VERVE
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Last published Sun, Jun 15, 2025
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#VERVE
**She played it safe. He played with fire.**π₯
In the dazzling, dangerous heart of Lagos, Mercy Joanne built a life designed to protect her hidden fears. She dreams of passion, but lives within walls of cautious control, believing some desires are meant to be denied.
Then, on a moonlit balcony, he steps from the shadows. Azrael-a powerful dancer and a ceo, a man sculpted by sin and desire, whose molten caramel eyes promise a rhythm she never dared to feel. He sees the fragile shell of "MJ" and ignites the fierce, untamed "VERVE" buried deep within her soul.
One audacious kiss shatters her carefully constructed world. It's a dance of raw senses, a consuming blaze that leaves her breathless, bewildered, and dangerously exposed. But as Azrael's touch awakens every forbidden craving, Mercy must face the ultimate question:
**Will she surrender to the intoxicating chaos that promises to free her, or will this all-consuming love be the very thing that unravels her entirely?**
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Lucien's voice dropped to an intimate whisper beside his ear."Now tell me..what is the problem, Ezekiel? We're both men are we not? My state of undress shouldn't matter unless.."he moved to Zeke's other ear,"of course, it stirs something in you that feels..utterly inappropriate" ***** "I'm scared of the guilt you must carry,"Wren whispered."Knowing that inside you is a..a power so fierce. Knowing that at any moment, you could lose control and hurt the people around you. Or worse..yourself."Her thumb brushed gently over his knuckles."I can't possibly imagine what that weight feels like."Her gaze was unwavering, fierce in its compassion."Let me help you Zeke. Let me." π€β¨ Dear reader, Zeke Aldren's magic has a body count. Sent off to Blackthorn Academy to control his magic that almost wiped out his entire village, he plans to be invisible.All he wants is control, and maybe, to feel human again. He finds that humanity in Wren, a banshee whose quiet love feels like a sanctuary. She is his ideal first love-the exact replica of what he'd always been taught to want. With her, he can almost believe in the simple, safe story he was given. But everything changes when he meets Lucien. Centuries old, utterly shameless, and whose beauty is as haunting and magnetically terrifying as his reputation, the vampire ignites a different kind of fire within Zeke-one that has nothing to do with magic and everything to do with a desire he never knew he could feel, one that could devour them both. Drawn to Lucien's dangerous allure, Zeke is forced to question everything: his power, his purpose, and the very foundation of who he is allowed to love. Wren felt safe, an anchor for his humanity but Lucien was a challenge against everything Zeke thought he knew about love and himself. In my book, love isn't just a choice..it's a weapon. *Love or loyalty? Light or dark? The wrong choice could doom them all..but the right one might destroy Zeke's heart.* Enjoy : )
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