"No names. No rules. Just whiskey, fire… and a night neither of them survives unchanged."
Amélie didn’t smile, but she felt it—the subtle coil low in her stomach, the betraying quickening of her pulse. She lifted her glass slowly, letting the rim brush her lips, forcing his eyes to follow the movement. Qu’est-ce que tu...
"They worship each other with their mouths, but it’s the unspoken truths that fracture them."
PROLOGUE=====The ceiling fan ticked above them, stirring the Sicilian night just enough to lift the gauze curtain over the open window. Outside, the city was warm and slow. And somewhere down an old, lost alley, a dog barked once. The...
"She invites her into her a home. Mira decides what happens inside it."
CHAPTER 16: MIRA SLEPT HERE AND I'M NEVER WASHING THE AIRThe weeks unfolded and Fall well and truly arrived.Harper and Mira barely saw each other. Their schedules were packed and their calendars were bursting at the seams. But the texts...
"She leads. Harper yields. And they discover that devotion bends them both."
CHAPTER 13: THE SECOND COMING (DON'T BE WEIRD ABOUT IT)Mira opened the door as soon as Harper reached it, and welcomed her in with a small smile, the kind that held warmth without needing any words.Harper stepped inside cautiously, and...
"Some women don’t chase — they choose, and the world rearranges itself."
CHAPTER 11 - THE WEEKEND CLOSESThe gentle morning drifted into the afternoon and Mira opened a bottle of wine before they padded barefoot out onto her balcony. The afternoon light poured over it, catching in the leaves and the soft...
"Mira doesn’t rush desire—she holds it, shapes it, and decides when it blooms."
CHAPTER 9: MIRA'S APARTMENTMira’s apartment glowed low and deliberate. Sconces spilled amber light across the walls, while concealed lamps near the wide window cast a soft, wavering warmth that made the shadows move like breath. The air was scented with...
"She came to disappear. He noticed."
They didn’t so much open the door as collide with it. It slammed shut behind them in a burst of laughter and breathless sound, mouths already tangled, hands everywhere at once. He caught her around the waist and she came...
"Some women don’t ask twice. They invite you deeper."
CHAPTER 7: AFTERGLOWHarper stirred slowly, the sheets twisted around one of her ankles like a careless ribbon. Sunlight pushed through the tall windows, pooling gold across the worn floorboards and the half-dead jungle of her plants.A sock hung off one...
"Filed under: encounters that leave a handprint on the soul."
CHAPTER 6: THE DATEThe next morning, a soft hum filtered through the Nudge Engine loft, and light poured in through the high windows, casting tangled shadows across Harper’s desk. She sat with her chin in her hand, glasses slipping down...
"What begins as a professional encounter becomes something neither Harper nor Mira can ignore."
CHAPTER 3 - COLLISIONThe Calridge Group meeting room was sharp. It was all glass and reflection. A long table, like a runway for ideas, was surrounded by silent chairs that looked like they had opinions. The New York skyline glimmered...