akosikalangitan
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Victonara Quins is out of time. To find her missing sister, she turns to an underground institution that sells protection and information at the cost of ownership. The price is her body, her autonomy, and her silence.
Niccolo Hunter is a billionaire CEO locked in a hollow marriage and eroded by betrayal. Love has already stripped him raw. Now he wants numbness, control, and something temporary enough not to leave scars.
Their encounter within The Modern Concubinage is meant to be cold, contained, and transactional. Instead, they violate every rule that keeps the system intact.
In a world governed by power and possession, desire becomes a liability and attachment a death sentence. What binds them is not love. It is hunger, secrecy, and a connection dangerous enough to ruin them both.