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It’s late afternoon by the time my husband drags me from bed with the promise of hot coffee. I don’t know how he manages to look his usual sharp, handsome self when we were up until the early hours of the morning. Maybe his secret is just an insatiable bloodthirst.

I, on the other hand, am bleary-eyed and only half-conscious as we settle at the breakfast bar with espressos and toasted paninis, courtesy of a chipper Chiara.

“I don’t know how you’re managing that,” I mumble around a mouthful of food, squinting at Lucian. “Teach me your secrets for eternal energy.”

He chuckles, squeezing my leg under the table. The casual affection sends my heart fluttering despite my exhaustion.

“I’ve been thinking,” he says, his tone deceptively light. “You’ve made it clear you want to be more involved in what I do going forward…” He takes a sip of his espresso, watching me carefully. “Would you like to join me when I interrogate Luca?”

My grip tightens around my cup. The invitation is unexpected, but
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  • HEARTBREAKER   Love

    As soon as my top button is fastened, I swing my legs off the bed and storm toward the door—only to stop short. No, that’s too impulsive. I need a plan. Something more calculated. More extreme.Lucian has been avoiding me. Not just in the quiet, sulking way men sometimes do when they’re angry, but with deliberate precision. Rolling out of bed at the crack of dawn, locking himself in his office for hours, and only gracing me with his presence when duty requires it. And at night? He sleeps two feet away as if the very thought of touching me is repellent.I should ignore him. Let him stew in whatever storm brews behind those dark eyes. But I can feel the rage simmering under his restraint, growing stronger each time I turn my back on him in bed. It’s not enough to get a rise out of him. Not yet.So, maybe I need to escalate things.I’ve spent the last few days in silent defiance, but clearly, Lucian won’t cave. I’m running out of options. I can’t force him to let me leave—I don’t exactly

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  • HEARTBREAKER   Latea

    Lucian’s breath is warm against Aurora’s skin as he presses a lingering kiss to her inner thigh. Her breath hitches, fingers threading through his hair as he trails soft, open-mouthed kisses along her skin, taking his time. He wants her to feel everything, to savor every touch, every flick of his tongue.She trembles beneath him, her head falling back against the wall as a soft whimper escapes her lips. Lucian’s hands tighten on her hips, holding her steady as he kisses her deeply, as if worshiping her. He lingers, drawing slow circles with his tongue, savoring the way she shudders in response."Lucian," she breathes, her voice barely a whisper.He hums against her, sending another wave of pleasure coursing through her veins. She presses her lips together to stifle her moans, but he notices, his grip tightening slightly. He doesn’t want her to hold back—he wants to hear her, to know she’s unraveling beneath his touch.As she nears her peak, her fingers clutch at his shoulders, her bod

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  • HEARTBREAKER   Enzo

    I throw my hands down onto the mattress, scrambling backward to put some distance between us. My breath is uneven, my body trembling with anger, disbelief, and something else I can’t quite name.Lucian looks as stunned as I feel. As if he never meant for the words to slip out. As if the admission itself has shaken him to his core.“Dammit, Aurora!” He presses the heels of his palms into his eyes, dragging in a ragged breath. His chest rises and falls in sharp, uneven movements.I can only stare, my mind struggling to process the weight of what just happened. He said he loves me. Lucian Boncini loves me.A strangled laugh escapes me, raw and bitter. "Do you hear yourself?" My voice trembles with fury. "After everything you just put me through, after everything that happened tonight, you expect me to—""You don’t understand!" he cuts me off, his voice hoarse, vibrating with frustration. "I can’t think straight if I don’t know you’re safe. I’d never forgive myself if I lost you."His wor

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  • HEARTBREAKER   Choose him

    A violent battle rages inside me with no clear end in sight. The desperate, clawing need to keep Aurora close—to protect her—fights against the screaming truth that if I don’t let her go, I’ll lose her completely.I sit in silence, staring blankly at the wall, my mind churning with all the what-ifs. How long have I been here? Minutes? Hours? It doesn’t matter. Nothing does, except the ache in my chest that turns razor-sharp with every second that passes.A soft squeeze on my hand brings me back to the moment. Giulia’s warm, steady presence anchors me, though it does nothing to ease the weight pressing down on me.“I’ll go check on her,” she says gently. “Get her packed and everything.”I nod, barely registering her words as she rises from her perch and slips out of the room.The house is too quiet. The silence feels suffocating. The absence of Aurora's presence is already sinking its claws into me, making it harder to breathe.I push myself up from my chair, moving on instinct. My cap

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  • HEARTBREAKER   Pregnant

    Plenty. I don’t want to be trying to skip down Fifth Avenue flanked by enough guards to make people think we’re the damn president. But I also don’t want to argue with Giulia when she’s determined to enjoy herself—and to settle into the normalcy of two girls going shopping, as if they haven’t got a care in the world.An hour later, we’re strolling arm-in-arm through the bustling streets of Manhattan, Gabriele and Toni trailing a small distance behind us. Their plain clothes do absolutely nothing to disguise their purpose as they march, high on alert, hands braced near their concealed weapons. But instead of feeling smothered or rolling my eyes, I appreciate their comforting presence. It’s hard not to be anxious about stepping outside after what happened the other night.We duck into store after store, Giulia practically dragging me through the latest luxury collections. “You’ll need brunch outfits, cocktail dresses, and all sorts of formal gowns for all the sisterly activities I’m pla

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  • HEARTBREAKER   missing

    Aurora is missing.The words slam into me like a freight train, cold and brutal.My world tilts, splinters.I force myself to breathe, but it feels like trying to inhale through broken glass. A sharp pang of longing lances through my chest as I picture her—the way she laughs, the softness in her eyes when she thinks no one is looking. The way she tilts her head when she’s deep in thought, lost in a world I desperately want to understand.And now she’s gone.“She was right there.” Gabriele's voice is hoarse, as if he’s already screaming at himself inside his own head. "One second, she was looking at something on the shelf. The next—" He swallows thickly. "I turned for one damn moment, Lucian. And she was just... gone."The office door slams open with a bang.Nico barrels in, eyes wild, chest heaving like he ran the whole way here. His hands rake through his unruly curls, his face ashen.My gut knots.“What’s happened?” My voice is tight, already dreading the answer.Nico hesitates for

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  • HEARTBREAKER   Find me

    Aurora’s POVConsciousness returns in fragments, my mind struggling against the thick haze of whatever sedative Riccardo used to knock me out. The darkness around me is suffocating, the air heavy with dampness and something more insidious—fear. My limbs feel sluggish, but the sharp bite of rope digging into my wrists and ankles tells me enough. I’m tied to a chair.A low chuckle slithers from the shadows, sending a shiver down my spine. The sound is familiar, a cruel rasp I’ve heard before.Riccardo Agosti."You finally came back to us, Aurora. I was starting to get bored of waiting." His voice is all mockery, smooth with the confidence of a man who believes he has already won.I force my eyes open, blinking against the fog clouding my vision. The dim light in the bunker flickers, casting eerie shadows along the steel walls. My captor steps forward, emerging from the gloom with a smirk carved into his gaunt face.I yank at the ropes, testing their hold. The chair creaks under my weigh

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  • HEARTBREAKER   Reunion

    Aurora.That name is the only thing keeping me grounded as I scan the darkened monitors before me. Every second that passes without seeing her face feels like a blade twisting in my gut."Gotcha! I found them, boss," Lorenzo calls from the other side of the room.I'm at his side in an instant, my pulse hammering as I take in the grainy footage of a dark sedan crawling through city traffic. It turns off toward a high steel gate—the entrance to one of Riccardo Agosti's warehouses.I exhale slowly. He took her there.“That stronzo brought her to his biggest warehouse,” I growl, bracing my hands on the desk. “Guess we’re in for a straightforward raid after all.”Behind me, Nico shifts uneasily. “It has to be a trap, Lucian. The location is too obvious.”I barely hear him. The dull throbbing in my temple, constant since she was taken, sharpens into something close to agony. “That bastard has my wife, Nico. The time for smart has run out.”Nico exhales heavily, rubbing a hand down his face.

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  • HEARTBREAKER   Anger

    The soft glow of lanterns bathed the grand chamber in golden light, flickering against the darkened windows. A heavy silence loomed, broken only by the steady rhythm of breathing. Kiara sat by the bedside, her hands resting gently over the cold fingers of the man lying before her. Verion’s chest rose and fell with a fragile rhythm, as if his very existence was hanging by a thread. Then—his breath hitched. A sharp inhale. His fingers twitched under Kiara’s touch. She straightened instantly, her eyes wide. "Verion?" A deep groan escaped his lips as his eyelids fluttered open. His golden irises, once sharp and full of knowledge, now held nothing but confusion. He blinked slowly, adjusting to the dim light, before his gaze settled on her. His brows furrowed. "Who... are you?" The words hit Kiara like a punch to the chest. Her heart squeezed painfully as she searched his face, looking for any sign—any trace of recognition. "Verion, it's me," she whispered, tightening her grip on his

  • HEARTBREAKER   call

    A suffocating silence settled between them, thick with unanswered questions. The night air was cold, but Isabelle felt nothing but the burning weight of Collins’ words pressing against her chest. Bound. Trapped. No escape. The words rang in her head like church bells tolling her doom. She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms as she forced herself to stand tall. “I don’t believe you,” she said, her voice sharper than she felt. “I don’t believe in any of this binding nonsense.” Collins didn’t even look surprised. He simply tilted his head, watching her with something close to amusement. “That’s the thing, pookie. It doesn’t matter if you believe it or not.” The doors to the mansion creaked open. A tall man in a dark suit stepped forward, his face eerily blank. “Welcome home, sir. The preparations have been made.” Preparations. A chill ran down Isabelle’s spine. Collins turned back to her, his expression unreadable. “Shall we?” She took a step back, every ins

  • HEARTBREAKER   veron

    The soft glow of lanterns bathed the grand chamber in golden light, flickering against the darkened windows. A heavy silence loomed, broken only by the steady rhythm of breathing. Kiara sat by the bedside, her hands resting gently over the cold fingers of the man lying before her. Verion’s chest rose and fell with a fragile rhythm, as if his very existence was hanging by a thread.Then—his breath hitched. A sharp inhale. His fingers twitched under Kiara’s touch.She straightened instantly, her eyes wide. "Verion?"A deep groan escaped his lips as his eyelids fluttered open. His golden irises, once sharp and full of knowledge, now held nothing but confusion. He blinked slowly, adjusting to the dim light, before his gaze settled on her. His brows furrowed."Who... are you?"The words hit Kiara like a punch to the chest. Her heart squeezed painfully as she searched his face, looking for any sign—any trace of recognition."Verion, it's me," she whispered, tightening her grip on his hand.

  • HEARTBREAKER   Bound

    A suffocating silence settled between them, thick with unanswered questions. The night air was cold, but Isabelle felt nothing but the burning weight of Collins’ words pressing against her chest.Bound.Trapped.No escape.The words rang in her head like church bells tolling her doom.She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms as she forced herself to stand tall. “I don’t believe you,” she said, her voice sharper than she felt. “I don’t believe in any of this binding nonsense.”Collins didn’t even look surprised. He simply tilted his head, watching her with something close to amusement. “That’s the thing, pookie. It doesn’t matter if you believe it or not.”The doors to the mansion creaked open.A tall man in a dark suit stepped forward, his face eerily blank. “Welcome home, sir. The preparations have been made.”Preparations.A chill ran down Isabelle’s spine.Collins turned back to her, his expression unreadable. “Shall we?”She took a step back, every instinct screami

  • HEARTBREAKER   escape

    The Wedding TrapThe car moved steadily through the darkened streets, leaving behind the glittering lights of the wedding hall. Isabelle sat rigid, her breath shallow, her heart pounding so hard she thought it might crack her ribs. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to run—but there was nowhere to go. Not yet. Not until she understood what Collins had done.The weight of his words lingered in the air like a storm cloud. The rules have activated, cookie.She clenched her fists. “Collins, if you don’t explain what’s going on, I swear I will make your life a living hell.”Collins let out a low laugh, rubbing his temple as if her voice was the real source of his headache. “You’re cute when you’re mad,” he mused.“Try furious.”“Try trapped.” His voice turned flat, void of the drunken playfulness from earlier. His dark eyes flicked toward her, and for the first time that night, she saw something cold lurking beneath them.Isabelle swallowed, but she refused to let him see her fear. “

  • HEARTBREAKER   33

    Collins attempted to focus on her, his expression a mix of regret and defiance. "None of your business, pookie," he slurred. Isabelle's jaw dropped in disbelief, but before she could respond, Collins staggered up to the altar. The officiant, looking uncomfortable but dutiful, stepped forward to proceed with the ceremony. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today..." the officiant began, but his voice was drowned out by the shocked murmurs of the crowd. Isabelle felt a wave of nausea and dread wash over her as Collins took her hand, his grip unsteady. She could barely focus on the words being spoken, her mind racing with confusion and fear. "Do you, Isabelle, take Collins to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, as long as you both shall live?" the officiant asked. Isabelle hesitated, glancing at the crowd. Her mother, Stacy, and Kelvin all looked at her with worry etched on their faces. She took a deep breath and n

  • HEARTBREAKER   32

    The officiant nodded respectfully and stepped aside. Isabelle took a deep breath, trying to maintain her composure. The guests began to move toward the reception area, their whispers a constant reminder of the humiliation she was enduring. She felt a mixture of relief and frustration, knowing that she had no choice but to wait for Collins' explanation. Vivian and the other family members stayed close, their faces a mix of concern and curiosity. Isabelle's mother and Stacy flanked her, offering silent support as she tried to navigate the emotional storm brewing inside her. "I can't believe this is happening," Isabelle muttered to Stacy, who gave her a sympathetic smile. "I know it's hard, but we have to trust that Collins has a good reason," Stacy replied. "And remember, we're here for you no matter what." Isabelle nodded, though the knot of anxiety in her stomach refused to loosen. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong. The day had been a whirlwind of emotio

  • HEARTBREAKER   31

    Minutes turned into hours, and yet Collins never appeared. The murmurs from the crowd began as quiet whispers, but soon they grew louder, filling the grand wedding hall with a low hum of gossip and speculation. Isabelle stood at the altar, her heart pounding and her mind racing with confusion and dread. She could feel the stares of the guests, their eyes boring into her with judgment and pity. "What is this man doing?" Isabelle muttered under her breath, her voice trembling. She tightened her hands around the small bouquet she held, the knuckles turning white from the pressure. She felt like she was standing on the edge of a precipice, the ground beneath her feet threatening to give way at any moment. The grand doors of the hall opened, drawing everyone's attention. Isabelle turned to see a group of rich-looking people entering. They carried an air of authority and wealth, their presence commanding immediate respect from those around them. Two older couples and a middle-aged couple wa

  • HEARTBREAKER   30

    As Isabelle stepped into the grand wedding hall, her eyes fell upon the variety of people who had gathered to witness her union with Collins. The hall was a sea of elegant dresses and sharp suits, with the scent of fresh flowers mingling with the faint hum of conversation. The decorations were breathtaking, a testament to the care and attention that had gone into planning this day. Her gaze drifted over the crowd, and suddenly, she spotted two familiar faces that made her heart skip a beat. Her mother, dressed in a beautiful deep blue gown, stood next to her best friend, Stacy, who was wearing a stunning bridesmaid dress that complemented Isabelle's own bridal gown. The sight of them filled her with a rush of emotions—joy, confusion, and relief all mingling together. Isabelle's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't seen her mother or Stacy since she had been taken by Collins, and their sudden appearance here at her wedding was both bewildering and comforting. She had worried about them

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