**EXCERPT** He rasped, his teeth grazing my earlobe. "I'll make sure you're addicted to the way I fúck you until you can't breathe without wanting me inside of you." Jesus Christ. He was going to kill me at this rate with his words... ⫷◍◍◍◍◍◍◍◍◍⫸ Lilith has perfected the art of disguise. She is an ambitious college student balancing her family’s needs by day. By night, she transforms into Raven—a mesmerizing dancer in a club where secrets reign, and the most feared man in the room, Giovanni, watches her every move. Giovanni's ruthless reputation is undeniable, but beneath his icy demeanor lies a deeply complex soul. When he hires Raven to uncover his rivals' darkest secrets, Lilith seizes the opportunity. The payout could change everything for her family—if she can handle the risk. One reckless night intertwines their fates in ways neither expected. As she ventures further into his world, every lie and secret draws her closer to disaster and a desire she never saw coming. If Giovanni uncovers her true identity, he’ll claim her in ways she never imagined—or destroy her in the process. *MATURE CONTENT AS THE CHAPTER PROGRESSES*
View MoreGIOVANNI POVThe door clicked shut as I stepped in. Lilith was close to it, and she didn't make a move to even move closer.Inhaling deeply to curb the rage that was suddenly filling me away, I turned to her."Why am I here?" she asked me as she continued to stand by the door.How couldn't she know? Was it her thing to always act this clueless after trying to put herself in danger, or was I the one just doing too much?No, I didn't think so. This wasn't the first time she'd acted this one, which was annoying."You bloody put yourself in danger all the fucking time, Lilith." I snapped. I couldn't hold the anger back in. "How could you just fucking stand in front of him and let you smack you with that pillow?"I had seen the interaction. I followed her as soon as she ran out of the room, and I said nothing, only watching. I had hoped she would be in control and take care of everything without me butting in. Hence, I stood and watched until it was necessary for me to speak."You saw what
LILITH POVI had thought I'd meet a sane Romeo in the living room, but the person that was here was barely the Romeo that left a few hours ago.He looked tattered and beaten, even as I could spot bruises on his face. Also, it seemed like he had jumped into the mud and rolled himself around until he was satisfied.I pinched my nose as I got closer to him. I didn't understand the stench coming from him. I could smell the distinct aroma of alcohol and something else."Romeo," I called him, but he wasn't even listening to me. I didn't think he was in the right state of mind to listen to anyone.He stumbled around the living room, picking everything in his way and tossing it around.He kept muttering nonsensical words, and he stilled when his eyes landed on me.For a brief seconds, he seemed to have returned to his normal self, until the crazed expression returned to his eyes."You dirty whore," he pointed to me and began to walk towards me.I stood rooted in the spot I was, not moving an
LILITH POVIt was past 10pm, and Romeo had yet to be home. Ever since we arrived here, he had barely kept up late at night. Also, he sometimes mentioned that he'd be arriving late, which always put our minds at ease.But since he left, no words had been heard from him. He didn't even tell my mother where he had wandered off to since I asked her, nor Giovanni, who was starting to look like a brother figure to him."Did I do too much?" I groaned out, stretching out on the sofa in Giovanni’s office.I was lucky to see his office open when I went there after my confrontation with Casey, and I told him everything that had happened."Do you think I spoke to him too harshly?" I questioned again. "Although I am not sorry for what I said to Casey."She should have known better. She was my best friend and had gone behind me to do what she did.Giovanni was quiet. His head was bowed, and he was barely staring at me."Say something," I mumbled. Anything from him at all. I couldn't understand why
LILITH POVIt wasn't until what I had in my hands clattered to the floor that I was brought back to reality."Casey? Romeo?" I stuttered, still looking with disbelief at the two people I never thought would have gotten to do this ever.I mean, Casey was my best friend. She was a fucking twenty-one years old, and mind you, she was older than Romeo by four fucking years.That was no bloody joke.It wasn't even the damning age differences that annoyed me. It was the fact that my best friend had thought it convenient to fuck my brother in Giovanni’s house.The surprise immediately turned to anger, and I screeched their names."Casey, Romeo!"They both startled as if they were only just realizing my presence now. Casey pushed Romeo off her, causing him to stagger backwards and I immediately turned as his dïck slipped out of her."Fucking get dressed," I seethe.I heard running around the room, panicked breath, and the ruffling of clothes. I didn't turn until I was sure both were decent eno
LILITH POV"I'm home," I announced, kicking the door open with my leg and making way for Rowland to step in with the shopping bags in his hands. He was assisted by a maid, who followed him from behind.Walking towards the sofa, I sat heavily on it, letting out a low groan. The body aches. Even though my hands and arms were the ones that should be suffering due to what I had carried, my legs and even back decided to suffer along with it.I wished I could lie down in the living room and have a nap, but that wasn't the least of the things I desired to do right now. First and foremost, I needed to speak with Giovanni about Diamante.I needed to know what both of them had discussed. I hated being kept in the dark. I felt like I was the third wheel, and I was still stupid enough to have accepted to live with him.Maybe I was thinking too much. He had assured me it was nothing, but Diamante had made it seem like something they had spoken about was significant. Who was I supposed to believe?
LILITH POVGiovanni was acting weird. Since yesterday, we had run into Diamante; he seemed to be keeping his distance from me and barely spoke to me. Well, maybe not. He had reached out to me a few minutes ago to ask if I had enough money for the grocery shopping I was making.But it wasn't that kind of speaking I was talking about. I meant the more personal one, and I tried to go into his office this morning as I hadn't seen him, but it was locked.I believed he left the house, but his car was in the garage, which made it even weirder.Tossing five canned tunas into the shopping cart, I stared at what I had picked, before shaking my head.It wasn't my fault that I had almost gotten everything in the store. The pantry was empty and there were five mouths to feed, plus the baby.So, I went shopping because there was nothing else to do in the house. I couldn't sit and look at the wall until Giovanni decided it was time to speak to me. Also, since my mother would be doing the cooking whe
GIOVANNI POVAs I continued to drag Diamante out of sight, she yanked her hands away from mine."Stop," she muttered. "Just stop this.""I haven't even gotten started," I said. I scowled, looking at her up and down.She was different, but not in a good way. While we were together, I had always thought Diamante was a woman who liked perfection, and she barely let things out of place, not even her hair.I mean, each morning, I come awake and see her hair already done. Sometimes, I wondered if the hair was scattered in the first place. Even when I made sure it was, the next minute, it would almost look unrecognizable.This Diamante in front of me wasn't the perfect kind of Diamante I was used to. In fact, I wouldn't have known who it was if I hadn't seen the tattoo on her neck.Her hair was in a messy bun, a style I had never seen her in. Her face was void of makeup, and she didn't do her nails or her lashes, which was one of the things she cherished in her body, and she was wearing a si
LILITH POVThis morning, I woke up with a stomach cramp and spotting in my pants. Giovanni immediately thought it needed immediate medical attention even though I had told him it could be expected, just as I had read from the pregnancy book.He hadn't believed me though, and forced me out of the house. So, here we were in a hospital he had brought me to about two weeks ago. I believed it was his personal hospital, and he had mentioned the need for me to receive the best medical attention. Hence, he had brought me here.I was currently sitting on the bed awaiting the doctor's arrival while Giovanni paced the room."It's nothing," I assured him for the umpteenth time."Bleeding and stomach ache isn't nothing," he pointed out, then pushed a hand through his hair, muttering. "I shouldn't have given in to the temptation of last night.""What? Are you blaming what happened last night?""Of course, what else should I blame it on?" Giovanni turned to me with a glare.I laughed, shaking my hea
GIOVANNI’S POVSwirling the whiskey in the glass with me, I leaned back into my chair, my eyes shutting. It was only for a brief second as they snapped back open."That fucking bloody half breed son of a whore!" I downed the contents of the glass and forcefully dropped the glass on the table, but the force wasn't enough to make it break.Lancelot Russo. I hadn't thought of him to be involved in something like this. We had no personal issues. We were incredible, and sometimes I got information from him. But why the fuck would he want to hurt Lilith? I knew he hadn't come for me before he even said that; I was curious to know why he wanted Lilith.There were thousands of girls out there in the world he could literally pick from, but he still wanted my girl, knowing she was with me.I should have blown off his fucking head last night. I had restrained myself, not because he had told me to do so. It was because of her.He could have slit her throat if I had taken an action of my own will.
LILITH POV This was my world, but tonight felt different. The music's beat throbbed through my chest, grounding me as I stepped onto the stage. Here, I wasn't Lilith Russo, the awkward nineteen-year-old college student who trips on her own two feet. Lilith Russo, who couldn't look into anyone's eyes or make a coherent sentence without fumbling or blasting out classical literature to hide her nervousness. I was known as The Raven. A beautiful seductress, a shadow they couldn't touch but watch, a desire they couldn't hold but feel. Letting out a deep breath, my hands gripped the pole. I started slow, letting the rhythm seep into my bones, each sway of my hips a controlled invitation. I let go of the pole and let my fingers glide along my thighs, a practiced movement meant to tease. Of course, I knew how to play this game and dangle just enough mystery to keep them wanting without giving too much. "How much for that whore?" I heard whispers. It wasn't the first time an...
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