"Lyra, hurry up; the customer is waiting!"I snatched the package from the hands of this cretin of a secretary to run to my bike. I work as a courier in New York, and this idiot just made me lose precious minutes because he packed it wrong. Time is money, and I don't have enough to waste. I have already covered more than 100 kilometers today, yet I would like to do at least two or three more runs to increase my daily earnings. To achieve my goals, I race through traffic, weaving between cars, sometimes hitching onto a bus or taxi to pick up speed.My next client is in the middle of Manhattan. I have to go to the Verona building, in one of the Big Apple's business districts. It's a place I've never set foot in, despite my job, because it's a vampire neighborhood, and they tend to call on their own minions for the kind of service I provide. However, it is not a problem for me to go there because money has no smell, no race, and no country; no matter where it comes from, I take it withou

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"Are you vampires?" I asked him, wondering what trap I had fallen into. "We can't hide anything from you!" he replied, amused. "This is Stéphane Veroni, and in case you didn't recognize me, I'm Nigel Caliene." He looked confident, as if it were impossible for anyone in the world not to know who they were, let alone fail to swoon over them. Pissed off by their dumb duo, I shrugged my shoulders and stared at him sarcastically, oblivious to caution. "Because you are famous?" He looked at me speechless, while Stéphane burst out laughing at his annoyed face. Nigel, clearly offended, puffed out his chest before continuing with disdain. "I am the most prominent model of this century! I'm one of the richest vampires in New York! The whole world is snapping up our brand! Not to mention that Stéphane is one of the greatest CEOs in New York; he makes the cover of the most popular magazines!" I looked at him blankly. "And how does that interest me in my everyday life?" He stared at me wit

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He suddenly sat down in front of me, lowering his head a little more to get level with my eyes. Those steel-blue irises made me miss several heartbeats. I felt like I could stay like this for hours. The hair on my arms stood on end.Without breaking my gaze, he walked a little closer before laying his head on my thighs with a sigh of exhaustion. As delicately as possible, I reached my hand toward his muzzle so he could feel my presence, then I slid it over his skull. He softened at my touch before lying on his side, totally relaxed. He looked truly exhausted.I vaguely wondered what breed of dog he could be. I know some Tibetan Mastiffs are massive, and I know more than one man in New York who hopes to cross them with Bullmastiffs to create an impressive fighting dog. I thought I might have one of those specimens in my hands.In any case, wherever he came from, he was in a terrible state. I didn't want to leave him like that, but I wondered what my options were. He wasn't exactly a si

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All day I dreaded the moment I would have to return home. Between my possibly dying wolf and Carlos, I was terrified of what I would find.Yet, here I am.I called the bar where I work to tell them I wouldn't be coming, and I used the pretext of a medical appointment to stop my deliveries well before the usual time. Despite the slowness of the bus, I hoped to arrive on time because I knew that the longer my stepfather waited, the more dangerous he became. I’ve seen him throw a man out of a window just for being two hours late. One does not disrespect the "Padre" by making him wait.Trembling, I got off the bus and looked around, fearing I’d see Carlos's henchmen, but I was alone. I even saw a stray package flying across the road, getting tangled in the gates of a grocery store that had probably been closed since before I was born. The city has been talking about a complete renovation of the block, but in the meantime, if living with rats as big as cats doesn't scare you, the rents are

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He then got up, chuckling without any explanation before walking around me to leave. I heard his minions following him as my tears slid from my cheeks to the floor. I had trouble breathing: I was scared, I was in pain, I was ashamed. Once again, he had knocked me down; once again, he had won. Worse, he made a promise to come back soon to do God knows what... This time, I was sure he wouldn't be satisfied with a simple "rent."Time passed slowly, yet I still had difficulty calming down. Exhausted, I leaned against the wall with one hand to get up when fingers grabbed my t-shirt before lifting me off the ground. Turning my head toward this new aggressor, I realized he was one of my stepfather’s men—I had thought they were all gone. Before I could make a move, he pressed me against the wall, his vicious face blocking my field of vision.My guts knotted as I tried to push him away."You're damn good, little whore!" he spat at me, his breath smelling like a jackal’s. "We'll play together,

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All Chapters of Can't Tame Me : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

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