Chapter: chapter 135AriaMecael held me until I stopped crying sniveling. Still,I held onto him because I did not want him to go away.I cried because at the end of it all everything had worked out. Not all of it was perfect but it was in place.Like last month the business made a loss but it did not collapse. It stayed and this month I'm certain it will all be better.Just like our lives,bits by bit,it was all falling into place.For the last three months, everything had happened so fast and I couldn't help myself from worrying that it will all fall apart.We had bought a larger apartment where we had room for the kids to run around. Thick walls for mecael and I and a larger kitchen and office for Phoebe.Alex had finally admitted to his feelings. Though he was thrown into a turmoil when Liz proposed out of nowhere,he got after it soon enough and said yes. They had a church wedding which obviously came as a surprise to all of us.None of the boys have visited Heloriet ever since he was taken away. We rec
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Chapter: Chapter 134Aria"Mom." I yelled as I made my way into the station.Mecael met me halfway. "Babe." I felt his gaze travel past me. "They have gone to get Greg from the airport." He nodded in understanding."Lorei…she."I step past him and charged towards my mother who was screaming about Heloriet being mad.I grabbed her biceps and forced her to stand still facing me. "What do you think you're doing,mother!"Her hands held onto my arms and she shook me frantically. "Aria…Aria..tell them,tell them how he tortured me. How he ran that…that business and forced the drugs down me. Tell them everything."My eyes burned with tears and I could not understand the reason behind them.Maybe it was the fury of watching her act like this. Or the extent of truth her words held.Perhaps it was none of those but the fact that ay the back of my mind I wanted to see her drop dead.It was the feeling of me having to betray the woman who carried me for none months and also took part in my upbringing.But why should
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Chapter: Chapter 133Aria"How is he?" I asked pacing in the hall. At the same time Mecael asked about the ones who were in the hospital"I don't know. The doctors haven't come out yet." "He's okay,I guess."I stop moving. "You guess?""He keeps on repeating that he did not push them. It's day three,Aria,your mom is not awake and so is the doctor."I sigh and sit. "Can I be honest with you? I feel nothing about this situation. In real sense I feel like they both deserve it. Except for the doctor,he doesn't."He hums from the other side. "I get you babe.""Is Alex with you?""He's supposed to be there by now,also Greg and Lionne are on their way. They are almost landing if I'm not wrong."The door opens. "I'll call you later.""Bye babe. Be safe.""Doctor.""Aria? She is awake.""The man?""His chances of survival are pretty low. But we'll keep you updated.""Then how is she? Can I go in and see her?"He nodded and followed me inside."That's the only thing she's been saying. 'Ill do it. Don't kill me.' S
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Chapter: Chapter 132Aria"James,Aurora stop running around,you'll fall." I called after them as I picked up the toys they had left all over."Kiiiids." They did not stop. I sigh and place the box of toys down.The front door opens and Phoebe walks on with lots of bag."I'm not against your spending but please limit it.""Hey babe." She pokes her head around. "Aurora,James.""Auntie!" That was Aurora. She came running so fast that I feared she would slip and fall."I told you to not run." I say breaking James speed."Na-na." "Come to me baby." She picks him from me.Looking around. "Where's your husband?"I playfully hit her arm. "He's not my husband. But he's gone to meet with some people,work related."She laughs and guides the kids to the kitchen."Nothing for me?""You have your own money. Spend it before you die."I go to reply but my phone vibrates from the coffee table.She stops moving." Oh you have friends now?""Shut it,Phoebe."A new number. "Hello.""Did I ever tell you I majored in performi
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Chapter: Chapter 131HelorietMy heart thudded painfully against my chest. Sweat droplets trickled down my face,behind my neck all the way down to my back.I swallowed hard,an action that was painful as well. The temperature in the room seemed to be cold but at the same time I was so hot that I was literally burning up.My knees were on the floor and I remained there,not wanting to tempt Lorei because I was too aware of what she was capabilities.She let out a loud sigh and removed her gloves. She licked up a pair of scissors that was lying on top of the drawer.Snipping it towards me,she said, "Do you want to know what I'm going to do with this?"No. No I did not.Her words scared me but what crepped me out even more was what she was going to do. Stabbing him to death? That would be painful. But he might survive if she happens to stab the less delicate parts,his thigh,for example.I shivered and pushed the thought further away as possible.If I think positive then everything else will be positive. My s
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Chapter: Chapter 130Lorei"Hello babe." I greet while sipping my wine."What?" He grumbled from the other side."I'm just checking on you.""I'm not yet dead so I assume you are not done with me."I gasp faking my surprise. "Who says I want to see you six feet under. I want you alive,so alive so that you won't be able to take any more of living.""I've already seen what you have succedes at doing,if that is what you want to confirm."A chuckle escapes my mouth. "I know you've seen it. I mean,I went out of my way to ensure they aired it,I did all that for you.""Geez,thanks.""You're welcome." I place the glass down and get to my feet. I swing slowly to where the other man was seated,tied up on a chair."Are you asleep,Heloriet?""What? No,I am tired.""Don't care." I tap on the man,waking him up. "I have someone who I am sure you'd love to hear from.""Unfortunately,I have no one.""Really? Think again, Heloriet. Think carefully." I speak slowly allowing him to soak in every word and get the weight of it
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Chapter: chapter 48DesdemonaMolly slept peacefully beside me. I lay on my bag, my eyes boring to the ceiling after turning and tossing for half the night.Did Ii overeact,I mean, kids are always jumpy. She could have hurt herself even at home.I sigh once again and turn to my side.Maybe I need to apologize to him for how I had reacted. But then again...I groan and bury my head under the pillow.The beeping of my phone forces me up. The name of the caller made my heart beat faster. IIt's almost three in the morning and ettiene is calling me. I breathe in deeply before picking up.`I'm sorry` he blurts before I say a word.`What?` i ask confused while rubbing my temple.`I'm sorry. I didnt mean to hurt you or Molly. I dont want to be the souce of your worry,Des. please forgive me.`I breathe in deeply to try and settle my racing heart. `Ettiene....i dont...i never said you worry me.` i sit up straight. `what are you talking about?`When you stormed out of my place....you were terrified Des. I....``My
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Chapter: chapter 47Chapter 47EttieneThe silence that settled over the house after the front door clicked shut was absolute, heavy, and suffocating.I stood frozen in the center of the living room, my hand still half-extended toward the empty space where Desdemona had been standing only moments prior. On the coffee table sat the untouched glass of water I had poured for Molly, the condensation weeping down the sides, leaving a small, pooling ring on the dark wood.I looked at that glass, and for a terrifying second, my chest felt as constricted as the image of Molly falling played in his mind. The way her mother looked scared. How she had pushed him away. This time it wasn't just a slap on the hand or a simple shove to the side,no. the event had successfully caused a barier between them and i was not sure how to fix it.the image of her small, pale face, and the way she had clutched at her tiny shirt, the breathless, shallow gasps,played on a loop behind my eyes. I had seen the unmistakable shadow of
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Chapter: Chapter 46Desdemona It was all good.The joy in the house, the laughter shared, the plays they engaged in, the only things being created were good memories.It was all good.Too good to let it last.The pair had sidelined me in all that they did. Baking, cooking, playing games, I was even blindfolded while they were watching a movie.Here they were thinking of baking again. Apparently my daughter loved the activity so much she wants to do it for the rest of her life. Worst part is she wants to do it with Ettiene!“Molly,dear, I think its time to get back home. You have to go to the kindergarten tomorrow.”She whines and jumps up from the counter. I scream out, reaching for her but she was already in Ettienes hands.“Molly!” I scream. She continues to giggle, completely ignoring me.Ettiene helps her up the counter. Once again, she jumps and lands in his arms“Guys, guys,” I get in between them. “I agree that you are having fun but fun doesn't have to be dangerous.”“Okay Mommy.” She sits.
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Chapter: chapter 45Desdemona ‘She's matured so fast.’ ‘She acts so reasonably.’Those are words I don't want to hear being used to describe my daughter. That is why I agreed to go out with Ettiene. Not as the father of my child but as a man I am giving a second chance to.My best friend glared at me from the kitchen. Everytime I face him,he avoids eyecontact.“Come on,we can't be doing this everyday. You agreed to let me be.”“Never said I'll smile as I walk you put the door.”Good point.My phone beeps, a message from Ettiene signaling he was here and that I should leave my phone behind.I sigh and call out to Molly.She comes running as usual.“Go over there and kiss Mr. Grumpy goodbye. I'll be back.”Outside, Ettiene had stepped out of the car and was now leaning against it. “What? You plan on kidnapping me?”He laughs and pulls me in his arms for a light kiss.It was over before I could even fight back.“Seriously, you-” I shake my head to clear the fog caused by his stupid kiss.“If you carry yo
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Chapter: Chapter 44DesdemonaMy eyes glared at the ceiling like it was the source of all my problems.I can't do anything in two weeks–less that two weeks actually.I roughly turn to my side and exhale loudly. The clock starred at me reminding me I have four hours to sleep before work.The date offer from Ettiene still lingers in the air. Not because I don't want to go but because he wants to go on a play date with my daughter included.A knock comes before the knob turns. He flips on the lights.“Something told me you were still awake.”“That thing was right.” I sit up.He hands me a glass of milk.“What's keeping you up?”“Ettiene and his stupid family.”He chuckles. “Must be hard.” Silence embraces us and for the first time I was uncomfortable in it.“Hey, you have something to talk about?”“I don't like the guy and the stress he puts over you. No, it's not because I'm I love with you or anything, I hate what he put you through. And I hate that you want to go back to him.”“I'm giving him time to pr
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Chapter: Chapter 43Chapter 43Desdemona Ignoring and moving on, that's what you do when too much information has been dumped on you all at once.A knock comes and I stop swinging around in my chair.“Come in.” His figure brings a light smile to me face. “I didn't expect to see you here.”“Your secretary called me.”“Ah, the new one? he's quite good at his job.”He sits. “Talk to me.”“You are remaining with two weeks till one of you takes the position.”“I'm well aware.”“What are your plans?”“Oh babe, you want me to share them with you so you could sabotage me?”I laugh, brushing him off. “Now why would I do that to the man I'm attracted to.” and the man who hurt me.He sighs and his shoulders slump. “Honestly, I don't know. Two weeks isn't enough to get that much amount, I think jules will have it this time.”I scoff. “And you are just going to let him?”He gives me a weak shrug.“I'll do it. I'll find someone to make it happen.”“It's a lot of money, Desdemona. ‘“I know. First, do you have anyone
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Owning My Stepfather:A Forbidden Romance
Can we coexist, William? Or is one of us eventually going to have to leave for the other to stay?"
"I don't plan for anyone leaving. Not unless we're all going.," I said.
"You don't plan for anything you can't control," Elias countered.
He reached out, his hand hovering near the sleeve of my sweater before he actually touched it. His fingers gripped the wool, his knuckles brushing the skin of my forearm. "What happened in 2018, William?” He asked softly.
“A small cottage in upstate New York. Bought and sold in six months. No profit. No record of who stayed there."
I felt the blood drain from my face. My hand moved instinctively, catching his wrist, my grip tighter than I intended.
"Stop digging," I hissed, my voice a low, lethal vibration.
"You’re hurting me," Elias whispered, but he didn't pull away. He leaned in, his eyes wide and dark, searching mine.
"Tell me what was there, Will. Tell me who you were before you married my mother."
"There was nothing in the cottage." I said, my heart hammering a frantic rhythm. I released his wrist, my hand shaking as I pulled it back. "Tell your friend to stop. Now."
Elias looked at his wrist, the red marks of my fingers already beginning to bloom against his pale skin. He didn't look angry. He looked... fascinated.
"So you can lose control" he breathed, a slow, triumphant smile spreading across his face. "You're just a man good at maintaining it." His eyes were wide with interest.
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After his father's death and the mother remarried three months later, Elias is furious and out for revenge.
As he digs into his stepfather's secrets,he finds some he can use against him and some that makes him confused about his feelings towards him.
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Chapter: Chapter 22William VanceI stood in the kitchen, preparing a simple dinner. Claire had retreated to her room hours ago, claiming a migraine, leaving the silence of the house to be filled by the distant, rhythmic lap of the water against the dock. The stairs groaned. I didn't need to look up to know it was him. Elias had a specific way of moving, it was unhurried, the opposite of how I needed things and people to move."Is that... actual food?" Elias asked, leaning against the doorframe. He had traded his pajamas for a pair of black jeans and a worn-out hoodie. "I figured you just plugged yourself into a wall to recharge while eating a spreadsheet for dinner.""I am capable of basic domesticity, Elias," I replied,ignoring his sarcasm. "So I've seen," Elias said, wandering into the kitchen. He hopped onto the counter, not the stool, but the actual marble surface and sat there watching me and waiting for a reaction."Sit on the stool, Elias. The counter is for preparation, not your ass."He didn
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Chapter: Chapter 21Elias ThorneI was halfway through a bowl of cereal, scrolling through a text from Leo about his stalking, when my mother drifted into the kitchen looking suspiciously bright-eyed. Behind her was William, already dressed in a charcoal sweater, looking as unreadable as ever "We’re going to the lake house, Elias," my mother announced, her voice carrying a forced cheerfulness that set my teeth on edge. "Pack a bag. We’re leaving in an hour."I paused with a spoonful of sugary oats halfway to my mouth. I looked at her, then cut my gaze to William. He was leaning against the counter, his eyes meeting mine with a heavy, silent intensity. "A lake house?" I asked, dropping the spoon back into the bowl with a metallic clink. "Is this a vacation or what? Because I have a life, Mom. I have... things. You can't just plan a trip and tell me about it in an hour to.."“It wasn't planned….” She drifted off.“Oh please! As if you've ever done anything spontaneously.” "You don't have much to do. Y
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Chapter: Chapter 20WilliamThe house at 3:00 AM was deadly quiet.I sat in the kitchen, the marble island cold beneath my palms. I hadn't turned on the lights; the ambient glow of the city through the breakfast nook windows provided enough visibility to see the amber liquid in my glass.Arthur Vane.The name felt like a brand. Elias had found the one thread I’d spent half a decade and millions of dollars trying to bury. I should have been furious. I should have been drafting a nondisclosure agreement that would keep him quiet. Instead, all I could feel was a strange, hollow lightness. The secret was out, and the world hadn't ended.A floorboard creaked in the hallway. I didn't turn."You know, for a man obsessed with security, your situational awareness is surprisingly low when you’re brooding," a voice chirped from the shadows.Elias drifted into the kitchen. He was wearing a pair of oversized flannel pajama pants and a t-shirt that should have been long in the trash. He looked ridiculous. He didn'
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Chapter: Chapter 19Elias Thorne It was 10:30 PM, and the only other living thing on this floor was probably a very depressed spider in the corner of the breakroom.I was slumped in the chair, spinning a pen between my fingers. I’d spent the last hour staring at a merger filing that made as much sense as a set of IKEA instructions written in ancient Sumerian.My phone buzzed against my thigh.Leo: Found something. Check the secure link. Don't open this in the office WiFi. My pulse spiked as I looked through the glass to where William was seated,hunched over his own desk.“He's been visiting a clinic under a pseudonym.” Another text hit my phone before I could finish going through the documents.“You're focused.” His voice came from the door.I didn't jump. I’d spent enough time around William to recognize the specific way the air got colder right before he opened his mouth. He was leaning against the doorframe of his office, tie discarded, top buttons undone, looking less like my stern step father an
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Chapter: Chapter 18EliasDinner was ‘splendid’ as mother put it.She went on about how great it is for us to be together and even suggested a movie,which I was to search for.“Let's go hunting tomorrow.”My heart stops at Williams random suggestion.I lift my eyes to his but his back was turned to the kitchen.“Hunting…?” Mom asked, sounding hesitant. “That's….”“Weird as hell. Why would you want to kill those poor animals?” I pick up the plates and round the counter to be on his side.“Then mountain climbing will do.” He backed quickly.My heart paced faster. I took in a deep breathe and locked eyes with him. As usual no emotion was written in his face. Was he capable of killing me?“The mountain is not safe.” Mother said,voice calm, uninterested He turns to face her. “We can try camping.*She gasps and clasps her hands together. “That's a wonderful idea. It'll be a team building moment. We'd father everything, help set the tent, light the fire- oh Elias you need to go….no, not right now. Tomorrow,
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Chapter: Chapter 17William VanceI stood in the kitchen, preparing a simple dinner. Claire had retreated to her room hours ago, claiming a migraine, leaving the silence of the house to be filled by the distant, rhythmic lap of the water against the dock. The stairs groaned. I didn't need to look up to know it was him. Elias had a specific way of moving, it was unhurried, the opposite of how I needed things and people to move."Is that... actual food?" Elias asked, leaning against the doorframe. He had traded his pajamas for a pair of black jeans and a worn out hoodie. "I figured you just plugged yourself into a wall to recharge while eating a spreadsheet for dinner.""I am capable of basic domesticity, Elias," I replied,ignoring his sarcasm. "So I've seen," Elias said, wandering into the kitchen. He hopped onto the counter, not the stool, but the actual marble surface and sat there watching me and waiting for a reaction."Sit on the stool, Elias. The counter is for preparation, not your ass."He didn
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Dear Billionaire, I'm Back For Your Name
Please…” I begged wanting him to do more.
My body shook when he increased the pace.I dropped my back to the desk and arched my back.His mouth found my clit and I let out a deep moan.
I could feel the pressure building up.
“Greg,I'm so…so close.” I whimpered.
His movement slowed a bit.
“No!” I cried. “Please.”
I could feel the smile tugging in his lips as he continued to lick on my clit.
“Please…” I begged even more,my voice sounding needy even to my own ears.
He increased his pace.Fingering me faster and harder.
My toes curled as I felt the pressure about to explode inside of me.
“I'm going to cum..”
“Then do so,show me how good you can be and cum for me.”
Pressure exploded through me,my whole body shaking from it all.I let my head rest on the desk as I tried to catch my breathe.
His arms came around me, lifted me up and wrapped me in his arms.
“Thank you.” I whispered.
He planted a light kiss on my shoulder and just held me.
I pulled back and looked him in the eye.
“That was my first orgasm.” I announced proudly,warmth filling my heart.
He smiled and leaned in.”How about another one.”
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Sex.
That was the only reason Emillia Winslow got married to the Mafia Billionaire, Gregory Densmore.
Being deeply religious,she is thrown into a world that contrasts her belief.
There is no remorse,no confessions and no forgiveness.
Will She manage to bring light into the dark or will the dark engulf her,forcing her to bring out her shadow self.
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Chapter: Chapter 20GregoryI didn't need to turn around to know who had just walked into the range. The heavy, uncoordinated footsteps and the obnoxious scent of expensive cologne gave him away instantly.Sebastian.My brother leaned against the doorframe, a half-empty glass of scotch in his hand despite it being barely nine in the morning. His eyes were bloodshot, his dark hair a messy fringe over his forehead, but a malicious, mocking smile was plastered across his face as he looked at Emillia holding the smoking firearm."Well, well, well," Sebastian drawled, his voice dripping with amusement. "I see they've decided to give you some of their toys. Tell me Emillia,on a scale of one to ten how well can you aim now?"Emillia didn't flinch. Instead, her posture stiffened, her eyes narrowing into slits as she turned her body toward him, the gun still held firmly in her hand. She raised the gun and aimed it directly at Sebastian."Careful, Sebastian," Lucious warned from the corner, his hand casually drif
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Chapter: Chapter 19EmilliaThe morning sun had barely managed to pierce the heavy, gray clouds when Gregory woke me. He kissed my forehead before rolling out of bed with a few words I couldn't make out.I opened my eyes,blinking several times to adjust to the light.“I hate you.”He chuckles.” I know you don't mean that.”“You could have woken me up yesterday.” I whine as the image of me turning to my side when I was beneath him replayed in my head.“You were tired.”“I fell asleep during sex!” I shriek. “During a make out session.” He corrected.I groan and roll out of bed.Gregory didn't say a word as he placed a set of dark clothes on the bed. A black long-sleeved shirt and cargo pants.“Practice?” He hums in reply. “Get ready and meet me downstairs.”When we walked down to the estate’s private underground shooting range, Lucious was already there. He was standing near a stainless-steel counter, setting down several boxes of ammunition."Morning, Emillia," Lucious said, his voice light as always.
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Chapter: Chapter 18EmilliaMy hands were shaking, my palms raw and smelling faintly of sulfur and gun oil. I had spent the last three hours in the basement with Lucious, taking apart that black pistol until my fingers moved automatically, memorizing the weight of the firing pin, the spring, the slide.I wanted control. I wanted the power to ensure that the next time someone shot at a car I was in, I wouldn't be the one waking up in a hospital bed.When I pushed open the door to our suite, the words I was about to say to Gregory died in my throat.The room was dimly lit. Gregory was leaning forward, his face dark and intense, while Francesca, the head housekeeper, was on her knees on the floor, her face wet with tears. The atmosphere in the room was so thick with tension that it had me suffocating.They both snapped their heads toward me the moment the hinges groaned and I stepped in.Francesca scrambled to her feet instantly, wiping her face with the back of her sleeve, her professional composure slamm
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Chapter: Chapter 17Gregory I left Emillia in the armory after laying out guns he had to practice assembling. I walked down the quiet, dimly lit corridor toward the estate’s private study, my mind shifting away from my wife to Francesca. The door to the study opened before I could touch the handle. Lucious stepped out, holding a thin, single sheet of paper. His green eyes were completely stripped of their usual humor. "You found it," I stated, my tone flat. "It wasn't easy," Lucious replied, handing me the paper as we walked into the privacy of the room. "Francesca’s file has been systematically scrubbed within the Densmore system. Father kept her background completely off the books. But I managed to dig up her original employment medical records and the old syndicate ledger from thirty one years ago." I scanned the document, my eyes skipping past the standard blood work until they landed on a single handwritten note at the bottom, stamped by a private syndicate doctor who had been dead for a decad
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Chapter: Chapter 16EmilliaAfter a week of me pestering my husband about my training,he finally gave in convinced I was healed enough.Gregory guided me toward a pair of heavy, iron reinforced double doors at the far end of the basement corridor. He pressed his palm against a digital scanner. A soft beep echoed, followed by the heavy, mechanical click of the locks disengaging.When the doors swung open, the scent of expensive leather was instantly replaced by the sharp, metallic tang of gun oil and cold steel. An armory.In the center of the room stood a long wooden table, entirely bare except for a…gun.“We're starting with shooting?”Gregory stepped away from me, walking around the table."If you want to live in my world, Emillia, you don't get to rely on weak punches," he said, picking up the weapon and laying his eyes unto mine with an intensity. "You need to understand how to use weapons. Every single one you can get your hand on. You need to be ready to pull the trigger without hesitation."I swa
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Chapter: Chapter 15EmilliaI was awake but I kept my eyes closed for a few moments, letting my other senses map out the room. The air smelled of sterile antiseptic, expensive leather, and a faint hint of cedarwood.Gregory’s scent."I know you're awake, darling," a deep, gravelly voice murmured from the shadows near the foot of my bed.I forced my eyelids open. The room was dimly lit, the heavy curtains drawn tight against the morning sun. Gregory sat in an armchair, his long legs crossed at the ankles. "Where were you?" I rasped, my throat dry.Gregory stood up, his massive frame instantly dominating the small space. He walked to the bedside, pouring a glass of water from a glass pitcher and holding it to my lips. I drank greedily, the cool liquid soothing the fire in my throat."I had to settle a debt," he said softly, setting the glass down. His thumb caught a stray drop of water on my chin, his touch lingering against my skin. "How is your head?""Like someone ran a printing press over it," I mutte
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