Heart of Darkness
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With work taking all of her time, Hailey Doxon doesn't do nor does she particularly like, relationships. A successful lawyer on her way to many great achievements, nor does she have the time for it.
But what happens when a secret her best friend never revealed to her leads to her falling into the heart of the illegal life existing in the world, and in the hands of the man that rules it all and wishes to destroy her?
Will the woman survive?
Or will she become just another casualty that found out a little too much?
Follow the journey of Hailey Doxon, where betrayal, fury and revenge burn in her eyes; and Adrian Balor's whose eyes burn with malice, the promise of tormenting and something else he refuses to admit.
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WARNING- Graphic scenes of sex and torture, mention of triggering topics, harsh language. The male lead is not a morally good character, read at your own discretion.
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