpired between Louis and me. My mind wandered, and he was there, lips pressed against mine, back arching, voice whispering against my throat as I thrust into him with reckless abandon.I squeezed my eyes shut, willing the image to go away.Business first. Always business first."What is the update?" I asked.Cathan slapped a black envelope on the table. It hit the surface with a sharp sound, standing out against the glass, the old bourbon, and the neat stacks of threats disguised as contracts."No seal. It was delivered today," he said. "Stamped with your name and there was no sign of a signatur

  • The Price Of Us   Chapter 51

    ELIASI knew, with the totality of hunger that had been gnawing at my insides for weeks, that I wanted him. Even before the bedroom door had shut, I’d pushed him up against it so hard the hinges rattled. I could taste blood on his bottom lip where my teeth had grazed him, and the coppery tang made me want to bite harder, to mark him, and make him aware of the fact that he’s mine.He whimpered and pulled me in by the waistband of my slacks. Our hips collided, and I felt his cock, hard and twitching, pressed against my thigh. He said my name, once, softly, and then again, like he was cursing me with every syllable. I grabbed him by the back of the neck and shoved him backwards until he sat heavily on the edge of the bed, his breath coming hard.Louis looked up at me, his pupils blown out, his lips wet from the kiss. His hands shook, and I couldn't tell if it was from anticipation or relief. His shirt hung loosely on his shoulders, leaving his collarbone and the sharp cut of his throat c

  • The Price Of Us   Chapter 50

    LOUISI wasn’t looking for anything.I’d only taken a wrong turn on my way back from the study, while trying to retrace my steps to the kitchen after dropping off a book Aria had lent me. But this hallway was unfamiliar, long, narrow, and filled with paintings that hung in even intervals. Dark oak cabinets lined one side and one of the cabinet doors hung slightly ajar.I was reluctant at first, then my curiosity got the better of me. I opened it and found piles of dusty old books, rumpled letters, and a thin layer of dust on the bottom shelf. It looked untouched… like it had been left that way on purpose.And then I saw it.A photograph. Hidden between book pages as though someone had tried to hide it in plain sight. It wasn't framed, just loosely folded over at the edges from being there for all those years. I unfolded it and looked at the photograph.Elias.He looked younger and less haunted. Well, as much as he could be. His hair was a bit longer, his face calmer, and his mouth cur

  • The Price Of Us   Chapter 49

    ELIASI'd always known there was a mole leaking information.But today, I finally had a name.The name of the bastard was Suanche. He was one of the finance clerks on the east side of the company. An innocuous-looking man with a receding hairline, slight limp, eyes too neutral to set alarm bells ringing. But I'd learned many years ago that snakes didn't always hiss before they bit. They smiled.I watched him now through the one-way mirror in my office. He was in the other room, pale and shaking, his hands fidgeting at the hem of his shirt as though it might stitch him a new spine.Cathan stood beside me, arms folded.I traced it through a burner network," he said. "The bastard's been selling shipment schedules to the Red Dragon cell for weeks. They've been rerouting guns under our noses."I didn't blink. "How did he get that deep into the books?""Charmed a secretary, bribed a floor guard. You know the drill."I exhaled, my voice low. "Did you lock down the perimeter?""No one gets o

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