Devil's Bride: Prey On Your Love

In Las Vegas, the night was beautiful. A full moon shone brightly in the dark sky, which was sprinkled with stars, lending an ethereal glow.

When Carol Qiao walked out of the building, it was already dark outside.

She looked up at the stars shining in the sky. It was only after she stepped out of office did she realize how late it was. She had a long day at work because she encountered a difficult case. Carol Qiao thought to herself, 'But it's okay. I am an intern. It doesn't matter if I have to work hard.' Being born in a police family, she knew the demands of the job before joining the police force. She couldn't discredit her family. The Peace Apartment where she lived was not far from here. If she walked, it would only take about half an hour. But she still drove to work every day, because it was easier to catch bad guys in a car.

'I'd better head to the underground garage,' Carol Qiao thought. She located her car, opened the door and got in. The engine of the limited edition yellow Lamborghini roared to life and the car zoomed off into the night, sleek as a panther.

Suddenly, Carol Qiao's phone rang. She tapped her earphone to answer it, and Lisa's anxious voice came on the line. "I've got a difficult situation down here. Please help me! You are my only friend. I didn't know who else to call."

"Where are you?" Carol Qiao asked sharply. Her friend sounded terrified.

"At the bar where I work." Then she hung up the phone.

Carol Qiao immediately turned the car around and rushed to the bar where Lisa worked. Lisa, her friend and classmate, came from a poor family, so she worked as a part-time waitress through college. Carol Qiao had always warned her that it was a shady bar but Lisa would wave off her concern saying she knew well how to protect herself. With an exasperated sigh, Carol Qiao revved the engine and sped up.

A pungent smell hung in the air at the bar. A gorgeous woman was standing amid a crowd of dissolute men. Her seductive looks got her a lot of attention from the men.

This was a place for all kinds of debauchery. One could not expect any ethical behavior here! It was a watering hole for all kinds of immoral elements.

As soon as Carol Qiao entered the door, she spotted Lisa surrounded by a group of people. Carol despised the lax security here. The bar worker was surrounded by rowdy people, but no one came forward to take care of it.

"Hey, let her go. She's a waitress, not a barmaid. Do you hear me?" Carol's authoritative voice made them turn their heads. When they saw her beautiful face, they were stunned.

"Hello! How are you?" The gang leader snickered as he greeted her in English. Carol rolled her eyes at once. 'He is Chinese. It's so awkward to speak a foreign language.'

"Miss, is she your friend? Relax! There must be some misunderstanding." The leader of the group immediately signaled his lackeys to let go of Lisa and stared at Carol without blinking. She was breathtakingly beautiful. Her white skin was so delicate that it looked like porcelain.

The leader of the gang, Mike Wang, drooled. Seizing the opportunity, Lisa quickly scuttled away from the group and stood beside Carol.

"Miss, you are so beautiful. I would like to be friends with you. How about this? If you drink this glass of wine, I will let you go, okay? But if you don't, I will come back here to harass your friend next time,"

said Mike Wang with a lecherous smile. He took a glass of wine from the table and handed it to Carol. Surprised at how easily this was going to get sorted, Carol asked, "Really? If I drink this wine, you will let us go." 'I'm not good at fighting. Even if I was, I would be no match for them. It's good that they let us go,' she thought, thanking her lucky stars.

After contemplating his offer for a while, she took the glass and drained it quickly. "Great!" Mike Wang clapped his hands, with a smug look in his eyes.

After a while, everything went blurry for Carol and she fainted. She then was placed on the table. Seeing this, Lisa was scared stiff. She wanted to call her brother but Mike Wang noticed her reaching for her phone and immediately snatched it from her. He narrowed his eyes, giving her an unspoken warning to stop meddling.

The gang of thugs was watching her closely. There was no way she could call for help now. She was so frightened, but there was nothing she could do. She watched helplessly as Mike Wang carried Carol away to his box. 'Oh, Carol! I should have never called you here. I would rather let them take me instead of you,' Lisa thought in despair.

Sebastian Ouyang turned heads wherever he went. His handsome features, combined with his arrogant and cold attitude made him attractive but also untouchable to women.

Therefore, even though women would do anything to be his mistress, they would never dare to anger him. Girls would learn about his habits and hobbies, just so that they could be with him for a long time.

Ignoring all the fawning females, Sebastian Ouyang strode regally into the private elevator that took him straight to the VIP suite of the bar.

After entering the room, he immediately turned on the swanky wide-screen LCD TV and then casually tossed the remote control aside. He sprawled out on the plush leather sofa. In this relaxed position, he appeared less intimidating and more human. The bar belonged to him and he would often drop by to check on things. He had a habit of looking for his next prey on the security cameras. Usually, he would browse through all the videos within half an hour.

He zeroed in on desperate girls who were dying to do it. The affair would never last more than a week. He did not like to force girls, but those who were favored by him would always agree thanks to his status and sex appeal.

Business at the bar was very good as it was very popular.

Posh women would visit the bar all dolled up just for Sebastian Ouyang. Suddenly, Sebastian, who was watching the security camera footage, saw something. It was Carol, who was being trapped by the bad guy. Normally, Sebastian would not be interested in this sort of a thing. It happened a lot in the bar, so it was unsurprising. But Carol's striking beauty caught his eyes. It was a pity that such a fetching woman fell into the hands of the gang leader. He looked at the time. It had only been five minutes since the event transpired. He decided to save her.

"Assistant?" called Sebastian.

"Your Highness, what can I do for you?" The man, who entered was his right-hand man and bodyguard, known as the Black Tiger, an ace boxer.

"Bring the woman in room 106 here. Hurry up," said Sebastian coolly as he sipped a glass of wine.

"Yes, Your Highness." His job was not to ask why, but simply do as his boss commanded. The man immediately retreated.

After downing three glasses of wine, Sebastian stood up and walked towards his bedroom.

He turned on the light and immediately saw the woman lying on the bed. Her clothes were ripped apart, revealing her creamy skin. If he had been a little late, the gang leader would have succeeded in molesting her. Thinking of this, a storm arose in his blue eyes.

Cursing inwardly, he rebuked himself for not telling the Black Tiger to beat up those hoodlums. He padded to the bed softly and ripped off the silk blindfold from her face. Looking at her up close, Sebastian was shocked. The girl had luscious curly locks, and her fair face was carved with fine features. Her coat was tattered, and her curvaceous body was faintly visible in the light. Her beauty took his breath away. Her slender white legs under the short skirt were very attractive.

Her supple body and perfect features were a visual feast, arousing his male desire. However, the woman was undoubtedly stupid. Not only did this sexy woman roam around all by herself in a dangerous city, where wolves lurked at every corner, but she also tried to single-handedly save her friend.

It would almost be shocking if she was not targeted. He was angry at her callous behavior. He had always despised stupid women, although this one was brave too.

Sebastian narrowed his eyes slightly. He couldn't tear his eyes away from her attractive body despite his anger. It was as though there was a magnetic pull binding him to her.

He suddenly felt a little dizzy. Maybe it was because of the wine. His body burned with need. He stared at her and muttered to himself, "You're mine tonight!"

Sebastian tore off her clothes savagely. She lay there naked in front of him. Her skin was glowing, as if inviting him to taste it. Just as he lowered his head to kiss her, the thought that she might have been kissed by that gang leader crossed his mind. A trace of irritation flashed in his eyes.

He stood up and paced the bedroom. He just couldn't get the image of that disgusting gangster kissing her out of his head. Would he be able to let her go? But how? She was the most alluring woman he had ever seen.

Sebastian frowned, picked her up in his arms, and marched towards the bathroom. He filled the sink with water and wiped her skin with a towel. It felt ridiculous to bathe a girl so that he could have sex with her. This was the first time he had done something so nice for a stranger.

God alone knew how much patience he needed to have before he could devour her delicate body. He almost lost control and drove into her in the bathroom. However, he stopped himself, only because he preferred to have sex on the bed. After quickly washing her with warm water, he carried her to the bed. He laid her down and gazed at her gently. In an instant, he was in a trance. 'What a stunning woman!' he thought to himself.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. He couldn't wait anymore and started kissing her eagerly all over. Her smell was intoxicating and drove him out of his mind!

Meanwhile, Carol, who was still groggy, suddenly felt a strong male aura around her. 'How is that possible?' she thought hazily. However, she couldn't open her eyes. 'I must be dreaming. But how could I have such a wicked dream?' Overcome by shyness, she chose to continue sleeping.

It was a long night and the room was filled with the scent of desire.

The next morning, when the dazzling sunshine filtered in through the window, Carol slowly opened her pretty eyes. She turned to her side and saw a stranger's face. "Aah!" shrieked Carol.

After careful examination, she found that her entire body was covered in kiss marks-proof of last night's wildness. She stared daggers at the culprit beside her. 'Bastard! How can he sleep so soundly?' she cursed inwardly. Even asleep, he looked so gentle and handsome.

Carol hit Sebastian on the head with the pillow and shouted, "How can you do this to me? I'm a cop. I'm going to sue you!" Finally, Sebastian stirred. He sat up lazily, ran his hand through his hair, and said, "I saved you last night when you were drugged. You don't know how many people would have taken turns to abuse you."

Then he got out of bed and dressed elegantly. He was amazed to learn that she was a policewoman. 'How could she be in the police force and still be an idiot? Humph!'

Noticing the contempt in his eyes, Carol gritted her teeth. As the previous night's scene from the bar replayed in her mind, she recalled that she became unconscious because of that glass of wine. It appeared that he might actually be her savior.

Things became difficult for Carol now.

Would it be fair to sue him now? If he hadn't saved her, she might have been raped by those people. She didn't dare to think about the repercussions anymore. Carol raised her head irritably. The man in front of her was so sexy, she couldn't think straight.

Her heart skipped a beat, and most of the anger in her heart melted away. It was difficult not to fall in love with such a handsome man. "Just because you saved me, it doesn't give you the right to treat me like this," Carol said, wanting to rebuke him but she didn't feel confident enough to continue, so she lowered her head slightly.

Her coy expression got Sebastian's interest. It had to be said that he was a little moved by that look, but he brushed it off instantly. He laughed at himself, 'Moved by someone? Hah! That was impossible?' He had never experienced that feeling.

Sebastian said slowly, "I admit that I can't resist beautiful women, especially a woman like you, but I didn't expect it to be your first time." Pulling out his checkbook, he scribbled an amount on it and signed it with a flourish. "How about this?" he asked, holding the check. "This is one million. You deserve it!" Sebastian tossed the check on the bed, snorted, and strolled towards the bathroom without looking back.

Carol gritted her teeth angrily. She put on her clothes and mocked him behind his back. Her coat was destroyed, so she had to cover herself with a quilt. "I don't need your money. This is just a nightmare for me. It was like getting bit by a mad dog!" She muttered the last sentence softly.

However, Sebastian still caught what she said. He paused at the bathroom door. How dare she compare him to a lowly dog? He was a member from the royal family. There was a cold glint in Sebastian's eyes. He suddenly turned around, leaned close to her, and grabbed her neck. Carol struggled to breathe. He was squeezing the life out of her!

When she closed her eyes, Carol found that the grip around her neck was gone. She pulled in a few deep breaths and stared at him with hatred. 'He wants to kill me!'

Seeing the disgusted look on her face, Sebastian was even more furious. It was the first time a woman had looked at him like this!

Sebastian took out something from his pocket and pulled her over to him. Suddenly, he tugged the quilt down from her chest and pressed the square box hard against her chest. "Ah! You bastard! What are you doing?"

It burned so much that Carol almost passed out from the pain. Sebastian stared at the striking word "Seban" on her skin with evil satisfaction.

"This is the price you have to pay for angering me. From now on, this brand will always remind you that you are my woman!" he snapped. Lowering her head, Carol looked at the bloody mark on her body. A permanent reminder of the ghastly night. Tears streamed down her eyes. 'Why did he do this to me?'

Sebastian wanted to say something more, but his phone rang. He quickly pressed the answer key and walked to the window. "Dad, what's up?" Sebastian said fretfully.

Seeing that he was busy on the phone, Carol quickly put on his shirt and the rest of her clothes. There was only one thought in her mind, which was to get as far away as possible from this fiend.

"Seban, I have found a good wife for you. Come home and have a look when you have time. You are 26 years old now. Stop frivolously chasing women!" urged his father.

"Okay, okay!" Sebastian answered impatiently, as his eyes darted to Carol from time to time. Once Carol was fully dressed, she took one last look at him, and rushed to the door.

"Stop!" Sebastian shouted, fuming. "Seban, what happened?" His father's anxious voice came through the phone. "Nothing. I have to hang up now. I'll call you tonight," he said shortly.

After hanging up the phone, Sebastian dashed out of the door. Las Vegas was a big city. It was not easy to find someone here. Suddenly, he did not want to let her go so easily. He quickly ran downstairs and looked around. The street was full of people, and there was no trace of her. Regret flashed in his blue eyes.

He shoved the thought of Carol out of mind. 'She was just a random woman. Forget it!'

Sebastian whispered to himself, "You'd better be careful, woman, and pray that I don't meet you again." Then he turned around and left.

Carol found her car, opened the door and got in. She started the engine and finally escaped. The car rolled into a villa slowly. Seeing the well-manicured lawns and the lush trees, one could tell that the hostess's family belonged to the upper class of society.

Warm sunshine slanted into the tranquil garden in which stood a handsome man with angular features and sexy lips. His name was Elliott Qiao, and he was Carol's brother.

After parking the car, Carol rushed to him.

"Brother, how come you are here?" Carol threw herself into his arms, trying to hide the sadness in her eyes. "I arrived last night, but you didn't come back home all night. Where were you?" asked Elliott Qiao in a serious tone. His sister was staying alone in the United States and she had not come home all night. How could he not be worried?

"I went to my classmate's home. We had some wine, so I slept at her home," Carol explained, averting her gaze. She couldn't let her brother know what had happened last night. Elliott Qiao looked at her carefully and didn't notice anything unusual. When he looked at Carol's side profile, he couldn't tear his eyes away. His sister was becoming more and more beautiful. Her long, curly eyelashes added a little charm to her spirit. Her nose was small and pert, and her lips were soft and red. Her entire body emitted a radiant glow.

Elliott Qiao knew that he shouldn't have such thoughts, but ever since he had overheard the conversation between his parents and found out that Carol was not his biological sister, he could no longer conceal his feelings. He was already twenty-nine years old, but he didn't have a girlfriend for a long time. Perhaps that was because he was in love with his sister. But when his eyes fell on her shirt, he immediately narrowed his eyes. "What's wrong with your clothes? Why are you wearing men's clothes?"

"Oh, I was drunk yesterday and threw up all over my clothes. My classmate is so fat that I couldn't wear her clothes. So she lent me her boyfriend's shirt," Carol explained hurriedly. However, she couldn't meet his eyes as she felt guilty. "Nonsense!" Elliott Qiao instantly knew that she was lying. He pulled her shirt slightly and noticed the hickeys on her neck. The hickeys were like bright red flowers on her snow-white skin. Elliott's fists tightened, and his gentle expression suddenly became extremely cold. He was enraged and his handsome face turned red. If he had known such things would happen, he would have told his parents that he liked her and wanted to marry her. But now it was too late.

Looking at her brother's gloomy face, Carol sensed that something was wrong. He was upset, but she didn't understand why. With an aggrieved look on her face, Carol stared at Elliott in a daze.

Elliott didn't pay much attention to her expression. An unexpected feeling of jealousy exploded in his chest. He bent down, lifted her in his arms, and walked into the room. Carol was taken aback. 'Why my brother is so excited?

Why is he carrying me inside?'

Elliott gently put her on the bed and stared at her for a while. Then he caressed her beautiful lips with his slender fingers. Carol found her brother's behavior a little strange today, but she couldn't quite pinpoint what was different about him.

The next moment, Elliott pulled her into his arms and kissed her luscious lips. Carol's beautiful eyes widened in an instant. "Brother! What are you doing?" Carol shouted with a frightened expression.

But Elliott ignored her and lowered his head to kiss her neck.

"Are you crazy? You are my brother! Are you going to rape me like the way that devil did last night? I'm your sister!" Carol screamed. Tears streamed down her face.

Her voice fell on Elliot's ears like a clap of thunder. He was jolted back to his senses. He suddenly let go of her and pushed her away. His chest was heaving. 'My God! What am I doing? How can I touch her this way?' he thought shamefully.

He had underestimated the influence his sister had on him. He thought he could control his emotions, but what was he doing just now?

Elliott's expression was a mix of chagrin and anger. Carol was heartbroken. 'Why is this happening to me?' she thought miserably.

She trudged to the French window, hugging herself and staring at the scenery outside. She was trying to make sense of her feelings.

The room was so quiet that only the sound of the clock ticking could be heard. Elliott had stopped immediately after hearing that she was raped by someone.

"Carol, you are not my sister. You are adopted by my father," he explained. He wanted to tell her he had liked her all along, but when he saw her terrified expression, he swallowed his words.