MATURE

Life hasn’t been kind to me. One moment, I was a carefree eighteen-year-old with dreams of a bright future. The next, I was a 28 year old lady and my world went up in flames. literally. My mom died in the fire that destroyed our home, my little sister is in a coma, and my brother’s in jail for trying to keep us afloat. My dad? He left us drowning in debt and despair.

I thought I’d hit rock bottom, but then I found myself working in a place where dreams go to die, doing things I never imagined just to survive. That’s when he walked into my life, Alex Romanov. Dangerous. Mysterious. And entirely out of my league.

He’s everything I should fear, but there’s something about him that draws me in. Maybe it’s the way he looks at me like I’m more than just another broken soul. Or the way he makes me feel alive when I thought I’d forgotten how.

But Alex has secrets, dark ones that could destroy us both. And as my past collides with his world, I’m left wondering: Can I trust the man who’s slowly stealing my heart, or will his darkness swallow me whole?

This isn’t the life I wanted, but it’s the one I’ve been given.

I laughed wickedly as I watched Sabrina step out of the brothel, the sharp click of the door sealing the beginning of Bella's downfall. Finally, the chance I'd been waiting for, an opportunity to ruin that girl who thought she could play in the big leagues. She'd stabbed me in the back, vanished with some rich guy's promises, and left me holding the empty pieces. But not anymore.


I glanced around my office, the dim light casting long shadows over stacks of folders and dusty files, evidence of every sordid secret I'd ever collected here. And now, I was going to use it.


"Clara! Lisa! Get in here." I called out, my voice sharp enough to slice through the chatter in the hallways.


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