faithscherry
Harry Styles owns Wonderland - the twisted Alice in Wonderland themed strip club where neon drips like blood and The Rabbit Hole devours anyone who gets too curious.
No one leaves his basement the same
Most don't leave at all.
Alice Bennett is the journalist hoping to shatter his empire.
She lost her brother to one of the clubs exclusive events. No body. No answers. Now she's slipping inside, chasing evidence to expose the monster and his murders.
She wants his downfall. He wants her soul.
One touch. One lie. One irreversible fall.
And a love that's all consuming.
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He prowls over, slow and deliberate, stopping only a small distance away from me. A rich scent, vanilla and tobacco, engulfs and invades my senses. His warmth seeps through the layers of fabric and space between us. I suck in a sharp breath when his fingers grip my chin, his touch isn't gentle, but it's not bruising. His cold rings press against my skin, my eyes widening while locked on his.
"Pretty little things like you don't belong here." He purrs, deep and gravelly, tilting his head in amusement and softly traces his thumb over my cheek bone.
His thumb dances along my skin, coming to rest on my lower lip as he pulls it down just slightly. The smirk on his face widens, curiosity flicks across his features. His tone drops lower, almost taunting.
"Tell me, Petal, do you remember me after all of these years?"
Petal.
One single word has a flash of memory flooding through my mind, causing a nauseous pit to form in my gut,
The man in front of me is the same boy who scared the shit out of me when I was a child.