The Glass Cage- A dark romance OS
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Three years after escaping the man who shattered her heart, Élise thinks she's finally free - until Adrian Vale returns.
When he invites her to his secluded glass villa by the sea, she knows she should refuse.
But old flames don't die; they burn quietly, waiting.
Between guilt and desire, love and obsession, Élise and Adrian must face the truth:
some cages aren't built to trap you - they're built to keep what's inside from breaking again.
A dark, sensual romance about second chances, haunting love, and the fine line between surrender and freedom.
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