All Chapters of The Assassin’s Portrait: Stepbrother Dark Romance : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1 - Unhealthy Obsession

CONTENT WARNINGThe Assassin’s Portrait is a Dark Romance featuring heavy themes that are not for the faint of heart. This story is strictly for mature audiences (18+).THEMES: • PSEUDO-TABOO: A forbidden, obsessive step-sibling dynamic.• HARD EROTICA: Graphic sexual content, power play, and BDSM.• GRAPHIC VIOLENCE: Blood, gunplay, and dark criminal themes (Bratva).• MORALLY GRAY CHARACTERS: Obsessive, possessive, and dangerous behavior.The actions of the characters in this book are not meant to be healthy or emulated. This is a work of fiction exploring the darkest corners of obsession, and extreme power imbalances. Reader discretion is not just advised, it is mandatory.“If you’re still here... you’re already mine.Try not to scream.”꧁ 𖤓 𖤓 𖤓 ꧂꧁ Marisella ꧂I’m breaking my mother’s heart. Even if she doesn’t know it yet.The elevator’s hum is monotonous. When it opens into the private landing of the penthouse, my jaw drops.Apparently, Hotel Astoria is one of the largest a

Last Updated : 2025-12-27

Chapter 2 - Unhealthy Obsession II

꧁ Marisella ꧂ Inhaling for patience, I grip the cold railing of the balcony. I’d hoped this would be a simple affair. Roll around, get paid, and bounce. I’ve planned only one tryst to make up for Mom’s bills for the month. Then I’ll use the borrowed time to hunt for job number three. I move to face him. My back hits his front. Has he always been that close? My heart thumps as his size registers against me. The back of my head is flush with the flexing pecs of his chest. The curve of my ass kisses his crotch. A pulsing bar of solid cock presses between my cheeks. “Looks like you’re happy with the replacement,” I purr, trying to catch my breath. He is big. Too big. I haven’t been with any man, but I'm not exactly a virgin. I have an arsenal of silicone and plastic hidden in my closet, but the Russian’s size trumps them all. “I trust you’ve read and understood my tastes,” he bites out. “I have,” I lie over the rim of my glass. Sonya had developed an allergic reaction to a ne

Last Updated : 2025-12-27

Chapter 3 - Lethal Revelation

꧁ Marisella ꧂ With his back to me, he orders, “Go into the bedroom, kneel facing the headboard.” My body tingles. Stealing one last look at his form, I spin just before he turns around. I have a feeling he’d realized my little game and was in on it. We’d yet to see each other’s faces. Dress still bunched around my waist, I saunter toward an open door. His gaze is like a hot brand on my flesh. The edge of the bed is visible from the living area, but when I step in, I freeze in my tracks. Spread out on the matte black sheets of the large bed is a ball gag, a glinting metal bar, and several leather restraints. A wicked-looking whip proudly circles the ensemble. “Oh hell no…” I breathe, taking an instinctive step back. Once again, my back collides with the hard planes of his body. Always in the way of any escape. He runs his fingers through my hair, voice husky, “I’ll be… gentle.” I can tell from his tone he doesn’t want to be. So how can I trust that he will? His fingers pla

Last Updated : 2025-12-27

Chapter 4 - Commodity

꧁ Marisella ꧂Alexei stumbles away and out of my line of sight. His panicked breathing reaches me from the living area, footsteps heavy as he paces.I remain on my knees in bed, mouth gagged, cheek pressed under the weight of my heavy head.Alexei’s cock had been in me. Alexei…I shudder at the memory. The stretch. The weight. His warm sac pressing against my lips. I hadn’t even gotten one thrust—just a sink ’n’ go.I need him back. No! I can’t. This is horrible. “Mmmhph…!”Damned gag.The air conditioner’s hum lulls me for a second before I begin to hyperventilate. I need to move. Can’t.Shivers rack my body as I tug on my wrists, but they’re cuffed fast to my knees. My torso can’t straighten, and in the dwindling arousal, the position is uncomfortable, my back sore.When I turn my head to the other side, my neck cricks.“Mmhmhp!”Thunderous footsteps return.My heart stutters as he wrenches the cuffs off me. The metal bar flies off, striking the wall. My wrists pop free, my knees

Last Updated : 2025-12-27

Chapter 5 - Commodity II

꧁ Marisella ꧂ The meager accounts my mother had been able to retrieve? We’d spent it all on Alexei’s treatments. Then he’d left. Only to resurface balls deep inside me. The doors open. My body stiffens. I’d nursed a dangerous crush for eight years, longing for his return. My neck flushes at the thought of what we’d almost done. Again, I wish we’d gone all the way. It feels like a waste since I know he’ll never touch me again, not even with a ten-foot pole. Better get this over with. I turn to speak— “I walk you down. Driver.” The mountain of a man doesn’t look like he’s just a driver. Bald and severe, he looks down at me dismissively. Without waiting for a response, he turns and walks away. I’m to follow him. Right. Hurrying after his wide strides, I stew in anger. So Alexei couldn’t deign to walk me down himself? Cold. As the elevator ride blurs by, my heart alternates between racing and slowing, depending on whether I was replaying our hot tryst or his reac

Last Updated : 2025-12-27

Chapter 6 - Be still, My Heart

꧁ Marisella ꧂The front door closes as quietly as I can manage behind me, my shoulders weighed down and weary.When I turn into the living room, Nurse Elise raises her head, shifting her thick chart to the sofa.“Good evening, Mari.” Her tone is unusually curt, and I understand why.“I’m sorry for the delay, thank you for staying with her,” I whisper back.Her face softens slightly. “How did the interview go?”I’d told her I had an interview right after my waitressing shift at 8 p.m. She’d agreed to stay with my mom until 10 p.m.—I’d returned minutes shy of 12am.I plaster on a smile. “Went great. Got the job, and even a deposit.”“Wow! I told you you’d ace it. Congratulations.”And ace it I did, until the client had seen my face. The deposit was appreciated though; I now have a three‑month window of Mom’s medical bills settled.“Thank you,” I tell Nurse Elise.“I just did a final visual examination. Pay attention, and call me if anything feels off, okay?” She fixes her bag strap over

Last Updated : 2025-12-27

Chapter 7 - Russian Troll

꧁ Marisella ꧂I can barely carry my own weight under the searing Miami sun. My equipment weighs a ton along with everything on my mind, but still… I push through.“Parents of the bride, please step forward!” I call.Music and laughter swirl into a cacophony of joy on the wedding grounds.The bride stands on the dais, pristine dress and a smile rivaling the sun. Her pure happiness makes me smile, giving me a needed surge of energy.As her family walks up to surround her, some laughing and teasing, others crying, I burst into a grin of my own.“Say cheese!”“Cheese!!!” they echo, striking poses.Shot after shot. Face after face.When I finally fulfill my obligations as a photographer and the event winds down, my legs are lead, my stomach coiled tight with exhaustion.After a final moment with the bride and her family, I head back to my main job. Waitressing at Luminé.Let’s hope Pascal doesn’t kill me for being an extra two hours later than I’d begged for.Mom’s car coughs under me as I

Last Updated : 2026-03-02

Chapter 8 - Hellish Date

꧁ Marisella ꧂“Okay, stop right there.” Sonya steps in front of our boss, her eyes glacial with fury.“We both know you couldn’t differentiate between a mole and your own arse. Fire me if you want, but I cornered Marisella. She’s been trying to escape me, but I can’t help filling her ears with woeful tales of my skincare fail!”Her chest heaves as she stares Pascal down. I’ve never been able to understand how she can stand up to him like this without repercussions. He does have a crush on her. She weaponizes it, but what if it doesn’t work this time?Has she gone too far?I clutch my metaphorical pearls, my mind reeling with panic.Pascal’s sneer deepens as he looks from Sonya to me, and back again.“Get back to work. This is your final warning.”Sonya and I exchange a wide-eyed look.We follow closely behind him as he returns to the bar, his practiced smile back in place once we cross the inner doors.Before Sonya and I separate to man our stations, I grasp her hand and blow her an

Last Updated : 2026-03-02

Chapter 9 - Breathing Brick Wall

꧁ Marisella ꧂ Strange sounds fill the night as I come back into focus. Dull, wet sounds. The ground shudders beneath me. Is that… impact? When someone yells out in pain, followed by a grunt and the unmistakable sound of a neck being snapped, I scramble to my knees. My sight is still blurry. Pain radiates all over my face. My hands press against… the bare ground? And it looks like a fight has broken out right in front of me… Then it all rushes back. I let out a cry, scrambling back on my knees as the scene completely registers. There are three men grappling in front of me. The one they seem to be attacking braces with his feet, holding one attacker by the throat and fighting the other with one hand. He’s dressed formally, his boots shiny in the dim alley. I glance to my side and see a body. Still. Unmoving. Ice washes down my spine. My lips move but no sound comes out. Is that Pascal? Had he come out to— Something glints in the hand of the dressed-up man. He

Last Updated : 2026-03-02

Chapter 10 - Here to Stay

꧁ Marisella ꧂He catches me in time before I crash backward onto Mom’s resting form. His fingers scald my back with heat not nearly as strong as the one that pools in my belly.Get it together, I chide myself.My heart slams in my chest.He’d followed me in? I turn the surprise to loathing, glaring at him. But he doesn’t even see me, his gaze is transfixed on Mom.Shock, sadness, and fear play on his face like a montage.He parts his lips to speak, but I shut him up with a hand over his mouth.God. His lips are impossibly soft against my palm, and a wayward spirit in me wills him to lick it.His eyes flash open in surprise, brows drawing together in confusion.With an answering glare of my own, I mouth to him, “Leave. Leave now.”His lips thin beneath my palm, and we both glance toward my mother. But her eyes are still closed, her breaths steady.When I face Alexei again, I remove my hand from his mouth and point firmly at the door.The light leaves his eyes, replaced by a shadow I’m

Last Updated : 2026-03-05

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