In a world where truth is a whisper and lies echo through the streets, Stella Raine is a legend. The world's top detective, she's cracked cases that left even the most powerful trembling. But no case has ever consumed her like this one.
"In this world, the brightest lights cast the longest shadows," she muttered, staring at the twisted path ahead.
And then, there's him. Xu Minghao. To the world, he's the perfect man-charming, unassuming. But behind that mask is something far more dangerous.
"Do you really think you can trust me?" he asked, his eyes darkening with a hidden promise.
As Stella uncovers more, the line between right and wrong blurs, and love and danger intertwine in a web of deception.
𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭? 𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭?
❝The way you're looking at me right now
makes me wonder where you want me.❞
stolen glances,
hushed whispers,
teasing breaths,
lingering touches.
𝘖𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.
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