Beyond The Velvet Curtain
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Last published Thu, Sep 19, 2024
In the glamorous world of fashion, a mysterious curtain conceals the dark truth. A string of models have gone missing without a trace, leaving only the whispers of a mysterious figure in the shadows.
When twenty-six- year-old Nigerian model, Dara, becomes embroiled in a sinister conspiracy threatening the New York fashion industry, she teams up with August Blackwood, the powerful CEO, to unravel the tangled threads of deceit. As they race against time to expose the truth, they must navigate their growing attraction, the treacherous catwalk of lies, seduction, and betrayal. But as the stakes rise and secrets are revealed, Dara begins to suspect that August may be hiding secrets of his own.
Will they survive the velvet curtain's deadly embrace, or become its next victims?
STARTED: July 8th, 2024.
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