Chasing Wishes

"We can have sex if that's the case"

"No, no -that's not... No." My boyfriend bantered, but I saw the glint in his eyes, the subtle shift from one leg to the other. He was already imagining it. Fucking his girlfriend. The girlfriend who loved him. Too much. Way too much.

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Annelise Carter has spent her whole life trying to be perfect.

The perfect daughter. Perfect student. Perfect victim.

Trapped in an engagement to a monster and haunted by trauma that bleeds across alternate realities, she's made herself smaller and quieter with each passing day. In a world of classical music and crushing expectations, some cages are lined with velvet-and some predators wear the faces of saviors.

But when a mysterious stranger emerges from the shadows, he offers her something she's never had:

A choice.

Stop running. Stop hiding. Stop pretending the fire inside her doesn't exist.

Because in a world where monsters rule, sometimes you have to become one to survive.

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🖤 A dark fantasy romance for readers who crave redemption in the shadows

🖤 Upper YA/New Adult (18+)

🖤 Contains mature themes, trauma recovery, and morally gray characters

🖤 Perfect for fans of dark academia and enemies-to-lovers