Marked by Desire
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Elara Veal is no stranger to shadows. A college student by day and a reluctant heir to a dangerous family legacy by night, she hides her true world beneath a fragile mask. When Lucian crosses her path, a cold, enigmatic man with secrets darker than her own. Elara's carefully guarded life begins to unravel.
Drawn to him despite every warning, Elara plunges into a dangerous game of passion and power, where trust is scarce and desire is a double-edged blade. As their worlds collide, they are forced to confront the demons within and the burning obsession that could either consume them or set them free.
In a city where nothing is what it seems, love is a battlefield, and every touch is marked by desire.
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