#BOOK 2 of The Deadly Series In a world where loyalty is fragile, secrets don't stay buried and the past always comes back for blood... Mariella was never meant to return. Not to this life. Not to them. She walks back in like a ghost... untouched, unreadable, carrying shadows no one can quite place. Questions follow her. So does danger. And she doesn't answer to either. Bryce Mitchell doesn't trust her. Not the silence. Not the smirk. Definitely not the way she always seems one step ahead. But something about her doesn't add up... and Bryce has never been good at walking away from a mystery. Especially one that looks like her. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔥 "You're hiding something," he said, voice low. I met his gaze without blinking. "Everyone is." He stepped closer, eyes narrowing. "Yeah. But yours feels... dangerous." A faint smile touched my lips. "Then maybe," I murmured, "you should stop getting so close." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With enemies closing in and truths slipping through the cracks, every step forward pulls them deeper into a game neither of them fully understands. Trust is a risk. Desire is a weakness. And some secrets? They were never meant to be uncovered.

Los Angeles, 1986. The city of bright lights, big dreams, and even bigger heartbreaks. When Nina lands a modeling contract in LA, she's thrown headfirst into a world of flashing cameras, ruthless competition, and a loneliness she never expected. Then she meets Rex - the magnetic lead singer of a rock band on the edge of their big break. He's charming, reckless, impossible to ignore... and exactly the kind of trouble she promised herself to avoid. As Nina fights to survive the brutal modeling industry, builds new friendships, and tries to find her place in a city that never stops moving, one question keeps echoing through the noise: Will she be strong enough to stay true to herself - or will she lose herself in the very dream she came here to chase?

Some memories never fade....even after years. A childhood promise. A love that time couldn't erase. Kushal never forgot the girl who once filled his childhood with laughter. Mishika was just a small part of his past, yet she became the most unforgettable memory of his life. After many years, fate brings them face to face again in the most unexpected way. But time has changed many things..... Now the ony question is- Does she remember him the way he remembers her?