Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT (ELI'S POV)The gun was still in my hand as I stared at Marco Vasquez’s lifeless body laying lifeless at my feet, a dark pool of his blood spreading beneath him, soaking into the wood of the docks.I should have felt something, maybe guilt, regret or even fear.But all I felt was relief.I had done it.I had finally cut ties with the last piece of my old life and I was finally free.And more importantly, I was theirs.I heard the sound of footsteps approaching from behind me. I knew who it was before I even turned around.Luca and Matteo. They walked slowly and came to a stop. For a brief moment the night air was filled with nothing but silence. Luca was the first to speak. “Are you okay?”I blinked. It was a strange question, I had just murdered my boss and I ought to have been shaken but I wasn't.I finally turned to look up at him and said the honest truth. “I feel nothing.”Matteo smirked. “Good boy.”My stomach flipped. It was such a simple and effortless praise that I have been badly crav
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN (ELI'S POV)I woke up with one goal in mind.Kill Marco Vasquez.It was the only way to prove myself. The only way to survive. The only way to make up for my mistakes. The only way for them to like and trust me again.Matteo and Luca hadn’t come to me last night. It wasn't like I had expected them to do so after everything I had done but it still hurts.I was alone.And I would stay that way until I earned back what I had lost. I had to do this.I had to kill my boss.The problem?Marco Vasquez wasn’t just some low-level thug. He was one of the top officials in the FBI. He was smart, dangerous, strong and heavily protected.If I wanted to get close enough to put a bullet between his eyes, I needed a plan.And I had to be just as smart as him.I sat in my room for a good chunk of the morning going over a million plans in my head before finally settling on one. So I started with the first step which was the bait.I pushed out of bed, stretching the soreness from my muscles, then grabbed my burner
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY SIXI felt my balls begin to tighten meant that I was close. I closed my eyes to sink into the pleasure as I fucked Luca's mouth and imagined my our last session with Eli.His body tied to the bed in the red room, fully surrendered to us. His cute but big dick, hard, in the air, ready for either of us. I never got to taste him that day and I wish I did.I imagined him on his knees right now with my dick in his mouth, tears streaming down his face as I fucked him relentlessly.“Eli…” with one last trust, I released deep in Luca's throat and the boss swallowed it all.I opened my eyes and looked at Eli. This was a lesson, Elias needed to understand something, I owned him now.He had infiltrated my home. My life and I had let him in. That was the part that fucked with me the most.I had started to trust him.I had started to care and maybe, just maybe there was more to his feelings. He tried to fuck me over.And now? Now he was paying for it. Luca knew exactly what to do, exactly how to push
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE (MATTEO'S POV)Elias turned to leave, his back rigid with tension, his head held high—like he still had control. Like he wasn’t already ours. I wasn’t done with him. Not even fucking close. “Stop.” He froze. His shoulders went stiff, his fingers twitching at his sides. But he didn’t turn immediately. I saw the hesitation in the way his muscles locked up, the way his breath hitched just slightly. He was debating if he should listen. I almost laughed. Like he had a choice. “Turn around,” I ordered, my voice calm but sharp. A pause. Then he obeyed, slowly turning back toward me. His eyes flicked to mine—then to Luca, who was standing beside me with an expression I couldn’t quite read. Elias didn’t speak. Good. I let him stay in the silence for a moment, watching as the tension in his body built, thick and suffocating. Then, without warning I grabbed Luca by the back of the neck and kissed him. Hard. Luca’s lips parted slightly in surprise, but he didn’t resist. He let me take control,
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR (ELI'S POV)The silence between us stretched endlessly, the air was filled with a suffocating slice as we stared at each other. It was so thick that it could be cut through with a blade.Luca didn’t blink. He didn’t move. He just stood there, waiting.And then, he spoke."Explain."One word. One command and it was enough to break me.I told him everything.The words spilled out of me like a dam breaking, I told him who I was, why I had come here, the missions, the lies, the truth I had spent so long denying.I didn’t try to soften it.I didn’t make excuses.I just let it all out.And when I was done, I braced myself for what was coming. I had expected him to be furious— Luca should have been furious. He should have grabbed his gun, pressed it against my skull, and pulled the trigger without a second thought.But instead he sighed.Not in anger.Not in shock.But like he had just been proven right.And then, he said the one thing I never expected to hear."I’ve known for weeks."My stomach dropped
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-03-22
Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY THREE (ELI'S POV)We know what you’ve done.The words stared back at me from the burner phone’s screen, cold and merciless.For a moment, my mind refused to process them. For a full five seconds, I forgot how to breathe. My heart slammed into my ribcage like it wanted to break out, my brain was running a million thoughts a second.No.No, this couldn’t be happening.I just sat there, gripping the phone so tight that my knuckles turned white. My breath was coming out shakily as I panicked. My vision narrowed as dark spots began to dance at the edges.Then, another notification appeared.One New Message.My stomach twisted, nausea pushing vomit up to my throat, threatening to come out. With a deep breath and shaky fingers, I tapped on it.Did you think we wouldn’t find out? There was a mic in Ryan’s mouth. We heard everything.Everything?Everything?!I felt the blood drain from my face. My hands went cold. My chest tightened as well as my fingers around the phone, it was so hard that I heard the plastic
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Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride
“Find her!” a gruff voice yelled, voice echoing in the empty alley as Elara Beckett ran as fast as she could.
She didn't dare look back, she couldn't, as terror shot down her spine. Her heels clattered against the pavement as she sprinted in and out of alleyways.
She cursed her choice of shoes but she didn't have time to stop and take them off. Her c'est burned as she took ragged breaths.
She clutched the envelope tighter in her trembling hands, it was her lifeline— the key to everything. All of Ivy and Aiden’s crimes, their lies, financial records, email, everything was in it. She thought she had been sneaky but somehow they found out and they were now coming after her.
“Don't let her get away!" another voice roared, closer this time.
She let out a squeak as she willed her legs to go faster, her heart pounding and threatening to burst out of her chest. The dark walls around her seemed to be closing in as the footsteps behind her drew nearer.
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Elara Beckett picture perfect life crumbles when her step sister, Ivy, stole her fiancé, Aiden, and her father’s company. Heartbroken Elara leaves then returns five years later as a successful fashion designer who is determined to take back her legacy and bring her sister down. She teams up with billionaire Killan Hayes, a ruthless man who has his own vendetta against ivy. A fake engagement is created and they work together to defeat Ivy and Aiden. In the process, sparks fly between Killan and Elara, this complicates their alliance. Dark secrets about her family and Killian's hidden motives come to light threatening to destroy everything. Elara must rise up and reclaim her destiny and find love in the chaos.
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY TWO (Elara's POV)The air was thick with tension, but Elara loved it.She could still taste the extent of his frustration, she could feel the weight of his gaze as he took slow steps away from her. He was trying to retain control, to compose himself after what had just happened between them.She could see how hard he was trying in the way his jaw ticked, the way he ran his hand through his hair and over his face, the way he sighed.But he wouldn’t be able to.Not tonight.She knew the war between them had only just begun, but for now she had won this round.A slow, satisfied smile grew on her lips as she ran a hand over her hair, fixing it from the deliciously messy moment they had just shared. Then, she turned to him, her voice cool, calm and collected.Everything that he wasn't."I’m staying the night."It was not a question.Not a request.A statement.She didn’t wait for his response as she brushed past him, deliberately letting her shoulder to graze his as she walked through the di
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY ONE (ELARA'S POV)The drive was silent.A thick, suffocating silence that felt more like a battleground than a moment of peace surrounded them.Elara liked this.She liked seeing him come undone.She knew what she was doing.And it was working.Every muscle in his body screamed restraint, but the tension was thrumming too loud, too violent for him to hold it for long.She turned her head slightly, taking in the sight of him. Sharp. Beautiful. Unraveling. He looked totally and utterly delicious.When they pulled up in front of his mansion, Killian slammed the brakes too hard, making the tires screech against the pavement.She almost laughed.So easy to rile up.He got out without a word, and before she could even reach for the door handle, he was there, yanking it open.His presence filled the space, dark and commanding.Then, in a voice low and cold, he said, "Get. Out."She did not because he demanded it but because she wanted to see where this would go.*****The moment they stepped inside, the heavy
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY (ELARA'S POV)The silence stretched between them endlessly. The tension in the air was thick and suffocating. She felt the electricity dancing across her skin at the tension.Killian hadn’t spoken a word in exactly forty-five seconds since she had uttered the lie."He's my boyfriend."Elara sipped her wine slowly, letting the rich taste of aged wine coat her tongue as she savoured the moment she was having as she watched him.Every muscle in his body was locked tight, his hand curled into a fist on the table, his jaw clenched so hard she thought he might break his teeth.Good.This was exactly what she wanted.A distraction.Something to throw him off balance while she worked on the real plan.Killian had underestimated her for far too long. He thought he was the one pulling the strings, the one controlling the game.He had no idea that she had already rewritten the rules.He was so easy to manipulate—so predictable in his arrogance and possessiveness.She could practically hear his thoughts. Who i
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY NINE (KILLIAN'S POV)Killian clenched his jaw as he stared at the blurry photo on his phone as if he could burn a hole through it. The image was grainy, taken from a distance, but the content was clear enough. Elara had gone out with a stranger.A man she had never mentioned.A man who had his hand on her lower back in a way that was too intimate and too comfortable for Killian’s liking.His grip tightened around the glass in his other hand, he swirled the drink then downed it in one go. The burn of the alcohol did nothing to cool the rage simmering beneath his skin. Who the fuck was he?His first thought was that Elara had betrayed him—that she was plotting with someone else behind his back. That was a dangerous possibility, but not the one that unsettled him the most.No, what really set his blood on fire was the thought that she might be fucking this man.That the coldness she had been directing at him all week wasn’t because she was keeping secrets but because she had moved on from him.He let out a s
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT (KILLIAN'S POV)The whiskey burned as it slid down his throat but it did nothing to distract him from the frustration in his chest.He was pacing like a possessed man, fists clenching and unclenching at his sides.He was angry.Angry at himself. At Elara. At the entire situation. Angry at the world.For years, he had built himself into a man who controlled every outcome, who never let emotions dictate his decisions. He had learned the hard way that attachment was a weakness, a vulnerability that could be exploited. Weakness was something he couldn't afford, something that shouldn't exist in his life. And yet, she was under his skin.Elara.The woman who was supposed to be nothing more than a business strategy, a piece on his chessboard she was playing him just as much as he was playing her. She was supposed to be something he could use to get closer to his goal. Someone that can be discarded at any time.The way she had looked at him today—cold, indifferent, dismissive—made something inside him snap
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-03-20
Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN (ELARA'S POV)Killian Hayes showing up at her doorstep was not part of the plan.Elara had spent the past week carefully crafting her next move, trying to play the long game—to get close enough to destroy him the way he had planned to destroy her.But now, standing in front of him, watching the way his sharp eyes narrowed at her, something dark flashing in them, she knew he could tell something had changed.Good.She heard him walk in after her, she turned briefly and saw something flickered across his face, a moment of hesitation, but then his usual controlled expression returned.“Elara.”He only said he name. A quiet command.There was a time where she might have reacted to it. A time when it might have meant something.Not anymore.She crossed her arms and leaned against the doorframe to the living room, raising a brow. "If you're here for business, we can talk tomorrow. If you’re here for something else, don’t waste my time."His jaw ticked. "Stop avoiding me."She let out a cold and humorless
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Masuk
