Beautiful Fiend

BEAUTIFUL FIEND NORTH SHORE STORIES BOOK ONE LOLA KING Copyright © 2023 by Lola King All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book and on its cover are trade names, service marks, trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publishers and the book are not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. None of the companies referenced within the book have endorsed the book. All songs, song titles an lyrics contained in this book are the property of the respective songwriters and copyright holders. Cover art by Wild Love Designs Editing by Angie at Lunar Rose Editing Alpha reading by Lauren Pixley CONTENTS Content Warning Playlist Prologue 1. Caden 2. Billie 3. Billie 4. Billie 5. Billie 6. Billie 7. Billie 8. Caden 9. Billie 10. Billie 11. Billie 12. Caden 13. Billie 14. Billie 15. Billie 16. Billie 17. Billie 18. Billie 19. Caden 20. Billie 21. Billie 22. Caden 23. Billie 24. Caden 25. Billie 26. Caden 27. Billie 28. Caden 29. Caden 30. Caden 31. Billie 32. Caden 33. Billie 34. Caden 35. Billie 36. Caden 37. Billie 38. Caden 39. Billie Epilogue Also by Lola King Acknowledgments To all my girls who, on their way to their prince, lost themselves in the villain’s arms. CONTENT WARNING This book is a dark romance for 18+ readers only. It contains non con (for real) and dub con. Seriously, there is non con from the hero who is not a hero at all and, in fact, a total villain. Caden King is not morally gray, he is morally pitch black (and yet he is also redeemable – make it make sense) Please, be aware this book also contains on page SA, mentions of SA, domestic abuse, and depression. This book is a work of fiction that depicts sexual fantasies that might be triggering to some readers. Please, understand that the fantasy starts on the next page and you are entering at your own risk—there will be no further warning and no safe word. Consider this book a CNC scene and the only safe word/gesture at your disposal to end it is to close the book. PLAYLIST LINK TO SPOTIFY LET GO - LIL DUSY G Me & My Demons - Omido, Silent Child Storm - Honors MY HEAD - Layto Bleed - Connor Kauffman Fast Forward - You Me At Six Take Me Away - New Medicine Blood - Call Me Karizma Kinda Scary - Call Me Karizma A Girl Called Jazz - Omide, Tobi Swizz The Kid I Used to Know - Arrested Youth Lost It - Layto, Jaymmac PLEASE - Omido, Ex Habit Riot Girl - Good Charlotte The Wall - PatrickReza All In - Chri$tian Gate$ Crazy - Jake Daniels Follow You - Bring Me The Horizon Pain - Jake Daniels Super Villain - Stileto, Silent Child, Kendyle Paige Freakout - Gianni Caneti ghost town - JVKE Dangerous State of Mind - Chri$tian Gate$ November - PatrickReza Bloody Valentine - Good Charlotte Bodies - Bryce Fox Body (slowed & Reverb) - Rosenfeld Baby - Elvis Drew, Avivian DiE4u - Bring Me The Horizon Avril’s Song - MOD SUN Problems - Jake Daniels Night People - You Me At Six SWEAT - PatrickReza Only - NF, Sasha Alez Sloan Where Were You - girlfriends - Travis Barker Can You Hold Me - NF, Britt Nicole The Raging Sea - Broadside Say Anything - Good Charlotte Hurt Me - Suriel Hess I miss you, I’m sorry - Gracie Abrams Back in My Arms - Carlie Hanson Somwhere Only We Know - Keane Two Punks In Love - bülow PROLOGUE BILLIE LET GO - LIL DUSTY G Two Years Ago… The screams of the crowd always resonate loudly, but it’s the sound of the fallen that’s deafening. Tonight, we are the fallen. Silver Falls is the epitome of the American dream. A beautiful U.S. city full of happy workers and growing families on the south bank of the Silver Snake River. Green parks, bright malls, and one of the best colleges in the tri-state area. Just like every American dream, it hides its dark, dirty side not far from reach but far enough to turn a blind eye to it. The North of the river is also simply known as North Shore. Overpopulated, with low to no-income inhabitants, the highest crime rate in our state, and enough criminals to fill up an average-size prison. Our side of the river is split in two by the gangs who rule it. The Kings of the North Shore, led by the King family, and the North Shore Crew, captained by my dad and older sister. Criminal organizations have a field day coming to our town and offering deals to our petty gangs so they can grow their empires safely. This is precisely what the Bianco family did. The powerful Cosa Nostra family offered my dad a sweet agreement. They give us protection, money, and power over our rivals, and we work their riskiest crimes in exchange. The kind that would get us arrested and put in prison rather than them. The kind they can always say were never linked to them in the first place. Thanks to them, in the last year, we took over most of the Kings’ territories. Practically all their deals, and I’m pretty sure they’re running