WARNING ⚠️ PG 18 THIS BOOK CONTAINS SENSITIVE CONTENT, READERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED. "For every pain you have made me feel," I whispered, "you will feel ten times more." The wind carried my words away. "I will make sure every member of your family feels the same pain and torment you forced upon me." I stepped back, further into the shadows. "The sins of the father," I murmured, "will be visited upon his children.” ******************************************** Betrayed by her boyfriend, Ruby watched her family gruesomely murdered. She was defiled by her parent's killers and left to the cold hands of death, However, it seems fate had so much in store for her, As she was Saved by a Ruthless Mafia lord, Kairo, driven by Rage, and Betrayal, and pain of losing her loved ones, Ruby vowed to get her revenge on Harlow's family. Unexpectedly, Ruby finds love amid her revenge, caught between carrying out her revenge or accepting her feelings. Will she be able to get her revenge on the Harlow family? Or will she give it all up for the sake of love?
View MoreRuby’s POVI hadn’t expected things to move this fast.Richard Harlow was a fool. He was the kind of man who craved attention like a hungry dog. He had a wife, children and an empire to protect, but none of that mattered the second I walked into his life. He was weak enough to fall for any woman who made him feel wanted, so I used that weakness against him.Two weeks. That was all it took.Every night after work, I met him in his private suite, playing the role of the devoted lover. I let him believe he was my entire world, that I adored him and that I couldn’t live without him. It disgusted me, touching and sleeping with the man who had destroyed my family, but it was necessary. He needed to trust me completely before I made my move.He was obsessed with me now. Even at work, he couldn’t go a day without calling me into his office, finding an excuse to keep me close. A man in his fifties acting like a lovesick fool. I had him exactly where I wanted him.And then I pushed for more.
Ruby’s POV (Ten years later...) I stared at my reflection, studying the face I had worn for the past ten years. It was still strange, even after all this time. Kairo had chosen it for me; it was a face that wouldn’t draw too much attention, yet beautiful enough to slip into any room unnoticed until it was too late. The changes weren’t drastic. A nose job to soften my features, liposuction to refine my jawline and my once-blonde hair was now dyed black. I dragged a hand through the strands, letting them fall over my shoulders. The woman staring back wasn’t the girl I used to be. That girl had died along with her family. Now, I was someone else. I was The Ghost. That was what they called me in the mafia underworld. It was a name that was whispered with fear. A name I had earned through blood and fire. Kairo had trained me to be untouchable, ruthless and precise. And when the time came, I would make sure Richard and Jason Harlow paid for everything they had done. But first, I had t
Ruby’s POV The hospital room was stuffy, filled with air that had been trapped too long. I hadn’t left the bed in four days, barely eating and barely speaking. I didn’t want to. I hadn’t even turned on the TV. But when I finally did, I wished I hadn’t. The news reports rolled across the screen, detached and polished, delivered by a woman with too-perfect hair. A massacre, that’s what she called it. My father, my mother and my older brother Gabriel. All gone. The footage blurred, but I caught enough. Yellow tape, a broken window, blood smeared across marble floors. Then my name. The reporters said I was dead too. My stomach was tying itself in knots just watching this, but the next part made my heart turn to ice. The company had already replaced my father. A new CEO had stepped in already, barely a week after his death: Richard Harlow. And right beside him, standing like he belonged there, was a face I knew too well. Jason. I gasped and gripped the remote so hard that a few butto
Ruby's POVI heard the gunshot before I saw them fall. My feet wouldn’t move. My heart thundered as my mouth went dry with horror. When I finally looked up, I saw the lifeless bodies of my parents lying on the ground of our living room. Blood pooled around them, and their eyes stared blankly ahead.“NO!" I screamed. "Mom! Dad!"I tried to run toward them, but rough hands grabbed me.“Let me go!” I screeched, struggling against the grip that held me back. The man’s fingers dug into my arms as he yanked me away. I twisted and kicked but it was useless.“Mom! Dad!” I screamed again, but they didn’t move. They couldn’t move.And then I saw him. Jason. My Jason.He stood there, next to his father with the cruelest smile I’d ever seen on his face. It was a twisted and malicious thing. Jason, the boy I trusted. The boy I thought loved me.“What is this?” I asked. "Jason, answer me!"Jason didn’t answer. He just looked at me, his lips curving upward as if this was some kind of sick game to
Ruby's POVI heard the gunshot before I saw them fall. My feet wouldn’t move. My heart thundered as my mouth went dry with horror. When I finally looked up, I saw the lifeless bodies of my parents lying on the ground of our living room. Blood pooled around them, and their eyes stared blankly ahead.“NO!" I screamed. "Mom! Dad!"I tried to run toward them, but rough hands grabbed me.“Let me go!” I screeched, struggling against the grip that held me back. The man’s fingers dug into my arms as he yanked me away. I twisted and kicked but it was useless.“Mom! Dad!” I screamed again, but they didn’t move. They couldn’t move.And then I saw him. Jason. My Jason.He stood there, next to his father with the cruelest smile I’d ever seen on his face. It was a twisted and malicious thing. Jason, the boy I trusted. The boy I thought loved me.“What is this?” I asked. "Jason, answer me!"Jason didn’t answer. He just looked at me, his lips curving upward as if this was some kind of sick game to ...
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