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Chapters
The man behind the door
The shadow in his spotlight
You belong in the dark
Pretend with me
A deal with the devil.
Victoria Vale
Borrowed smiles
Stage lights and shadows.
The one I let burn.
The night I let myself melt.
His hands my undoing.
The devil you know
The choices we make
The space between us
Breaking point
Between breath and heat.
The pull of control
Uninvited guest
Morning heat and cold stares
Framed in focus
The perfect picture
The distance
Testing the boundaries
Reading between the lines
The edge of my patience.
The spark and the fuse
Zoom out
Zoom in
Read with Bonus
Read with Bonus
The one I let burn.
Aiden’s POV
I knew he was hurt.
I saw it in the way his eyes briefly flicked to mine when he walked into the room, in the forced curl of his lips that mimicked a smile but didn’t dare reach his eyes. Even when he shook Leona’s hand—charming and polite—his fingers trembled slightly, as if holding i...