Shadows of Us
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Last published Mon, Sep 29, 2025
Synopsis:
In the neon-lit city of Aurelia, where power is bought and love is dangerous, two women from opposite worlds collide.
Emilia "Emi" Ward, 23, is a fiery, sharp-tongued street artist scraping by on odd jobs and rebellion. She lives for freedom, chaos, and color, painting the city's walls with messages of defiance. Beneath her wild laughter lies a past she refuses to confront-a broken family, a bitter mother, and a secret that could destroy her.
Dr. Selene Voss, 35, is a calculating, cold, and devastatingly elegant CEO of VossTech, a tech empire that controls half the city. To outsiders, she's untouchable perfection. Behind closed doors, she's a woman chained by grief, ruthless ambition, and enemies lurking in the shadows. She swore never to love again after a tragedy left her heart buried under ice.
When Emi's graffiti accidentally exposes one of VossTech's darkest secrets, Selene should crush her like an insect. Instead, she finds herself irritated, intrigued... and undeniably drawn to her. Emi, who despises authority, sees Selene as everything she hates-until a crack appears in Selene's icy façade, revealing a woman just as broken as herself.
As their worlds entwine, passion ignites amid family betrayals, corporate conspiracies, and the ghosts of their pasts. With Selene's enemies closing in and Emi's recklessness threatening everything, their love becomes both their salvation and their greatest danger.
But when loyalty is tested and lies unravel, they must decide: Are they willing to burn the world down to stay together-or will they destroy each other first?
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