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1. The First Encounter – A Debugged Heart Ethan adjusted his glasses for the fifth time that afternoon, the glare of his laptop screen reflecting off the thick lenses. The university library was silent except for the occasional clatter of a keyboard and the whisper of students flipping through pages. He was deep in concentration,…
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Chapter 1: Flames That Bind Us Fire had always been a part of their lives. For Gabriel Knox and Elijah Mercer, being firefighters wasn’t just a job—it was a calling. They had met in the academy, fought side by side in burning buildings, and saved more lives than they could count. But one night, the…
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Chapter 1: The Student Who Wouldn’t Back Down Ethan Vale had always been the type to push limits. A final-year literature student, he was sharp, passionate, and utterly relentless when it came to getting what he wanted. And right now? He wanted Professor Lucas Grayson. Lucas was strict, composed, and entirely too good at keeping…
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Chapter 1: The Pirate and the Captive The Black Siren was a name feared across the seas. A ship of legend, its sails black as the abyss, captained by the most ruthless pirate to ever haunt the oceans—Killian Drake. And now, tied to the mast of that very ship, was Elias Vale—a naval officer, prisoner,…
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Chapter 1: The Mission That Changed Everything In the world of espionage, trust was a luxury. Adrian Locke lived by that rule. A top agent for Shadow Division, he was known for his precision, his ability to disappear, and his cold, calculated nature. Emotions had no place in his line of work. Then came Leon…
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Chapter 1: A Deal with the Devil The city of Ravenshade had its fair share of myths—stories of ghosts lurking in alleyways, whispers of cursed bloodlines, and the legend of the immortal man who never aged. Damien Laurent never believed in fairy tales. As a private investigator, his world was built on evidence, logic, and…
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Chapter 1: The Illusionist and the Cursed One The city of Velmora had seen its fair share of magic—sleight-of-hand tricks in bustling markets, charmed coins that disappeared between fingers, fortune tellers spinning lies for silver. But real magic? That was rare. And feared. Cassian Vance was one of the few true magicians left. On stage,…
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Chapter 1: The Man Who Never Existed The small town of Ravenshade was the kind of place people left, not the kind they came back to. But Damien Cross had no choice. When he received a letter—no sender, no return address, just five words scrawled in familiar handwriting: “He’s still alive. Come home.”—he knew he…
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Chapter 1: Shaken, Not Stirred The first time Julian Cross met Eli Reyes, they were behind a crowded bar, drowning in orders and cheap whiskey fumes. Julian had been working at Neon Mirage for three years—a high-end cocktail lounge known for its neon lights, moody jazz, and even moodier clientele. He was calm, focused, always…
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Chapter 1: Scars That Don’t Fade Noah Hart used to believe in forever. He had been in love once—deeply, foolishly. For three years, he built his world around Julian, thinking they were unstoppable. Until the night he found Julian in someone else’s arms. The betrayal had shattered something inside him. Trust. Hope. The belief that…