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Daggermouth When a ruthless mercenary's assassination attempt goes catastrophically wrong, she's forced into a marriage with the president's son—the very man she was hired to kill. Trapped in a corrupt surveillance state where the masked elite watch from their gleaming towers and love itself is a capital offense, Greyson and Shadera must navigate a razor's edge between survival and sabotage. Their union begins as pure antagonism, but as dangerous secrets spill and the regime's grip tightens around them both, they discover that their forced bond might be the only thing powerful enough to either save them or burn their entire world down. It's enemies-to-lovers dystopian romance at its finest—a high-stakes, atmospheric tale of two people discovering that revolution and passion might be one and the same.
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Dark, tense, and smoldering—industrial synths meet gothic orchestration. Layers of danger and forbidden desire. Artists like Halestorm, Massive Attack, and Chelsea Wolfe. Brooding atmospheres with sharp edges and moments of raw, defiant passion.
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