All Chapters of A KISS IN THE DARK : EMPIRE OF OBSESSION : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

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YOU BECAME MY PLAYTHING

∆NO POV∆"Nothing."Zachary said it so quietly it barely cut through the heavy breathing filling the bedroom, but the single word carried weight. He didn’t elaborate. Didn’t explain what he wanted Ezekiel to be or repeat any kind of confessions. Instead, his hand slid possessively down Ezekiel’s sweat-slick side, fingers pressing hard enough to leave faint marks on already bruised skin. He pulled Ezekiel closer, chest to chest, as if the simple act of holding him tighter could erase any space between them.Ezekiel shivered at the touch, still sensitive from everything that had happened on the table and the slow fuck that followed. His hole ached pleasantly, leaking a little, and his nipples were already peaked from earlier attention. “Zach… what are you..." "Shh." Zachary’s voice was low, almost a rumble. He reached over the side of the bed, rummaging in the drawer of the nightstand with one hand while the other kept Ezekiel pinned against him. When he straightened, cool metal

I DON'T KEEP THINGS FOREVER EITHER

∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Zachary you bastard!" I groaned in sleep, as a dull ache spread through my body the moment I tried to move."Are you done sleeping or are you planning to curse me again?"The voice came before I even fully opened my eyes.The voice was sharp enough to make me pause, my breath catching slightly as the last makeout came rushing back without mercy."…Damn you," I muttered under my breath, my voice rough and barely steady.A quiet chuckle followed.Of course.I forced my eyes open, blinking slowly as the dim light settled into focus, and the first thing I saw was him, completely unaffected, completely at ease, scrolling through his phone as if nothing had happened.As if I wasn’t lying there, barely able to move.My brows pulled together in irritation."This man…" I muttered, glaring at him, though I knew it wouldn’t change anything.That’s when I realized something else.Something worse.I wasn’t just close to him, I was in his arms.... In his embrace.My body stilled for

WE ARE JUST USING EACH OTHER

∆EZEKIEL POV∆"If you walk out… don’t come back." His voice followed me just as the door clicked shut behind me, calm and almost amused, as if he already knew I wouldn’t get far.I didn’t turn back, didn’t respond either.Because if I did, I knew I’d stop, and stopping meant staying, and staying meant pretending that what he said didn’t affect me.And it did.More than it should have.The hallway felt colder than the room I had just walked out of, the silence stretching too far, too empty, and for a moment I just stood there, my hand still resting on the door as if I hadn’t fully decided to leave."Tch…" I clicked my tongue softly and pulled my hand away, forcing myself to move forward before I could change my mind.Each step felt heavier than it should have, not just because of the ache still lingering in my body, but because my mind refused to stay quiet.Take what you can… before I lose interest and toss you aside."Arrogant bastard," I muttered under my breath, though the words l

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING

∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Say it properly, Zeke… what exactly is bothering you?"I let out a quiet breath, running a hand through my hair before finally meeting his gaze, though holding it for too long felt harder than it should have."He transferred money," I said, keeping it simple, almost too simple for something that had been sitting in my mind since I walked out of that place.Maddison blinked once, then frowned as if the answer didn’t match whatever he had been expecting.Maddison’s brows pulled together immediately."For what?" his brows pulled together as he asked in a tone that is no longer teasing, but sharp with attention.I hesitated for a moment, my fingers pressing lightly into the bean bag before answering."I don’t know… maybe that’s the price he put on me after using my body a couple of times, like you said." I said, though even to me, it sounded incomplete.Maddison didn’t speak right away, his eyes staying on me, reading past the words instead of accepting them as they were."

I JUST PLAYED ALONG

∆EZEKIEL POV∆"You don't have to be scared of anything," I said, leaning back against the wall, though even that simple movement made my body ache in a way I didn’t want to think about. "The only thing I want is keeping my sister alive, I won't concentrate on anything else, especially about the man who is using my body as collateral."Maddison didn’t react immediately like he usually would.He just made a small sound, something like a hum, but his eyes had already shifted, not really on me anymore, but on the file in my hands as if that caught his attention more than what I just said."I didn't notice earlier," he said after a moment, pointing at it slightly. "What's that? What did you bring with you?"I glanced at the file, then at him, and handed it over without thinking much. That thing was more for him than for me.He didn’t hesitate at all.Maddison slid down to the floor right next to the bean bag I was sitting on, sitting cross-legged like he always does when something interest

JUST ENOUGH TO FOLLOW

∆EZEKIEL POV∆"What happened now? Why did you stop like that?"I frowned, and took a look at him with more clear vision.Maddison didn’t answer immediately, which itself was strange because he’s not the type to stay quiet when something catches his attention.He leaned closer to the file, flipping one page back, then forward again, then back again like he was trying to confirm something he didn’t want to believe."Zeke… come here," he said finally, his voice lower than before, not excited anymore, not even confused, just… serious.I pushed myself up slightly from the bean bag, ignoring the way my body protested, and leaned forward enough to see what he was looking at."Look at this part properly," he said, tapping his finger against a section.I narrowed my eyes, scanning the lines once, then again, slower this time.At first, nothing seemed wrong... It looked like normal data.Transactions, names, movements, coded references, but then, I muttered, my brows pulling together slightly.

DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN

∆EZEKIEL POV∆ "Zeke... I..." Maddison was about to speak something, just then my mobile rang, signalling him to wait a second, I took my mobile out and stared at the number on the screen. It's the number of a nurse who is in charge of Ariana's ward, without wasting a second I answered the call only to hear. "Zeke… please come fast, they said something is wrong… I’m scared." Her voice cracked through the phone before the call cut, and for a second I just stood there, staring at the screen like my mind refused to process what I had just heard. Then everything hit at once. "What the hell…" I muttered, already moving before the thought even finished forming in my head. Maddison said something behind me, probably asking what happened, but I didn’t stop to answer, didn’t even look back as I grabbed my jacket and rushed out. The ride to the hospital felt longer than it should have. Every second felt like an eternity, every red light felt personal, and my grip on the steering wheel ti

THE DAY I SHOULDN'T HAVE FORGOTTEN

∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Okay, my dear brother," Ariana grinned, I gently pulled her cheeks, "little brat!"Then all of a sudden her expression turned serious as I committed a crime."Do you remember what day it is today?"Her voice was soft, but it carried something that made me pause immediately.For a second, I didn’t answer. Not because I didn’t want to… but because I didn’t know, I couldn't remember anything at that moment.She was watching me quietly, not accusing, not upset, just waiting, and somehow that made it worse."...What? What day is it today?" I asked finally, though even I knew how that sounded.Her lips curved into a small smile, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes."It’s okay," she mumbled gently. "I know you’ve been busy."That didn’t answer anything.My brows pulled together slightly as I tried to think, to remember, to catch whatever I was missing, but the more I tried, the more blank my mind felt.Then it hit.And it hit hard."...No," I whispered under my breath, my chest

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING ADULTS SHOULD DO

∆EZEKIEL POV∆"What are you doing here?" I let out a slow breath, my grip tightening slightly around Ariana’s hand as I instinctively stepped half a step in front of her, not enough to block her, but enough to make it clear I didn’t like this situation.Zachary didn’t look the least bit bothered by my tone or my stance, his gaze drifting from me to Ariana with calm interest before returning back to me as if nothing about this was unexpected to him."Is this place reserved only for you?" his brow lifted faintly, the corner of his lips hinting at something that wasn’t quite a smile.Before I could respond, Ariana slipped from behind me like curiosity had already decided things for her, and her eyes fixed on him with that same innocent interest she shows everything new."Are you the dessert guy?" she tilted her head slightly, studying him without hesitation.For a brief second, I closed my eyes.Of course.Zachary paused, then lowered himself to her level without any reluctance, his move

HE FITS TOO WELL

∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Do you want her to know what kind of ‘friend’ I am?"Listening to those words, for a brief moment, everything inside me went still, my fingers tightening against the edge of the table as his voice settled too close, too calm, and far too controlled for something that carried that kind of meaning behind it. I didn’t turn toward him or react the way I normally would, because reacting meant explaining, and explaining meant dragging her into something she should never even hear about."Zeke?" Ariana’s voice broke through gently as she looked between us, her expression filled with simple confusion. "Why are you both so quiet? What happened?" I forced a breath out slowly, picking up the menu just to have something to focus on, something that could make this look normal from the outside. "Nothing," I replied, keeping it short but steady.By the time I lifted my gaze again, he had already leaned back into his seat, his expression completely unchanged, as if nothing had just

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