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Last published Sat, Aug 9, 2025
They're both polar opposites.
Adrian is a heartless & cold-blooded killer who has no mercy for anyone, and says that she's incapable of loving another person; meanwhile, Linden is a depressed, hurting, and lonely girl who's in an arranged marriage with a monster.
When they cross paths, they both have one rule that the other has no knowledge of: Strictly no falling for eachother. This rule is extremely easy to follow at first, but over time, as they start to rub off on eachother, avoiding violating this rule becomes harder and harder with each passing day. Who will be the first to violate the rule?
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This book is rated 18+, due to it containing topics such as abuse, rape, violence, and torture. This book also contains heavy themes of domestic violence, and other topics that may be triggering to some readers. I do NOT romanticize or condone any of the violence or abhorrent behavior in this book, whatsoever. Please take care of yourself when reading, and don't read this book, if any of the above topics are triggering to you.
Every chapter will start out by having trigger warnings for the triggering content that is present in that chapter. Chapters marked with an asterisk (*), contain smut.
I do NOT own any of the songs referenced in this book, nor do I have any intention of stealing. All songs, lyrics, pictures, etc. go to their respective owners.
Published: Tuesday, 10/20/20, @ 12:30 P.M. | Ended: TBA
(S1: 10/20)
1K: 1/7/21 🎉
2K: 4/6/21
3K: 1/29/22
4K: 7/10/23
5K: 1/12/24
6K: 9/22/24
rankings:
#1 #linden (11/3/20) ⭐️
#1 #bruised (11/5/20)
#1 #beaten (11/6/20)
#1 #hurting (12/2/20)
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