Lyric in the Shadows
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Last published Tue, Jul 8, 2025
She ran from a monster and straight into the arms of something darker.
Three years ago, Elise Monroe disappeared. Broken, bruised, and renamed Lyric Voss, she vanished into a quiet city, trying to survive the aftermath of the man who raised her-and ruined her. What she didn't know was that someone had followed her. Watching. Waiting. Planning.
Silas Ryker was supposed to be her enemy. A man with shadows stitched into his skin and obsession buried in his chest. For years, he watched her from the sidelines-protecting what wasn't his. Loving what he never touched. Until the day she chose to stop running.
Now the past is clawing its way back.
Dean Kincaid, the man who once owned her, is resurfacing-and this time, he isn't just looking to reclaim her. He's looking to silence her. But Elise isn't a frightened girl anymore.
With Silas at her side and fire in her blood, she's ready to burn everything Dean built to the ground-name by name, lie by lie.
This is a story about survival. About dangerous love, blood-soaked loyalty, and the kind of healing that cuts first and comforts second.
He was the knife.
She was the wound.
Now they're the fire.
β οΈ Trigger Warnings for Lyric in the Shadows by Scarlett Thorne:
This book contains dark, mature, and potentially disturbing content. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
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Elise Hart Broke freshman in College, never meant to stumble into a steamy situation, just a drunken dare, a reckless click on a shadowy escort site promising a night with the elite. But when billionaire tycoon Natalia Rowan picks her from the dark web's depths, Elise's world ignites. Hired as a "personal assistant" for a glittering gala, she's thrust into a secret tycoon affair one touch, one glance, and she's spiraling into Natalia's orbit of power and desire. Beneath the penthouse lights, their chemistry explodes raw, reckless, a dance of dominance and surrender that shatters every rule. Natalia's not just a boss; she's a force commanding, seductive, her hands claiming Elise in ways that blur the line between professional and profane. As the night burns into dawn, a whispered offer stay, not just in her bed, but in her life. In the shadows of power, love isn't safe it's a clandestine game where secrets unravel and passion rules. Will Elise surrender to the underground power romance that could ruin her or redefine her forever? Dive into this steamy sapphic novella where every kiss is a risk and every touch a revelation.
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