His Rival's Canvas
By @john1208
Elara Vance’s vibrant street art is her soul, but it’s not enough to save the crumbling community art center her late mentor founded. Now, the ruthless real estate mogul, Xander Thorne, has bought the land, intent on tearing it down for a luxury high-rise. Her desperate plan to raise awareness through an anonymous, provocative graffiti campaign only enrages him, earning her the title of his public nemesis. Yet, in a twist of corporate philanthropy, Xander offers a last-ditch "artistic collaboration" – a public project to beautify the city, with a prize large enough to save the center. The catch? She must work directly with the man whose icy gaze makes her blood run cold and whose every word is a calculated jab. His dangerous pull is undeniable, a raw, electric current between them, even as their wills clash like thunder and lightning. She despises his corporate greed, he scorns her defiant spirit, but the art they create together begins to tell a different story. If she fails, the center, her legacy, and her fragile hope will be bulldozed into dust.
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