MasukAfter he said those things at the counter, Samantha asked him to accompany her to a room so they could have some privacy.Oliver was standing in front of the office window, staring at a fixed point in the garden. His mind went back to a memory from when he was a child.“You’re going to do what I tell you, understood?”“For God’s sake, stop this. He’s a child.”“Children grow up. He needs to learn from early on what his purpose is: to take revenge for me on the Donovan family. I couldn’t do anything to the father, but you will do it to the son. You need to take everything from him. You have to be better than him at everything. Do you understand me?”“Yes, Daddy.” Little Oliver nodded, confirming.“You’re going to use your own son to get revenge? And all of this just because of that woman? You don’t respect me, or our marriage, or our family.”The sound of a slap echoed through the room, making the woman fall to the floor. Oliver, who was nearby, saw everything. He got scared and starte
After making that announcement, Adam received a few congratulations from his friends. They could now move on to the engagement ritual. He would perform his sister’s; afterward, Caio would perform his, since he was the second-in-command.He asked the two of them to stand facing the entire council and spoke several customary words used in those rituals, which mainly consisted of honor and loyalty.During the exchange of rings, no one said anything. Then the two of them stretched their hands forward, placing one on top of the other.Adam took a red ribbon, passed it over their hands, and wrapped it around them, tightening it firmly. Samantha, who was paying close attention to everything—since she would be next—nudged Marcos, who was near her, and started asking questions.“Are all engagement rituals like this?”“It depends on each organization. Some use other methods, like making a cut on the hands and then joining them. Adam chose not to continue that way. He preferred something more sy
Marcos went to his room and started taking off his clothes to take the shower he hadn’t been able to take at Alice’s house. He went to the closet again and once more stared at the box that contained the bracelet. He picked it up, remembering Samantha’s words.He looked at the mirror inside the closet and stared at himself for a few moments, as if wanting to force himself to wake up.“Enough of being a coward and a scaredy-cat.”He looked at the bracelet again and then put it back in the box. Those words he said to himself were so he would wake up to life. To understand that there was no reason to be afraid of what he was feeling. And that the desire to make up for the past had been granted. That was the moment to make everything happen.In the two days that followed, things remained calm for everyone. Adam held a meeting with the council, presenting Caio as his second-in-command. He also informed them that, as a show of gratitude, he would give his sister’s hand in marriage to him and
She couldn’t do anything else. All that was left was to wait and see the result of that event. Alice finished her shower and then left her apartment, heading back to her father’s house. When she arrived, she found her father in the living room talking to another man. As soon as they saw her, her father motioned for her to come over.“Didn’t I tell you she’s beautiful?” He held her shoulder, showing her to the man.“Yes, you weren’t lying about that. But what happened to your mouth?” He noticed the corner was injured.“It was during work,” she answered simply, still not understanding who that man was.“That’s something my son won’t accept. Her place will be at home, giving him children. That kind of situation won’t be allowed.”Alice started to understand what that meeting was about and made sure to stand her ground.“Then know that, in that case, it’s your son who doesn’t work for me. I’m not going to stop working for Adam or stop doing everything I trained for years to do so well.” S
After that intense kiss, the two of them pulled apart for lack of air. They were panting. Even in the poorly lit and smelly alley, you could see the look of desire they had for each other.“Was that what you wanted?” he asked, still breathing hard.“No. I want a lot more.”Alice didn’t want just that one kiss. She wanted many more. She didn’t want Marcos in her bed for only a few hours, like it was with most people. With him, she wanted a real relationship and, if possible, a lasting one.She wanted to keep those kisses going and didn’t care that they were in the alley. She wanted to seize the opportunity. When she held his face to continue, Marcos turned to the side and started throwing up.She felt completely awkward. She put her hand in front of her face and blew, checking if she had bad breath. She looked at Marcos, who was still bent over, and said:“I don’t kiss that bad.”After a sigh, she moved closer to him, supporting him so he wouldn’t fall. She ran her hand over his back,
Alice was already used to feeling jealous. She had always watched him from a distance and had grown accustomed to seeing Marcos with several women, even kissing them. It had been hard, but she paid the price for never getting over Marcos and never even confessing what she felt for him.She took the opportunity to order a drink. She was going to need it to get through all of that. She kept watching from afar. Marcos seemed to be drinking more than usual and, after several shots, went down to the dance floor. Alice stayed near the bar, trying to keep him from noticing her presence.Marcos came down with two more girls who had been with him in the booth and went straight to the dance floor. From the way he was dancing, Alice could tell he was already drunk. Samantha had been right to ask her to keep an eye on him.From the way Marcos was moving on the floor, still holding a glass in his hand, she knew trouble was inevitable. In the state he was in, he wouldn’t be able to defend himself p
“What do you want, Douglas?” Samantha snapped, yanking her arm free.She was at her limit. The blow-up in the kitchen had drained her patience, and she had zero interest in dealing with him, especially not now.“We don’t talk anymore, Samantha. I just wanted to check if you’re okay. You look amazin
Pedro, a nurse at a private clinic, was the one who’d introduced Samantha to Douglas, her ex. Douglas, a doctor at the same place, became her ex the day she learned (through Pedro) that he’d cheated with another nurse on staff.Right then, all Samantha wanted was to go home. She loved Pedro, but so
Adam just smiled and started caressing her. Right as he leaned in to kiss her, he caught a glint in the glass of a cabinet across the room. He froze and yelled:“Get down!”He shoved Sabrina aside and drew his gun, but the shots were already cracking through the air. Bullets tore into both of them.
Seattle – WashingtonThe sound of fists echoed through the abandoned warehouse—a place that would be a nightmare for anyone who crossed paths with Adam Donovan, a man feared by all who knew his reputation and understood what he was capable of doing to anyone who meddled in his business or dared to







