Beneath the Surface of Revenge
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They say revenge is best served cold. Mine was calculated-precise and unemotional. Until her.
Isabel was never meant to matter.
She was a link to a past I couldn't forget-the moment everything in my life shattered. The plan was simple: get close, uncover her secrets, and make her pay for what she cost me.
But Isabel is not what I expected.
She's no victim, no naive pawn. Every time I push, she pushes back harder. Every attempt to control the game only changes the rules. There's something she's hiding-something I need to expose.
The more I unravel her, the more tangled I become.
Between the lies and cold truths, my mission shifts. Revenge stops being the only goal. Now I'm not sure if I want to expose her... or protect her.
"Beneath the Surface of Revenge" is a dark, tension-filled Romantic thriller where trust is a weapon, and escape may not be an option. In this game, love is the battlefield, and everyone hides a double facade.
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