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INTO THE FIRE
TROUBLES OF THE HEART/Sally DESIRE
Elara's POVWith its chilly muzzle shining in the low light like the promise of death itself, the gun aimed squarely at Leo. Standing in the doorway, Viktor Sokolov maintained a rigid posture and his weight permeated the space. The strain nearly intolerable, the air appeared to get thicker. My legs seemed about to give way under me, my pulse thumping in my throat. I could not turn away, though.Victoria.Naturally, I had heard of him—who hadn't? He was a name murmured in the darkest recesses of the underground. a man playing the game without conscience or rules. A man who gave Dmitri toy-like boys like appearance. He ought not to be here. Not immediately. Not right in the center of all that was disintegrating.And then here he was, in front of us, his frigid stare fixated on Leo, his lips twisting into a nasty sneer."Viktor," Leo's voice matched the coldness of the rifle pointed at him. "I was wondering when you might show up."I choked hard, my mind racing, but I couldn make sense o
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-24EDGE OF TGE ABYSS
TROUBLES OF THE HEART/Sally DESIRE
Elara’s POVMy breath seized in my throat as I fixed my gaze on Dmitri, the guy who had been everything, now before me brandishing a revolver. Every sound in the room was muffled save for the pounding of my heart in my ears; it felt as though the world had stopped. My chest clenched and I felt as though I may be crushed by the weight of all that had happened. The air was heavy with anxiety.Dmitri's voice sliced through the quiet like a dagger, his tone icy, but there was something more there—something more threatening. "You made a mistake."I couldn't speak or move. My head was whirling, my ideas disjointed and fractured. How had things turned around? Standing there with that lethal weapon squarely leveled at me, the man I once loved had become my prisoner.Leo was still standing next to me; his presence was like a rock, yet I could sense strain in his body. His jaw closed and his fists were curled at his sides, poised for attack. He was not slowing down. He refused to let Dmitri han
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-26A DANGEROUS GAME
TROUBLES OF THE HEART/Sally DESIRE
Elara’s POVBefore panic shot through me, I hardly had time to consider the stranger standing in the doorway. I shivered up my spine from the icy, mechanical glitter in his eyes. He simply stood there with the rifle in hand, pointed straight at Leo and did not talk right away. The room's thick tension was suffocating; the world outside of that moment appeared to vanish, leaving just us three imprisoned in this lethal game.My heart was loud enough in my chest to make me believe it may silence everything else. Leo's eyes flicked toward mine, and for a split second there was a flutter of something—probably concern. But it vanished as fast as it arrived. Although his body was stiff, his mouth was closed and his face showed no anxiety.He was not giving up. Not at the moment.Though I didn't know him, the man in the doorway felt like a shadow, dark and pressing. He had assured, under control posture. He exuded the appearance of a guy accustomed to leadership and situational control. And r
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-26BREAKING POINT
TROUBLES OF THE HEART/Sally DESIRE
Elara’s POVThe gun was still pointed at me; the cool barrel glinting in the low light as the woman's finger tightened just slightly on the trigger. The weight of the occasion seemed to be crushing down on me. Every breath was a fight; every idea blurred. Though there was no time, my brain was racing attempting to make sense of all that had happened before this point.Now, only now.Silent beside the woman, the man in charge of managing the game—the one believing he possessed all the cards—stood with his icy eyes never leaving me. Leo also stood like a rock in front of me, his body tense and his eyes fixed on the rifle pointed at me. There was something more too, something like sorrow, like he had failed somehow, even as I could see the rage in his eyes and the attempt to shield me.I kept from letting him experience that. I refused to let him bear such weight.Leo's voice broke through the stillness, low and full of urgency. "I won't let them inflict harm upon you."I stared at him,
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-27
