Velvet Edges
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MatureOngoing13h 17m
Last published Thu, Apr 23, 2026
She's 22, brilliant, and determined - a rookie on the edge of proving herself. He's 43, legendary, and dangerously unpredictable.
Thrown into a world where rules are optional and power is everything, Imani must survive a man who tests her skill, her resolve, and her limits. Sharp, fearless, and uncompromising, she soon discovers that surviving the day is only the beginning... and resisting him might be impossible.
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