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Mr. Liam Payne returns to society just in time for the marriage season, where duty dictates that he must soon determine the fate of his sister's future by approving a most advantageous husband. His every thought is bent towards propriety, his every action guided by the strict lessons of upbringing and honour. Yet, when Mr. Zayn Malik enters the scene, Liam finds his careful composure shaken, his well-ordered mind unmoored, and the dictates of custom forgotten in the wake of emotions he had never before permitted himself to feel.

As whispered affections grow perilously near to confession, hearts become ensnared in attachments that defy both expectation and decorum. What begins as curiosity threatens to blossom into forbidden longing, and secrets, once safely guarded, become burdens too heavy to bear.

But in a society where reputation is currency and indiscretion may spell ruin, whose pain shall be revealed first? And in this dangerous contest of affection and time, when truth can no longer be withheld, who shall emerge triumphant-and who shall stand to lose all?

Written in collaboration with Savia (aka eyebrowslitslut)