JEREMIAH I shifted my gaze from my wife to my little shadow. My little shadow. Unlike my wife, he never hid his true feelings from me. From the very beginning he knew what he wanted and he claimed it. And not only me. He did the same with Nina, and look at that, like me, she also fell for him without any resistance. She might not remember it, but I do. I had told her once that she will fall for him wuthout knowing it, and she has. “Now, what are you waiting for, little shadow.” I slipped my fingers through his dark hair and ordered, “Swallow my cock.” And my little shadow did exactly that. He might be a loose cannon and a control freak, but with me he bowed down without any hesitation. He relinquished all his control and obeyed like I was his god. But what my little shadow didn’t know was, that he might think of me as his god, but for me he was my soul and sanity. Without him I would’ve been long lost. I wrapped my arm around my wife’s waist, pulling her up, so s
✨️BLURB✨️____ SERAPHINA I was never supposed to matter. I was an inconvenience my mother dragged into a marriage she had no place in. A stepdaughter my new family pretended didn’t exist. Dante, my cold, untouchable stepbrother, ignored me. His best friends, Oliver and Allister, never spared me a glance. Until the night I made the worst mistake of my life. Two years ago, I made a mistake—a devastating, unforgivable mistake. I saw something I wasn’t meant to. Something dark. Something dangerous. And in my fear, I betrayed them. I should have never looked. I should have never screamed. I should have never made the call that changed everything. One call. One whispered plea for help. And the three of them were dragged away in cuffs. Dante. Oliver. Allister. The LORDS. Now they’re back. Not to forgive. Not to forget. But to make me pay. Two years older, darker, ruthless. They don’t know that my stepfather has already sold me into a beneficial arrange marria
JEREMIAH Fuck. It was the first time my wife would see Lachlan on his knees for me. The first time she would witness me coming undone. And I was going to. That is, come undone. Utterly and completely. I’d been holding myself together for far too long, choking back the urge to throw her against the nearest wall and pour out everything I’d buried for so long. The anger that had eaten me alive, the frustration that had rotted my insides, the helplessness that had once made me despise myself. And the hatred I had harbored for her which was slowly shaping into something else, something similar to what I had felt the first time I had realised that she wasn’t just a passing fantasy and that I actually wanted her engraved in my world, in my life. The fascination that had turned into need and I had made her sign that contract. But now, that fascination, that need, was turning into something darker. Obsession. I never fucking thought that the day would come when I’d be obse
LACHLAN “I told you I am doing it.” I glared at him. He was being unreasonable. I couldn't understand why he was stopping me from obliterating Baranov’s life and then ending it in the most brutal way possible. No one would even miss that bastard. I’d be doing the world a favor. “No.” “Jeremiah.” “Lachlan.” “For fucks sake, we can’t let him off the hook. He disrespected you. And this isn’t even the first time. You are his Pakhan. How can he demand you get punished?!” I slammed a fist on the desk between us. “We need to set an example.” He didn’t even grace me with a glare, his eyes remained glued to his phone screen. “I am talking to you, look at me!” I yelled, feeling my control fraying. My short tempered mood might also have something to do with how Nina was subtly pulling away from both of us. After clinging to me like she was afraid I’ll disappear or get kidnapped again, after showering Jeremiah with her soft kisses, and affection that had also managed to
NINA I no longer felt like I was a captive or in a cage. I felt like what Garcia said, and what Jeremiah proved— his queen. I felt like I was exactly where I was meant to be. With them.Three days had passed since the fire accident, Lachlan had healed and the scrapes I’d had disappeared. The only thing that had remained was the tension and the concern that someone was out there wanting to hurt us. They hadn’t told me but unlike before they weren’t actively hiding their discussions from me. So I knew about Lachlan’s suspicions regarding Jeremiah’s aunt to be behind his kidnapping. And I wouldn’t be surprised if it was true, the witch had always made me feel uncomfortable. Jeremiah had sent men in search of her. But they hadn’t found her yet.On the other hand, last three days, Lachlan and I have come closer than possible. I still haven’t brought myself to tell him I loved him. After that night I had chickened out, and now I haven’t found a moment where I could share my feelings wit
NINA “But I know you’re cracking through that ice he has developed around his heart.” “Really?” “Hmm.” He kissed my forehead, and then as I sat on the bed, I watched as he dried himself. When the bathroom door opened behind him, my gaze shifted to my husband. And my heart gave a pang to see him fully clothed. He had changed into a relaxed black tee, full sleeves, and faded grey jeans. The sight of him equally astonished me at how sexy he looked and pained me that on one hand Lachlan was so secure in his nudity while my husband was hiding himself. But there was no hint of jealousy or any bitterness in his grey eyes when his gaze fell on Lachlan. Instead, Jeremiah smiled as he watched him and I saw how much he loved him and adored him. I swallowed hard, once again wishing he’d look at me like that too. “How long will you stare at me, Jeremy?” Lachlan winked at me as I shifted my gaze to meet his. Tellimg me like me he too could feel his grey eyes without looking at him.