Fire, Ice And Secrets
353 Words
We danced around each other for weeks. He sent me cryptic messages; I pretended not to care. But every time I stepped into a room, I found myself searching for him.
And when he kissed me for the first time, it was like setting fire to ice.
It wasn’t gentle. It wasn’t soft. It was raw, demanding, and possessive.
“I don’t play games, Charlotte,” he murmured against my lips. “But with you… I just might make an exception.”
Falling for Adrian was inevitable, but I soon realized love with him came at a cost. There were secrets he wasn’t telling me, shadows that lurked in the corners of his life. And the deeper I fell, the more dangerous it became.
One night, I followed him.
Straight into the lion’s den.
What I found changed everything.
Adrian wasn’t just a powerful man, he was part of a world I had no business being in. A world of high-stakes deals, underground alliances, and enemies who would rather see him dead than in control.
“You should have stayed away,” he growled, shoving me behind him as a shadow moved in the distance.
“Then tell me the truth,” I shot back. “No more secrets.”
His gaze was stormy, filled with something I couldn’t decipher. Then, finally, he exhaled. “The truth is, I can’t let you go.”
Our love wasn’t easy. It wasn’t safe. But it was real.
Adrian’s enemies became mine, and my heart became his greatest weakness.
One night, as we stood on the rooftop of his penthouse, watching the city lights flicker like fallen stars, he pulled me close.
“I don’t deserve you,” he murmured.
I smirked, brushing my lips against his. “Too bad. Because I’m not going anywhere.”
His kiss was slow this time, filled with the kind of promise that went beyond words. Beyond shadows.
And at that moment, I knew I had fallen for the man I should have feared.
But love, real love, has never been about playing it safe.
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