The Peripheral

"Ow," she exclaims when the first stroke of my belt slashes across her bare ass, whimpering with her eyes closed. I set the belt down and rubbed the rapidly reddening spot with my left palm, enjoying the way she moans in pleasure. "You like it, don't you?" I tease. "Yes. Yes...Seb..." I take the belt and whip her again. And again and again. Each time, her moans rising higher, her body jerking violently, turning me on. Through my peripheral vision, I could see her father standing by the door, his jaw on the floor. "No...no, no..." I hear him wail. This is just the beginning. I intend to fuck her cute, little pussy next. While he's still watching. - She was promised to him for one night only. To lay off a debt. But Sebastian Sturm wanted her forever. Carmen Gracia is given to ruthless Mafia Don Sebastian Sturm for a one-night only exclusive by her domineering father to lay off his debt. But when he father fails to keep to his end of the bargain, she's in trouble. Sebastian plans to show her what it means to belong to him, and if he must spank her silly to achieve that, he will. This is a dark romance + BDSM read. If such themes offends you deeply, please try out another book.

Behind the heavy mahogany doors of the courtroom and within the cold, and world of legal transcripts, a war is being waged that no textbook can explain. It is a battle of intellect, a clash of egos, and a dangerous dance between two people who were born to be each other’s downfall. Atty. Danah Elise Laureano is a woman forged in the fire of perfection. She is sharp, undefeated, and carries her reputation like a suit of armor. But that armor has a single, jagged crack—a memory of a bitter defeat during her senior year of college. It was a loss handed to her by the only man who ever dared to look her in the eye and call her a "loser." Atty. Lucas Sebastian Salazar is that man—a brilliant, arrogant strategist who turned Danah’s world into a perpetual second-place finish. For years, they were parallel lines that only met to clash, until one reckless, rain-soaked night altered the trajectory of their lives forever. Broken by a fiancé’s betrayal and suffocated by the pressure of her own name, Danah sought refuge in the shadows of a local bar. That night was supposed to be an ending—a way to drown the pain in the arms of the man she hated most. Instead, it became a haunting. Now, as they stand on opposite sides of the Sovereign Legacy Case—a conspiracy involving blood money, power, and high-level corruption—the stakes have shifted. The rivalry is no longer just professional; it has turned into something visceral and dark. Lucas has become a shadow in her peripheral vision, a silent observer of her every move, and a man whose obsession has overruled his logic. He doesn't just want to beat her in court anymore; he wants to own the very air she breathes.