Beyond The Lie

She took a step closer, her eyes blazing with anger. "You want to know what's really unfair? It's that you're mad at me for doing what you should have done in the first place. You should have come to talk to me, should have made an effort. But no, instead you're over here, pouting and blaming me for your own lack of action. You're so-"

I cut her off mid-sentence, my hands grasping her face, my lips crashing down on hers in a fierce, possessive kiss. I silenced her venomous words with my own desperate need.

I growled to myself, my mind racing with the truth. I was holding back, and I knew it. But I didn't mean to blame her for my own fears. That was just a coward's excuse.

But if she wanted me to take action, I was more than happy to oblige. I devoured her lips, my head tilting deep into the kiss. She tensed, her body rigid with surprise, but then relaxed into me, her lips parting to let me in.

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Secrets, passion, and a forbidden attraction... What happens when you witness someone's darkest moment? For Adeline, witnessing Eryx Valtor's darkest moment sets off a chain reaction. Claimed as his girlfriend, Adeline must navigate the secrets and lies swirling around them. But as she's drawn to Eryx's intense passion, she realizes the greatest danger lies not in the secrets he keeps, but in the desires he awakens. Will she surrender to the passion, or will it destroy her and everything she's ever known?

TROPES:

- Forced Proximity
- Fake Relationship
- Enemies to friends to llovers

#1 in forced proximity (17/12/2024)
#7 in emotional rollercoaster (7/2/2025)
#3 in Investigation (4/1/2026)