Todos os capítulos de HATE ME HARDER (a dark revenge romance): Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 4

CHAPTER 1 RAVEN'S POV:The silencer coughs once, a soft, almost child-like, like a suppressed sneeze in a quiet library, and the mark drops like a sack of wet cement, his body folding in on itself with an undignified thud. His cheek smacks against the cold marble floor of his penthouse kitchen, the impact echoing slightly in the vast, open space, and blood starts pooling immediately, dark and viscous, spreading out in lazy, irregular fingers under the harsh, unforgiving glow of the pendant lights hanging like judgmental chandeliers above the island counter. The river view through the floor to ceiling glass windows mocks the entire scene, Manhattan's skyline glittering indifferently in the distance, a million twinkling lights that seem to say, "Another life snuffed out in this city? Who gives a damn?" I step over him without a second glance, my boot narrowly avoiding the edge of the stain as it creeps toward the grout lines. It is done, lingering on the dead is a luxury I can't aff

CHAPTER 3RAVEN'S POV His fingers hover at the edge of the lace, so close I can feel the heat from his skin brushing mine like a threat. The room is a cocoon of dim red light filtering through heavy velvet curtains, the bass from the club below thrumming up through the floor like a distant heartbeat. Private suite 12 smells of leather and bourbon, his bourbon, the kind that's aged in barrels worth more than my rent. The window behind him overlooks the writhing bodies on the dance floor, but up here, it's just us, predator and prey, though he's got it all wrong about who's who."Not yet," I repeat, my voice a low purr laced with steel. I tilt my head just enough to let the wig's waves shift, obscuring more of my face. My hand moves, slow, deliberate, brushing his away like I'm indulging him, like this is still a game he paid for. But under the skirt, my fingers itch toward the sheath on my thigh. One quick draw, and I could have the blade at his carotid before he blinks those d