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Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Thirty Eight
HAZEL STYLES POV "Gosh, this is exhausting" I groaned when the message I had gotten the night before refused to stop playing in my head. "Should I just go to the police, or tell Riven about this?" I mumbled to myself as the colors in front of me blurred.Painting used to be therapeutic for me, so why was I still so agitated.I stared at the canvas, the russet color of Riven's eyes staring back at me.I paused, wondering just when I'd started to paint him. And speaking of Riven, was he better now? Ethan had said he was sick. I dabbed my brush into the paint, then stroked a careful line, highlighting the lashes above the eyes I'd drawn. "That's beautiful" I jumped, the color palette falling to the floor as I whirled in the direction of the voice, and then I clutched at my chest as it thudded painfully against my ribcage."Oh, my goodness. Riven, you scared me" His brows furrowed, then he scoffed as he pushed away from the wall he was leaning on."Why are you so jumpy? Did Liam bothe
Last Updated : 2025-01-18Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Thirty Nine
RIVEN BLACKWOOD POV Hazel's expression froze, her lips parting in a silent gasp. I saw the shock register in her eyes, followed by a wave of fear that made my chest tighten. "What. What are you talking about? I spoke with him just last night"My fist clenched and I cursed under my breath as Hazel moved further away from me. The bastard was dead and was still finding ways to piss me off.I'd been getting through Hazel. She had started to open up to me, and now this—The past weeks that I'd spent watching her had been complete torture, but I endured it to prove that she wanted me. That she needed me, that she was crazy about me in the same way I was about her, that she hadn't just kissed me because she was grateful that I killed the man who tried to hurt her—But Just like every other moment I had with her, something or someone was always waiting to ruin the moment.I was becoming impatient. Just how much longer until I had all her attention to myself.Should I just kill everyone around
Last Updated : 2025-01-18Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Forty
HAZEL STYLES POV I watched as he walked out the door, the aching void in my soul widening. Every step he took made it difficult to breathe. Was Loving someone supposed to feel like this. It felt as if someone had their hand around my heart and were squeezing without a care that I was dying.He said he was going to come back, so why did it feel like I was losing him forever?I moved toward the door, the urge to go after him intensifying as he turned the corner and disappeared from my sight.Lena grabbed my hand and my gaze cut to her. "Where are you going?"I glanced at the empty walkway and yanked my hand from Lena."After Riven," I said and rushed out of the studio, my heart thudding wildly in my chest. I couldn't let him go. I didn't care who he was or what he represented, all I knew was that I really liked him. Turning the corner, I saw him about to get into his car."Riven" I yelled, out of breath.He glanced up, his eyes flaring when he saw me.Every step I took toward him fil
Last Updated : 2025-01-18Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Forty One
JULIAN STYLES POV "I love Riven Blackwood"The words from her lips replayed in my head like shards of glass, tearing away at my sanity. Just why did I have to hear that? Just why did I have to hear her say she loved that bastard. We've lived our whole life together, and she's never for once looked me in the eyes and told me she loved me, and all of a sudden, after spending a few weeks with Riven, she was using the word, Love.Just how much more could I take before I totally lost my mind. "Julian" she called, her voice tentative. "Are you alright? You didn't tell me you were coming over today"My gaze dropped to her slender neck, the urge to wrap my hand around it and squeeze until she stopped breathing overwhelming me.How could she do this to me? I've been by her side all this time and she chose that bastard over meRiven was always taking everything from me. Why. Why. Why."Julian," she called, and I jerked as her hand touched my arm. The contact was electrifying, and I stared at
Last Updated : 2025-01-20Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Forty Two
HAZEL STYLES POV —It's just been a day, Ethan, and If I don't spend time with her, how can I seduce and make her do my bidding... Besides she's such an eye candy that I'm always in a good mood when I'm with her—Those were his word, among others, in the video, and the cockiness with which he said them made it worse.A hard lump blocked my airway making it difficult to breathe."What now, Hazel, are you going to say I made this up too? I knew you wouldn't believe a voice recording so I brought you a video instead. Do you still see me as a liar, huh?" he said, his voice filled with rage. "Riven has always wanted to take revenge on me, Hazel. I warned you to stay away from him. I told you he didn't give a damn about you or your art. I told you he was a liar and you went ahead to fall in love with him"A wave of nausea washed over me, my blurry gaze lingering on the floor. I couldn't look up. I didn't want Julian to see my tears. I tried to stop them, but how could I when a dagger twiste
Last Updated : 2025-01-20Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Forty Three
HAZEL STYLES POV "Do you like the steak?" Riven asked, and I glanced up at him."It's perfect" I grinned, then watched as the dim lights danced across Riven's face, casting a mesmerizing glow on his eyes. He'd lied to me with those eyes."I'm glad you love it," he said, then picked up his glass of wine. "A toast" he grinned, his smile making my heart twist. "To more dates together"I forced a smile, the trembles in my hand as I reached for my glass a pointer to the fury that raged inside.We clicked glasses and I drank while watching him from beneath my lashes.A slow, deliberate smile played on his lips, and then he chuckled, his eyes holding mine as we both set our glasses down.He must have thought of something dirty because he suddenly shook his head and murmured 'rein it in' to himself."What are you thinking about"He shook his head, his eyes shimmering. "Nothing little rabbit. I'm just happy that we're here together. The desert will be here soon. I had it specially made. I'm s
Last Updated : 2025-01-20Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Forty Four
JULIAN STYLES POV Ugh. I punched at the wall, the impact causing my knuckles to tear and bleed. Pain shot up my arm, a sharp stinging sensation burning at my knuckles and making my eyes water. It hurt a lot, but it wasn't enough to block out the sharp pain that twisted my heart every time I thought about the way Hazel had looked at me.I showed her the truth about that bastard and she'd told me to fucking leave.Was I so fucking repulsive? Was my touch such a fucking taboo to her? How dare she push me away with such disgust.I slammed at the wall, my jaw clenched. "What the hell do you want me to do, huh?" I gritted out as the pressure in my chest built. My hands balled into fists. "I am going to have you, Hazel. I'll never let you be with that bastard. Not in this world," I roared, then strode toward my desk and shoved away the items on it before proceeding to wreck everything in the office.By the time I was done, the whole space was a mess and I was sweating and panting hard."I
Last Updated : 2025-01-22Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Forty Five
RIVEN BLACKWOOD POV "Where are you keeping her" Ethan asked, leaning over the canvas in front of me to meet my gaze.I glanced up at him, my expression stoic "What are you talking about?"Ethan snorted as he straightened and shoved his hand into his pocket. "Don't take me for a fool Riven. I am talking about Hazel. She hasn't been in the atelier for two days now"My jaws clenched, my eyes moving back to the painting in front of me. "And you think I am responsible for her not showing up here""If you weren't, you wouldn't be sitting here so calmly and painting shit," he snapped, his hands landing on my shoulder and causing me to mess up the drawing.I let out a roar and punched through the canvas, my breath coming in and out in angry puffs as the shattered woods clattered to the floor.My gaze cut to those of Ethan and he flinched. "You ruined it," I growled, and he slowly moved away from within my reach."It was already ruined from the start," he said, fanning the flames of the rage
Last Updated : 2025-01-27
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Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Eighty Three
HAZEL STYLES POV The sounds of waves crashing against the shore pulled me out of the dark fog I was in, and I slowly regained consciousness. My eyes opened, then I glanced in the direction the sound was coming from, but I was only met with a thick black curtain. Where the hell was I? I blinked hard to clear away the fogginess from my eyes, then slowly pulled myself into a sitting position.I winced, my head hurting all of a sudden. "Ugh. What the hell happened to me. Did we get into an accident or what" I muttered to myself, my gaze darting around the room I was in. I couldn't really see much because aside from the table lamp that looked like it was running out, there was no other source of lightning in the room.Where the hell did Ethan take me for me to be able to hear the sound of the waves so close?I grabbed my head, trying to recall what had happened and how I got here but it was all blank. "Ethan" I got out, my voice scratchy. I waited for a few seconds but no answer came.
Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Eighty Two
EARLIER ETHAN BlACKWOOD POV I got to my feet, my eyes bulging as I stared at David."What the hell are you talking about? What do you mean you got intel that Riven is going after Julian.""Exactly what it means, boss; I have a feeling that Riven has been keeping an eye on you, boss. It's no coincidence that he found Julian so soon after he escaped our hideout""Or maybe he has been keeping an eye on Ksar," I said, refusing to believe that he knew that I had been planning to betray him. "I told him to look into Ksar after the whole kidnap." "That could be the case but we can't rule out the possibility that Riven already knew everything before now and was just bidding his time to attack""I refuse to believe that. Riven would have had me killed if he knew what I'd been planning. Family means nothing to him, and what he despises the most is betrayers—" David's face was a grim mask. "—Except, this was all a game to him," I stated, realization dawning. He found out that I was planning t
Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Eighty One
JULIAN STYLES POV "You chose such a shitty place as a hideout, Julian; I had more faith in you," he said, his eyes darting around the room. He looked disappointed. "You should have just stayed where Ethan was keeping you," he said, and I met his gaze. How the hell did he know that Ethan had been keeping me? Was it just a guess to see how I would react?If he was just baiting, he wasn't going to get anything from me. Yes, Ethan fucking betrayed me, but if Riven killed me, then he would be the only one left that could take him out. Dying sucked but I guess I would be able to rest easy knowing that Riven would be joining me soon enough. He would die at the hands of his own brother."What the hell are you going on about, Riven?" I let out a breath, my injuries flaring as my heart pumped hard in my chest. "If you're going to kill me, just do it"He smirked. "We will get to that part Julian, you don't need to be in such a hurry"I stared at him, my hands clenching at my side. If only I h
Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Eighty
JULIAN STYLES POV "You look like shit," Ksar said, the scar on his face bunching as his face scrunched up in disgust. "I can't believe you let that bastard get the best of you"I groaned, my face furrowing in pain as the wound on my stomach pulled when I tried to sit up. "Don't move around too much, or you're going to get infected," Ksar warned then came to sit in front of me. "How are you feeling? You've been passed out for two days"I glanced around the sparsely furnished room. "Where am I?""A shitty motel" he answered, then smirked. "You lost everything, so you don't get to be picky." "Fuck off, Ksar"He smirked. "So, Hazel is in charge of the company now, huh?" he said, then scoffed. "I mean it was hers in the first place, so I guess this was just everything going back to its proper place""Are you going to be like this?" I asked and jerked when he suddenly leaned close."I'll be however I want to," he growled, then pulled back, his narrowed eyes digging into me. "So, how are
Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Seventy Nine
ETHAN BlACKWOOD POV "Home sweet home," I got out as I stumbled into the house and hit the light switch. Light flooded the whole space, the painting of Hazel I'd bought catching my attention from where it hung on the wall.I walked toward it, stopping when I got close enough."So beautiful," I said and started to trace the vivid colors with my fingertips."Today was so shitty Hazel. I had to sit and watch you and Riven be together and as if that was not enough, I had to deal with that crazy woman. Can you believe she threatened me? She threatened that she was going to tell Riven that I have feelings for you," I groaned, suddenly feeling sick. Hunching over, I took in a deep breath and stumbled to the floor as I lost strength in my legs. A wave of nausea washed over me, cold chills breaking out all over my body."Fuck, I shouldn't have drank so much," I groaned, waiting for the horrible feeling to pass. Seconds ticked by, and once I felt more steady, I pushed myself to my feet. "This
Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Seventy eight
ETHAN BlACKWOOD POV "You shouldn't have pulled a stunt, Keira. You just ended up making yourself Riven's target and don't think he's not going to come for you just because you two used to date"Keira's hands clenched around the drink she was holding. "Shut your fucking mouth, you coward," she gritted out, then downed the shot in her hand, slammed the glass on the table, and screamed like a mad woman, her hand banging against the counter repeatedly."You're going to fucking hurt yourself" I snapped and tried to grab her hand. She shoved at my arm hard, her chest heaving from her outburst."Don't fucking touch me! We had a deal. You were supposed to be on my side but when it came down to it, you couldn't even stand up to your brother, you fucking coward."I was so done with her. "If you stuck to the plan maybe I would have kept to my end of the deal. You were supposed to pretend that we were back together, but what did you do? You let your stupid jealousy get the best of you," I said a
Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Seventy Seven
HAZEL STYLES POV "I'm sorry about tonight. It wasn't supposed to go like that"I turned to face him, my eyes lingering on his face. "I actually expected a little bit of animosity you know. I would have been very worried if everything went too well," I said, meaning it. He grinned, then took my hand and pressed a kiss to it. We walked in silence, the cold air comforting."You looked so hot asking her to leave, you know," he said, meeting my gaze. "I wanted to fucking kiss you""You did kiss me" I reminded him. After Keira had left he'd turned to me and kissed me without a care that his father and Ethan were watching.He grinned. "Well, I want to kiss you again," he said and yanked me close all of a sudden, his hands tangling in my hair.I drew my head back, my eyes widening. "What are you doing?""What do you think" he said, his breath fanning my face, his scent seductive. Ugh, why was it so hard to resist him.I shook my head and pushed at his chest but he didn't budge an inch."Ar
Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Seventy Six
RIVEN BLACKWOOD POV I cocked my head, my icy stare fixed on hers."Am I late? I made sure to set my alarm, so I'll be here on time."There was no way she was doing something so daring. "What are you doing here, Keira?" I asked, and she crossed her arms, her head tilting to the side, the sweet smile on her lips stretching."I came for dinner. Ethan invited me," she said, and my gaze cut to Ethan. Him again? God, everyone was testing my patience these days. It didn't take much for me to spiral out of control; they knew that, so why were they acting out all of a sudden?"Did you invite her, Ethan?"The corner of his mouth twitched. "I mentioned it in passing; I didn't actually think she would come,"Keira rolled her eyes. "Don't be such a coward Ethan. You wanted me here, and that's why you invited me."Father cleared his throat and smiled at her. "Well, we made a feast, so you're welcome to join us since you are already here. The more the merrier right"I glanced at Hazel, hating tha
Trapped In The Mafia's Dark Addiction Seventy Five
RIVEN BLACKWOOD POV THREE DAYS LATER "Are you nervous?" I asked as we stood in front of the door of my father's mansion.She glanced up at me, her smile faltering for a moment. "Shouldn't I be? I don't think your father is a big fan"I cupped her chin, my thumb grazing her cheek. I loved the way the simple contact had my heart racing."Well, you're mine, so he has no choice but to be a big fan. Besides anyone that does not like you must have some sort of brain disorder or something, because you're the most lovable person I know"She chuckled, the sound of her happiness making my heart twist. God, she was perfect, and I couldn't help but fall in love with her all over again."That's so reassuring," she said and slowly pulled her face away from my grip. I missed the contact almost instantly. It was hard to be in the same place with her and not touch her. She was like a magnet, always pulling me closer and closer, and no matter how many times I touched her, it never seemed to be enoug
