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Crissy deserves every happiness, even if that happiness is tied to the love and affection of a toxic, unworthy child. When we arrive at Steele Industries, I'm not surprised to see that everything changed. The building, which had been modern for its time, has been replaced with an architectural marvel of glass and metal. Designed by a local art student, the new Steele Industries headquarters looks more like a sculpture than a place of business. Whistling, I look up, impressed. As we walk into a building, I notice a plaque just inside next to an elegant statue of a weeping angel. "In Memorium" is engraved on the top of a large slab of white marble. Looking over the names, I feel the weight of

He couldn’t watch her walk blindfolded into humiliation. The next day, he made up his mind. He would see Stefan at all costs. No one knows about him being gay except him. He drove across town until he reached Stefan’s clubhouse, an expensive, modern building tucked behind tall walls. Music thumped from inside. Cars lined the driveway. Dylan stepped out of his car and tried to mask his tension with a calm expression. Inside, the place smelled like alcohol, sweat and cologne. Men lounged around couches, some playing cards, some laughing loudly. A few glanced at Dylan with mild interest before looking away again. He walked toward the front counter, where a guy in a black cap leaned against the

Chapter 2: Ms. Stonewall Ms. Stonewall’s dance studio was located on top of Berkley’s Bakery. And why was that relevant? Because she had once told us that she wants to see how well we fair against the sweet temptation lurking around the corner and still come out victorious.

Sloane whispered, bracing him as they stepped out of a stolen sedan. Before them stood the blackened skeleton of St. Jude’s Home for Children. It had never been rebuilt after the fire ten years ago. It sat like a charred ribcage amidst the rising gentrification of Brooklyn—a monument to the night their lives were forged in sin. "Why... here?" Julian rasped, his weight leaning heavily against her. Each step was a battle.

Either way, Meekey did not press it. She walked with her hood up, hands in her pockets, head low. The city had changed, but the bones were the same. She still recognized the cracks in the sidewalks, the lean of certain streetlamps, the way the sun hit the pavement at that late-morning angle. She turned corners without thinking, until she found herself at Lexington and Porter—the heart of old territory. And there it was. Steele’s Gym, red sign still chipped and barely hanging, but alive. The sound of fists meeting canvas and bags thudding in rhythm spilled out of the open side door.

As we stepped out of the store, the scent of blood became overwhelming and I dug my nails into his arm. “Okay, let’s go home.” He smiled. I couldn’t talk for fear that I would jump the first human that passed us by and we walked a little faster. As soon as we stepped through the doors of our building, the scent was gone. As if it had been sealed outside, and I turned to look at the doors. That was when Fynn explained why he and my father had chosen this building. They had already started work on the building to stop the scent of human blood from pushing through the street. If a human was inside the building, we would smell it, but the overwhelming scent from the outside would stay outside. W

“Here.” Steven took the card and looked at it with confusion. “A masseuse?” Derek leaned toward him. “She’s not a masseuse. She’s a madam.” “Oooh,” Steven said with understanding. “Yes. Now, she doesn’t own a house like other madams. She owns a whole apartment building in Brooklyn. The girls are beautiful, young, and clean. She makes them get tested every month. Tell her I sent you.” “Thanks,” Steven said as he stuffed the card in his pocket.

because they just wanted to stay out of trouble. Steen had stopped walking in front of the elevator that would take him to his office on the thirty-sixth floor, but before he could step into the silver object, he had to wait for the door to open. It just so happened that another man was waiting for the elevator, and the man greeted him as politely as any other employee in the company.

The helplessness clawed at me, my throat dry, my hands trembling. I didn’t even hear the elevator chime at first. The sharp ding only registered when the doors slid open, snapping me back to reality. My eyes darted toward the entrance. There he was in his mighty aura... The Almighty business Mogul Adrian Steele. Most eligible bachelor and perhaps one of the youngest billionaires in New York.