Torin-Shattered: Way Down We Go (Part 1)
A Biker/Billionaire/Mafia Romance
With my fingers gliding across his flesh, I kept contact as I moved around to his back and across the broad expanse between each shoulder. Afterward, I ran my fingers in a soft caress over the nape of his neck—God, how I'd always wanted to touch him in this way—and then began making my way over to the opposite shoulder, shortly coming around to his collarbone.
Afterward, with a pivot of my fingertips, and practiced turns of my feet, I came a full one hundred and eighty degrees, facing him again.
As I gazed into his eyes, my breathing increased, and I felt myself give a small pant as I moved my fingers down to his chest...
Shattered-Way down we Go" - A heart-wrenching tango of love, loss, and redemption unfolds as Marlowe Mills, the daughter of the president for The Sons of Morning Star MC, is secretly in love with Torin Montero, a member of her father's MC, who becomes her father's rival and her silent protector. However her love is torn apart by a brutal betrayal. When the embers of their past reignite, Marlowe finds herself in the treacherous embrace of a Mob boss's son, entangled in a web of obsession and danger. But fate has a twist in store: Torin lives, scarred and driven by his own vendetta. As the lines between love and vengeance blur, Marlowe must choose between the comfort of the shadows or the tumultuous dance of destiny.
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 134The morning of the wedding felt nothing like I expected. I had imagined nerves. Shaking hands. A stomach that flipped every five seconds. Maybe a rush of panic that made me question every choice that had carried me here. But when sunlight poured through the loft windows and warmed the side of my face, I woke with nothing except a quiet stillness settling into my bones.It felt like standing at the center of a bridge I had been walking toward my entire life.Torin was not beside me. His side of the bed was rumpled and warm, the pillow still carrying the shape of his head. A small folded note sat near my hand.Went to the house early to help set up. I did not want to wake you. I love you. Come when you are ready.I smiled at it like a fool. My heart kicked in a steady, certain rhythm. No cold clamps of fear. No shadows creeping along the edges of my mind. Just warmth blooming outward from the center of my chest.Jess and Tannin were already in the kitchen when I stepped out. Jess had a
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-24
Chapter: Chapter 133The rest of the day passed in that strange, weightless way where everything felt louder and softer at the same time. Like someone had peeled back a layer of silence I didn’t even know I’d been living under.The note and the photo stayed on the counter beside my sketchbook. No one touched them without asking. No one hovered. The space around them felt sacred. Untidy but important.Torin made lunch even though Rook swore he wasn’t hungry and then ate half the pan himself. Tannin complained about needing more sleep and then stayed awake for five more hours just to make sure Reif didn’t disappear on us again. Jess came and went, muttering about paperwork and police incompetence and how none of us better call him past midnight unless someone was literally bleeding. Reif hovered in the corner like he wasn’t sure if he was allowed to belong here but wanted to anyway.Late afternoon sunlight slanted across the loft, turning everything honey-gold. I sat on the floor by the coffee table with my
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-24
Chapter: Chapter 132I must have stood on that balcony for nearly ten minutes before I trusted my legs to move again. The city noise drifted up in warm, steady waves. Car horns. Music from two blocks over. Laughter echoing faintly between buildings. It all felt strangely normal considering something inside me had just shifted in a way I could not name yet.Torin stayed behind me without crowding me. His chest brushed my back now and then when he breathed. His hands rested lightly on my hips as though he wanted to hold me tight but knew I needed space too.“You sure you want to go back inside?” he asked.“Yeah,” I whispered. “I don’t want to hide out here all day.”He kissed the back of my shoulder. “I’m here.”That was enough to get my feet moving.When I stepped inside, the loft felt different. Not bad. Just… heavier in a way that meant everyone in the room knew something had cracked open. Jess stood near the counter wiping crumbs off the surface, a pointless task since there had been no crumbs to begin
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-24
Chapter: Chapter 131The day felt like it wanted to split itself in half. One part humming with the quiet joy of planning a wedding I never thought I would get to have. The other part carrying the heavy shadow of that letter. The handwriting. The truth wrapped inside it like a fuse waiting for a match.Skye wasn’t the only one trying to keep you apart. The words haunted the edges of every moment.I tried to focus on the stack of fabric swatches spread across the table. Jess had found the box tucked behind the bar’s old storage closet. Silk in soft blues. Lace in creamy ivory. A darker piece in a deep wine color that Tannin kept insisting would “look lethal on me in the best possible way”. But every so often my gaze drifted toward the folded letter resting beside my elbow. Torin noticed. He always noticed.He brushed his hand along my back as he passed behind me, his touch slow and grounding. “You want to take a break?” he asked softly.I shook my head. “If I stop, I’ll just start thinking again.”“You ar
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-24
Chapter: Chapter 130~Marlowe~I found Ginger in the guest room sitting cross-legged on the bed, her gray-streaked red hair braided over one shoulder while she folded laundry like she hadn’t spent the last decade traveling the country with Burdock. She looked up the second I stepped into the doorway. Her eyes, warm and sharp all at once, softened in a way that made something inside me loosen.“Come on in, baby,” she said, patting the bed beside her. “You look like someone carrying something heavy.”I sat beside her slowly. The sketchbook trembled just enough in my hands that she noticed. Ginger always noticed.“What’s in there?” she asked gently.I opened it without answering. The photo slid out first—my mother with two toddlers who looked eerily like mirror halves of each other. Me and Rook. The note followed, old and creased and written in handwriting I didn’t recognize.Ginger inhaled sharply the moment she saw it.“You know it,” I whispered.She nodded once. “Yeah,” she said quietly. “I do.”I swallow
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-24
Chapter: Chapter 129I closed my sketchbook slowly. The photo and note tucked inside no longer felt like a wound. They felt like a hinge, something letting an old door finally swing shut.Torin pulled me fully into his arms and held me there. He was warm. Solid. Steady. “You ready to join the chaos?” he asked softly.I nodded. “Yeah,” I said. “I think I am ready for everything now.”He smiled, kissed me once, and stood so he could pull me up with him.As we walked toward the kitchen, I thought of my mother’s letter, the woman she used to be, the girl I used to be, the life I used to have. And then I thought of this one. This home. This love. This strange, beautiful family I had chosen and who had chosen me back.The past finally felt like just that. Past. Tomorrow could be anything. And for once in my life, I wanted to meet it head on.The next morning, the loft hummed in that soft, quiet way it only did when everyone else was still asleep. Or pretending to be. Rook snored loud enough to suggest he had no
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-24
My Big Bad Wolf-A Werewolf Trilogy
Book 1– ALEX
Elysia Crinshaw, a cunning and resourceful young woman, is caught in a daring heist at the opulent Landry estate. To avoid incarceration, she strikes a deal with the enigmatic billionaire Alex Landry: in exchange for her freedom, she must become an integral part of his underground BDSM club, "The Golden Chains Palace." Initially uncertain of the lifestyle, Elysia soon finds herself drawn into the seductive world of power play, submission, and the darkest desires of the elite. As she navigates the club's intricate social dynamics, she discovers that Alex is not just a dominant, but a man with a secret; he’s a werewolf and believes she is his mate. Though she refuses the bond, Alex won't just let her walk out of his life.
Genre: steamy romance
Tags: steamy, werewolf
Book 2– WILLOW
In the mystical world of the Moonshadow pack, where werewolves live by a strict code of loyalty and destiny, Willow, the fiercely independent and rebellious daughter of the alpha for the Landry Pack, is destined to bond with Kyan, the Moonshadows' alpha’s son and heir to the pack's leadership. However, Willow’s heart secretly yearns for Twix who has been her mentor and confidant since childhood.
The bonding ceremony, a sacred tradition that cements the unity between two werewolves and ensures the continuation of the pack’s bloodline, is fast approaching. Willow is torn between her duty to the pack and her forbidden love for Twix. Meanwhile, Twix, aware of Willow’s feelings, struggles with his own desire to protect and guide her while upholding the ancient laws that dictate the future of their kind.
Genre: steamy, werewolf
Tags: steamy, age-gap, forbidden, father’s best friend
Book 3-
Baca
Chapter: Chapter-76~Elysia~The morning after the gathering rose slow and gentle, as if the world itself understood we were coming to an ending, not the kind marked by loss or battle, but by the quiet completion of a long, heavy chapter. Pale sunlight filtered through the canopy above the village, casting soft gold over everything it touched. The air smelled like dew, pine, and the faint lingering sweetness of last night’s lantern wax.I stood on the back steps of our home, watching as Willow chased a butterfly across the clearing, her laughter darting through the air like a spark refusing to be snuffed out. She’d slept deeply after the celebration, curled between Alex and me, her warmth a reminder that the future wasn’t something distant, it was alive, running barefoot across the grass right in front of us.Alex stepped outside behind me, his presence steady before he even spoke. “Twix is waking,” he murmured quietly.I turned to him with a small smile. “You checked on him already?”He shrugged lightly.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-04
Chapter: Chapter-75 ~Alex~Dawn broke in soft pinks and golds, painting the sky in the kind of light that made the world feel cleansed, renewed. I stood at the eastern ridge waiting for the sun to rise fully, the cool morning air brushing against my skin. Behind me, the village stirred with quiet energy…pots clinking, laughter in small bursts, footsteps moving with purpose. The preparations had gone well. The gathering felt right. Needed. And Twix would be here soon.I inhaled the scent of damp earth and pine sap, grounding myself in the calm. This was the part of leadership no one prepared you for—the rebuilding of spirits, the tending of hearts, the recognition that healing was just as vital as strength.A soft footstep sounded behind me. Elysia approached, her cloak wrapped loosely around her, the early morning breeze gently lifting strands of her hair. She gave me a small smile. “You’ve been out here a while.”“Couldn’t sleep,” I admitted. “Too much on my mind.”“Twix?” she asked.I shrugged. “Twix. T
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-03-06
Chapter: Chapter-74~Elysia~The morning after Alex’s training session dawned with a strange kind of clarity, the kind that settles in the air after days of quiet tension. The forest breathed differently, no longer strained, no longer weighed down by the grieving energy that had lingered since the news of Maren’s pack. Instead, there was a slight lift, a subtle shift in the wind that felt like the earliest whisper of renewal.I felt it the moment I stepped outside with Willow. She blinked up at the pale sun peeking through the branches and took a long breath as though she could taste the change.“It smells different today,” she said thoughtfully, nose wrinkling. “Like the trees slept better.”Her phrasing made me smile. “Maybe they did.”She took my hand as we walked toward the river. The village was already awake, though the energy felt softer than usual. Wolves moved with purpose, but not urgency. Conversations broke out in clusters: low, steady, communal. The aftermath of collective grief had a way of
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-11-12
Chapter: Chapter-73~Alex~The forest was still damp from the night’s dew as I walked the perimeter alone, letting the rhythm of my steps settle the thoughts that had been circling since Twix’s visit. The quiet of morning had always been a comfort…steady, predictable, offering space for reflection. But today the quiet felt different. Not heavy, not tense. Expectant.The joined pact.Twix had said the words with a steadiness that told me he had been carrying the idea long before he spoke it aloud. And it made sense. His pack needed stability, and ours had become a refuge for more than just our own wolves. We’d taken in strays, refugees, survivors. We had a reputation now…a haven, a stronghold, a center point for scattered lives. But a joined pact was more than an alliance. It was a long-term merging of futures. Shared resources. Shared protection. Shared responsibility.Shared history, and shared healing.I stopped at the far ridge overlooking the valley, the morning sun spilling orange light over the tree
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-11-12
Chapter: Chapter-72~Elysia~Morning arrived gently, as though the forest itself sensed we weren’t ready to face another day of sharp edges and difficult truths. The sun filtered through the leaves in soft strokes of gold, warming the dew that clung to the fields. For a moment, the world felt suspended, caught between grief and recovery, between what we’d lost and what we still hoped to protect.I stepped outside with Willow’s small hand resting in mine, her fingers warm despite the chill that lingered from the night. She blinked up at the sky, her hair a tangled mess from sleep, but her smile came easily, unburdened by the heaviness the adults carried. I prayed it would stay that way for as long as possible.Alex was already awake. He stood near the training grounds, arms folded, eyes scanning the camp with that quiet intensity he wore like skin. He sensed us before he saw us, turning just as Willow tugged me forward.“Dad!” she called, skipping the last few steps.He knelt to meet her, his hands smoothi
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-11-12
Chapter: Chapter-71~Alex~I stood at the edge of the clearing, the scent of damp earth and pine heavy in the air. The village had begun to return to life after the last skirmish, but the echoes of battle still lingered. Even in moments of peace, I could feel the pull of responsibility pressing against my chest. Every decision I made affected more than just me: it rippled through Elysia, Willow, Twix, and the entire pack.I watched Elysia walking through the village, Willow skipping close to her side. My heart ached at how fast she was growing. Time moved with a relentless pace, and there was so much I wanted to protect her from. But I knew that sheltering her completely would only delay her understanding of the world. She had a sharp mind and a fearless spirit, qualities that would serve her well, but they also made her vulnerable in ways I could not fully control.Twix moved among his new pack with careful authority, guiding them, correcting mistakes, and quietly bearing the weight of his own grief. I a
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-11-09
Echoes of Desire; Dance of Deception
With a shift, I let my dress slip from my shoulders and fall to the floor, revealing the lingerie beneath. Nathan's eyes darkened, as closing the small distance between us, his lips claimed mine in a possessive kiss. His tongue tangled with mine, both hungry and tender. Then, slowly, oh so tantalizingly slowly, he backed me toward the bed, his kisses travelling down my neck, across my collarbone, before they moved lower still…
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FBI Agent Brianna Hart had always wanted Nathan Pierce, her stepbrother, and for several years they had been lovers, but circumstances forced them apart. When Brianna returns to her former job within the FBI, she finds Nathan married. When he once again becomes her team leader, Brianna tries to maintain a professional relationship with Nathan. But after a tragic accident takes the life of Nathan’s wife and unborn child, Nathan seeks solace within Brianna’s arms. Old feelings flare to life between them, and both struggle with the undeniable sexual attraction between them. Brianna's heart is torn over her love and need for the newly widowed Nathan, while he grapples with the loss of his family and his re-awakened feelings for a woman he never quite let go of.
Baca
Chapter: Zane-book 2Description:The story opens with Charlea Daughtry, now a fiercely independent and strong-willed young woman, running the family ranch in the shadow of her brother's tragic death. Her world is turned upside down when Zane Resei, the former love of her life and her brother's best friend, returns to town. Six years have passed since the fateful day that changed everyone's lives forever, and the scars of the past still run deep.Zane's sudden departure after Chandler's death had left Charlea with a void she had been unable to fill. Over the years, she's built a wall around her heart, focusing on the ranch and avoiding any romantic entanglements. However, when she sees Zane's old clunker driving down the driveway, all those suppressed feelings come rushing back, and she knows that she can't ignore him any longer.SoundtrackWhat Hurts The Most by State Of MineKing Of Secrets by Ethan BurnsDon’t Forget About Me by EmphaticOn The Run by Jompson BrothersYou Should Probably Leave by Chris
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-07-31
Chapter: 45Turning, I took a step and heard a pop and crack. To my horror, I saw the ceiling coming down at me. With a scream, I threw myself down beside the couch, riding it out there until the shaking stopped. When everything stopped rocking, I began to shift; however, I couldn’t as my legs had become pinned beneath what I could only assume were large chunks of the ceiling and support beams. The quake must have knocked the power out of the whole neighborhood, for the house had settled into a shroud of darkness. Not even the moon penetrated the blackness that now surrounded me and prevented me from seeing how much debris I lay beneath. I tried pushing at the heavy material to remove it from my legs. However, I had to stop as another contraction tore through me. Panting, I worked my way through the pain. When it had subsided, I pushed again at the debris, which held me, prisoner, beneath it.As I pushed and shoved, I became frantic. Fear skittered up my spine and claimed my mind. This couldn’t
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-24
Chapter: 44After I had greeted him with a good to hear from you, Arizona had cleared his throat. “I’m not too sure you’ll feel that way after I tell you what I have to say.” From there, he’d launched into telling me how Nathan had come to see him the night I’d gone into witness protection. Demanding that he tell him where I was going. I groaned. “Oh, Jesus, tell me you didn’t.” Arizona gave a long sigh. “No, of course not. I didn’t know then. However, after the other night, he knows you’re in L.A.” “Arizona,” I wailed, “how could you? You promised you wouldn’t!” “Look here, Brianna, I ain’t said much, but dammit, this time I am, and you’re going to listen.”I remained silent but listening. After a few seconds Arizona continued, “He’s determined to find you, sweetheart. Do you remember what I told you about a man in love moving Heaven and Hell? Well, the earth has been under siege for a while now. And it seems he was a little confused. He thought you and I had been lovers. I set him straigh
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-24
Chapter: 43ONE MONTH LATERThough I’d known it wasn’t wise, I’d been unable to cut all ties back in Texas, and had reached out to Minx once I’d settled in L.A., even reaching out to Arizona. Then came the dilemma of Nathan.After everything was over, I’d powered up my phone and found my voicemail practically filled with his messages. With each one he left, I’d fought myself not to listen, instead, before weakness could overtake me, I’d hit the delete button and blocked his number. The temptation not to call him was still a daily struggle. I’d managed to find a job as an assistant for a private investigator. It differed from the hectic activity I’d become accustomed to at the agency and was nothing more than answering the phone and setting up appointments—but it filled in the empty hours. As the days continued to pass, I found I liked my boss. Linda Spelling had turned out not only to be a wonderful employer but a great friend. We spent almost every morning before work drinking decaffeinated c
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-24
Chapter: 42The silence that followed Zane’s announcement was filled with unspoken longing, a shared yearning for the simplicity of days gone by. But as the clock chimed the hour, reality crashed back in, and we both knew that we had to keep moving forward, no matter how much our hearts yearned for the comfort of the past."So, what's the plan?" I asked, breaking the silence.Zane took a swig of his iced tea before answering. "Well, we sit tight here for a bit. The feds are working on nailing the bastards that are after you. They're setting up a meeting, trying to draw them out.""How do they know where to look?" I questioned, fear gnawing at my stomach."They've got their ways," he said cryptically, his eyes holding a glint of something I couldn't quite decipher.I nodded, knowing better than to pry. "And what do we do in the meantime?""We wait," he said with a sigh. "But we won't be idle. We're going to use this time to get you ready, just in case things go sideways.""Ready for what?"He lean
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-24
Chapter: 41Zane led me to a blacked-out SUV, and as we drove away from the airport, I watched the lights of the city stretch out before us like a never-ending sea of stars."You okay?" Zane's voice was gentle, his hand briefly touching my arm before retreating to the steering wheel.I nodded, not trusting my voice. The lump in my throat was too big for words."We've got a safe house set up for you. It's not much, but it's home for now."Home. The word was foreign on my tongue. I had left my real home behind, trading it for a life in the shadows. But as we pulled into the quiet, nondescript neighborhood, I knew that for now, this was where I had to be.For the sake of my baby, and the love I had for Nathan, I had to play this game. I had to be strong, and I had to survive.As we pulled into the driveway of the safe house, Zane turned to me. "You can trust me, Brianna. I'll do everything in my power to keep you safe."I nodded again, my eyes misty with unshed tears. "Thank you."He helped me insid
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-24
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