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What’s going on?

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last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-11 08:00:04

RAFAEL

I stood at the edge of the dock, the wind biting through my coat as I checked my watch again. The ocean was calm tonight, but my gut wasn’t. I didn’t like this kind of silence, it always meant something was coming. And not always a shipment.

We were early. I didn’t believe in being late to things that could cost me my life or millions of dollars.

A few headlights blinked in the distance, bouncing off the stacked containers, and I tensed. But then I saw him.

Alessio.

I glanced sideways… Bella was walking toward him. I matched her pace as we made our way to him.

Alessio didn’t wait for pleasantries.

"What do you want from me again?" he snapped as soon as we were within range, his voice echoing slightly against the metal around us.

Then he turned to Bella, eyes narrowing.

"You," he said, with a short laugh. "I trusted you. I actually thought you were depressed, genuinely spiraling." He shook his head and scoffed. "And then you used it. Played the poor broken girl card on me. Wicke
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    RAFAELI stood frozen behind the half-transparent glass, my hands clenched into fists at my sides as I watched Bella and the other doctors battling to keep Ryan alive.He looked lifeless.Machines beeped frantically. One of the nurses barked an order. Bella’s face was tight with panic, but her hands moved with the sharp precision of someone refusing to lose. Still, I could see the fear in her eyes.Ryan’s chest barely moved. There were tubes everywhere. Blood.God.I pressed my forehead against the cool surface of the glass and shut my eyes for a split second. Don’t die… please don’t die. I didn’t care who was listening… I prayed. I begged. I would’ve made deals with the damn devil if it meant hearing him laugh again.I couldn’t take it anymore.I spun around and stormed down the corridor, barely registering the people I passed. My blood was boiling, my vision tunneling.Ricardo.He was in his room. Comfortable. Alive. Breathing. While Ryan was fighting for every second.I didn’t even

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-12
  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    You’re crying

    RAFAELI hurried my footsteps, ignoring the ache in my legs, the burning in my chest. The sound of that flatline echoed in my skull like a siren screaming death.No.No, no, no…I reached the room and my heart nearly came out of my mouth. My knees buckled the moment I saw it.That white sheet.Pulled up over a still body.No movement. No beeping machines. Just… silence.I stumbled to the ground, my palms hitting the cold, sterile tiles, my breath catching in my throat like a noose. Tears welled up fast. One fell. Then another. Then they all came crashing down.He can’t be dead.He can’t be.“Ryan,” I gasped out. “No… please… God, no…”I crawled closer, like if I just got a little nearer I’d find out it wasn’t true. That maybe I was wrong. That maybe it was someone else.But the blood.The silence.The goddamn sheet.My hand shook as I reached out, not even sure what I was doing. Just needing something. A touch. A sign. Anything.My chest ached so hard I thought I’d throw up. I couldn’

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-13
  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception     I wasn’t that girl anymore

    BELLA“I think Ricardo has powers.”Michael blinked. “Come again?”I leaned back against the chair in his room, arms folded, my heart still racing from everything that had happened. “I said… I think he has powers. Like, actual powers. Like stopping-time kind of powers.”Michael stared at me like I had grown a third eye. “What the hell are you talking about?”I turned my gaze to the floor, chewing the inside of my cheek before sighing. “Remember that camera you gave me? The one I planted in Ricardo’s room?”His brows drew together. “Yeah…”“Well,” I said, voice lower now, “I watched the footage. All of it. Even the parts after… the threesome.”Michael gave me a look. “Really didn't need the reminder.”I rolled my eyes. “Get over it.”He said nothing.I continued. “I saw Ricardo talking to himself… not like ‘talking in the mirror’ kind of way, but like he was fighting something inside. He said he had powers. That he could’ve saved Ryan. That he… stopped time before. He was pissed that h

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-14
  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    It was my turn

    CHAPTER FORTY BELLA The floor felt like it dropped beneath me. My throat went dry. “W-what? A camera?” Marco nodded. “Yeah. Hidden in the wall behind the bookshelf. He’s pissed. Wants everyone in the main hall.” I swallowed, my mind scrambling for a way out. “Do… do we know who put it there?” Marco gave a humorless smile. “That’s what he’s trying to find out.” And just like that, my legs moved on their own, dragging me down the hall beside Marco, my heart pounding so hard I thought it might crack a rib. He found the camera. He found it. And if anyone even suspected it was me… I was done. Dead. Finished. I kept my face composed, but inside, I was spiraling. I needed a plan. Fast. And for the first time tonight, I wondered if maybe… just maybe… playing with Ricardo’s mind was a game I wasn’t equipped to win. We reached the main hall, and sure enough, everyone was already gathered… bodyguards, associates, maids, even a few of the drivers. I slipped away from Marco’s sid

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-15
  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    This was it.

    BELLAThe shaman's eyes found me.And everything stopped.He didn’t smile. Didn’t blink. Just stared. Like he was looking through me, into every lie I’d ever told, every secret I was keeping, every breath I shouldn't have taken.My feet felt glued to the floor, my body screaming to run, but it was useless. I couldn’t even twitch.He stepped forward.No words. Just that unreadable expression as he extended his hand toward mine.This was it.I closed my eyes, willing myself not to cry. If I was going to die, I’d at least do it with some dignity.My fingers twitched toward his, and…A loud crash echoed from the second floor, followed by hurried footsteps and a voice shouting, “Ryan just woke up! Something’s wrong with him!”My eyes flew open.Every head in the hall turned toward the sound.Ricardo’s did too. His entire face changed. A young guard, wide-eyed and breathless, pushed through the crowd. “He’s awake, sir. But he’s… he's not right. He's shaking. Speaking gibberish.”Ricardo di

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-16
  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    Accomplice

    RICARDOAt this point, I was so fucking angry, I could hardly think straight.Ryan was still in the hospital, looking like death himself.I hadn’t slept properly in days, still trying to figure out the best way to hit Matteo back where it hurt.And now… this.Some random bastard planting a goddamn camera in my room.A guy we’ve never seen before. Not staff. Not a visitor. Not anyone with clearance. Just a ghost who somehow walked into my building like it was a public park and tried to spy on us.Unforgivable.Another punch landed. A wet smack of skin on skin. I didn’t flinch.The guy let out a grunt through bloodied lips, but still didn’t speak. His head lolled forward, chest rising and falling.I watched Luis step back, shaking out his fist. “He’s not talking.”“No shit,” I muttered, rising from my seat. My bones ached from sitting too long, my jaw locked tight as I crossed the floor toward him.I stopped a few feet away, arms folded. “What’s his name?”“The tech guy ran it,” Gabe sa

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-18
  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    Low moans

    RYANI caused this.The thought twisted in my mind as I stood before Ricardo, the man I had spent years hunting.Four months of watching him lose his mind over his own body’s betrayal. He had no idea that his impotence was my doing.To get close to him, I had conspired with his private doctor, slipping a drug into his system that slowly wrecked his ability to have sex. Every failed attempt, every frustrated outburst… it was all orchestrated by me. And now, standing here in front of him, I was about to undo it.Not out of mercy. Not out of guilt.I was going to fix him so that I could kill him.I’d kill him. Just like he killed my mother.Ricardo sat on the couch, legs spread, his fingers tapping against his knee. His dark eyes were locked onto mine. "You really think you can fix this?”I forced a neutral expression, keeping my posture relaxed. "I wouldn't be here if I couldn't."Reaching into my medical bag, I pulled out a syringe filled with the antidote. A mixture designed to counte

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-14
  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    A change

    RYANI was so shocked I couldn't move.The man standing in the doorway looked exactly like Ricardo.No. That wasn’t possible.My heart raced as I stared at him, my mind trying so hard to make sense of what I was seeing. A twin? Ricardo had a fucking twin?What the fuck?My pulse pounded in my ears, drowning out every other sound in the room. This wasn’t part of the plan. I came here to kill the man who murdered my mother. But now… now I didn’t even know if I had the right one.Why the hell didn’t Lucas tell me about this? Why…"Ryan!"Ricardo’s sharp voice snapped me out of my spiraling thoughts.I blinked, refocusing on him, but his gaze was already locked onto the syringe still clutched in my hand."What the fuck are you holding, Doc?" His voice was lower now.My grip tightened around the syringe. My mind scrambled for a response. "It's a booster," I said smoothly. "It helps speed up the effect of the antidote."Ricardo laughed, shaking his head as he turned toward the man standing

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-14

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  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    Accomplice

    RICARDOAt this point, I was so fucking angry, I could hardly think straight.Ryan was still in the hospital, looking like death himself.I hadn’t slept properly in days, still trying to figure out the best way to hit Matteo back where it hurt.And now… this.Some random bastard planting a goddamn camera in my room.A guy we’ve never seen before. Not staff. Not a visitor. Not anyone with clearance. Just a ghost who somehow walked into my building like it was a public park and tried to spy on us.Unforgivable.Another punch landed. A wet smack of skin on skin. I didn’t flinch.The guy let out a grunt through bloodied lips, but still didn’t speak. His head lolled forward, chest rising and falling.I watched Luis step back, shaking out his fist. “He’s not talking.”“No shit,” I muttered, rising from my seat. My bones ached from sitting too long, my jaw locked tight as I crossed the floor toward him.I stopped a few feet away, arms folded. “What’s his name?”“The tech guy ran it,” Gabe sa

  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    This was it.

    BELLAThe shaman's eyes found me.And everything stopped.He didn’t smile. Didn’t blink. Just stared. Like he was looking through me, into every lie I’d ever told, every secret I was keeping, every breath I shouldn't have taken.My feet felt glued to the floor, my body screaming to run, but it was useless. I couldn’t even twitch.He stepped forward.No words. Just that unreadable expression as he extended his hand toward mine.This was it.I closed my eyes, willing myself not to cry. If I was going to die, I’d at least do it with some dignity.My fingers twitched toward his, and…A loud crash echoed from the second floor, followed by hurried footsteps and a voice shouting, “Ryan just woke up! Something’s wrong with him!”My eyes flew open.Every head in the hall turned toward the sound.Ricardo’s did too. His entire face changed. A young guard, wide-eyed and breathless, pushed through the crowd. “He’s awake, sir. But he’s… he's not right. He's shaking. Speaking gibberish.”Ricardo di

  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    It was my turn

    CHAPTER FORTY BELLA The floor felt like it dropped beneath me. My throat went dry. “W-what? A camera?” Marco nodded. “Yeah. Hidden in the wall behind the bookshelf. He’s pissed. Wants everyone in the main hall.” I swallowed, my mind scrambling for a way out. “Do… do we know who put it there?” Marco gave a humorless smile. “That’s what he’s trying to find out.” And just like that, my legs moved on their own, dragging me down the hall beside Marco, my heart pounding so hard I thought it might crack a rib. He found the camera. He found it. And if anyone even suspected it was me… I was done. Dead. Finished. I kept my face composed, but inside, I was spiraling. I needed a plan. Fast. And for the first time tonight, I wondered if maybe… just maybe… playing with Ricardo’s mind was a game I wasn’t equipped to win. We reached the main hall, and sure enough, everyone was already gathered… bodyguards, associates, maids, even a few of the drivers. I slipped away from Marco’s sid

  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception     I wasn’t that girl anymore

    BELLA“I think Ricardo has powers.”Michael blinked. “Come again?”I leaned back against the chair in his room, arms folded, my heart still racing from everything that had happened. “I said… I think he has powers. Like, actual powers. Like stopping-time kind of powers.”Michael stared at me like I had grown a third eye. “What the hell are you talking about?”I turned my gaze to the floor, chewing the inside of my cheek before sighing. “Remember that camera you gave me? The one I planted in Ricardo’s room?”His brows drew together. “Yeah…”“Well,” I said, voice lower now, “I watched the footage. All of it. Even the parts after… the threesome.”Michael gave me a look. “Really didn't need the reminder.”I rolled my eyes. “Get over it.”He said nothing.I continued. “I saw Ricardo talking to himself… not like ‘talking in the mirror’ kind of way, but like he was fighting something inside. He said he had powers. That he could’ve saved Ryan. That he… stopped time before. He was pissed that h

  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    You’re crying

    RAFAELI hurried my footsteps, ignoring the ache in my legs, the burning in my chest. The sound of that flatline echoed in my skull like a siren screaming death.No.No, no, no…I reached the room and my heart nearly came out of my mouth. My knees buckled the moment I saw it.That white sheet.Pulled up over a still body.No movement. No beeping machines. Just… silence.I stumbled to the ground, my palms hitting the cold, sterile tiles, my breath catching in my throat like a noose. Tears welled up fast. One fell. Then another. Then they all came crashing down.He can’t be dead.He can’t be.“Ryan,” I gasped out. “No… please… God, no…”I crawled closer, like if I just got a little nearer I’d find out it wasn’t true. That maybe I was wrong. That maybe it was someone else.But the blood.The silence.The goddamn sheet.My hand shook as I reached out, not even sure what I was doing. Just needing something. A touch. A sign. Anything.My chest ached so hard I thought I’d throw up. I couldn’

  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception     I was into him

    RAFAELI stood frozen behind the half-transparent glass, my hands clenched into fists at my sides as I watched Bella and the other doctors battling to keep Ryan alive.He looked lifeless.Machines beeped frantically. One of the nurses barked an order. Bella’s face was tight with panic, but her hands moved with the sharp precision of someone refusing to lose. Still, I could see the fear in her eyes.Ryan’s chest barely moved. There were tubes everywhere. Blood.God.I pressed my forehead against the cool surface of the glass and shut my eyes for a split second. Don’t die… please don’t die. I didn’t care who was listening… I prayed. I begged. I would’ve made deals with the damn devil if it meant hearing him laugh again.I couldn’t take it anymore.I spun around and stormed down the corridor, barely registering the people I passed. My blood was boiling, my vision tunneling.Ricardo.He was in his room. Comfortable. Alive. Breathing. While Ryan was fighting for every second.I didn’t even

  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    What’s going on?

    RAFAELI stood at the edge of the dock, the wind biting through my coat as I checked my watch again. The ocean was calm tonight, but my gut wasn’t. I didn’t like this kind of silence, it always meant something was coming. And not always a shipment.We were early. I didn’t believe in being late to things that could cost me my life or millions of dollars.A few headlights blinked in the distance, bouncing off the stacked containers, and I tensed. But then I saw him.Alessio.I glanced sideways… Bella was walking toward him. I matched her pace as we made our way to him.Alessio didn’t wait for pleasantries."What do you want from me again?" he snapped as soon as we were within range, his voice echoing slightly against the metal around us.Then he turned to Bella, eyes narrowing."You," he said, with a short laugh. "I trusted you. I actually thought you were depressed, genuinely spiraling." He shook his head and scoffed. "And then you used it. Played the poor broken girl card on me. Wicke

  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    My heart dropped

    RICARDO"I should’ve fucking used it!" I roared, slamming my fist into the wall so hard the plaster cracked beneath my knuckles. "I should’ve stopped the goddamn time!"The rage in my chest was a wildfire, my breathing came in sharp bursts, my vision red with fury and self-loathing. I could still see it… Ryan collapsing into my arms, the life draining from his eyes, his blood warm and sticky on my hands.I had the power to change that. I could’ve changed it.I should’ve.I paced the length of the room like a madman, fists clenched, every nerve in my body shaking with guilt.Why didn’t I use it? Why the fuck didn’t I just use it?Because every time I did, a part of me broke. My health spiraled. The nosebleeds, the migraines, the tremors… they got worse with each use. And the last time… the last time almost killed me.But so what?I clenched my jaw and slammed my fist against the wall again, harder this time. A small streak of blood bloomed on my skin, but I didn’t care. The pain was t

  • Stripper by Night, Doctor by Deception    He won’t make it

    RYANI closed my eyes, waiting for the inevitable. I could feel the cold steel of the gun still pressed against my forehead, and my breath hitched as I prepared for the end. This was it. After everything, this was how it would all go down.But just as Matteo's finger tightened on the trigger, a voice rang out from behind me."Don’t do it."It was Ricardo.Matteo stilled for a moment, his eyes narrowing as he turned toward the sound of the command. But the smirk never left his face. He shifted his weight slightly, keeping the gun locked on me but still facing the voice that threatened him.Ricardo stepped into view, and he wasn’t alone. Behind him, Lucas stood, his arms pinned tightly at his sides, a gun pressed to his temple. Ricardo’s eyes locked onto Matteo’s with a cold stare."If you try anything, I’ll shoot him," Ricardo said, his voice calm, unbothered. Matteo’s lips curled up into that wicked smile again, but his laugh was darker this time. "Does it look like I care? You s

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