The Dangerous Games We Play
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MatureOngoing1h 30m
Last published Sun, Jul 20, 2025
Sloane Ellis thought she'd left everything behind when she skipped her senior semester, graduated early, and flew across the country for college-especially him.
Now, four years later, she's back home to celebrate her best friend Willow's engagement. The day should be full of champagne toasts and happy tears-
until he walks in.
Kade Merrick.
Willow's older brother.
The boy Sloane once hated so much, she vanished to escape him.
The same boy who used to call her trouble with a smirk and treat her like something fragile-until he shattered her.
But the boy is long gone.
The man who walks back into her life is possessive. Sharp. Sinfully cruel with a smirk that still makes her stomach flip.
And this time, he's not pretending it's about protecting his sister's best friend.
This time, he wants her.
Even if he has to ruin her all over again to prove she never stopped belonging to him.
She's not a scared, naive girl anymore.
And he's not the safe choice.
But some addictions don't die quietly.
Some people never let go.
"You were mine before you hated me. You'll be mine long after."
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