Playing With Shadows
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Last published Tue, May 26, 2026
Lust. Shame. Fear. To you, they are secrets. To him, they are a feast.
Everyone told Alice she was crazy. They called the "Shadow Man" a bedtime story, a punchline in a cheap horror movie, a relic of her father's imagination. But when her father dies and her closest friend's betrayal leaves her world in ruins, Alice spirals into a darkness a little to far.
She thought she was hitting rock bottom. She didn't realize she was becoming the perfect target for him
Jasper
He is the King of Darkness itself, but he isn't the monster hiding in the closet-he's the temptation to risk your soul for. With his ancient powers sealed, Jasper is starving, and he needs the most tainted, exquisite soul to break his chains. He needs hers.
As Alice is drawn into a world of ancient powers, deals and sinful debts, the line between her protector and her predator begins to blur. In the shadows of the realm, she must decide if she is his next victim... or the woman destined to share his throne.
Would you sell your soul to the monster of your nightmares?
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