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.

For three days, I kept her with me. Three days of nothing but her scent on my skin, her body against mine, her voice, soft, teasing, breathless, whispering my name.


I didn't leave the room and didn't bother with my responsibilities. Everything I needed, I had brought to me. Food, clothes, whatever it took to keep this moment from ending.


The first night was raw and desperate like we were making up for lost time. Every touch was urgent, every kiss was filled with hunger, as if we were afraid this moment would slip away too soon. We didn't stop, didn't rest, didn't want to waste a single second apart.


But by the second day, something shifted. The urgency never faded, but it became something more. Slower. Deeper.


Chapter 102 - Three days