Clementine Eloise Villarubia lives in a world of beauty, crafting elegance in every stitch and stroke. Her days are filled with romance novels, whimsical designs, and laughter-though beneath the surface, shadows creep into her mind, reminders of the fire that stole her family and left her with unanswered questions.
Seraphina Theodora Anastasiou moves through life with quiet dominion, her presence commanding, her secrets impenetrable. A woman of old money and calculated precision, she watches the world from behind encrypted walls. But Clementine is the one thing she cannot ignore-delicate, dazzling, a little deer lost in the tangled woods of fate.
Then, a message appears. A link to an eerie digital abyss, where Clementine's own name stares back at her. Every update carries new revelations, weaving her past into a conspiracy too intricate to untangle alone. The truth of her family's death is buried within codes inspired by history's most elusive ciphers, a puzzle designed by Seraphina herself-a test, a warning, or an invitation.
Drawn into a labyrinth where love is tangled with deception, Clementine must decide whether to embrace the darkness of her past or flee from the woman who holds its key. But in the presence of Seraphina, there is no running-only surrender.
As a renowned model Francesca Halifax has spent her life hiding behind designer gowns and perfect smiles. But beneath the glitz and glamour lies a mind haunted by unhealed trauma, nightmares she can't escape, and desires she doesn't understand. When her closest friends from the fashion world start dying-one every month, like some sinister countdown-Francesca is left unraveling.
An underboss by birth and a predator by nature, Vasilios DeSimone thrives in the shadows, where power is currency and control is absolute. The exclusive club he oversees is a fortress of pleasure and peril, and the moment Francesca walks in, he knows she doesn't belong. She's a fragile thread in his meticulously woven world-and he should stay away.
But secrets have a way of pulling people together.
As Francesca delves deeper into the mystery behind her friends' deaths, she finds herself drawn to Vasilios, his dark charisma as intoxicating as the forbidden world he introduces her to. He's both her guide and her greatest danger, holding the answers she seeks-but at a cost she may not be ready to pay.
When lust, lies, and betrayal collide, Francesca and Vasilios are forced to confront the secrets buried within their pasts and the chilling truth that ties them together. Because in this game, trust isn't just a luxury-it's a risk.
And some risks are fatal.
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