Glass Slippers Break Loudest
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Aria Vale has spent her life perfecting her craft...sacrificing everything for ballet, believing that hard work is the only ticket to greatness. When she's singled out by Luca Moretti, the enigmatic principal dancer and heir to the conservatory, his praise feels like validation, and his attention, intoxicating.
But what begins as mentorship blurs into obsession, leaving Aria torn between ambition and autonomy. In a world where every step is judged, and every relationship is a power play, Aria discovers the price of being chosen. As love becomes control, and protection starts to feel like a cage, Aria must choose: her career, or herself.
Set against the haunting glamour of elite ballet and the shadowy corridors of dark academia, this is a story of performance and possession, of breaking cycles and finding freedom. For anyone who's ever been told they're extraordinary...if only they listen.
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