Nyx regarded him silently for a moment, the room thick with tension and unspoken pain. Then, with a slow, deliberate motion, he brushed a stray lock of hair from Caius's forehead. "At first, I planned to use this-use them-to hurt you back. I thought I'd exact my revenge, inflict the same sense of loss upon you that you imposed upon me. But the closer we are to eachother, the bond strengthened, I found that revenge became an empty goal. The more I drew them in, the more I realized I couldn't sever our connection without drowning in guilt." His voice was low, almost a whisper that vibrated with both remorse and defiance. "Until you prove that you are truly sorry-and worthy of my forgiveness and that you yearn for me as much as you claim-until you are willing to risk everything to mend what we once shared, you don't get them back. Not Felix, not Salvatore, and certainly not me." And with that being said, Nyx grabs his dragon and walks out the room with a smirk on his face as he could feel Caius eyes lingering on his back.

Ash Willow is the outcast of his pack, the omega runt abused by his stepfather, the head Alpha. Daemon Steele is an alpha of the enemy pack with a violent streak. He's stubborn and cold hearted, he doesn't believe in mates. So what happens when he finds the little omega who ran away from home? Why does he feel drawn to him, despite the mistrust of Ash who comes from the enemy pack? And why does he let this omega keep prying his way into his heart, no matter how much he tries to push him away? Disclaimer: abuse, sexual content, dark/ mature themes

Revenge. I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me? My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this. We bid our time behind bars, planned and prepared for the day we got out. Now we're free and hungry for redemption. I know what must be done. I know whose blood will be spilled. But before I go after him, I'll go after his daughter. I never said I play fair. *Book one in the Marino Brothers Duet. Rated 18+ due to explicit language, sex, and violence.*