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Seduction In Shadow

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Parts 21
Time 4h 15m

Reads 703
Votes 260
Parts 21
Time 4h 15m

"Whispers of Vengeance, Echoes of Desire"

Their fathers were bound by loyalty. Now, she is bound by revenge.

Detective Estelle was raised in a world of honor-until betrayal shattered it. Once, their families were inseparable, tied by blood and brotherhood. But power breeds monsters, and in one brutal night, the Lucente empire erased hers from existence. Now, vengeance is the only thing keeping her alive.

Then she meets Ivano-the son of her enemy, the heir to the empire she swore to burn. He is danger wrapped in charm, a temptation she cannot afford. Hate should be easy, yet every glance ignites something forbidden, every touch unravels her carefully built walls.

As secrets rise from the ashes of their fathers' sins, they are caught in a deadly game where love is a betrayal, and the past refuses to stay buried.

Will she destroy him... or surrender to the fire?

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