Ace of the Bench - Chapter 71: The Machine That Breathes

Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.

Lu Zhiguang is not a cannon fodder himself, but his mission is to save the miserable cannon fodder.

“You need my help, Tesoro. You choose. A marriage with me or be torn apart by them” His voice was cool as though this wasn't a matter of life or death.I didn't want this life. My father had gambled a lot and left me with a lot of enemies and now I needed the help of Don Vincenzo LaRosa who was my high school bully and now the Don of the most powerful mafia family in Italy if I was going to survive it.It was just a marriage of convenience but I realized something. He wasn't helping me out of a good heart. I had been sold without my permission to him. I was the mafia's pawn.

[MATURE CONTENT WARNING: 18+ Only. Heavy Smuts, knotting, possessive themes, and dub-con.]“I knotted you thrice today, little liar. Tell me… is the game still worth it?”In the pro leagues, Omegas aren't allowed to play. But Kayden Vale entered the hockey world anyway, pretending to be an Alpha.Living on suppressants, he has one goal: Win the Cup. But he also has one massive problem: Rhys Calder.Rhys Calder is the Alpha Captain of the Nothern Avalanche. He hates Kayden for being “too pretty” for the ice.The world sees them as two Alphas always at each other’s throats, but they don’t see what happens when the lights go out.Behind locked doors, their hate turns into a different kind of heat. It was supposed to be simple: Teammates on ice, fuck buddies in the bedroom. No feelings. No strings attached.Rhys thought he was with a cocky Alpha. Then he found out the truth. Instead of turning Kayden in, he claimed him.What started as a physical release has twisted into dark obsession. Enemies to rivals-with-benefits to something far more dangerous: love.What happens when the world discovers their forbidden secret?#BL #Omegaverse #SportsRomance #RivalsToLovers #SecretIdentity #PossessiveAlpha #Smut #Hockey #ForcedProximity #EnemiesWithBenefits#Mpreg#Erotica