A Sinful Devotion
"I should’ve killed him the night he betrayed me.
Instead, I kept him alive — chained, bleeding, and trembling beneath my hands."
Nicholas Rhodes, heir to the Rhodes crime syndicate, had everything: control, power, loyalty. Until him.
Rafael “Rafe” Vega — the man he once trusted with his life — turned on him in the middle of a war, selling secrets to their rivals.
But when fate forces their worlds to collide again, Nicholas doesn’t kill Rafe. He takes him back.
As a captive.
As a weapon.
As a reminder of everything he lost.
Hatred was supposed to keep them apart.
Instead, it burns hotter than desire — twisting into something neither of them can name.
Obsession becomes their language. Betrayal becomes their bond. And love… love is the bullet waiting in the chamber.
Because in their world, love doesn’t save. It destroys.
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Main Characters:
Nicholas Rhodes— 29
Cold, ruthless, born into blood and chaos. After Rafe’s betrayal, he’s become darker — quieter, crueler. He claims he feels nothing anymore… but Rafe’s name still tastes like venom and longing on his tongue.
Rafael “Rafe” Vega — 26
Former hitman and Nicholas’s right hand, before he turned traitor. Charming, unpredictable, and carrying his own secrets. His betrayal wasn’t what it seemed — but he’d rather die than beg Nicholas to understand.