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Devour Me Series #4: Beneath Her Hands
A Lesbian Dark Romance
Thalia Petrou knows how to end a marriage.
It's what she's built her life on.
By day, she's a food critic and journalist---sharp, admired, untouchable in Monaco's most exclusive circles.
But behind the polished reputation lies a carefully guarded secret.
She marries for a living.
Short-term arrangements. Controlled beginnings. Cleaner endings.
No attachments. No consequences. No one who stays long enough to matter.
Except one.
Valen Albrecht---her ex-wife and one of Monaco's most sought-after divorce lawyers---is the only woman Thalia never learned how to leave behind.
Every time Thalia walks into her firm, it's supposed to be business. Another case. Another ending.
It never is.
Because with Valen, nothing has ever been simple.
Not the way they loved.
Not the way they ended.
And certainly not the way they keep finding their way back to each other.
In a world where every relationship is designed to fail, Thalia has mastered the art of escape.
Valen, on the other hand, has built her life on control, precision, and knowing exactly when to let go.
But some things don't stay buried. Some endings refuse to hold.
And some women---no matter how many times you leave---are the ones you return to without meaning to.