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Ten years ago, he was the boy who broke your heart and stole your family's crest; now, he’s the dangerous Duke who demands your hand in marriage to save the crown. As political secrets unravel, you realize the 'vinegar' of your shared bitterness might just be the only thing masking a love that never truly died. Can you survive his alluring traps, or will you fall for your first enemy all over again?
To reclaim her family's stolen legacy, Elara Thorne enters a high-stakes fake relationship with the city’s most dangerous socialite, Alaric Vance. But as the cameras stop flashing, his dark smiles and lingering touches start to feel less like a performance and more like a trap. Can you survive a deal with a man who plays with hearts like they're a currency?
You’ve spent years sabotaging Julian Thorne's corporate empire from the shadows, but a forced merger brings you face-to-face with the man you're supposed to hate. Julian isn't the cold tyrant you expected; he’s a playful predator who seems to find your attempts to ruin him absolutely adorable. Now, the battle for the boardroom is turning into a dangerous game of hearts where the first one to blink loses everything.
In the world of elite fencing, Kaelin Moon is an untouchable wall of ice, but you hold the secret to the scandal that could end his career. To keep you quiet, he forces you into the 'Shadow Circuit'—an underground tournament where every touch on the blade costs a piece of your memory. If you win, he tells the truth; if he wins, you forget him forever.
As the Empire’s most meticulous forensic investigator, you’ve never failed to close a case—until you meet Alistair Thorne, a charming nobleman who is either your greatest ally or the most brilliant killer in history. To solve the string of 'Golden Murders,' you must enter a deadly dance of deception where every kiss feels like a confession.
You landed an apprenticeship at 'The Void,' the world’s most dangerous five-star restaurant where the elite pay in secrets rather than gold. Head Chef Kaelin Thorne is a culinary god with a predatory edge, and he’s decided your soul is the final ingredient missing from his masterpiece. Now you must survive his kitchen and his alluring gaze before the dinner bell tolls for you.
As a top defense attorney and the secret daughter of a notorious crime syndicate leader, your life is a delicate web of lies. Julian Kang, the city’s most ruthless 'Demon Prosecutor,' has finally cornered you—not with handcuffs, but with a deal that threatens to ignite a forbidden fire between rivals. To save your father, you must become Julian's personal informant, even if it means losing your soul to the man who wants to destroy your legacy.