Serving Mr. Serrano

Introduction

They say to never mix business with pleasure.

But what if pleasure is my business?

The arrangement was simple enough.

Fifty thousand cromas for one night with the most dangerous man in the country. For me, this was just business as usual, and Mr. Serrano was more than happy to pay thrice my usual rate for what would undoubtedly be a memorable night.

Except... there's just something about Eden that keeps me going back for more. Maybe it's her courage, that mischievous glint in her eye. Or perhaps it's the way she looks at me, as if she sees all my demons and isn't afraid to tangle with them.

Whatever it is, serving Mr. Serrano adds more complications to my life than I need at the moment. But how on earth do I get him to let go when he's already claimed me for his own?

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Like every country, The Kingdom of Britu is no stranger to corruption and greed. The power belongs not to the people, but to a group of wealthy men who control almost every aspect from the shadows. These are cunning, ruthless monsters whose only pursuit in life is power and money, and they will stop at absolutely nothing to get it.

Ours is a world riddled with deceit and murder, stained with blood and lies. The hungry devour the weak, and take what little power there is for themselves while they can. It's a shark pit, where everyone is constantly vigilant, because betrayal is always looming.

While we all revel in depravity, we still have rules.

Rules that are set in place to ensure civility among everyone who forms part of our world. It's a code of conduct that we all have to live by, and strictly enforce in all our operations to prevent problematic disputes with law enforcement officials and agencies.

These rules are also to prevent a war occurring between separate criminal organisations, aptly named, The Seven Syndicates. But with corruption and immorality coursing through our veins, none of us can ever truly be content with what we have.

A sinister plot among certain members of The Seven threatens to destroy the peace between us and the law, and possibly bring us all down, much sooner than we expected. Battle lines are drawn, sides are chosen and a war the likes of which the country has never seen before is looming on the horizon.

How unfortunate that when I have the most to lose, comes a woman who makes me question everything I've ever known. Neither of us know it yet, but she has me fighting for something I never thought I could ever want.

Peace.