His Forged Muse
By @john1208
Luna Thorne's artistic soul thrives in vibrant street art, but a crippling family debt threatens to shatter her sister's future. Desperate, she accepts a perilous offer: impersonate the recently deceased prodigy, Lyra Sterling, and complete her final, highly anticipated exhibition. This act of deception throws her into the orbit of Alaric Sterling, Lyra’s brother and the ruthless CEO of the world’s largest art conglomerate. Alaric, a man carved from ice and ambition, despises the blatant commercialism he perceives in her "art," yet finds himself inexplicably drawn to the raw passion she can't fully conceal. Every brushstroke Luna makes is a lie, a dangerous dance under Alaric's watchful, penetrating gaze. His presence is a suffocating silk, his every word a tightening noose around her secret. Her breath catches when his shadow falls over her, a dangerous thrill coiling in her gut. If her deception is uncovered, she loses everything: her sister’s future, her freedom, and the fragile, intoxicating connection sparking between them. Can her forged muse become his undeniable truth?
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