All Chapters of Steal My Heart, Mr Cole : Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

**Trigger warning*** Smut*18+ contentLaura Sterling “You promised you’d always be here… Why did you leave me?” My voice shattered into a broken sob as I clutched the silver-framed photograph against my chest like it was the only thing keeping my heart from splintering completely. My parents smiled back at me...Daddy’s proud, steady gaze, Mom’s soft warmth, my brothers standing tall and full of life. They were supposed to be my anchor. Now they were gone, ripped away forever in that merciless plane crash, leaving behind a silence so deep it swallowed me whole. “I can’t breathe without you,” I whispered, rocking slowly in my wheelchair, tears streaming hot down my face. “Every day feels like dying. Please… come back to me.” Then the bedroom door slammed open with a violent bang. I flinched hard, my frail body jerking as I hastily wiped at my soaked cheeks. Derick Cole...My cruel husband.... lurched in, reeking of whiskey and that sickeningly sweet cheap perfume. He had bri

A Few Months Later Laura Sterling “How much more do I have to suffer before this ends?” I whispered the words into the damp, freezing air of my cell, my voice barely audible over the constant drip of water from a cracked pipe somewhere in the darkness. four months. four endless, soul-crushing years in this hellhole, and every day felt like a fresh punishment designed just for me. The guards had been especially cruel tonight. They had “forgotten” to bring me dinner again, laughing as they passed my cell. “Look at the rich bitch now,” one of them sneered, rattling his baton against the bars. “Used to own half the city, and now she can’t even stand up straight. Pathetic.” Another guard joined in, his voice dripping with mockery. “Hey, wheelchair queen! Still crying over that husband who dumped you? Bet he’s living like a king while you rot in here. Serves you right for trying to poison him.” I curled tighter into the thin, filthy blanket, ignoring the horrible pains shooting thro

Laura Sterling “Fire… oh God, there’s fire!” Laura’s eyes snapped open, wide with raw terror, as the horrible smell of burning plastic and smoke flooded her lungs. She bolted upright on the thin cot, her heart hammering violently against her ribs. There was thick black smoke curling under the cell door, stinging her eyes and choking her breath. “Help!” she screamed, her voice hoarse and desperate as she dragged herself toward the bars with trembling arms. “Please, someone help me! There’s a fire!” The alarms blared through the prison, a chaotic symphony of panic. She heard footsteps thundering past...guards shouting orders, keys rattling frantically. “Over here!” she cried again, coughing as the smoke burned her throat. “My cell....please, I can’t walk! Unlock my door!” But the guards rushed by without stopping. One by one, they unlocked the other cells, freeing the inmates who scrambled out in a frantic wave. No one even glanced at her and no keys turned in her lock.

Aaron Cole“Stay with me, Laura.”I said it the second she went limp in my arms, my grip tightening instinctively as I pushed forward through the flames. Her small body had no fight left in her, it's like she had accepted her fate.My brother is such a bastard!" I muttered angrily while I dodged falling debris, huge fire explosions that almost knocked me down.The fire roared around us, louder than anything I had ever heard, but it didn’t matter.Nothing mattered except getting her out.“You’re not dying here,” I muttered, my jaw locked tight.A beam crashed down behind me, sending sparks flying, but I didn’t slow down. I adjusted her slightly, making sure her head stayed supported against me.“She can’t breathe,” I heard myself say, my mind already racing ahead. “I am sure it is the smoke inhalation… she needs air fast.”Another explosion shook the structure, the ground shifting under my feet.I kept moving like a man in the landmine field.Step after step, ignoring the heat, ignori