"Will you dance with me?" Juliette asked quietly, as if she was afraid of someone hearing them in their solitude. Her delicate fingers were gliding over the piano keys, collecting the dust. "There's a possibility of a war and you're asking me to dance with you?" Draco, sitting on an armchair by himself with his left hand thoughtfully resting under his chin, sent Juliette a disapproving glare. ''Seriously?'' "Yes. Will you?" She asked again, looking directly at him. Her tired gaze met his cold, distant blue eyes. He let out a defeated sigh and answered, "Yes." ⸻ ꧁•𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 & 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 •꧂

~ Nirah Avani Grey She's a skilled assassin who works under the name Ava. She is on the hunt for the person who murdered her parents. She gets a call from Black Blade, an assassin company offering her a massive sum of money to locate and kill a mystery target. But good always has to come with bad for her... she has to work with the man she hates. ~ Lucien Aresius Valentino He's also an assassin and he's known for being cold and ruthless. He works under the name Ares. What happens when Nirah finds out everything that's happening in her life is connected, and Lucien is in the middle of it? ♤ ♡ ◇ ♧ • COMPLETED • EDITED/in editing July 2025: so sadly some of your... lovely... comments will be deleted but I'll try to keep as many original paragraphs as possible 🤍 (book will remain published through editing so it won't effect current readers) Please read the info + warnings at the beginning of the book <3

Genevieve Hart is beyond ecstatic to hear she got the lead role as an infamous book heroine; Elowen Adair, in a Hayes Ford film series, and she's determined to stop at nothing to make sure her acting debut goes perfectly. That is, until she meets her misanthropic co-star-slash-love interest; Eden Thatcher- who is naturally famous by nepotism- and she has to learn to manage professionalism when their director coerces the two actor's into a platonic relationship to enhance their on-screen chemistry. Key word: platonic. Because of past...setbacks, that include Eden's old love interests leaving the show to avenge their unrequited love for him, Hayes Ford adds a specific rule in the fine print of their acting contract: Genevieve and Eden are not allowed to date off-set. All and any chemistry must be preformed behind a camera, and failure to follow orders will end up in a re-casting. Genevieve and Eden initially think it's a piece a cake- a blessing, even- but that's before their on-screen chemistry starts interfering with their regular life, and the two can't help but mistake on-screen and off-screen behavior once they're alone with each other. Plus, there's always a common ground between two people who dislike one another, right?