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BLEEDING HEARTS: THE DON'S CAPTIVE

danielpeter0093
Mia Russo pulls double night shifts at a diner just to pay rent. She has no family, no connections, and no safety net. One rainy Tuesday at 3 a.m., she finds a bleeding man dumped in the alley behind her building. No phone. No ID. Just cold skin and a pulse, she refuses to let go quietly. She takes him home. She saves his life. She asks no questions. Big mistake. Luca Ferrante is the Don of the Ferrante crime empire—the most feared name in the country. He woke up in her bed owing her his life, and now he won't leave. Every day he stays, she gets pulled deeper into a world of blood, power, and dark desire she has no business wanting. When her kindness gets her dragged into his war, Mia loses everything—her job, her home, and her reputation—publicly destroyed by the rival family trying to bury Luca. Humiliated. Homeless. Exposed. She thought saving him was her worst decision. She had no idea it was the beginning of her power. Because Mia has a secret too. And when it comes out, it changes everything—including who the real target has always been.
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[Updates resume March. Due to exams] [This book contains, explicit and mature scenes—no r*pe. Not advised for viewers under 18, protect thy purity] Lance Dixon is drowning in a debt that isn’t his. His parents’ financial mistakes have fallen entirely onto him, and his life has collapsed into a constant struggle to stay afloat. He has never denied what he is. Lance is a masochist, and most people he’s dated couldn’t handle that truth. Every relationship ended the same way, leaving him with needs no one was willing to meet. Everything shifts on a night he drinks too much and ends up venting to a stranger. In a mix of frustration and alcohol, Lance jokes that he’d sell himself to anyone willing to pay off his debt. The stranger, Ansel Lowell, doesn’t brush it off. He asks how much. And when Lance tells him, Ansel offers a deal: three months living under his terms, in exchange for clearing the debt completely. The deal is straightforward and seems almost like relief. But as the days pass, the dynamic between them deepens in ways neither expected. What began as a simple exchange grows into a connection that is far more consuming, and far more dangerous, than either of them intended. [Excerpt] Lance meant to pull away when Ansel stepped closer, but his body didn’t move. Ansel’s hand hovered near his jaw, just close enough to make Lance’s breath catch. “Do you understand what you agreed to?” Ansel asked quietly. Lance swallowed. “You’re paying off my debt. I stay with you for three months. That’s it.” A hint of a smile tugged at Ansel’s mouth, which made him more dangerous because of it. “No, Lance. That’s the surface of it. I want you to hear the truth.” Lance’s pulse stumbled. Ansel leaned in just enough that Lance could feel the warmth of his breath. “I’m going to take up space in your life. I’m going to have you when I want you. I’m going to learn every weakness you try to hide, and I will use them. I will claim you, piece by piece, until you can’t tell where your choices end and mine begin.” Lance exhaled shakily. “Do you worst Mr. Lowell, I can handle it.”
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