"You can do this." I whispered. "You have to." I gripped the doorknob and twisted it, before pulling it open quickly.

Nicolo stood by his bed. A large king, covered in satin sheets. His phone was pressed to his ear, and upon my intrusion, he muttered a quick goodbye and slowly lowered his hand. He looked malevolently at me.

"What the fuck are you doing?" He tested. I stepped further into the room and shut the door. My boldness slightly faltering as he clenched his hands into fists.

"I want you." I rasped. My words were unconvincing. Even to myself, despite the truth. "P-please." I brought my hands down to the hem of my dress and dragged the fabric up my thighs, revealing my lacy, black thong. My side stung with pain as I pulled it up my torso, struggling to pry it over my breasts. After slipping my head out of the dress I tossed it to the floor. I was braless. 

His expression didn't change. His eyes narrowed slightly, but he appeared more agitated than pleased.

"Want?" He shoved the phone back into his pocket. Juggling my words on his tongue, like he was taking interest in them. "Lust?" He chuckled humorlessly as his fingers grasped the tie around his neck. "You don't know the meaning of the word, Selena." He scoffed, and began to unravel the tie from around his neck. 

I regained my composure and crossed my arms over my chest, glaring at him. Secretly hating myself for noticing the curve of his lips, the sharp, defined edge of his jaw and the way his dark eyelashes kissed his cheek when he blinked. He was breathtakingly handsome, almost angelic but far from an angel. 

I was convinced he was the Devil. 
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Selena Morales thinks her life's on track when she finally dumps her cheating ex boyfriend, Joshua. She believes she's finally free of him. That is until a group of burly men kidnap her and hold her hostage until Joshua holds up his end of some business bargain with none other than Nicolo DeLuca. 

He's a harsh business man who always gets what he wants. Things never end well for people who cross his path. He's determined to gain control of everything, including Selena.


The Devil's Appetite (18+)

23. Epilogue: Beauty and the Beast

I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. Every time my mouth opened to utter something, my breath choked me. I sat helplessly in my seat, as the same man who had offered to buy me a cookie in a coffee shop glided towards the empty chair with such smug confidence, I was sure his head would explode.
The te...

I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. Every time my mouth opened to utter something, my breath choked me. I sat helplessly in my seat, as the same man who had offered to buy me a cookie in a coffee shop glided towards the empty chair with such smug confidence, I was sure his head would explode.

The te...

4. Insurance

1. Drown Your Sorrows

2. Rumpelstiltskin

3. The Devil's Handsome

5. Never Bite the Hand that Feeds You

6. Sometimes the Body Wants what the Mind Denies

7. Nothing but an Animal, Hungry and Violent

8. Hidden Behind that Smile is a Forked Tongue and Cold Dead Eyes

9. Trading Pleasure for the Guarantee of Life

10. Painfully Pleasurable

11. What He Needs

12. No Remorse

13. My Treat

14. Good Girl

15. Coming Down From the High

16. No Fun Without Risks

17. The Harsh Reality of a Screwed up Childhood

18. What's Dead May Never Die

19. One Bullet, Don't Miss

20. Losing Control

21. Take Away My Fears

22. Farewell