FORBIDDEN TEMPTATION
BLURB
"He was my rival, my ruin, and the only mistake I’d make twice."
He’s my rival. My mistake. My favorite kind of problem.
I swear it was just supposed to be one night.
A drunken hate-fueled mistake between two corporate enemies.
Except now, I can’t stop thinking about him—and worse, I know he can’t stop thinking about me either.
Desmond Xandrovich is younger, cocky, and completely out of line.
He calls me Doll like he’s daring me to fall apart.
And every time I try to push him away, he pulls harder—rougher, deeper—like he knows exactly where it hurts.
But I can’t afford weakness.
Not when someone’s watching.
Not when an obsessed girl with too much power and too little sanity is blackmailing me with proof of everything I’ve done with him.
I should end it.
I should run.
But Desmond isn’t letting go.
And maybe—just maybe—I don’t want him to.
This is a story about obsession.
About lies we tell ourselves.
About pretending it’s just physical—until it’s absolutely f*cking not.
And if I end up ruined by the boy I was never supposed to want?
𝘈𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨.
Psych patient
If you like, Possessive but Denying It – “He’s not mine.” proceeds to commit war crimes for him
Psych patient
Then you might like this story
Psych patient
If you like fancy dinners who are just foreplay serve tension.
Psych patient
This is my first time writing a story exceeding 1 chapter.
PROLOGUE
Nikolai Xandrovich
Tell me you hate me.
His voice is low, dangerous—like smoke curling around a loaded gun.
I press my palms flat against the desk, knuckles white.
He steps closer.
His fingers trail the buttons of my shirt like a promise.
Nikolai Xandrovich
You are such a liar, Doll
One word. One breath. One second before his mouth is on mine—
hard, desperate, like he’s starving and I’m the first thing he’s ever tasted.
His hand wraps around my throat and I forget what the hell we were even fighting about.
I want to ruin him. So why does it feel like he is destroying me.
Like I’d burn everything I built if it meant he’d stay a little longer.
Psych patient
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1. MARCUS
They say power looks best in a suit.
I made sure made sure mine was tailored to kill.
I stepped off the glass elevator onto the top floor of Xandrovich Industries, the air conditioned chill barely biting through the layers of tension rippling beneath my skin. I’d worn my navy three-piece like armor today.
Because walking into enemy territory—especially after what happened last quarter—wasn’t a move made lightly
Especially when the enemy is that smug face bastard.
Marcus Volkov
(fuck I feel like I will lose my control)
Marcus Volkov
*takes a deep breath*
Marcus Volkov
(here we go)
Marcus Volkov
*enters the boardroom meeting hall*
Marcus Volkov
(i hate this already)
I hated the smug grins from the board members who think they are smarter than me.
I Hated that I was the one summoned to fix the mess my own assistant created by leaking proprietary numbers.
But what Marcus hated most… was how my body reacted the moment Desmond walked in.
The tension in the room shifted like it recognized a storm. His cologne hit first—dark amber, citrus bite, and that faint hint of leather and I hate myself for memorizing.
Then came the sound of his voice. Low. Smooth. and I get instant flashback-
No, not going there.
Dripping with that same arrogance that I had wanted to slap off his face since our first business merger.
Marcus Volkov
(I want to bite his head off)
Nikolai Xandrovich
Gentleman
Nikolai Xandrovich
Let's not waste our time, and Volkov you are 7 minutes late.
Marcus Volkov
Yet, I am the most prepared man in this room.
Nikolai Xandrovich
You should be. Considering your mistakes.
Marcus Volkov
(did he just say that?)
Marcus Volkov
*sat across from him at the obsidian boardroom table*
Nikolai Xandrovich
This merger won’t work if your team keeps bleeding data,
Nikolai Xandrovich
I’m not interested in baby-sitting amateurs.
Marcus Volkov
*smiles thinly* And yet, you’re still playing the CEO. Cute.
Nikolai Xandrovich
Careful, Marcus. If you think you can provoke me into folding, you’re sorely underestimating what I’m willing to do.
Board members
(Are we even needed here?)
The rest of the meeting was a blur of spreadsheets and threats. But even as I forced himself to focus, my mind burned with one question.
"Why was he looking at me like that?"
Nikolai Xandrovich
Let's again meet at xxxxxxx
Nikolai Xandrovich
Meeting adjourned.
Marcus Volkov
*takes a deep breath* huff
Marcus Volkov
(Finally I can leave)
Nikolai Xandrovich
Not you Volkov
Marcus Volkov
*turns around and raises an eyebrow*
Is God punishing me or something.
Nikolai Xandrovich
Let's have dinner today.
Psych patient
Thank you, for reading.
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