All Chapters of THE RUTHLESS GANGSTER'S BAIT: Chapter 11 - Chapter 18

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No escape from Harlan

~COOLEY~ Focus, Cooley. Even if Hansen was engaged, you can’t like this doctor in your predicament. I shrugged, trying to act casual even as my thoughts went wild. "Why? Are you…into men, or what?” “Yeah,” he admitted instantly, his grin growing even bigger, completely unapologetic. “I’m gay. And you?” “Oh, I’m not gay,” I told him smoothly, the lie came out easily. “So, no phone number from me then.” He let out a low, amused laugh as he stood up straighter. “Too bad.” His eyes swept over me again, slow and deliberate. “Someone as beautiful as you need someone capable to look after you. Someone who knows how to treat you right.” His gaze dropped for just a second, hinting at something more, before meeting my eyes again with a playful sparkle. “Thanks for the flattery,” I replied flatly. “So… are we done here?” “Oh, definitely,” he answered without hesitation. Just then,Hansen’s footsteps echoed down the hallway. The moment the doctor heard the footsteps, his whole

The Smiling Threat

~COOLEY~My insides twisted so sharply it felt like something deep inside me had been squeezed tight and left throbbing. The memory of that contract popped up, every single clause coming back to me with unwelcome sharpness.Break it, and I’d be his thrall forever. My life would be reduced to just following his every order, my freedom taken away completely.Harlan slowly tilted his head, looking at me like I was some puzzle he enjoyed taking apart.His lips slowly curled into a smile that made my skin feel crawly.“I’m waiting for your reply,” he growled, “or did you forget how to speak all of a sudden?”I made myself take a deep breath before I spoke, though it barely did anything to ease the knot in my stomach.“I thought…” My voice came out softer than I’d planned. “I thought that agreement would be over once Hansen paid back the loan.”For a moment, he just watched me, and then his grin got wider, as if he’d just heard something utterly disgusting and funny.“Too bad,” he said, dr

The antidote failed

~HARLAN~Cooley’s eyes locked onto mine, his face flushed a rosy pink. Sweat gathered on his forehead, trickling down the sides of his face.His chest rose and fell with uneven breaths, his eyes blazing with a dangerous mix of fury and sin.That was it. The reason I loved aphrodisiac so damn much. It stripped away power from the mighty and turned the unbreakable into helpless.The most defiant bastard like Cooley became putty, begging without words. And me? I never stepped out without popping that ultimate antidote pill beforehand. Even on rushed outings like today, I made damn sure to swallow one before touching any food or drink anywhere.The venomous glare he shot my way told me everything, he knew I'd spiked the water.He was probably racking his brain, wondering why I looked fine after sipping from the same water. Little did he know my secret edge.“Cooley, you like my gift?” I asked mockingly.“You… bastard!” he snarled, but his voice slurred, thick and unsteady, like his t

Enemies in heat

~HARLAN~I pressed my lips against his neck, my teeth lightly scraping over the pulse point that was beating rapidly beneath the skin, sucking with enough force to leave a mark that would sting later. His skin was wet from the water and charged with anticipation, shivering beneath my mouth.He bucked against me, his hips jerking forward without control, a low whimper escaping his throat as his resistance began to crumble.His erection slid against my thigh, hot and firm, leaving a slick trail of pre-cum that made my own erection throb in response.My hand moved lower, my fingers wrapping around his shaft in a tight grip. He was slick with water and his own leaking desire, the veins standing out beneath my palm as I stroked from base to tip, twisting my wrist at the head to spread the pre-cum over the sensitive opening. He thrust into my grip with a strangled curse.“Harlan…shit, stop,” he gasped, but his legs spread wider, his thighs parting as if by command, inviting my touch deeper

My first time

COOLEYHarlan stood a few steps away from Hansen, staring at him like he had just found the most amusing joke in the world. A crooked smile played on his lips.Hansen's jaw tightened, and I noticed the slight tremor in his fingers. He looked calm on the surface, but the anger burning in his eyes was impossible to miss.The tension between them thickened the room.Yet strangely, none of that was what filled my mind.My thoughts were on something else.The memory of what had happened between me and Harlan earlier refused to leave my head.My chest tightened.The first time he pushed into me… I didn’t feel the pain I had always heard about and feared.That alone kept circling in my head like a stubborn thought that refused to leave.It didn’t make sense.Since high school, every story I had heard about the first time like that was pain. The kind that made people scream or cry.But when Harlan forced his way inside me, my body reacted differently.There had been pressure and heat. A deep

I will follow Harlan's plan

COOLEYI shook my head quickly.“No.”I took a breath.“He drugged me with an aphrodisiac.”I saw how his fingers trembled.“He said his supplier mixed things up and there was no antidote,” I continued. “Sex was the only way to burn it out before it kills.”Hansen surged to his feet, eyes widening. "Nonsense.That's rape. Sue the bastard!"I looked away."I can't. More trouble's the last thing I need. I just get through with him,then vanish from his side." My words came out even, but inside, the tangle of fear and resolve twisted tighter.Hansen didn’t respond immediately.Instead, he stood up and walked to the dresser.He grabbed a small notebook and a pen.After tearing a piece of paper, he wrote something down.Then he handed it to me.“This is my number.”I looked at the paper.“Save it,” he continued. “Call me anytime if you need help.”He hesitated before adding,“And… I don’t think you’re safe around Harlan. So you can put me as your emergency contact.”My chest tightened.Emer

The Spy Mission

COOLEYHarlan left the penthouse yesterday and never came back.But before he left, he gave me a task I couldn’t refuse.But honestly, I felt relieved that he left.That jerk had a way of getting under my skin. Just thinking about him made me click my tongue in irritation.And then there was the fact that he had taken my phone, dialed his number into it, and saved it before handing it back to me.“Now I can always reach you,” he had said.Reach me, or track me?Either way, it annoyed me.Unfortunately, that wasn't the only thing that stayed in my mind.Every time I tried to focus on something else, my mind kept drifting back to yesterday. The moment that shouldn't have happened but did.I pressed my lips together and pushed the thought away.Since yesterday morning until this evening, the staff in the penthouse had been treating me well.They were really careful with me.Which made it obvious.Harlan had instructed them to treat me well before leaving.That realization stayed in my min

Eighteen

COOLEY “We met again, Mr Cooley.” I turned slowly, forcing my shoulders to relax, and there she was: Lily, leaning against the edge of the sofa with her arms crossed, that half-smile playing on her lips like she owned the place. Her eyes flicked over me, then to Hansen, sharp and assessing.“Hello, Miss Lily,” I said, flashing a smile that didn't reach my eyes. It was the kind of grin you paste on for polite company, the one that hides the itch under your skin.Why did she have to show up right now? Strolling in like she had a sixth sense for complications.I calmly walked back to my seat.Hansen didn’t look thrilled to see her. I caught the subtle shift in his jaw, the way his fingers tightened around the wine glass.“Hansen, why was he so close to you like that?” Lily asked, her voice dropping to that tiny, almost whiny pitch women used when they wanted to sound innocent. She uncrossed her arms and walked closer to the sofa, her purse swinging lightly from her shoulder.“Oh, he h

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