Shadows & Scars
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Last published Sun, Feb 9, 2025
Some scars run deeper than flesh. Some shadows never fade.
Sera Cross has spent years surviving in the shadows, carrying the weight of a massacre that stole everything from her. Her only focus: vengeance. When her path leads her to Killian Drax, the cold and calculated kingpin of a ruthless syndicate, she sees her chance to destroy the man she believes is responsible for her family's death.
Killian Drax is no stranger to shadows-or scars. As a man haunted by his past and shaped by his father's ruthless legacy, trust is a luxury he can't afford. But when Sera steps into his world, she brings a fire he didn't know he craved. Her defiance challenges his control, and her secrets pull him deeper into a game of deception and desire.
In a world where loyalty is deadly, and betrayal cuts the deepest, their shared scars bind them-but can love truly bloom in the darkest of places? Or will the shadows of their pasts destroy them both?
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