_SilverMist_
Blamed by her abusive father for her mother's death, eighteen-year-old 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 has spent her life being treated like a curse. Her only sanctuary was her elder sister, Aria. But the day Aria introduced her dangerous, icy-eyed boyfriend, 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭, a dark, forbidden seed was planted.
At fifteen, a single whispered phrase from Tristan-"𝑴𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓"-ruined Juniper for any other man. To save herself from the guilt of craving her sister's boyfriend, she tried to run. But Tristan's possessiveness was a cage, and his violence left a trail of broken boys in his wake. Then came the tragic accident that stole Aria forever, a twisted lie that made Tristan look at Juniper with hatred, and three years of living in a domestic hell.
Now, Juniper has escaped to Paris, chasing a shared dream of ivory satin ballet slippers and quiet sanctuary. She wraps her bleeding toes, hides her scars, and keeps her head down. Until she locks eyes across campus with a ghost from her past.
Tristan is now a wealthy university senior by day, and a lethal, underground street racer by night. Draped in heavy black leather and smelling of gasoline and dark obsession, he forces his way back into her life under the guise of an old promise to protect her.
Juniper expects his hatred. Instead, she gets his absolute, suffocating control. As her abusive past catches up to her on the streets of Paris, Tristan's dark side completely unchains. But as they bleed into each other's worlds, Juniper is left with one agonizing question: Is he protecting her out of guilt for the sister he lost... or is he finally claiming the girl he was always obsessed with?
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