JADE POVIt's been three days. Three days of absolute torture. My stomach grumbled where I lay and I knew that by the time the stipulated time was up, I'd be so weak, I wouldn't be able to fight or defend myself.Dearil was a son of a bitch and he was all I could think about as the days rolled by. He'd come into my room just as he said he would. He would seat across from me and then we'll just stare at each other. He became devious the next day because he brought a mouth-watering piece of steak with him and then proceeded to eat them in front of me while I watched the meat disappear Into his mouth hungrily, my mouth watering just by Watching him eat what should have been mine.Pride. Damn my pride. I was a Mafia don and doing whatever it took to survive should be my main goal but that was also demeaning. Why should I submit to him when it should be the other way around, and didn't I promise myself that no one would ever top and pin me down?I forced my aching body into a seating posit
DEARIL POVJade Alvarez was choosing me and as I let my finger trail her skin, my heart hammered against my ribs. The feeling was insane, but I loved it, it was a change from the usual rejection I received every waking hour. For the first time, someone had chosen to stay with me. Jade had chosen me and that was her undoing because now she was mine. I was never going to let her go, and if I had to kill everything that breath to make sure of it then I would do it without blinking an eye. My wolf howled its consent and if it wasn't for the fact that our bite could kill her, we would have marked her as ours. Her scent was divine, but I wanted the whole world to know she was mine. I wanted her to reek of me so that they all knew who she belonged tomJade stared at me from under her lashes. "Do you really think that you can keep me here forever, away from the world? Away from my family" The question grated on my nerve but the docile way she'd asked me made me furious. Where was the fire
JADE POV I get to claim a body part. The words kept repeating in my ears as the warm water from the shower cascaded around me in torrents. The bastard. Was there anything that was going to be fair where he was concerned? How do I know that he won't be the one winning every spin by using his dark powers? Dragging my hands through my hair, I reached for the shower switch and turned it off.He was a fucking conniving bastard and smacking my head against the wall didn't make the feeling that his words and actions had stirred up in me. There was also the feeling of his arousal while he had been pressed up against me. He was definitely not lacking in any of the departments, and he didn't understand the concept of personal space. He was worse than me in that department. I'd tried to get under his skin and he'd succeeded in getting under mine. I'd knelt to him twice, which was mortifying but the treat I got was almost worth it, that is if he had let me wolf it down as I'd wanted, instead
DEARIL POV The world was a hazy red and the snapping in my head drowned out the rational part of me that told me I was going to kill Jade in my anger. It was even mind-boggling that I was reasoning at all.Jade shifted back, her stance alert and ready for my attack. She should have run, because smelling another's wolf scent on her aggravated my wolf to the point of madness, and I knew that there would be no going back once I let go."I wasn't doing anything wrong, I was just teaching the little shit a lesson"Roaring, I took a step in her direction, and before I can think about my actions, my hands were wrapped around her throat and squeezing."YOU. ARE. MINE" I yelled then shoved her without any control over my strength and watched, heaving wildly as she was flung into the air before she crashed against the drawer, the pressure of her fall knocking down all the items on top of it.Her groan reached my ears, and I felt a toe-curling pain singed up my spine. It didn't make the anger g
NILL POV "A toast to the success of putting everything in place for the moon festival. May this year's festival be better than the past ones" Black said with a sardonic glint in his eyes and a salacious smile on his lips. "Cheers!" The men around the table chorused as they clicked their glasses against each other's, then tossed the drinks back with gleeful smiles on their faces.The women brought drinks and more dishes as the men roared vicariously with laughter over a statement that Keres made.The room darkened and a beam of light was trained on the grand stage where a pole stood at the center. The men whistled as smoke vapor filled the stage and a woman mysteriously appeared, her body clad provocatively in a bikini and blazing red lacy panties.The music wafted through the air and she started moving, her hips swaying as she moved along the pole as if she was getting sensual with a lover."What a beautiful sight. Such a shame I have a mate. I would have taken her home tonight" one
RYLAND POVMy grin stretched as I stocked gold, some emerald, and bundles of cash into my safe. It was good to be in charge, and the scent of the money, some specked with a sprinkle of blood was so satisfying that I couldn't wait to kill again and acquire more.Taking over the Putakali clan had been so easy that it got me wondering if I shouldn't put some plan in place to take over all the other rival alliances that Jade had made while she was here.It was a no-brainer that I had uncle Vito under my thumb. The other family also dared not soil my name in their circle since anyone who did met with the muzzle of my gun, so what was there to stop me from achieving my aim? Yes! This was going to be the most perfect plan. I was going to destroy everything and anyone who stood in my path and I would smile through it all.But all of a sudden, taking over the Alvarez clan was not enough. I wanted to be the only sovereign ruler, I wanted all the money to come to me, and I wanted everyone to se
JADE POV."Let's spin the bottle". His golden eyes collided with mine and despite the mind game I was playing, my heart stuttered in my chest. Blinking, I dragged my gaze further down and got hooked on his lush red lips. I could still feel their pressure on my lips. It was as if he'd never stopped kissing me and I didn't know what was wrong with me but I wanted to relive that moment again. It had been vengeful, it had been forceful but I wanted to feel it. After all, I lived for the thrill. My whole body ached but I accepted it as the consequence of riling him up. He'd been feral, the fury of his anger unrivaled, but it was also sweet, he'd killed a man for me, and he'd apologized even tho he knew what I did was for a selfish reason.It took a real man to know that they were wrong and apologize for it, so despite the little whispers and all the words that were spoken along the corridor of how brutal he was, I considered him a worthy opponent. I would win in the end, but he had my re
LEXIS POVIt hurt. My heart squeezed in my chest, the pain frightening because it felt as if I was on the verge of getting a heart attack.Ryland was a backstabber. He'd convinced me to kill father, and once he took over, he made a plan to get rid of me all because he thought I was a walking, talking time bomb. It had been hard to believe at first because we were family. He was my brother and he gave me his word that he'd take care of me.But remembering the feel of the pillow blocking off my air while I slept was a wake-up call that Ryland really wanted my death, there was also the recorded message of him ordering Hayden to kill me. He'd planned to have me killed all because I was unstable, but who wouldn't be after taking the life of their father? It was absurd to think I'd just go back to being normal after everything, and it hasn't even been that long since it happened, so how could I be ok.Ryland wasn't the one who had to deal with the nightmares, he wasn't the one who woke up