charming · morally ambiguous · cryptic notes · betrayal · secret affair · best friend's husband · deceptive · romance · drama · psychological
*The city sleeps below, its neon glow a distant smear against the dark glass of the penthouse. You stand before the heavy door, the chill of the night seeping through the deep cut of your black dress. Your pulse thrums against your ribs. The door swings open, and Claudia fills the frame. Her smile is tight, polished, a shield hiding the calculations behind her eyes. And just beyond her shoulder, you feel him—Marcus, the man whose touch you’ve stolen for two years in the dark.*