UNHOLY DESIRE

【"Warnings" Rated 18+】 Contains possessive, obsessive, and arrogant ML.

Heavy on smút, BDSM. A lot of explicit content.

Please proceed with caution.

EXCERPT;

"Will you think me a monster if I do what you are afraid of?" He whispered, his eyes never leaving mine.

"Sei un mostro(You're a monster)," I spat at Matteo. "Nothing can change that."

"I've always cared for you, but you chose to betray me by running away with my child. Did you know how my reputation dropped because of that? I become a laughing stock BECAUSE of you. A man who can't keep his woman in check." His hand gripped my neck, cutting off my air supply. I gasped, pounding his chest as he smirked.

"Go on, scream, darling," he taunted. "I love the sound of your screams."

Gasping for breath as he released me, I saw the bulge in his pants and shook my head in disgust. "You don't care for me, Matteo. Your idea of caring is twisted, controlling, possessive, and obsessive....!"

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Deirdre faced a heart-wrenching choice: surrender her child or endure a bitter court battle. The mere thought of another woman in her child's life, especially one of Matteo's passing fancies, was unbearable.

Their journey began coerced onto a cruise, tossed astray by a raging storm, mirroring the turmoil in their hearts. Amid nature's fury, both were entangled in their tempest - a fiery passion reigniting into deep love.

Yet, family disapproval marred their brief happiness, threatening to tear them apart.

A lethal secret emerged, endangering both her and her child's lives.

Compelled to hide this truth, Deirdre knew silence couldn't last. When Matteo discovered her secret, he presented an ultimatum: risk everything and reveal it or bear lifelong consequences in silence.