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REDEMPTION: FEAR MY RETURN

Author: Goodness ogu

Chapter 1 The debt comes due

Word Count: 1107 | Released on: 26/10/2026

eld a gun to Eli

, a pistol pressed against the back of her neck. Her cheek was crushed against the

up," El

ok at him. "Give

't hav

ved her down harder. Pain f

ted. "He said he

quiet," Eli

e to her that way. She twisted, trying to see him, but a hand

ch her," E

voice was calm, almost bored. "You're

the house. Raina could see her father's slippers near the kitchen threshold, one turned on its side

his lip darkened with blood. He kept looking

cting a debt?" she said. "Po

as's temple. "Your father borrowed fr

orrow anythi

" Elias

him shoot you because h

r. "You should ask your father

aid of you,"

me where th

u. I don't

olding Raina pressed his gun

lowered by an

answ

e you what I

her chest; her other hand was stretched toward the overturned tab

her back. Raina cried out. The pistol at her ne

wn," he

d over. "She'

ter," Elias sai

ve me th

for something t

ghtened. "I kno

told

oesn't

tters

any

. A second man stood over Elias, weapon raised, blocking the hallway. Lucian

er father. "Dad

d-a flicker of fear, quic

said. "She d

need to," E

then she'll understand

on back to her. "If you shoot him, you do

sed a fraction. Luc

ow wher

e nothing to

e in. I have your face. Your name. If you kill him,

ss smile. "You think the tru

n's gun followed him. "She's right

en us when you hid what

elonged to

hift was subtle, but Raina saw it: the smile v

it?" he

said n

arrel harder into hi

to Lucian, but to her father.

eyes were wet, though he

rked against the guard. "Do

econd man grabbed Elias by the sho

amed. "Sto

gs he had never said. She kicked, bucked, clawed at the floor. The g

nce," Luc

oved. Raina cou

Lucian

aid

rack spli

e floor first, then his head. Raina's screa

palms sliding on the floorboards. Lucian's men grabbed her again, but sh

ad, loo

failed, then reached for her. Raina caught his

, though his blood was warm on her

closer. "Sear

rd the stairs. Another

n. The pistol hung at hi

e his c

s my f

g that could cost man

get to de

hardened. "I

ng out, twisting toward Elias as they dragged her ac

rs closed aro

she gasp

a dropped to her knees beside him

that only she could hear him

is inside

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“What if the man you married to destroy his family was the one person who could prove your father died for you? They murdered Raina Hills's father, shattered her life, and left her to survive the violence that followed. Years later, she returns with a new name, a pistol, and one purpose: bring down the Moretti empire-and the men who helped build it. Her first target is Lucian Moretti, the ruthless heir whose family has ruled through fear, blood, and carefully buried secrets. But Raina's plan takes an unexpected turn when Lucian offers her a marriage that would place her inside the dynasty she intends to destroy. She accepts, promising herself that every smile, every kiss, and every vow is just another weapon. Then the truth starts to surface. Her father's death was no simple debt collection. His secrets reach from the Moretti family to powerful men who have spent years protecting one another. And Lucian, the man Raina means to use, may have been closer to her family's tragedy than she can bear. As alliances shift and the empire begins to fracture, Raina must decide how far she'll go for revenge-and whether there is any difference between loving a monster and becoming one. She won't fall in love with Lucian until the end. By then, the choice she faces will be as final as the gun in her hand. They took her father. They took her future. Now Raina is coming for their empire-and she will decide who walks away from its ashes.”