If Not Her, Then Death
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Korah Quinn thought healing meant silence.
A year after escaping a toxic relationship, she's focused on grades, late-night journaling, and keeping her heart on lockdown. But when a new boy with a disarming smile and deadly secrets walks into her life, the walls she built begin to crack.
Damian Reed is everything she shouldn't want-soft-spoken on campus, terrifying in the shadows. Korah finds herself pulled into a whirlwind of danger, obsession, and something that feels a lot like love.
But love gets messy when secrets bleed.
And some boys don't just fall in love-they conquer.
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⋆｡˚Trigger Warnings: trauma, obsession, emotional manipulation, death, smut, toxic relationships.
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