CHAPTER 1 — A FIGHT TILL DEATH DEAL.

🦪 DORA 🦪“You have just signed a fight till death deal, where only one of the two players would get out of the ring alive… congratulations.”“There are three cards that signify different meanings. The BLACK card is the most common; it’s the one you get when you get invited to a fight. This BLACK card comes with a written letter, the time, and the location for your pickup, and at that exact time, you’ll be brought to the fighting ring where you’ll fight until one of you dies. After this fight, the sum of 50 million dollars is given to the winner in cash, alongside 50 investors’ 1-kilogram gold bar, which weighs about 32.15 troy ounces, with an approximate value of $130,000 - $140,000.”“The RED card. Not very common, it’s only given to players who have hit the top list and survived several fights. The RED card means the final fight, a fight with our top 1 fighter. This RED card comes with a dagger. If you win, you become our top 1 fighter, and only fighters who hit the top list get t

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CHAPTER 2 — HOLDING BACK.

🦪 DORA 🦪Our faces crash together, his mouth slamming against mine with a ferocity that steals the air from my lungs. His lips were bruising, demanding, parting mine with a growl that vibrated against my tongue. I moan into him, my tied hands flying up to clutch at his shoulders, nails digging through the fabric of his tailored suit jacket.He tasted like whiskey and sin, his tongue sweeping in deep, claiming every inch of my mouth like he owned it. Like he owned me, and all I can think about is, “It’s finally happening, I’m finally visible.”His free hand grips my hip, fingers sinking into the soft flesh hard enough to leave marks, pulling me half out of the car until my chest pressed against his, my nipples hardening painfully against the thin fabric of my dress. The hand at my throat tightens just enough to make my vision swim, my pulse hammering under his grip, my pussy clenching around nothing.I whimpered, the sound muffled against his mouth, my body melting even as my mind sc

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CHAPTER 3 — PROVE THAT LOVE.

🦪 DORA 🦪“The Reaper… I wonder who this reaper is. I've killed him countless times in my head; I can't wait to kill him for real.” I say as Dale Lazarus walks towards my side of the car to let me out and untie my hands and legs.“You are so eager to die, Dora. But I'm not so eager to lose you.” He retorts, and I respond by rolling my eyes.“I signed the contract, Umbra would find me sooner or later, and kill me if I back down from a fight, which is their only rule. You know more than anyone else that my only shot at surviving a little is by going into the ring.”“Going into the ring and not coming out? No!”We walk into a building that looks like a simple bungalow on the outside, then, taking down a frame inside a library, he presses a button, and it leads us to a room.“You'll stay here,” he growls and turns around to leave.I held his arm to stop him. “Alone?”“You want me to hire you a roommate?”“That's not what I mean,” I try to explain, “I just…”“Goodnight, Dora,” he states w

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CHAPTER 4 – SAY NO, CHILD.

🦪 DORA 🦪The first time I truly understand fear is when Dale Lazarus’s arms lock around me like iron bars, his breath hot against the back of my neck.I should run. I should scream. But my body betrays me before my mind can catch up.My fingers curl into the fabric of his shirt, my pulse hammering so hard I can feel it in my throat. His chest is solid against my back, his muscles coiled with something dark, something hungry. I can smell it on him, the musk of sweat, the faint metallic tang of whiskey, the raw, animal heat of a man who had just decided not to fight against what he wanted.“I… I didn’t mean to…” My voice cracks, the words dissolving into nothing as his grip tightens. His fingers dig into the soft flesh of my waist, possessive, unyielding. I can feel the ridge of his cock pressing against my ass through his jeans, thick and insistent, and my stomach twisted with something that wasn’t just terror.Shame burns through me. My body is reacting, my nipples hardening beneath

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CHAPTER 5 — WELCOME TO UMBRA.

🦪 DALE LAZARUS 🦪Staring at Dora, who is still deep in sleep, a sigh leaves my lips, and I slowly pick her up from the bed. I soak her in a bathtub to clean her up, return to the room to change the bed sheets, which have stains of blood and a strong smell of sweat. Also, add things that don’t seem to be in place, to their right place. Then, I return to the bathroom, pick Dora up, get her into some comfy clothes, and place her back on the bed.Opening the bedside drawer, I pick up some painkillers and blood tonic and feed it to her just in case, and when I think she is coming around, she sighs and goes back to sleep.🦪As I step out of the house, I head to my Best friend’s grave. I am dressed in all black, pants and a suit, staring down at his grave with nothing but a rose and a bunch of talk.“I had sex with our daughter…” I blurt out.“I didn't intend to, I just couldn't stop myself.”“I've always loved her… in the wrong way. The truth is, I was holding back, although it was hard

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CHAPTER 6 — DEAR DAD.

🦪 DORA 🦪I've always wanted Dale Lazarus dead. There was a time I wished the Grim Reaper had taken him instead of my father; if possible, he can still fucking take him now and give me my father.Under the watch of my father, Dale Lazarus treated me like a disease. I can't explain how crazy that hurt me to my spine; it made my hatred for him grow twice the size of the one I have for the devil himself.He chose my father; he left me, cared more about what my father felt than any feeling we shared. It broke me, so bad that I began to wish him dead in place of my father, if he's going to treat me invincibly, throw our weird love out the window, why not just be dead? But as I wake up with the other side of the bed empty, I almost had a panic attack. As a matter of fact, I had it, only calmed myself with thoughts that he's just out, probably getting something for lunch, and would be back soon. Where is Dale Lazarus?Minutes pass, and slowly the minutes becomes hours. I become restless, mo

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