Shadows Of Perfection: The Mafia’s Prey

Shadows Of Perfection: The Mafia’s Prey

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Sacrifices must be made and I made the most absurd sacrifice. For Who? Vaughn Saint McCarthy is the golden boy of his family, an upcoming lawyer who will one day make his family proud. Everyone looks up to him and I'm completely different from him. I'm a Mafia Lord. He wants to save the world, I want to destroy the world. I want to destroy him and his family. I have an old scar, and I'm not going to rest till I settle scores and destroy the image of the golden boy. Everything was just a plan to destroy him and his family. Break him in every way possible. I want to destroy him but I only end up breaking myself. ….. I'm not who they think I am. I have fantasies which I'm scared to explore all because I have an image to uphold, but he brought out those fantasies in me. I wanted to find him, but he found me instead and vowed to ruin me in the worst ways possible. THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE MM BOOK.

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La Bete “And the best law student of the year goes to Vaughn Saint-McCarthy!!” The emcee announces and the crowd erupts into cheers as ‘the best law student of the year,’ emerges to collect his award. “Vaughn Saint-McCarthy.” His name rolls out of my tongue casually and I scoff, my eyes glued on the TV in front of me. Anyone who would see me now will think that I'm the biggest fan of Vaughn but I'm going to be his worst enemy and I will strike him where he would least expect it. Flashes from that night come flooding back and I clench my jaw tight. The scar on my face reflects on a nearby mirror. Seeing these scars does nothing but rub salt on my old wound. Vaughn begins to give his damned acceptance speech and I angrily stand up from the couch. I have no fucking interest in listening to whatever shit he has to say. My only interest is destroying the whole Saint-McCarthy family and I will do just that. In a fit of rage, I stride over to the TV and snatch it up, slamming it to...

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I just love the banter between Vaughn and keiran. lol
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Prologue
La Bete “And the best law student of the year goes to Vaughn Saint-McCarthy!!” The emcee announces and the crowd erupts into cheers as ‘the best law student of the year,’ emerges to collect his award. “Vaughn Saint-McCarthy.” His name rolls out of my tongue casually and I scoff, my eyes glued on the TV in front of me. Anyone who would see me now will think that I'm the biggest fan of Vaughn but I'm going to be his worst enemy and I will strike him where he would least expect it. Flashes from that night come flooding back and I clench my jaw tight. The scar on my face reflects on a nearby mirror. Seeing these scars does nothing but rub salt on my old wound. Vaughn begins to give his damned acceptance speech and I angrily stand up from the couch. I have no fucking interest in listening to whatever shit he has to say. My only interest is destroying the whole Saint-McCarthy family and I will do just that. In a fit of rage, I stride over to the TV and snatch it up, slamming it to
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1- Vaughn
VaughnLife can be so….exhausting. Putting on fake smiles and keeping your real feelings bottled up can be the hardest thing to do. Trying to please people when I'm not pleased, myself. I'm not happy, I'm fucking sad and depressed. It's so tiring trying to be the golden boy of the family. Everyone thinks I'm the perfect kid. Vaughn Saint-McCarthy, the easygoing son of the Saint-McCarthy family. But everything is just a facade. None of this shit is real. I'm not a saint. I have desires. Desires that I can't even talk to anyone about. I will be frowned upon if I show the real me. This is not me and I'm fed up with not being me. I just won an award today for the best law student in my law firm, and I'm supposed to be happy, but I'm not. My fellow lawyers are all celebrating in a downtown bar and here I am in this bar, alone. And wallowing myself in drinks. I'll prefer to drink alone and drag my drunk ass back home. I fill up my cup with whiskey, and when I take a gulp, I feel my ches
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2- Vaughn
Vaughn The stench of vomit fills the air and I can hear the stranger curse, as I lay tiredly on him, not moving an inch, though I just vomited on him. We are both soiled with vomit and I can feel some on my face. My head is spinning so bad, but I hear someone call boss. “Boss?” My head is a jumble of mess as my furrows squeeze wondering who the boss is. Is it the handsome stranger? “I’ll take it from here.” I hear him say and then, he begins to drag my drunk ass out of the bar. Just when we get outside, I hear him curse under his breath as he yanks me roughly away from his body. He pushes me, but I don't fall to the ground, instead, I stagger backwards, my back resting on a car. I can't tell if it's mine or someone else. It's dark and my sight is blurry. “Bloody hell!!!!” The stranger curses, pure anger and hatred evident in his voice. My lashes flutter as I let out a low grunt, watching as he pulls off his suit jacket, and then he throws it at my face. “Disgusting.” He curses an
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3- Vaughn
Vaughn It's been two weeks of total confusion and two weeks of me walking on eggshells. I actually expected to see my name on TV. The news of me being exposed for what I revealed to that stranger that night, but none of that happened. It was like that night never happened and to date, I've not heard from him. It's like he doesn't even exist. His words are still ringing in my head, him saying that he was going to see me soon. Why? And who is he? I've tried looking him up, a handsome man with an interesting scar, but I find nothing. That early morning, I woke up still sitting in the same spot he left me. I was so damned embarrassed and I was very grateful that it was still kind of dark, unless people would have seen me. I rushed into my car and drove off. Taking something with me, his suit jacket. I had it dry cleaned and it's still hanging in my room. I know he's rich. The jacket was a designer that literally cost millions, causing me to wonder more about his identity. I'm g
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4- Vaughn
Vaughn My palms are sweating as I nervously sit on the couch, all the memories of that night, reaching in my head. Memories of me telling him about my fantasies and, fuck! What is he doing here?“So the deal is going to be finalized as soon as you sign the papers, Mr Thorn,” Dad says and finally, he removes his gaze from me. He has been staring. And I hate his stares. “I'm going to give you the money, but on one condition.” His deep voice rings in my ears, bringing back memories and feelings. Damn it! I should leave. I need to leave. “Sure, Mr Thorn. I will give you anything.” Dad laughs, but no expression appears on the stranger, who I've come to know that his name is Mr Thorn face. “You see, I require a marriage partner and you seem to have what I'm looking for.” His eyes land back on me and I shift uncomfortably, Wren smiling widely as she sits beside me. “A partner? Are you interested in Wren?” An amused look appears on Dad’s face and I know that he's not going to think twice
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5- Vaughn
Vaughn “This cannot happen!!” Wren states, angrily pacing around the room. She's been fuming since Dad passed the news. And me? I don't even know what to say. Keiran gives me chills and I'm going to be married to him in hours. Why do I feel like he's up to something? We met in the bar, I made a fool out of myself and blurted out that I was gay. The next thing is seeing Keiran in my house offering money and proposing marriage. This is so absurd. “Y…yo…you just agreed.” She hisses in displeasure and she keeps on walking around. She has been doing that since Keiran left after promising to send the marriage papers. And me? I just stood, leaning on the wall as I thought about my life and his last words kept ringing in my head. ‘Welcome to hell.’ “Dad, do something. You can't make Vaughn marry Keiran. What about me? They are men. My brother is straight and I'm just the perfect person for this. But you….” Wren's voice trails off and she catches her lips in between her teeth, bitin
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6- Kieran
Keiran The plan worked. I did it. Vaughn is now in my clutches and I’m going to break him to pieces, then do the same to his damned family. They don’t know what’s coming for them. The wrath of La Bete will soon be upon them and then, Reynolds will wish that he killed me that night. I smile to myself as I look at the marriage papers in my hands. He signed them. Vaughn and I are officially married for the next three months, this was a last-minute decision. The sister was supposed to be the one I would marry, but I immediately lost interest and even lost more interest when I saw her face. She does not fascinate me like her brother does. And what’s more fun than pushing the buttons of a well-cultured man who’s hiding that he’s gay? I’m going to humiliate Vaughn. I will tarnish his reputation so that he will not be the same ‘Golden boy again’. I'm going to destroy him to the point that he will walk around with his head facing the ground. I fold the paper neatly and I put it in a drawer
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7- Vaughn
Vaughn I'm angry. I'm so very angry that it feels like I'll erupt any time soon. Of course, I signed the wedding papers and now I'm married and in my husband's house. How absurd??? He's wealthy for his age. I don't even know his age. I don't even know him too well. He sent Wren out of his house and I just came to this room and slammed the door, locking it. I walked into any room but I knew it was not his. The room is empty, so I'll make it mine now. While I stay here for three fucking months. After I settle in, I begin to do my research on Keiran Thorn. There's nothing much about him online. I couldn't find anything!!! No news, no nothing. There is nothing about him. I only found a photo and it's a photo of when he attended an event. The photo went viral because people kept gushing about how handsome he was. ‘The most handsome scar ever.’ This is what most of the headlines say. Handsome my foot!I remain indoors for a while and when I finally step out, it's after I shower and get a
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8- Vaughn
Vaughn I did not step out of my room the whole day and when I finally did the next day, it was because I was starving. I needed something to eat. The house is quiet and I don’t think Keiran keeps house workers around. Aside from the guards that I’ve been catching a glimpse of. They don’t come into his house unless the man that keeps following him around like a shadow. I find my way to the kitchen and make a quick breakfast of bread toast, just when I’m about to finish eating, I hear a voice. “Do you know that it can be poisoned?” I jolt and I lift my head to see Keiran standing by the door, with his legs crossed and a smirk plastered on his face. “I’d rather die than to see your face every day,” I utter in a point-blank tone and I resume with my breakfast. “Where’s my food? You should be romantic at least and make your husband his breakfast.” He chuckles and it sounds more taunting as he walks fully into the kitchen. “What part of staying away from me don’t you understand? Act li
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9-Vaughn
Vaughn News about me was circulating. Apparently, someone just started the rumours of me being gay and everyone has been taking it seriously. Fuck! As I sit in the car, I don't even know the next step to take as I think hard. I'm indeed gay, but no one is supposed to know about it and nor should they find out that I have a damned husband. They should not know about it. Who started this rumour out of nowhere? I contemplate not going to work and just allow things to die down before going. But on second thought, I decided to go. Is this the surprise that Keiran was talking about? Did Keiran do this? Did he start these stupid rumours? My phone began to blow up with calls and messages that I had to turn off my phone. I will have to go to the office and clear things up. I don't want any stain on my reputation and I don't want anyone to know about the real me. I soon arrive at the firm and the first person I meet is Zoey. She holds a worried look on her face, and I know that she is sec
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