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Sinful Escape The Perfect Lie
Chapter One: The Perfect Lie SERA’S POV The chandelier above me sparkles like a thousand tiny diamonds, its light reflecting off the polished marble floors. Laughter and the gentle clinking of champagne glasses fill the grand ballroom, where New York’s elite parade in their designer gowns and tailored suits. To them, this is just another glamorous charity gala. To me, it’s a prison. I stand at Ethan Carter’s side, the man I once loved—the man I married thinking he was my happily ever after. His grip on my waist is firm, possessive, like he’s staking a claim. He leans in, whispering against my ear, his lips barely brushing my skin. “Smile, Sera. You wouldn’t want our guests to think you’re ungrateful.” Ungrateful. I want to laugh. Instead, I do as I’ve been trained to do—force a smile, sip my champagne, play the role of the devoted wife. The woman who has it all. But I feel hollow. I glance around the room, my gaze landing on Celeste Deveraux—the latest in Ethan’s long line o
Last Updated : 2025-03-21Sinful Escape A Dangerous Gaze
Chapter Two: A Dangerous GazeRAVEN’S POVThe moment she walked in, I knew.I’ve seen her type before—the kind of woman who doesn’t belong in a place like this but steps inside anyway, drawn by something she can’t name.She’s breathtaking.Glossy chestnut hair cascades down her back, her navy dress clinging to a body meant to be worshipped. But it’s her eyes that capture me—haunted, lost, searching.She slides onto a barstool, her hands trembling slightly as she grips the counter.She’s running from something.Or someone.I lean back against the worn leather booth, swirling the dark whiskey in my glass. My usual type is confident, untamed women who know what they want.But this one?She’s unraveling.And I shouldn’t want her.Yet, I can’t look away.The bartender places a glass in front of her. She downs it in one go, then winces as the burn spreads through her.I smirk. Not used to the burn, are you, sweetheart?Her shoulders tense, like she can feel my gaze. Slowly, she turns.Our e
Last Updated : 2025-03-21Sinful Escape A Fire She Can't Extinguish
Chapter Three: A Fire She Can’t ExtinguishSERA’S POVI should leave.I know that.Every rational thought in my head is screaming at me to walk away before I do something I can’t take back.But Raven is too close now, her breath warm against my skin, her scent—something dark and intoxicating—wrapping around me like a drug I can’t resist.She smirks, tilting her head as her fingers graze the inside of my wrist. The touch is barely there, but it sets off a chain reaction beneath my skin, spreading heat through me like wildfire.“You’re shaking,” she murmurs, her voice dripping with amusement.I swallow hard. “I should go.”Her hand slides up my arm, slow, deliberate. “Then go.”But we both know I won’t.Not when my body is betraying me.Not when the air between us is charged with something I don’t understand.She leans in, her lips just a breath away from mine.“You don’t want to go, Sera.”Her voice is silk and sin, and when she trails her fingers down my waist, I let out a soft, shaky
Last Updated : 2025-03-21Sinful Escape Lost in the Fire
Chapter Four: Lost in the FireSERA’S POVI shouldn’t be here.Every step I take away from the crowded bar and deeper into the night with Raven feels like a betrayal. A betrayal to Ethan. A betrayal to my own carefully constructed life. A betrayal to the woman I thought I was.And yet… I keep walking.My fingers tremble as Raven leads me through the dimly lit hallway of her penthouse, the only sound the soft click of my heels against the polished marble floor. The air between us is thick, charged with something I can’t define—something I should be afraid of.But I’m not.I’m burning.And she’s the only one who seems to know how to quench the fire.She stops abruptly, turning to face me. The lights cast shadows across her sharp cheekbones, her dark eyes glinting with amusement and something deeper. Something dangerous.“You’re nervous,” she observes, tilting her head.I swallow hard, willing my hands to stop shaking. “I shouldn’t be here.”She takes a slow step toward me. Then another.
Last Updated : 2025-03-21Sinful Escape Caught Between Fire and Chains
Chapter Five: Caught Between Fire and Chains RAVEN’S POV I wake to the scent of her still lingering on my sheets. Sera. A name that now tastes like sin and satisfaction. The space beside me is empty, but the ghost of her warmth remains. I smirk, stretching lazily against the silk sheets, my body still thrumming from last night. The way she unraveled in my hands, the way she begged without words—God, it was intoxicating. But predictably, she ran. I sit up, grabbing my phone from the bedside table, already knowing she’ll be spiraling. A woman like Sera—someone so caged in her own misery—was bound to wake up drowning in guilt. I type out a message, smirking as I hit send. "You can pretend all you want, but your body doesn’t lie." She’ll read it. She’ll hate herself for wanting more. And then, eventually—she’ll come back. Because women like her always do. I rise from the bed, stretching, my body still buzzing from the thrill of breaking her. And I will break her again. ---
Last Updated : 2025-03-21Sinful Escape Losing Control
Chapter Six: Losing ControlSERA’S POVI shouldn’t be here.Every step I take inside the dimly lit lounge feels like a mistake.Yet, I came anyway.Raven’s text had been circling in my mind all day, sinking into my skin like an unshakable whisper. You can pretend all you want, but your body doesn’t lie.I told myself I wasn’t coming. I told myself last night was a lapse in judgment, a moment of weakness, a mistake. But the moment I received that message, something inside me caved. Now, here I am, standing in the middle of a luxurious, low-lit lounge, searching the crowd for the one person I should be running from.And then, I see her.Raven.She sits at the bar, legs crossed, one arm draped casually over the back of the chair, as if she owns the entire room. A dark drink swirls in her hand, and when our eyes lock, a knowing smirk curves her lips.My heart slams against my ribs.She doesn’t wave me over. She doesn’t have to. Her eyes are a silent invitation, a challenge.I force myself
Last Updated : 2025-03-21Sinful Escape Shackled in Betrayal
Chapter Seven: Shackled in BetrayalSERA’S POVI sit at the edge of our bed, my hands gripping the silk sheets as if they can anchor me to something real. My skin still burns from Ethan’s touch, but it’s not desire coursing through my veins—it’s disgust. It’s fury.I can still hear the way he slurred her name—Celeste.Not mine.Never mine.I stare at my reflection in the vanity mirror. My lips are swollen, but not from passion. My wrists bear faint red marks where he had gripped too tightly.I am nothing but his possession.His wife.A title that once meant something. A title that now shackles me to a man who parades his mistresses in front of me, knowing I can’t leave.I suck in a sharp breath and stand, wrapping my robe tightly around me as I march downstairs. My body aches from last night, from the weight of everything I refuse to process. But I don’t stop moving. I won’t let myself fall apart—not here, not yet.Ethan is in the dining room, dressed in a crisp suit, sipping coffee a
Last Updated : 2025-03-26Sinful Escape A Forbidden Escape
Sinful EscapeChapter Eight: A Forbidden EscapeSERA’S POVI follow Raven. I don’t think—I just move.The gala is a blur behind me, the laughter and clinking glasses fading into a distant hum. My heart pounds as I slip through the grand ballroom doors and into the cool night air. My breath comes in shallow gasps, my body still trembling from the fury, the humiliation.Ethan. Celeste. The bracelet.The way he looked at me like I was nothing.Like I was trapped.But right now, standing in the moonlight with Raven’s eyes burning into me, I don’t feel trapped. I feel seen.She leans against a sleek black car parked at the edge of the driveway, her dark dress clinging to her in all the right ways. A cigarette dangles between her fingers, the tip glowing as she takes a slow drag. She doesn’t speak right away. She just watches me—assessing, waiting.Then, finally, her lips curve into that knowing smirk.“You looked like you were about to kill someone in there.”I let out a bitter laugh, cros
Last Updated : 2025-04-01
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Sinful Escape Fire and Chains
Season 2 Chapter 4: Fire and ChainsSera / Arianna POV"You think you're in control," Leon's voice cut through the silence like a whip. "But you're not. Not in my world. And certainly not in his."I didn’t flinch. Not even as he slammed the thick dossier onto the table, the contents spilling out like secrets desperate to be told. Pictures. Blueprints. Schedules. Everything I had pulled together on Ethan Carter’s current operations. And the little detour I’d taken the night before to tail Raven."You disobeyed me," he continued, pacing, barely restrained anger radiating off him. "I told you to wait. To plan. You ran off like a damned amateur.""I'm not your puppet, Leon. I do things my way," I said, my voice calm but laced with steel. I was still catching my breath from the chase last night—so close to seeing Raven's face up close, only for Leon to pull me out before Ethan’s guards circled back.His gaze burned into mine, dark eyes unreadable. "No, you're not my puppet. But you're unde
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Sinful Escape The Making of Arianna Vale
Season 2 Chapter 2: The Making of Arianna ValeArianna's POVThe club was thick with smoke, dimly lit by red and violet hues that painted shadows on the gilded walls. I wore a deep crimson dress that clung to me like a second skin, the slit high enough to make kings forget their names. My heels clicked against the marble as I moved through the crowd, every step a silent declaration—Arianna Vale was no one’s prey.Leon had told me that tonight was a test. The inner circle watched everything. The mission was simple on the surface: seduce Lord Nikos Alvarez, an arms kingpin from the south, and secure his signature on a weapons trade deal. But nothing in the Mafia world was ever truly simple.I spotted Nikos lounging in a private booth, two women beside him, both too drunk to know where they were. His dark eyes flicked to me as I approached, predatory curiosity flashing across his face."Mind if I interrupt, gentlemen?" I asked, my voice laced with sultry confidence.He waved the girls aw
Sinful Escape Rebirth
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Sinful Escape Season 2 Synopsis
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Sinful Escape The Birth of a Monster
Chapter 40: The Birth of a Monster (Finale) POV – Sera CarterI sat there, numb. The cold metal of the chair beneath me dug into my skin, but I didn’t feel it. Not really. My hands were trembling, but not from fear. No, that emotion had long since burned away.I was broken. Shattered. Humiliated.I had been played—completely and utterly played.I could still hear their laughter, the way Ethan and Raven kissed in front of me, savoring my destruction like a victory feast. They thought they had won.They thought I would stay in this prison, forgotten, discarded like trash.They thought I would die here.They were wrong.I would not be broken. I would not be forgotten. I would not die in this cell.I would become something else. Something worse. Something monstrous.I had nothing left to lose. And a woman with nothing left to lose? That’s the most dangerous thing in the world.---Breaking Down, Then HardeningThe first night in my cell, I let myself break.I wept. Not just for what I lo
Sinful Escape A Shocking Twist
Chapter 39: A Shocking TwistSera PovI sat in the courtroom, wrists bound in cold metal cuffs, my heart pounding so violently i could hear the rush of blood in my ears. The judge’s voice droned on, listing the charges against me—attempted murder, fraud, obstruction of justice, and now, the most damning of all: the murder of Celeste Deveraux.I clenched my fists under the table, trying to steady myself, trying to grasp the nightmare i had been thrown into. How had it come to this? Just days ago, I thought I had won. Ethan was dead. I was free.But now…The doors at the back of the courtroom creaked open. A hush fell over the room. I turned my head toward the sound, My breath caught in my throat.A figure strode in, his presence commanding, his face impossibly familiar.Ethan Carter.Alive.Gasps erupted from the audience. Even the judge looked momentarily stunned before banging the gavel for silence.I froze, My entire world shattering into dust. This couldn’t be real. This had to be
Sinful Escape Framed For Murder
Chapter 38– Framed for MurderSera’s POVI was dreaming when they came for me.Or maybe it was a nightmare.The sharp knock at my apartment door yanked me out of the restless haze of sleep, my mind still tangled in the memory of her. Raven’s voice, Raven’s smirk, the cold finality of her words—I was never who you thought I was.I didn’t have time to fully wake up before the second knock came—louder, more forceful.And then—BANG.The door burst open.Bright lights flooded the room. Shadows moved. Voices shouted.“Sera Carter, hands where we can see them!”Adrenaline slammed through my veins. Police.Before I could react, hands grabbed my arms, yanking me out of bed. Cold metal snapped around my wrists.“Wha—What the hell is going on?” My voice was hoarse, still thick with sleep.They forced me up, dragging me across the room. I fought, twisting, my heart pounding in my ears.“You’re under arrest for the murder of Celeste Deveraux.”The world stopped.Celeste. Dead?I barely registered
Sinful Escape The Truth in Shadows
Chapter 37 – The Truth in ShadowsSera’s POVRaven was gone..Not just missing, not just hiding—but truly, completely gone.And that wasn’t something I could accept.The city pulsed around me, cold and indifferent as I drove through its streets, my grip iron-tight on the wheel. I had been searching for two days straight—digging through old contacts, calling in favors, chasing every thread of information that even remotely smelled like her.But every lead was a dead end.And Raven Blackwood was a ghost.She always had been. Even when she was right in front of me, there was always something unreadable in her eyes, a secret she never let slip. I had convinced myself that, in time, she would trust me enough to let me in.But now I knew better.She had never intended to stay.And the worst part?She had expected me to chase her.That realization burned through me, equal parts fury and heartbreak.But if she thought she could disappear without facing me one last time—she was dead wrong.---
