"Beneath Two Shadows"

Three lives. Three parallels. Three forces moving toward an inevitable collision.

"Arden Bennett" is standing at the edge of adulthood with one year left before graduation and far too many thoughts trapped inside his head.

He drifts through university life held together by friendships, deadlines, and the constant feeling that something inside him is waiting to erupt. He laughs easily, feels deeply, and hides his loneliness behind casual conversations and late walks to class.

"Nicholas Carter" lives in motion. Fearless on a racing bike, magnetic without trying, Nick wears victory like second skin-but never lets it own him. Half Spanish, wholly untamed, he draws attention and loves it.
In a world that wants to claim him, Nick answers only to freedom and loyalty. His charm is genuine, his warmth disarming, but beneath the golden exterior lies a man who is just broken.

And far away from LA,
In Moscow, There is "Valentin Vissarionovich Volkov" power does not announce itself-it enters and the world rearranges.
Cold, disciplined, and ruthlessly controlled, Volkov commands rooms without raising his voice and destroys lives without dirtying his hands. His presence is order, his silence a warning. A man shaped by authority and restraint, he has mastered the art of control-over others, over systems, over himself. Yet beneath the iron exterior lies something far more dangerous: a patience that borders on obsession, and a darkness that does not forget.

Their worlds are separate.
For now.

But fate is not gentle, and it does not respect distance.
As ambition, desire, and buried truths begin to surface, lines blur between control and chaos and temptation, love and ruin.

This is a story of power and vulnerability.

Of quiet dominance and reckless hearts.

Of attraction that feels like fate-and love that feels like a warning.

Some connections save you.
Others destroy you beautifully.
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