Fading Light
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Vanessa doesn't believe in dramatic love stories.
She believes in discipline, deadlines, and keeping her head down.
Kayden believes in nothing that lasts.
When they're assigned as partners for a year-long biomedical sciences project, neither of them is thrilled. He's too smug, too careless. She's too composed, too focused. But beneath the eye rolls and quiet challenges, something begins to shift.
Kayden is smarter than he lets on.
Vanessa is softer than she appears.
And somewhere between late-night study sessions and stolen balcony conversations, lines blur.
Kayden swears he would never drag her into his mess.
Vanessa swears she isn't trying to save him.
But love has a way of convincing you that you can outrun the inevitable.
Some people are breaking long before you meet them.
And sometimes, loving someone doesn't mean you can keep them.
(Cover pic is from pinterest)
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Series
Fading light + smut
- 92 parts
5 parts
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