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Doormat To Devotion

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Reads 326
Votes 70
Parts 33
Time 4h 33m

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Elisa Ashford doesn't tolerate mistakes.
She doesn't tolerate feelings either.

She's the icy CEO of Ashford Innovations - a woman feared for her silence, revered for her brilliance, and completely unbothered by the chaos of emotion.

Until Damien Reignhart walks in.

Clumsy. Nervous.
Dressed like he borrowed his suit from a rejected rom-com audition.

She hired him by accident. Kept him by force.
But the one thing she never planned for?

Damien is messy, soft-hearted, and wildly unqualified.
He spills coffee. Breaks printers. Talks to cats.

But he sees something in her no one else dares to look for -
and the longer he stays, the more dangerous he becomes.

Because under all that awkwardness is something darker.
Something obsessive.

A romance with sharp heels, soft chaos, and a dangerously devoted heart.All Rights Reserved

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Between the Lines

What if the person you fear the most... is also the one who understands you best? Elowen Mireille never planned to work under Elias Vireaux-the cold, calculating CEO known for his explosive temper and unreachable standards. But when she's assigned as his personal assistant, she discovers something beneath the surface of his power and control: a man unraveling in silence. Elias doesn't trust easily. In a world where weakness is exploited and loyalty is rare, he's spent years behind walls made of steel and pride. But Elowen? She sees through him. She calms his storms with quiet words, soft eyes, and a strength that rivals his own. As tension turns into trust, and loyalty slips into something deeper, both must face the question neither of them are ready to answer: Can love truly bloom between the lines of duty and desire? Or will the secrets they keep-and the enemies that rise-tear them apart before either can admit what they feel? A slow-burn romance filled with intense chemistry, emotional healing, and dangerously forbidden connection, Between the Lines is a story of two guarded souls discovering that sometimes... the most powerful things are the ones left unspoken.