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Dominance & Desire

In the cutthroat world of business, Vincent Graves is known for his ruthless precision. Cold, calculating, and always in control, he’s built an empire through sheer dominance. Zane Harrington, on the other hand, is everything Vincent despises—reckless, unpredictable, and far too tempting for his own good.

When a multi-million-dollar inheritance forces them into an uneasy partnership, their long-standing rivalry ignites into something even more dangerous. Every meeting is a battlefield, every conversation a game of power. But beneath the sharp words and heated stares, desire simmers—dark, undeniable, and impossible to ignore.

As past traumas resurface and buried emotions claw their way to the surface, Vincent and Zane are left with a choice: fight until they destroy each other… or surrender to the fire that threatens to consume them both.

Enemies by fate. Bound by power. Seduced by something neither of them is ready to admit.


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DOMINANCE &DESIRE

Volume 2, Chapter 75 – Left in the Silence.

Vincent sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the door like it might open again. Like Zane might walk back in and pick up where they left off.

And this time—this time—Zane had let him go.

His hands curled into fists against his thighs, tension coiling tight in his chest. His heartbeat was too loud in his ears, each pulse a sharp reminder that something had just changed.

The words were still stuck in his throat, the ones he hadn't said. The ones he had wanted to say but couldn't force past the fear.

Cain's voice broke through the silence. "You really are an idiot."

Vincent exhaled sharply, dragging a hand through his hair. "Not now, Cain."

"No, exactly now." Cain's tone was sharp, cutting. "Because you just let the one person who gives a damn about you walk out that door, and for what? Because you're too scared to admit you want him?"

Vincent's jaw tightened. "I didn't ask for your opinion."

Cain let out a bitter laugh. "Yeah, well, too bad. Because I've been watching this whole mess unfold, and honestly? I'm sick of it."

Vincent shot him a glare. "Then stay out of it."

Cain scoffed. "Can't. Because whether you like it or not, I actually care about what happens to you." His eyes burned with something unreadable. "And I know damn well that you care about what happens to him."

Vincent inhaled sharply. "Cain—"

"No. You don't get to shut me up," Cain said. "You don't get to pretend this doesn't matter. Because it does. And if you don't stop running, you're going to lose something that actually means something."

Because that—that was the part that scared him the most.

Cain sighed, shaking his head. "You don't get it, do you?" His voice was quieter now. "Zane's been fighting for you this whole damn time. But if you keep making him fight alone? Eventually, he's going to stop."

Because that—that was the part he couldn't handle.

Cain didn't wait for a response. He just exhaled sharply and headed for the door, pausing only once.

"Figure your shit out, Vincent," he said, voice unreadable. "Before it's too late."

Leaving Vincent alone with nothing but the weight of his own thoughts.

If he didn't do something soon, he was going to lose the only thing that had ever mattered.

That was something he couldn't let happen.

LEFT IN SILENCE.