[18+ | Mature Content | Dark Romance]

After slaving away for years as Ares King's sole overworked secretary, Catherine has finally had enough of his domineering and heartless attitude. She wants to quit and use the severance pay to settle her family's debts, and spend more time with her long-term boyfriend.  

But soon after she hands her resignation letter, she finds out that her boyfriend cheated on her. He claims she's a wreck with no future, and he's better off without her.

Heartbroken and devastated, Catherine is grasping at the last straw when her boss, Ares King, proposes a contract out of the blue.

"Become my wife for one year."

"Why me, Mr. King?"

"Because we work, Ms. Lane.”

The last thing she wanted was to make a deal with the devil. But this offer is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Sell your soul to the devil for one year. How hard can that be?

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"How many?"

I froze. Did he expect me to count?

"How. Many?"

"I-I don't—Ah!"

Ares spanked me again, continuously. My eyes stung, and sweet pain overtook me. I should feel sick from deriving pleasure from this, but strangely, I wasn't.

"Two?" I teased, purposely getting the numbers wrong.

"You shouldn't have done that."

Just as I thought, he started again, but this time he drove each hit with more force until my ass was burning.

"Fifteen!" I yelled, shaking.

"Wrong."

My heart momentarily stopped. "I got it right!"

"You missed one." He pressed his hand on my searing bottom, and I moaned.

I tried to squirm away, but he trapped my hands behind my back, his voice dark with warning. "Move again, and you'll regret it."

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A/N: This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental.

Athena nodded. "What are you gonna do?"


"I can't, Cat. I can't face her... Lord knows what is gonna happen when I do. I don't want any more memories of her. I don't wanna see her face. So do it... not just for me but for Ares... is that too much to ask? To take on our demons."


I smiled. "No.. You both fought mine, I think it's time I do that too..."


"There wasn't a chance for something peaceful to begin with."


Athena smiled. "T-Thank you, Cat," She blinked away the tears.


I left the room. Isaac was still outside.


"Are you sure you wanna do it? You do realize there's gonna be a weight..." he said.


"You sound like you care about my conscience or whatever you think this is."


Isaac took a step closer to me. "You're Vixen. That's the name they call you in the underworld and make shitbags shit their pants. This is different."


Chapter 303 - What Needs To Be Done [2]