Going Mad For Maddox
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Her secrets are chasing her. His are waiting to catch up.
Moving in with my older brother was supposed to be a clean slate. A chance to outrun the past I've worked so hard to bury. Then I met Maddox Ashley. My brother's best friend. My new roommate. And the walking storm I never saw coming.
From the moment his dark eyes land on me, I know I've stepped into something dangerous. Maddox thrives in the very shadows I've spent years clawing my way out of. He's cold. Sharp. Unforgiving. And somehow, he sees straight through me.
But he has secrets, too. Ones that might just be as twisted as mine.
We come from different sides of the same darkness-scarred, silent, and steeped in things we can't name. His hatred toward me burns with something deeper than anger. And I can't tell if he wants to destroy me... or save me.
Two broken souls. One shared past.
In a house full of tension and lies, the truth may be the deadliest thing we uncover.
Written in first pov + dual pov
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