BENEATH THE SHADOW
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Last published Thu, Aug 21, 2025
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🖤 Beneath the Shadows
In this city, monsters don't hide under beds -
they pour you wine, wear tailored suits, and know your name before you speak it.
Victor Moretti is one of them.
At 33, he's the most powerful man in the underworld - the kind of man who doesn't need to lift a finger to ruin you. He rules with a cold smile, a whisper, and a blood-soaked crown.
And then there's me.
Sarah. Eighteen.
Too young to understand the rules, too stubborn to obey them.
Kind, quiet... the kind of girl no one sees coming.
He thinks I'm innocent.
I think he's saving me.
We're both wrong.
Because in Victor's world, nothing is what it seems -
not love,
not loyalty,
and definitely not me.
They warned me about the dark.
No one warned him I'd walk straight into it.
Love doesn't bloom here.
It bleeds.
Read at your own risk. The shadows don't just hide secrets... they keep score.
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