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Between Light and Shadow in the Nightshade Kingdom

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In the depths of Nightshade Kingdom, reality is fragile, and darkness is not the enemy—it is the truth. Between the cracks of the mind, a world lives, one where shadows breathe and death walks in the form of Mirelha, an angel of death with storm-touched eyes and wings heavy with souls. And then there’s Asher, a shadow demon bound to darkness, as much a curse as he is a mystery. Trapped in the ever-shifting Labyrinth, you’re bound by a force you cannot escape, one that twists hatred into something else—something neither of you can name. But the question lingers—Is it real? As the walls of the Labyrinth close in, you begin to question everything. If the Kingdom is a product of your fractured mind, then why does it hurt so much to let go? Why do you still hear Asher’s voice echoing through the dark, speaking vows that feel like promises of something far beyond the nightmare you cannot wake from? “I’ll always find you, my love.”
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The Duke’s Bargain

“What did you say?” Félix asked. She repeated, “Name your price.” “What is that supposed to mean?” His voice had tapered off with an unreadable emotion that got her weak in her knees, but she held out her chin. “Didn't you once offer to pay me off? Now, make me an offer I cannot refuse. Otherwise, I will go in there"—she gestured toward the Ball—"and make everyone think you dragged me out here to take advantage of me. I know exactly what that would do to your reputation.” “Say. That. Again,” Félix said through gritted teeth as he inched closer to her. ====================== She hadn’t meant to upset him or, worse, blackmail him. She didn’t even know who he was; she only knew he looked important because of how regally he stood in the moonlit dark. Estella was the baron of Cleverdale’s youngest, born into a hard life and always kept on her toes. Her stepsisters hated her. The baroness loathed her. And her father, the only one she called family, shattered her heart when he sold her to Viscount Alistair Ravensdale to cover up his misdeeds. The night of Lady Agatha’s ball, she seized her chance and ran straight into … Duke Félix of Chateaûbriant. In the dark, he mistook her for Princess Coralie, his fiancée, and kissed her. When the moon revealed her face, something about her stuck with him. He couldn’t shake the image of her running wildly or how she smelled like white lotus with hardcore roots. But when she threatened his reputation, he refused to play along. She returned to her world of cruel sisters and an unwanted engagement. What she hadn’t prepared for was the Duke arriving at her doorstep, making two outrageous claims. One. He was the Duke of Chateaûbriant. And two. She had stolen something valuable from him that night. What had she stolen without knowing it? Or worse, what could he possibly demand as repayment? ✯Like it? Add to Library!
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