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Chapter 20 — His Cage of Silk
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Sera stood in front of Valerio's massive penthouse door, racing heart so thudding she was certain anyone could hear it from down the street.Her bag was loaded.She'd stolen it from the closet when he'd withdrawn to his office — no doubt to make over some foul, bloody deal she had no desire to take part in.She tightened her grip on the strap.*You can do this. Simply get up. Go, Sera.*Her trembling hands wrapped around the golden door handle.Twisted.Pulled.It creaked open.Freedom.Close.She pushed out into the corridor, fighting not to breathe too deeply.Not to see how with each step she got farther away from him something in her chest groaned open and bled.---She reached the elevator.Pressed the button with desperate fingers.The doors opened and she near *threw* herself on.Heart racing in her throat, she pounded her hand on the ground floor button.*Come on, come on—*The doors started to close.And then — a hand.Strong, big, and oh-so-familiar.Ripped them open again.
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Sera rested against the side of the enormous bed, looking at the velvet cuffs dangling from the headboard.Her wrists still burned from where Valerio had bound them to his tie in the elevator.Her thighs still ached from the rejection he'd teased her with sadistically.And here she was.His captive.Again.Shrouded in silk sheets, choking on the scent of him.She hated him.She hated herself more for how much her body hurt for him anyway.---The door creaked open with a resounding *thud.*Valerio stepped in, shedding his black suit jacket, rolling up the sleeves of his crisp white shirt.The tattoos on his forearms rippled with every movement, wicked and dark.Sera winced involuntarily.He saw it.Of course he did.And he smiled — that slow, ruinous smile that made her thighs clench against her will."Relaxed, *angel?*"he asked, voice heavy with sarcasm.She said nothing.Just glared.Valerio chuckled, low and menacing."You'll learn, little dancer.""You'll learn to answer when I s
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Sera stood frozen in the center of the room.Blindfolded.Naked.Arms tied behind her back with silk rope that Valerio had tied so expertly, intentionally — not for binding, but for beauty. The clever knots wound across her skin like a macabre tapestry, each one a reminder of her helplessness.Her breath was shallow.Shallow.Quick.Each nerve ending exposed.Her heart slammed against her ribs.She hated him for doing this to her.Hated herself more for how wet she already was.---Valerio circled her slowly.Boots thudding heavily on the hardwood floor.A predator inspecting his prey.Every few steps, he would brush his knuckles lightly over her bare skin — a fleeting touch that left her shuddering, desperate, insane for more."You’re beautiful like this," he murmured.His voice wrapped around her like velvet and barbed wire."Bound. Blind. Helpless."Sera whimpered softly.She hated being this exposed.Hated the way her body craved the very man who had confined her.---Valerio stop
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Sera woke up wrapped in cool silk sheets, the scent of leather and spice on her skin — *him*.Her body ached so beautifully.Between her legs.In her wrists and ankles where the ropes had been.In every trembling inch of her that he had used, touched, spoiled.She moved a bit, wincing at the pain.And she remembered.The blindfold.The ice.The way he had drawn pleasure from her until she was weeping and begging shamelessly.Heat surged up her neck.God, what was wrong with her?She had barely time to think before she heard him — *Valerio's* slow, deliberate step coming across the floor.---She stiffened, attempting instinctively to pull the sheet up to cover herself, but before she could, he was there.Leaning over her.A dangerous, predatory shadow."Don’t hide from me," he said, voice low and rough.His hand ripped the sheet away.Sera gasped as her nakedness was bared again.But it wasn't just the exposure that made her tremble.It was the *look* in his eyes.Like he was a starvi
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The tension between them buzzed like a live wire.Sera was limp in Valerio's arms, wrists loose, body shattered from the constant teasing.Still shaking, still wet, still starving for something he alone could give.Valerio's eyes seared hers.No teasing grin now.No holdback.Just hunger.Raw.Brutal.Possessive.He took her to the bed, cradled in his chest as if she didn't weigh anything.Laid her out with respect that made her heart stumble.And then finally—*finally*—pulled off the remaining shreds of his own clothes.---Sera's gasp arrested.She had seen him previously — half-dressed, bare chested, virile — but this?This was something different.Uncontrolled.Merciless.Each inch of his was chiseled from stern muscle and malice.Ink stretched his arms and ribs, black and cruel on olive skin.But it was the heavy, angry cock jutting between his legs that made her whimper.He was huge.Thick.Veined.Throbbing.And aimed directly at her, like a weapon he intended to use to destroy
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The restaurant was too beautiful.Too elegant.Icy white tablecloths, glittering chandeliers, muted hum of people conversing around them.Sera felt like she didn't belong.She sat stiffly in the plush chair, heart pounding, every nerve laid bare and screaming.Opposite her, Valerio leaned back, looking completely comfortable.Dark suit.Open collar.A monster hiding behind a human's skin.---Everyone was staring at them.She could feel it.The men who couldn't help but stare at Valerio's deadly beauty.The women who threw her curious, assessing glances — trying to figure out who the girl with the collar was.Because yes.She still wore it.The black leather around her neck, a glinting silver ring reflecting the restaurant's warm lights.A brand.A leash.And she hadn't even tried to take it off.---"You're tight, *angel,*" Valerio said lazily, drumming at his wineglass with one hard-fingered hand."Why?"Sera flushed."I. I'm not accustomed to settings like this."He smiled, slow an
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The night air was crisp with a biting edge as Valerio rested against the balcony of the Verona compound, the city lights below him a blur of gold and shadow. His fingers curled around the wrought-iron railing, his shoulders knotting with tension. Footsteps whispered softly against marble behind him—Sera."You disappeared again," she said, her voice lightly marked with concern.He didn't turn. "I needed air."She walked beside him, arms wrapping around his waist from behind, chin settling into the hollow between his shoulder blades. "You're not alone now. You don't have to keep holding this by yourself."Valerio closed his eyes. "I know. But every secret we uncover… it wears away everything I was certain of."Sera moved beside him, her hand brushing his. "That's how we build something new. From the ashes."He turned, holding her face. "Promise me something."She gazed up at him, unwavering. "Anything.""If I fall too far into this darkness, pull me back. Even if I fight you. Even if I
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Velvet Chains Chapter 80 – Burn the Silence
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Velvet Chains Chapter 77 - Shadows of the Past
The chapel was wrapped in cold quiet. Dust clung to the air like secrets too heavy for speech. Valerio crept slowly down the aisle, every step echoing under the vaulted ceiling. Sera followed hard behind, her eyes scanning the candlelit walls, the worn frescoes of saints and martyrs who long ago had stopped listening.They reached the altar. Dario had been very clear. At the rear of the pulpit, under the seventh tile.Valerio knelt and pushed it open.Under the stone was a vacant space, and in it, an old metal box.He yanked it loose, his own breath ragging in the weight of it—not the physical weight, exactly, but the history that filled it. He set it on the floor and sprung the catch. The hinges shrieked loudly as the top groaned open.Inside were files, photos, letters written in hand—letters imprinted with blood and betrayal, stamped indelibly.Sera knelt by him, reaching out to grab a letter. It was to Lucrezia, in a bold, flowing hand.*"The fire is scheduled. The boy will surviv
Velvet Chains Chapter 76 - A Blood Pact Under the Chapel
Centuries-old secrets were whispered through the stone walls of the chapel as Valerio, Sera, and Dario descended the spiral stair under the altar. The air was thick with dust, its silence disturbed only by the echo of footsteps and the flickering light of the old oil lamp Dario held."This room hasn't been disturbed in decades," he said, the flames casting ominous shadows on his face. "My father said it was for prayer. He lied."Valerio ran his hand over the damp stone wall, his eyes slitting. "How many lies must we uncover before this war ends?"Sera remained close to him, her hand brushing against his as they went deeper into the earth. She felt the heaviness in him—the way he carried the weight of every betrayal, every loss, every flame that ever burned beneath his family's name.At the bottom of the stairs, they entered a narrow corridor with iron doors along the walls. Dario stopped in front of the third."This is it."He entered a code on a rusted keypad, and the door screeched
