"Leave me, Ivan." The words scraped out of my throat, raw and broken, each syllable a struggle as the weight of everything crashed down on me. I couldn't breathe. This wasn't how it was supposed to end. Not like this. His voice pierced through the chaos like a lifeline. "Tell me, my love... how can I leave my heart behind?" My eyes fluttered shut, and for a moment, I let the sound of him-just him-wrap around me like the only truth I had left. "You'll hate me," I whispered, the guilt carving holes in my chest. He stepped closer, voice low and trembling with something fierce. "I'd rather hate you and have you, Iris... than love you and lose you."

"Or do you want Daddy to make you forget about him?" "And next time you talk about my ass, make sure I haven't caught you staring at it." "I'm sick, Trouble. I'm sick and you're the only thing that stops the shaking." "That's it. Show me how much you hate it." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Leona: The forbidden target. As the guitarist's sister, she was supposed to be off-limits, but she became Draven's "Trouble" instead. Resilient but haunted, she has spent the summer tour navigating a dark, electric frequency with a man who looks at her like she's the only thing worth saving, and the only thing worth destroying. Draven: A lethal rock god with a predatory streak and a silent, unhinged obsession. He doesn't just protect; he claims. Feral, territorial, and grumpy personified, he is a man of raw rage who would gladly watch his empire burn to the ground if it meant keeping the world's hands off what is his. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It was supposed to be a simple summer tour. No distractions. No scandals. And definitely no touching his best friend's sister. For Draven and Leona, the "ghost" era was the only way to survive. They existed in the silence, in stolen glances and a heavy, unspoken frequency that hummed beneath the roar of sold-out stadiums. But secrets this dark can't stay hidden in the light of the paparazzi's flash. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✨#1 in enemieswithbenefits #4 in oppositesattract #98 in seduction #40 in brothersbestfriend #11 in secretaffair #94 in secretrelationship #10 in wealthy #13 in rockstar