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    Shackle.exe: Episode 2: Shackle.exe, #2
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    Shackle.exe Series

    By Van D Vicious

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    About this series

    If only shallow pockets made for shallow problems.

    Bran Smith--judge, jury...executioner. His family sold their souls for money. Now he's paying the price. Working for Alpha comes without question, but Bran only picked up a gun so his mother could lay hers down. Putting her in a nursing home was never part of the plan. Or the budget.

    With their mother's care on the line, his little brother joins the family business. Sid Marrero thought it would be easy to walk in his brother's shadow. Putting Alpha's faceless enemies in unmarked graves? Just another Monday in the hustle. Sometimes the enemies aren't so faceless though. Friends, family, lovers—nobody's off limits.

    That's made all too clear when his final initiation paints a target on an old friend's back. The two of them have history. Before Alpha. Before the grind left them both fragmented shadows. Their memories still haunt the darkest corners of Pittsburgh's neon-laced streets, but Alpha wants Sybil Pratte's ghost exorcised once and for all.

    Sid thought he could do it, take up the gun and baptize himself in blood, but now he's drowning in doubt. If he backs out, he puts his family on the line. If he follows through, he shatters the remains of his already broken heart. What's one life worth? According to Bran, everything. And if Sid won't pull the trigger, his brother will.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVan D Vicious
    Release dateJan 7, 2024
    Shackle.exe: Episode 2: Shackle.exe, #2
    Shackle.exe: Episode 3: Shackle.exe, #3
    Shackle.exe: Episode 1: Shackle.exe, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Shackle.exe: Episode 1: Shackle.exe, #1
      Shackle.exe: Episode 1: Shackle.exe, #1

      Shackle.exe: Episode 1: Shackle.exe, #1

      Van D Vicious
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      In the wake of the biotech boom, the gap between the haves and have-nots grows wider by the day.   Ashton Westworth is a disowned heiress whose only desire is to create. Leather and functional wings dominate her dreams, but to succeed in the moguls' world, she needs money. Lots of it. The shadowy crime lord Alpha offers her a future—his money for her submission; now Ash is struggling to pay the price.   Corporate son James Buchanan is stuck under his abusive father's thumb. When he's only as good as the marriage he secures, James can't reconcile his own desires against his father's demands. Every weekend, he stalks the darkest corners of Pittsburgh's tech-heavy underbelly in search of flesh and fun. But the illusion of control will never be enough…   When Ashton and James meet, sparks fly, but neither of them is willing to fan the flame—not when it means breaking a billion-dollar engagement or ending up in crippling debt. But attraction transcends the bounds of contracts, and theirs runs deeper than most…right into the Pittsburgh underground, and it threatens to expose secrets better left buried.

      In the wake of the biotech boom, the gap between the haves and have-nots grows wider by the day.   Ashton Westworth is a disowned heiress whose only desire is to create. Leather and functional wings dominate her dreams, but to succeed in the moguls' world, she needs money. Lots of it. The shadowy crime lord Alpha offers her a future—his money for her submission; now Ash is struggling to pay the price.   Corporate son James Buchanan is stuck under his abusive father's thumb. When he's only as good as the marriage he secures, James can't reconcile his own desires against his father's demands. Every weekend, he stalks the darkest corners of Pittsburgh's tech-heavy underbelly in search of flesh and fun. But the illusion of control will never be enough…   When Ashton and James meet, sparks fly, but neither of them is willing to fan the flame—not when it means breaking a billion-dollar engagement or ending up in crippling debt. But attraction transcends the bounds of contracts, and theirs runs deeper than most…right into the Pittsburgh underground, and it threatens to expose secrets better left buried.

    • 2

      Shackle.exe: Episode 2: Shackle.exe, #2
      Shackle.exe: Episode 2: Shackle.exe, #2

      Shackle.exe: Episode 2: Shackle.exe, #2

      Van D Vicious
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      In a world run by oligarchs, money can buy anything…for the right price.   Socialite Marissa Lancaster is the darling of the family empire. She has it all—pre-fab future and the man of her dreams. Well, the man of someone's dreams. Rissa would trade it all for an unscripted life. But when her parents control everything down to the food she eats, a taste of freedom looks more like attrition. If only she was brave like her cousin...   Ashton Westworth embraces her outcast status and thrives despite the loss of money and power attached to the Lancaster name. Unlike her cousin, she has a plan: college, design business, escape her name. But she pays for that opportunity the only way she can—with blood.   College should have been a chance for them to reconnect, but when Rissa's fiancé turns his sights on Ash, the cousins' shaky bond crumbles. James Buchanan knows all about Ash's double life, and he's dead set on buying her contract. At least he would if it didn't draw his abusive father's attention. James can't have his cake and eat it too.   Without their engagement, James and Rissa lose everything; if Ash accepts James's help, so will she. But when the alternative means drowning in addiction or selling skin for a future? Choices have consequences, and this time, money can't buy a happily ever after.

      In a world run by oligarchs, money can buy anything…for the right price.   Socialite Marissa Lancaster is the darling of the family empire. She has it all—pre-fab future and the man of her dreams. Well, the man of someone's dreams. Rissa would trade it all for an unscripted life. But when her parents control everything down to the food she eats, a taste of freedom looks more like attrition. If only she was brave like her cousin...   Ashton Westworth embraces her outcast status and thrives despite the loss of money and power attached to the Lancaster name. Unlike her cousin, she has a plan: college, design business, escape her name. But she pays for that opportunity the only way she can—with blood.   College should have been a chance for them to reconnect, but when Rissa's fiancé turns his sights on Ash, the cousins' shaky bond crumbles. James Buchanan knows all about Ash's double life, and he's dead set on buying her contract. At least he would if it didn't draw his abusive father's attention. James can't have his cake and eat it too.   Without their engagement, James and Rissa lose everything; if Ash accepts James's help, so will she. But when the alternative means drowning in addiction or selling skin for a future? Choices have consequences, and this time, money can't buy a happily ever after.

    • 3

      Shackle.exe: Episode 3: Shackle.exe, #3
      Shackle.exe: Episode 3: Shackle.exe, #3

      Shackle.exe: Episode 3: Shackle.exe, #3

      Van D Vicious
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      Money and power run hand in hand; a successful oligarch needs both. But Wood Maggard, de facto socialite, is bored. He's got the money. Power is an afterthought. At least it used to be. All he really wants in life is a challenge, but he gets more than he bargains for when pushing his best friend at a pretty package topped in black curls. Ashton Westworth looks like a godsend, the perfect way to distract James from addictions and a bad relationship too. Her ties to dungeon master Alpha—along with the abuse disguised under contract—complicate things. Even being born to money, Wood and James don't have the power to shake Alpha from his web. Worse, Ash won't opt out or reveal his true identity. If anybody can get through Ashton's walls, it's Sybil Pratte. Street smart, tech savvy, and resourceful—she's the girl with all the gifts. If only she would use them for good. Though she came to Academy Park for a fresh start, her past follows and refuses to let her go. In her mind, help doesn't always have to be a handout. Information is worth more than gold, and Sybil knows how to get it. While Wood and James are looking for a way in, Sybil needs a way out. She's torn between past and present, but being in the business of survival also means looking to the future. How much is friendship really worth?

      Money and power run hand in hand; a successful oligarch needs both. But Wood Maggard, de facto socialite, is bored. He's got the money. Power is an afterthought. At least it used to be. All he really wants in life is a challenge, but he gets more than he bargains for when pushing his best friend at a pretty package topped in black curls. Ashton Westworth looks like a godsend, the perfect way to distract James from addictions and a bad relationship too. Her ties to dungeon master Alpha—along with the abuse disguised under contract—complicate things. Even being born to money, Wood and James don't have the power to shake Alpha from his web. Worse, Ash won't opt out or reveal his true identity. If anybody can get through Ashton's walls, it's Sybil Pratte. Street smart, tech savvy, and resourceful—she's the girl with all the gifts. If only she would use them for good. Though she came to Academy Park for a fresh start, her past follows and refuses to let her go. In her mind, help doesn't always have to be a handout. Information is worth more than gold, and Sybil knows how to get it. While Wood and James are looking for a way in, Sybil needs a way out. She's torn between past and present, but being in the business of survival also means looking to the future. How much is friendship really worth?

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