LOGINAdriano slowly lifted his boot, letting the blood drip off the leather onto the concrete as his stare swept across the rest. "Now," he whispered, a terrifying smile finally touching the corners of his lips, "Who else feels like telling me a story?" Morgan started sobbing violently. I shook my h
No, no! "I wasn't even there when they hurt the girl!" Cole yelled, "They brought her to me already bleeding! Brianna was the one who hit her in the head! She used a heavy wooden club from the garage! They carried her in here like a sack of rocks, and I was the one who washed the blood off her fac
Cole’s chest heaved, his eyes turned frantic, like a rat looking for a hole in the wall. "I know how Chicago works. You don't survive in this city by picking a fight with the Capones," he slowly shook his head, "I'm not suicidal." My stomach twisted. No. He was lying. I made a desperate sound
"Move!" Capone guards surged forward with frightening speed. Cole's men reached for their weapons but they never got the chance. One guard twisted a man's arm behind his back before he had even cleared his waistband. Another kicked a pistol across the concrete floor. Boots thundered in every dire
I looked at Cole again. He wasn't even watching us. He was checking his phone. Rage exploded inside me, "MMPH!" I lunged forward as far as the ropes allowed. "If she keeps doing that," he said calmly, "she'll reopen the wound." I wanted to claw his face apart. I wanted to scream. Instead, anoth
Gianna ━⊰ ❦ ⊱━ Pain. That was the first thing I felt. It was a deep, heavy ache that pulsed through the back of my head. It throbbed with every heartbeat, every breath, every tiny movement. A quiet whimper escaped me before I even opened my eyes. The world slowly came into focus. The ceiling a
Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ The trees still creaked softly above us while the cold wind moved through the branches. Somewhere far away, water dripped steadily into the creek behind the eastern ridge. The sensors hidden through the property blinked faintly on my watch screen every few seconds. But compared to
Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ "Open up for me, Gianna," I ordered. She let out a soft, whimpering sigh, her jaw relaxing as she opened her mouth wide. I pushed forward slowly, letting the wide head of my shaft slide past her teeth and sink deep into the tight, wet heat of her throat. Gianna’s eyes flew wide
“Then put me down!” “No.” “Raphael.” “Gianna.” Her mouth fell open, “Oh my God, I actually hate you.” A grin pulled at my face as I stepped even closer, “You keep saying that while looking at me like you want to climb me.” Her cheeks flushed instantly, “That is not what I look like.” “
“What— how did you—” “You forgot,” he interrupted calmly, barely out of breath, “I built the fucking trails.” My mouth dropped open then before I could even think, I shoved him backward hard and tried to run again. Raphael caught the back of my dress this time. The fabric stretched tight and I l







