Ascent - Passion's Paradox - VOL.1

"If I can't have love, I want power."

The succession has always been a great story.

This year, after getting out of quite a few troubles - ultimately, as they say, caught on camera - Lawson Marshall is appointed the new CEO of the family's energy empire. But just promoted, Lawson dives into the heart of power struggles and rivalries. It's not a problem... And then there's her. His encounter with Neferu NepTet, a formidable businesswoman. A leader in the field of business, she's an expert both in business and in dealing with men. Yet, despite all her brilliance, Lawson managed to snatch away the promised position from her.

Their inevitable cooperation upsets the delicate balance between ambitions, rivalries, and seductions. Despite a strict agreement - no feelings, just pleasure, and no witnesses - the boundaries between ambition and passion blur. Between burning desire and buried secrets, their alliance could change everything. In this world where betrayal lurks around every corner, one certainty remains: nothing will ever be the same again.

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"You've always been so... optimistic. It borders on stupidity," she reproaches.
"And you, pessimistic for someone with grand ambitions. Come on, don't say you didn't miss it, our team. The way we were like cat and dog, yet complementary at the same time. There have been no better teammates than the two of us on the same field."

Her head nods slightly at my words, but from side to side. She doesn't seem to agree with my choice of words, so she corrects me:

"I've always been better than you. I did everything for you."
"That's why I need you. I can't do without you."
"I am indispensable to you."
"And I'm completely devoted to you."

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{ Warning : this story contains mature themes. If you are uncomfortable with sexual references, scenes, you should leave. Or else, you have been warned. }

/!\ : English is not my first language !