Threads of Gilded Deceit
By @Nurse Student Dave
In the cutthroat high society of the Neo-Victorian Empire, Lady Evelyn Vance is a master of survival. Bankrupt and desperate to shield her sickly younger sister from debtor's prison, she uses her secret, forbidden ability: 'Soul-Weaving,' the power to read and subtly manipulate the emotional threads of those she touches. To secure her family's future, she targets the untouchable, cold-hearted Duke Alistair Sterling, intending to weave a faux-romance that will force his hand in marriage. But Alistair is a man guarded by steel and dark secrets of his own. When Evelyn's touch reveals not coldness, but a terrifying, burning obsession that mirrors her own desperate lies, the game of seduction becomes a lethal dance. As political conspiracies threaten to tear the empire apart, Evelyn must navigate a treacherous web of her own making, where every stolen kiss pulls her closer to a truth that could destroy them both.
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