Half a Life
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Last published Thu, Jul 17, 2025
"I didn't mean to hurt him. But when the vase shattered, I realized-some part of me wanted to."
Juliette Shaw has spent her life running-from her fractured past, from her violent impulses, from the emptiness clawing at her chest. But when James Sinclair, her best friend's enigmatic brother, pushes her too far, she snaps. One moment of rage leaves him bleeding, her hands stained, and the fragile illusion of control shattered.
Yet James doesn't call the police.
He doesn't even seem angry.
Instead, he smiles.
Now, Juliette is trapped in a dangerous game with a man who knows too much-about her missing memories, about the darkness she hides, about why she really threw that vase. And as his obsession twists tighter around her, Juliette begins to wonder:
Did she break James Sinclair... or did he break her first?
A dark psychological thriller about obsession, memory, and the fine line between love and destruction.
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