Controlled Burn
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Última publicación mié, ene 14, 2026
CONTROLLED BURN 🔥
She fixes scandals for the rich and famous.
She can't fix what happened to her.
Valentina (Salvatore) DeLuca is London's go-to crisis manager-ice in her veins, stilettos on her feet, and a mind built for emergencies. She keeps other people's secrets for a living because it's easier than facing her own.
Then Dante Vance walks into her orbit-an actor with too much charm and a gaze that feels like it sees past her armor. Their banter turns into tension. The tension turns into trust. And trust becomes the one thing Val never planned for.
He's not perfect. He's not safe because he's "nice."
He's safe because he listens. Because he stops. Because he never tries to own her.
But when a call from Toronto threatens to drag Val back into the life she escaped, she has to decide what terrifies her more:
Being found...
Or being loved.
She can manage any fire... except the one he starts in her. 🔥
Author Note:
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⚠️ Trigger warnings: SA (past), DV, emotional abuse
🌶️ Slow-burn romance + tension + spicy
#ControlledBurn #DarkRomance #SlowBurn #RomanticSuspense #Wattpad #BookTok #SpicyRomance #SurvivorStory #ProtectiveHero #TorontoToLondon
Ranking:
#1 perseverance
#1 toronto-canada
#4 badlanguage
#5 londonengland
#15 unitedkingdom
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