Possess Me

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Cover Designer: Cormar Covers Cover Designer: Wander Photography Cover Model: Andrew Biernat Editor: Sheena Taylor TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication Songlist Synopsis Possess Me The Past Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 The Present Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Published Books Connect with me Acknowledgments Dedication To my amazing readers who’ve loved and followed this Mafia world from Merciless Saints to Possess Me. After 15 books in the interconnected series’ The Saints, The Sinners, and The Corrupted Royals, it’s time to say goodbye. I’ve loved creating every character, and they’ll always be special to me. Thank you for all your support and love. Possess Me is for you. The last song on the playlist is from all the Saints, Sinners & Corrupted Royals men to you. Forever & Always Songlist Click here - Spotify Never Alone – Krigarè Climb – ADONA Beauty Of The Dark – Mads Langer Tattoo - Loreen The Night We Met – Roses & Revolutions Secrets – OneRepublic Cross Your Mind – Calum Scott Found Eachother – Kodoku Pieces – Andrew Belle Hero – Alan Walker, Sasha Alex Sloan Love is just a word – Calum Scott, Jasmine Thompson Forever & Always – Written by Wolves, Becks Synopsis I’m a monster. I kidnapped the wrong girl, and under excruciating circumstances, we fell in love. I took every beating and form of torture meant for her. For months I protected Everleigh, only to lose her when we finally escaped. It’s been years, and the ghost of Everleigh Adams still haunts me. The nightmare of losing the only woman I’ll ever love has driven me to insanity. And then I start to see her everywhere. Her ghost has left my nightmares to taunt me in my waking life. Turns out Everleigh never died, and she’s kept a secret from me. When we come face-to-face after four years of pure hell and agony of living without her, she’s still out of my reach. But if insanity has taught me one thing – there are no rules. I’ll take what’s mine. There’s nowhere Everleigh can run to escape me. Possess Me Mafia / Organized Crime / Suspense Romance STANDALONE in the CORRUPTED ROYALS Book 5 Authors Note: Alek has appeared in the other Corrupted Royal books, and I won’t rewrite those scenes from his point of view as they are irrelevant to his story. His entire stay at St. Monarch’s is skipped in this book, so I can focus on his past and present and do his story justice. This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is triggering content related to: Physical, Emotional, and Mental Torture Graphic violence. Senses deprivation. Starvation. Degradation. Death of a loved one. Extreme heartache. Kidnapping. PTSD. 18+ only. Please read responsibly. “The Edge… There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.” –— Hunter S. Thompson, Hell’s Angels. The Past Chapter 1 Alek (Twenty years old…) Cinnamon hangs heavy in the air, the delicious aroma luring me to the kitchen where I find Mama and Tiana admiring the honey cake they just baked. It’s my favorite smell in the world – Mama baking in the kitchen. It’s home. The moment Mama spots me, she gives me a stern scowl. “Don’t you dare try to steal a slice. It’s for after dinner.” It’s Vincent’s birthday today. My brother is three years older than me. We haven’t seen much of him over the past years as he’s been training to take his place in the bratva. With my father being a boss, it’s only natural that we follow in his footsteps. I take a seat at the table, eyeing the cake like it’s my last meal. “Do you want coffee?” Tiana asks me. “Please.” I smile at the girl who’s like a little sister to me. My parents adopted Misha and Tiana Petrov, and even though things were rocky at first, Misha is now my best friend. I watch as Tiana makes the coffee the way I like it, creamy and sweet, and smile again when she places the beverage in front of me. “Thanks, T.” After I savor my first sip of caffeine for the day, I ask, “Did you bake only one cake?” It's normal for Mama to be up at the crack of dawn when it’s one of our birthdays. And she always bakes enough for a small village. Mama shakes her head while trying to hide the smile tugging at her mouth. She cuts a huge slice out of the freshly baked cake. “You’ll live on pastries and desserts if I give you half a chance.” Still, she plates the slice and pushes it closer to me. “Only one slice.” I lean closer and take a deep breath, my mouth watering from the aroma. “I can’t promise anything,” I chuckle. “This is why you bake extra.” I give Mama a thankful smile. “You love