ASHES OF US
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Last published Wed, Dec 31, 2025
"He was my best friend, my safe place... until he became the reason I stopped believing in forever."
Aries never thought she'd return to the world that stole everything from her.
Not after the night her life shattered.
Not after the boy she trusted turned into a name she no longer said out loud.
Eight years later, she walks back into the shadows - strong, cold, and untouchable. She came for a deal with a faceless mafia leader
What she didn't expect...
was him.
Lucian Knight.
The boy who once swore to protect her.
Now a man the underworld fears.
The man she's here to work with.
The man she was told... betrayed her.
She wants answers.
He wants her back.
But in a world full of lies, guns, and power - the truth might be the most dangerous weapon of all.
Because some ashes don't scatter with the wind.
Some stay buried - waiting to burn again.
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