Burn Together

Victoria didn’t go home.Instead, she went straight to Sebastian’s villa with tears still drying on her face and Lily Carter’s threats still ringing in her ears.She used her key and walked inside like a woman who was walking to her own execution.Sebastian was waiting in the living room, wearing only black sweatpants. The moment he saw her, his eyes narrowed.“You’ve been crying,” he said. His voice was low and dangerous.“What happened?”Victoria didn’t answer.She walked straight up to him, grabbed his face with both hands, and kissed him like she was drowning. It was hard, desperate and angry.Sebastian growled against her mouth and lifted her up instantly. Her legs wrapped around his waist as he carried her to the dining table and slammed her down on it.Clothes came off in seconds.He didn’t bother with foreplay. He shoved her legs apart and thrust into her in one brutal stroke. Victoria cried out - it was a cry of half pain and half pleasure. He fucked her like he was punishin

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Fractured Light

Victoria woke up the next morning in Sebastian’s bed with his arm heavy across her waist.For a few peaceful seconds, everything felt almost normal. There was the sound of the ocean, the warmth of his body, and the way he pulled her closer, even in his sleep.Then reality violently crashed back in.Lily Carter’s voice echoed in her head. There was the 24-hour countdown. Then, there was that folder in his study. The photo of him naked with Lily.She carefully slipped out of bed and went to the bathroom. She stared at herself in the mirror for a long time, or what felt like an eternity to her. Her lips were still slightly swollen from last night. There were faint marks on her neck and thighs. She looked like a woman who had been thoroughly claimed.But inside, she felt like two different people fighting for control.The old Victoria - the one who believed in truth and light - was screaming at her to run as fast as she could. To find a way to expose everything and also save herself.Th

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Echoes Of The Old Me

The deadline Lily gave her came and went.Victoria didn’t reply to the message. She didn’t go to any meeting. She simply let the 24 hours pass in silence.Lily responded with a new message the next morning:“You just bought yourself three more days. After that, I start burning things. Starting with your precious little reputation.”Three days.That was all the time that she had left to figure out her next move. ____________________The next two days passed in a strange, heavy fog.Victoria stayed at her own loft most of the time. Sebastian didn’t push her to come over. He only sent her short messages instead - “Thinking about you”, “Miss your taste”, “Be safe” -and she replied with single words or emojis. Both of them knew the real conversation was hanging in the air like it was smoke.She tried to paint.For the first time in weeks, she actually finished something that she had intentionally started. It was a self-portrait - or at least, it started that way. A woman was standing i

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Ticking Clock

The next morning, Victoria woke up before Sebastian.She slipped out of bed quietly and went to the terrace with a cup of coffee. The ocean looked calm today, but she felt anything but that. She felt chaotic.The three days Lily had given her were slowly ticking into two. She had just over 48 hours to decide whether to betray the man sleeping in the bed behind her… or let Lily destroy both of them.She sat on one of the lounge chairs, pulling her knees to her chest. The wind was cool against her skin. She closed her eyes and let memories wash over her._________________She remembered being fourteen years old, sitting on the floor of her parents’ studio while her mother painted.“You have a gift, my love,” her mom had said, brushing paint off Victoria’s cheek.“But gifts come with responsibility. Never use your art to lie and never use it to hurt people. Promise me.”“I promise,” young Victoria had said solemnly.Her father had laughed from across the room.“Our little truth-teller

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Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Devil's Favorite Chef: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 24

Burn Together

Fractured Light

Echoes Of The Old Me

Ticking Clock