Raphael Painter

Lisa Wood n’a jamais oublié. À dix-huit ans, elle a vu l’homme qui dirigeait son enfance, Raphael Wood, tomber sous les balles de son propre protégé : Sesar Mcgir, le jeune bras droit de son père devenu monstre. Cette même nuit, Sesar est venu finir le travail dans sa chambre : un viol. Un souvenir indélébile, une grossesse cachée, et une haine qui a grandi avec son fils. Aujourd’hui, Lisa est policière. Et elle s’est reconstruite une façade. Mais au fond, elle n’attend qu’une chose : l’instant où elle pourra faire tomber l’empire Mcgir, pièce par pièce. Elle devient Dolce, une « favorite » parmi les femmes que Sesar garde près de lui. À ses risques et périls. Car se rapprocher de la bête, c’est aussi réveiller la flamme d’une rage brûlante… et d’une attirance malsaine, qu’elle croyait morte. Mais que faire quand l’homme qu’on hait est aussi le père de votre fils ? Quand la haine devient flamme, et que la justice devient vengeance ?

He bought her womb. He never expected to lose his heart. Athena was sold like an animal to a ruthless Alpha who wanted an heir—not a wife. Marked as his breeder, she was his to touch, to hold, and to use. Athena suffered in silence, hiding the truth that she was his fated mate, hoping he would one day love her. But when she could no longer endure the pain, Athena fled—taking with her the one thing Alpha Raphael truly wanted: his child. And she vowed to make him pay for treating her as nothing more than a slave. Can the man who once shared her bed and haunted her dreams win her back? Or will Athena fall for the new Alpha who offers her something she never had—freedom and love?

"Mo*n louder, Raphael—let the whole palace hear who you belong to." "I hate you. *h—Xavier!" "If you hate me, then why are you drip*i*g all over my c*ck, little prince?" He’s my stepbrother. My enemy. The man I swore to ruin. I wear my pride like armor, and my hatred like a crown. He killed my mother. Stole my dreams. Took the throne I was born for. And yet, on the night I was to marry another… Xavier found me drugged and trembling—and buried himself so deep inside me, I shattered. "You were supposed to belong to him," he growled, thrusting until I sobbed, "but this h*le was made for me." I clawed at his back, cursed him, begged for more. My body? A traitor. "H*rd*r… F*ck, Xavier—d**per—" "You’ll ta*e every inch and thank me." I lied. Told the world he r***d me. Watched the king whip him bloody. It hurt to see. But revenge tasted sweeter. Later, I seduced his enemy. Let another man put a baby inside me—just to break him. But Xavier—cold, ruthless, and proud—still shields me from the shadows, even as he spits hate. And when he f*cks me, it’s war. "You want my hate?" he snarled, balls slapping against me, "Then take it. Take every inch until you forget how to lie." We are poison—dripping obsession, burning pride. And we’ll burn down heaven if it means one more night like this.