Rune
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Last published Fri, May 2, 2025
Rune's life has never been his own. Raised by the streets, owned by a violent gang leader, and forced to fight in brutal underground matches, survival became his only goal. His only escape? A quiet job at the library and the kindness of strangers he never dared to get close to.
But when two powerful men from the infamous Scythe Mafia step into his life, everything shifts.
Raden and Warren don't just want information-they want Rune. Not to own, but to protect. To offer him something he's never known: a place to belong.
As Rune is drawn into their world, he finds himself facing new dangers, old traumas, and the terrifying possibility of being loved-genuinely, unconditionally. In a life that's only ever taught him how to fight, Rune must learn how to trust, how to heal, and maybe... how to build a family out of the ashes.
Because sometimes, the people who save you aren't the ones you expect-they're the ones who see your broken pieces and stay anyway.
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