Semua Bab Sinful Bond: The Devil's Temptation: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Just like before, I woke up in a room that felt completely unfamiliar—but this time, my mind was clear. Well, 90% clear. If you don’t count the fact that my whole body felt like jelly and the room felt like it was spinning.My eyes widened as I looked around. The walls were painted a deep cream color, and there were floor-to-ceiling windows. Either the glass was tinted or there was zero light outside, because I could barely make out anything—just the vague outline of trees, maybe.By the head of the bed, there was a spiral staircase—my neck even ached from craning to see where it led. And I swear my jaw hit the floor when I looked up and saw this huge circular opening in the ceiling right above the bed, surrounded by glass railing.My curiosity wanted to climb those stairs. But my instinct? Yeah, it was finally kicking in.Wait—where the hell am I?I looked at myself. I was wearing a soft, comfortable white dress—was this silk? My black hair, down to my back, felt smooth and smelled n

“Take them all down!”Silence. Like the air itself was holding its breath. Then … everything changed.The ceiling lights started shaking, buzzing like they were breaking from the inside. Wind blew—though there was no open window. The room filled with a sharp, burnt smell of sulfur, followed by a faint vibration creeping up from the floor, like something huge was rising from underground.The guy who just injected me froze, his face pale. “What the hell is going on …?” he whispered.The others started seeing it too—Ash, slowly solidifying right in front of them. Before, he was just a shadow in the corner of my eye, but now he was fully there, real, alive, and deadly.“There’s someone there!” one of the men yelled—the one who’d yanked my hair.“Who the hell are you?! How did you get in?!”Ash didn’t answer. He just grinned, those glowing red eyes of his reflecting the growing panic on their faces. He stepped forward slowly, and each step sounded like thunder pounding in my chest.He rais

Warm steam wrapped around my skin as I stepped into the bathroom—or more accurately, the private spa room. The floor was heated marble, the ceiling high with a soft, luxurious chandelier. The shower flowed like a waterfall, and the bathtub was large enough to drown in. Every soap and shampoo smelled faintly expensive. It felt like I was being bathed in heaven… if only I wasn’t aware I was living with the devil. I walked under the shower, letting the water soak me completely. The anti-fog mirror reflected my pale face, damp hair clinging to my shoulders. It wasn’t just my body I wanted to scrub clean. My thoughts were far filthier. What have I done? I stared at my wrist—no longer bleeding. The wound was gone, but the guilt was deeper. I had traded my life … for a contract I didn’t even fully understand. And yet, I couldn’t lie. A small part of me didn’t regret it. That was the most terrifying part. After the shower, I pulled on one of

“Give me your last name,” I said calmly, but every word carried weight. “Ravencroft.”Ash didn’t respond right away. He just raised a brow, like he couldn’t decide if he misheard me or was just too amused to care.“That’s … not a typical request,” he finally said.“I want to be Lena Ravencroft,” I continued, folding my legs on the couch and turning fully to face him. “I want that name to be official. On papers. On my ID. On everything I touch when I return.”He studied me for a few seconds. “Ah,” he said eventually. “So this is marriage to you?”I didn’t answer, but I didn’t deny it either.He leaned his head back against the couch, stared at the ceiling, and let out a low chuckle. “Lena, Lena … I don’t do marriage.”“Why?” I asked, sharper than intended.He turned his head lazily back toward me. That relaxed posture vanished from his eyes, replaced with something colder.“Because marriage is a human thing. Ceremonies. Empty vows. Legal chains that humans don’t even respect themselves

LENAI leaned back into the sofa, eyes fixed on the stack of documents I’d just been holding. I still hadn’t fully processed how insane this all was. I had a new identity, a seven-digit bank account, and a life that could only belong to the devil.What the hell was I supposed to do with all this power?I glanced over at Ash, now sitting casually on the armrest, admiring the finished product, Lorne’s work, really, but Ash was clearly taking all the credit. A thought crossed my mind, sharp enough to make me frown. I wanted to test him. I had to, if I was ever going to trust this man completely.My fingers brushed along the edge of the metal credit card I’d just pulled out from the pape