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The smug satisfaction in his voice was terrifying.It always had been.I clenched my fists swallowing the fear clawing up my throat as Lucius signalled to his men, and they pushed us into a dim, cold cemented room.Judas’s sister was still lying unconscious on the floor though they hadn’t bothered to tie her up this time and pulled off her blindfold and gag. My heart hammered in my chest as I glanced around the room and the immense hopelessness sank into my bones.This was my fault. I’d dragged her into this nightmare, and now… now we were stuck, with no sign of an escape.Sinking against the wall, I pulled my knees to my chest and buried my face against them. I squeezed my eyes shut, fighting back tears, but they slipped down anyway, warm and bitter on my cheeks. What would happen to us now? What was he going to do to us?And even if I somehow survived this, how would I escape Judas’s wrath?A soft groan sounded beside me startled me and I stiffened, holding my breath. Slowly, I lift

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The rough concrete under my knees bit into my skin, and the pungent, metallic smell of gasoline and something strange hung in the stale warehouse air. My pulse hammered as Lucius’s hand closed around my arm and his grip was tight as he pulled me down the hallway.My body shook with the cold, and my cardigan hung open revealing my bare chest with only bra. The thought of Judas seeing me like this—the dread clawed through me, slicing through every last inch of courage I had.Anya’s voice was fierce and biting as she cursed more viciously than the last as the guards dragged her along. My fight was swept with thin air. Lucius didn’t bother to look back and I didn’t what scared me the most, his smile or my own vulnerability. He was relishing this, dragging me toward whatever twisted display he had planned.He was so wrong if he thought Judas cared about me. He was here for his sister, and definitely not me.I was just his whore… slut as he called me several times.No more than a body to wa

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A gasp left my lips as I was slammed against the wall. Excruciating pain ricocheted through my skull from the brutal impact. Fingers tightened around my throat, cutting the air until I felt the burn, both icy and scorching, twist its way down my lungs.And then there were his eyes.Pale, arctic, soulless. Judas towered over me like a nightmare made flesh, anger dancing like lightning across the storm of his gaze. His mouth twisted into something between a sneer and a snarl and I saw each vein on his neck pulsing with restrained fury as his face… inches from mine… bore into me with a rage so consuming… and it felt like fire licking along my skin.“You took me for a fool, little bird,” he hissed and I just stared at him unable to form any word. “Did you believe I’d just sit back and watch while you twisted the fucking knife in my back?”My nails clawed at his hand, and yet he only tightened his hold. I hated how I couldn’t fathom his expressions."You… ruined my fucking plan," He let ou

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I gasped desperately. My feet dug into the forest floor but that didn’t matter. All I could focus on was running away.I thought I could over run this but I tumbled only to be devoured by the bitter cold. I didn’t dare look back. My heartbeat hammered against my ribs echoing like the drums of a hunted animal. I felt like an animal.I tore through the forest floor.It felt like everything around me held its breath.Adrenaline rushed through my veins abut all I could was cry. And pray.I knew there was no one to catch me if I fell—except him.And there was no one to ruin me… except him.I ran faster, stumbling over roots hidden beneath the snow, bruising knees and ankles, but I couldn’t stop. The trees towered. I slipped behind one of the tallest oaks, my entire body shaking with the force of suppressed breaths. I pressed my hands over my mouth, biting down hard on a knuckle to muffle any sound. Tears blurred my vision, and I pressed my back to the cold bark, praying it would hide me, p

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Hell’s own kiss burned softer than the fire in my hands as I carried her limp body from the flames. And she thought she could escape me.The smoke wrapped around us but I didn’t gave two flying fucks. My eyes narrowed, scanning her face, her parted lips and bruised body. For him. She'd run from me, cowered like some fucking pathetic bird, all for that bastard.A low snarl rumbled in my chest. How many times would I have to teach her? How many times would I have to break her to make her see she was mine?I glanced down at her too furious at the sight. My little traitor. My delinquent and yet… my desire. An ache pulsed through my chest, one I didn’t ask for and didn’t fucking want. How could she make me feel both fury and this sick, twisted sense of possession? I clenched my fists, fingers digging into her arms, reminding myself she was here now because I’d dragged her back.That she wasn’t going anywhere.Only I knew what type of hell and anger I felt seeing her here. I expected Anya t

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My mind stirred, and something drifted through fog and shadows before reality finally tugged me awake.I blinked, as my senses slowly focused on something soft and warm against my skin. Velvet sheets beneath me, plush and thick, and a fur blanket that cocooned me like a stolen warmth I didn’t remember inviting.I exhaled and a small sound escaped my throat, simultaneously reaching out to clutch the sheets around me, feeling an odd combination of haven and confusion. Where… where was I?My vision slowly cleared as I looked around the faintly lit room. A soft glow danced across the walls in uneven flashes. I caught the scent of burning firewood—a pungent, smoky smell that felt sharp against the chill hanging in the air. Inviting up to some extent. I blinked again, noticing the flicker of flames coming from somewhere nearby, their crackling sound giving the illusion of a small, roaring beast trapped just out of sight.Flames… my throat tightened and I instantly was hit by the memories.F

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I tried averting my gaze and felt the heat of his stare as his eyes bore into me like a flame against my skin. My hands pressed against his chest and I pushed him away. Surprisingly, he let me go and a smirk tugged at his lips. I willed myself not to look down between his legs, but the shameless man hadn’t even bothered putting his clothes back on.He chuckled, taking a lazy step closer and it didn’t hide the fact he was a foot taller than me and almost twice my size. He lifted his hand and brushed my hair from my face, letting his fingers linger for a lewd second. His mouth curved into a wicked grin as his voice dropped."Why so shy now?" he teased. "My cock’s been inside you more times than I can count."He leaned in, close enough that I could feel his breath on my neck, his fingers trailing along my collarbone, possessive and slow, reminding me of every moment he’d claimed me.My jaw clenched so tightly I could feel my teeth grinding together. My grip tightened around the sheets, p

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Taking a deep breath, I forced my grip to relax and set the knife back in its place, smoothing out any hint of my near rebellion. It was foolish anyway. A knife, against him? He’d only laugh. But the impulse gnawed at me, that burning need to fight, to prove I wasn’t just some delicate thing he could bend at his whim anymore.He would definitely threaten me using my family.I could feel his gaze again, sharp and aware, even if he kept his back turned. He knew. He always seemed to know.Swallowing my frustration and trying hard not to get tempted to attack him only to be punished, I sat on the stool in front of the counter keeping healthy distance from him. He noticed though and only chuckled.“You look awfully on guard. Do I wreck your nerves that badly?”How do I tell him he did not wreck my nerves, the problem was he was worse. He unmade my defences.I just stared at him, not giving him any response. I wonder how a man as big as him could move with such elegance in the kitchen. I to

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He tilted his head and this time, he didn’t take any step towards me. “I didn’t take you for a critic.” He turned around and took a few containers labelled with spices names and sprinkled some on the gravy.His hands didn’t pause, still deftly moving, stirring whatever concoction he was preparing. “But you’re welcome to add anything you think is missing, ptichka. Though I might have to taste it off your fingers, to be sure.” His eyes flicked up, catching mine for a beat, and there was a heat in them that made my breath hitch.I bit down on the inside of my cheek, refusing to give him any satisfaction from my reaction. “Or maybe you could just taste it like a normal person.”He tilted his head, considering me with that smirk that seemed permanently etched onto his ethereal yet demonic face. “Where’s the fun in normal?”I huffed and dropped my gaze, not wanting him to see the faint flush I felt creeping up my neck. “How would you even know?” I muttered under my breath.He seemed to hear

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After we finished the meal in a silence thick enough to cut with a knife, he slid a dessert plate in front of me—a rich, decadent slice of chocolate pie. The aroma was sweet, almost intoxicating, a stark contrast to the tension that hung between us. He leaned back in his chair, his gaze steady, waiting, like he knew I wouldn’t refuse.“Eat,” he commanded. But there was a flicker in his eyes, something darker, more intimate.As much as I tried to ignore it, I was fatally attracted to that darkness in some sense.I picked up the fork, and took a small bite, trying to ignore the way his gaze lingered on my mouth. The chocolate melted on my tongue, warm and rich, and I fought the urge to close my eyes, knowing he’d take it as some kind of conquest.“Good?” His voice was low, his fingers tracing the edge of his own plate, his thumb rubbing over the rim slowly, like he was imagining it was something else entirely. The subtle gesture sent a ripple of heat through me, unwelcome but undeniable

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