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"'I don't care, Sarah. I despise you. I despise the whole of you." Xavier's growl sent shivers down her spine. His piercing blue eyes locked onto hers, seeing right through her. 

Tears welled up as he sneered, "I'm Xavier Adrian. Your feelings mean nothing." Sarah's heart shattered as his words pierced through her innocent heart. 

"Then who am I to you?" she trembled. Xavier's whisper sent  fear coursing through her veins and he slowly let out his usual sinful smirk

"I'm the Devil and you're my prey."


"When darkness reigns, survival is luxury."


Sarah Parker, a 19-year-old aspiring journalist, once dreamed of uncovering truth and making a name for herself. But when tragedy struck, her world shattered, leaving her with emotional scars. Now, she's forced into the dark world of the Sin-Nation Empire, where Xavier Adrian reigns.

Xavier Adrian, the CEO of Nexus Tech by day and the leader of Sin-Nation-Empire at night, hides a tortured soul behind his piercing blue eyes. The son of Andrew Adrian, his blood comes with power and violence, and Xavier knows that the shades of a father’s sins are something one cannot run away from.

When the two broken souls meet, Sarah is confronted with a side of her own darkness as twisted as nightmare and Xavier faces a bigger nightmare .

In a world where loyalty is luxury and survival is a constant battle, can Sarah and Xavier find a way to overcome their demons, or will they become each other's destruction?

The Devil's Prey: He Wants Me

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR

"Tsk, tsk." She feigned disappointment. "I expected more from the infamous Xavier Adrian. Look at you now—beaten, chained up, completely at our mercy."

Xavier's expression remained unreadable, but his eyes burned with hatred.

Ria leaned in closer, whispering near his ear. "Doesn't it make you feel pathetic?"

Pedro's jaw ticked. He wanted a reaction—anger, fear, something. But Xavier gave them nothing.

"Still as arrogant as ever," Pedro muttered before his lips curled into a sneer. "Let's see how long that lasts."

He grabbed a chair and straddled it backward, resting his arms on the top. "You see, Adrian, this—" he gestured around, "—is payback. Our payback." His voice dropped to a dangerous growl. "For the men you and your dogs slaughtered."

Xavier remained still, his fingers curling into fists against the armrests.

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