Bitter Lace
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Last published Mon, Jul 21, 2025
She wasn't supposed to be seen. Now she's the only thing they're watching.
Liora is a girl with secrets stitched beneath her silence, on the run in a city that never forgets. With charm like lace and edges sharp enough to cut, she blends in, until someone from her past rips the mask off.
Now she's tangled in a dangerous game of betrayal, obsession, and truths that were never meant to surface.
In a world where loyalty is a lie and everyone's wearing a mask, the softest touch can be the deadliest.
She's not running anymore. She's about to rewrite the rules.
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