Velvet & Venom
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Last published Mon, Jun 30, 2025
After the fall of St. Dominic's notorious gambling hierarchy and the poisoned death of Ray, Yumeko Kawamoto returns to campus-no longer the reckless thrill-seeker of legend, but a ghost wrapped in silk: quieter, sharper, and far more dangerous.
Kira, once a shadow in the chaos, now stands at the center of a new game. Cold, calculating, and entangled in Yumeko's past by more than bloodshed, she proposes an alliance for the underground tournament known as the Crimson Circuit.
What begins as strategy spirals into something far more volatile. As secrets unravel and betrayals bloom, the girls find themselves locked in a seductive war of mind and heart-where trust is a bluff, desire is a weapon, and love might be the deadliest gamble of all.
Will they survive each other? Or will this final wager bring them to their knees?
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