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KNIVES AND HEARTSTRINGS
Last Updated : 2025-03-06
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The first time in a long while Adira decides to enjoy herself, it ends in utter chaos—a nightclub drenched in mayhem and blood, and her perched awkwardly on the lap of a dangerously handsome stranger who radiates trouble. Their rude encounter sets the stage for something far more sinister. Now, thrust into a twisted partnership with the enigmatic Andronikos Karas, she must navigate a web of crime, power plays, and the unbearable tension that crackles between them. Will Adira surrender to the magnetic pull of her heart, or will she hold firm and reject the temptation threatening to consume her? It wasn’t supposed to go this way. Andronikos had a plan: steal the girl, use her to destroy her father, take Abara Inc., and finally settle the score for the pain her family inflicted on his years ago. Revenge, cold and calculated, was all he ever wanted. Holding her was meant to be nothing more than a step in his elaborate game. But as days turned to weeks, and his connection to Adira deepened, the fire inside him began to smolder. It was subtle at first, a flicker of something he couldn’t name. Over time, it grew—a primal yearning that both thrilled and terrified him. Andronikos has always been relentless in pursuing what he wants, and now, more than revenge, it’s Adira he craves. But vengeance and desire make for a dangerous combination, and as the lines blur, one thing becomes clear: he’ll stop at nothing to claim both his justice and the woman who’s become the center of his world.
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KNIVES AND HEARTSTRINGS ANDRONIKOS
I ran my fingers over Adira’s back, her head resting in the crook of my arm. She traced slow circles on my skin, a comfortable silence settling between us.“How long do you think it’ll take them to find me?”My fingers froze.“I mean, I’m just stating the obvious. They managed to hurt you, so it isn’t far-fetched that they’ll get me soon. At this point, I just think they’re stalling.”Her words, though grim, carried a biting edge of truth. But I didn’t need her worrying about that.“Look at me, flogítsa mou,” I said, gently gripping her chin. She reluctantly lifted her gaze to mine, and in her eyes, I saw clearly the fear she’d obviously been trying to hide from me. My little flame was scared.“As long as I’m here, Adira, I promise, no one is going to get to you or your family. I’m the only one with permission to do that. Understand?”She nodded, her full lips forming a sad pout. Unable to resist, I kissed her.One thing led to another, and soon, I was inside her again, making slow, p
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The threats hadn’t come in days, and though everything seemed quiet, I knew this was just the calm before the storm.Like a lion, the enemy lay in wait for its prey to sleep, and I was going to make sure we never shut our eyes.“How’s the training going, Kace?” I asked Adira’s assigned bodyguard, though I already knew the answer. The cameras I’d installed a while ago—for her protection, of course—allowed me to watch them and her. Hence why she was made to wear leggings instead of shorts like before.I can’t let another man look at my woman’s ass.“It’s going well, boss. She’s greatly improving, but she still has a long way to go.”I nodded in response. My little flame was strong and smart, so I knew she’d pick up fast, but the issues she was facing will be a big detriment to her focus and I couldn’t allow that.“I want you to work with Iason on something,” I started, turning to regard Kace. “Someone has managed to swindle Adira in her company, and she’s in knots over who the person is
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I was wrong. It’s fucking hard, and at this point, I’m of the opinion that Kace is a fucking psycho.For the past two hours, we’ve been at it without a single break. Kace has been trying to teach me the proper fighting stance, and let’s just say, I’m failing at it—badly.“You have to stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, boss lady,” he said, circling me as he instructed. “Balance is everything—unless you want someone to kill you?”The fuck, I thought, giving him a stink eye.“What?” he shrugged.Dick.Heading toward me, he let out a heavy sigh, eyeing the form I’d been battling with for what felt like forever.“Your left foot should be slightly forward. Not too much, not at the same level as your right, and definitely not behind,” he said, pushing my leg into the correct position.Annoyed, I jerked my leg out of his hand and stormed off toward the bench in front of the wide, floor- length gym mirror.“You know you can’t give up now, boss lady. Besides, you were almost getting it.
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I’ve been in the hospital with my mom a day now, and her condition only seems to be getting worse. She woke up a few hours after the doctor had given us her prognosis. Since then, she has been in and out of sleep, only waking up occasionally to eat, drink, or use the toilet.I still refuse to believe that Mama’s chances are slim. She’s strong. Always has been, and I know she’ll fight this too. She just needs us by her side.I was still lost in thought when my phone buzzed. Annoyed, I frowned—hadn’t I everyone not to disturb me today? I took today off specifically to be with my mother and had explicitly told Thea, my PA, to cancel all my meetings for the day.Picking up my phone angrily, I saw it was a text from none other than Andronikos.Demon👿: Meet me at my company now.First off—he has a company? And yes, I know I should probably know that, but I kinda washed my hands off anything related to him when I got tangled up in his mess. Secondly, is he insane?I texted back with my usua
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My office at the pharmaceutical company—a front for our illegal business—overlooked the city of New York. Ironic, really, considering I’m also involved in illegal drugs. Through the window, I watched the city, waiting patiently for Georgios to come to me. I’d had time to think about what happened at the trafficking ring and had finally concluded that it was him. But first, I was going to get it out of him.A knock at the door, interrupted my thoughts.“Come in,” I called out, my hands in my pockets as I continued to stare out the window.“Hello, Nikos,” a voice said from behind me.Turning around swiftly, I realized it was none other than Nefeli.How the fuck did she get in here?She moved toward me, assuming what she probably thought was a seductive gait. I really don’t know what I ever saw in her.“Don’t worry. Your staff let me in,” she purred. “Obviously, only you seemed to have forgotten how good we were together before you met that whore. But I’ll let it slide.”Before she utter
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One of the things I hated with a passion in this miserable world was waking up angry—and no one but Andronikos is to blame for it.How dare he walk into my room, all bloody and shit, and tell me that he misses me after ghosting me for God knows how long? And I’m supposed to what? Fall on my knees and thank him for thinking about me?You know what? Fuck that bastard. I don’t have time for his shit today. I had problems at the company to handle, and entertaining his drama wasn’t on my agenda.After taking a shower, I threw on my usual corporate outfit, ignoring the lingering tension from last night, and headed downstairs to the kitchen. But guess who was already there? That’s right—the fucking demon and his obedient hellhound right behind him.I didn’t acknowledge them. Didn’t even give them a glance. I marched straight to the fridge, pulled out the leftovers from last night, and angrily shoved them into the microwave.“Adira,” Andronikos’ voice called to me, smooth yet sharp enough to
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“Stupid, stupid, stupid,” I muttered to myself as I banged my head repeatedly against the shower door.I wasn’t meant to go to her, but somehow, even after trying desperately to avoid her, I found my way to her door. Like a moth to a flame, I couldn’t ignore her presence anymore, and I stupidly sat on her bed, using the faint moonlight streaming through her windows to study her face.I missed her. And though I know it was a stupid move telling her that, I just couldn’t not tell her. And the way she sprang up to help, even when she didn’t have to, just made me more enamored with her—a battle I was constantly losing as the days went on.I meticulously cleaned myself in the shower, trying to avoid wetting the newly wrapped gauze Adira had put on me. Looking at the wounds that were definitely going to add to the stash of scars on my body, my mind couldn’t help but wonder to what had led me to this moment.“Nónos, this is a very stupid idea, and you damn well know it.” I ignored Iason’s r
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The guards, except the unusually happy one, behaved like I didn’t exist. They were like immovable statues—or in the case of the patrolling ones, mobile statues.I won’t lie, I did entertain the thought of putting whip cream on their faces to see if they’d react to that instead. But I ignored that thought after weighing the pros and cons. They probably wouldn’t laugh at my idea of a joke anyway.And yet you wondered what Iason meant when he told you not to do anything stupid. I really need to revisit Dr. Shane and ask for meds to shut my brain down for a while.As the hours dragged on, I found it increasingly irritating that Andronikos managed to ghost me for three days, without so much as a text. It was just the cherry on top of my super aggravating sundae.I decided to head to the kitchen to make myself some dinner. The cheerful third guard, whom I’d nicknamed ‘Smiley’ in my head, followed close behind. His overly enthusiastic footsteps echoed in the otherwise silent apartment.“You
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“A warning Nónos. This person isn’t playing games anymore,” Iason said, his gaze steady as he looked at me from beneath the glasses perched on his nose. We were seated amidst a mess of documents, desperately trying to piece together which enemy might be targeting us–targeting my little flame. Shortly after the attack, we managed to reach my mansion at Sagaponack–my current hideaway from Adira as I was obviously avoiding her. Adira! Shit“Iason, triple the guards tailing Adira. I don’t care about her complaints–they don’t leave her side unless she’s sleeping or shitting. Katanoito?”(Understood?)He nodded sharply. “Will do boss. But we need to figure out who this person is, and why we’re handling it alone?”I looked up at that, surprised and annoyed at his naivety. “Because the possibility of a mole is very high, Iason.” I resumed combing through the papers spread out in front of me. “Now, tell me, how many people knew about the meeting today?” His expression shifted as the realiza
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ADIRA
“Are you absolutely sure you want to spend your vacation in Greece?” my mother asked, her brow furrowed in concentration as she took her time, folding one of my blouses and placing it into the open suitcase.“Yes, Mama.” I replied without looking up, focusing on carefully tucking a bag of my absolute favorite snack—Flamin’ Hot Lays—into my carry-on. “Mykonos is quiet. Peaceful. And after the stress I’ve faced with Baba for the last two years, peace is what I need right now.”My headache made an unwelcome appearance at the mere thought of last night’s argument with my father. Eight years shadowing him, two years as COO, and yet he acted like taking a vacation was a betrayal. My father treated ambition like a battlefield, and I was his faithful soldier, expected to march without rest.Mama sighed, pulling me out of my thoughts, “I just think Greece is too far away. Why not go to Canada instead? I looked it up, and there’s a fantastic gyros spot in Toronto.”“Gyros?” I asked, trying to h...
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