Velvet Chains
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"You can run, but you'll never escape me."
For five years, Celeste has lived in the shadows, far away from the man who once owned her world. She built a quiet life, free from his control-until he found her.
Lucien Blackwell is richer, darker, and crueler than ever. A man with too much power, too many secrets, and a love so twisted, it feels like a curse. He was never the hero of her story-he was the villain who marked her, obsessed over her, and refused to let her go.
Now that she's back in his hands, freedom is just a forgotten dream.
She should hate him. She does.
But hate is dangerous when it burns just as much as desire.
Because Lucien doesn't just want her back-he wants to break her, own her, and make her remember...
She was never meant to leave.
She was always meant to be his.
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