⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ DARK ROMANCE AND MATURED CONTENT.
"Then are you going to kill me?"
"You know I wouldn't hurt you, Leah," he sighed, caressing my cheek.
"Then let me go!" I screamed, and he smirked. "I am sorry," I apologized, immediately realising this wasn't a place I could yell. He had me at the palm of his hands.
"What do I have to do," I mumbled. "So that you would let me go?"
His lips stretched into a cruel smile, answering my question before he replied. "You already know, Leah."
My nails dug into my flesh. "I can't."
"It's not a bad offer, doll. Not for either of us."
I gripped his arm, tears trailing down my eyes as I sobbed. "I really can't, Aiden." I cried. "Anything but that. My marriage is already falling apart. This will ruin everything."
"That is exactly what I want, doll," he whispered, and I froze.
He tilted my head up, dread settling in my stomach as I replayed what he said. Why?
"Why are you doing this to me?"
Once a predator locks onto its prey, there's no letting go! Leah a woman trying to please her mother-in-law who is a thorn in her flesh and her husband who ignores her in bed runs into Aiden Kingston, the caporegime of the Kingston family, a crime family that has ruled the underground for years. She knows he is bad news. She knows she should flee, but she is stuck with him when she gets into trouble with the mafia and ends up in a trap he sets just to save herself. Will Leah escape the darkness, or will she be consumed by it?
When Chef Margot loses her beloved restaurant to her cheating ex-fiance, her best friend, single dad Nathan, steps in with an unexpected offer to help her start over. As they collaborate, sparks fly-but can they overcome their complicated pasts for a chance at real love?
Season 4 of The Mechanic
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Margot Taylor thought she had it all: a thriving restaurant and a fiance she adored. But her world crumbled when her fiance abruptly cancelled their wedding and claimed ownership of her cherished restaurant. With her career in tatters and her heart broken, Margot is forced to start over.
Enter Nathan Davis, her loyal best friend and a single dad chasing big dreams of his own. As a partner in the multibillion-pound auto business, Nathan offers her a lifeline-a chance to open a new eatery on the grounds of his new mechanic shop.
As Margot pours her heartbreak into a new dream, her friendship with Nathan deepens into something much more electric. But their growing happiness is threatened when Nathan's ex-wife returns, determined to take their daughter away and upend the new couple's relationship. Caught in chaos, Margot must decide if she has the strength to fight for the life she's building...or let the wounds of her past ruin her future.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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