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Blood & Neon

TheButterflyMind
She hides in the dark. He was born to find her. In the glittering underworld of Eros City, where secrets pulse beneath neon lights and the nights never sleep, Selene Marlowe walks the tightrope between predator and ghost. A vampire who feeds not just on blood, but on emotion, she survives by staying invisible—blending into the city’s chaos, avoiding both the vampire elite who once owned her and the humans who can never know what she is. But when Julian Cross—a golden boy with music in his soul and shadows in his blood—sees her under the sun, everything changes. He sees the shimmer of her skin. He feels the chill of her touch. And still, he wants her. Julian doesn’t know why he’s drawn to her, only that her presence lights him up from the inside. But the more time they spend together, the more Selene realizes there’s something different about him. His blood calls to her like no other—dangerous, addictive, forbidden. When a single taste binds them in a blood-deep connection neither understands, Selene’s carefully built world begins to crack. The Vampire Council wants her back. Julian’s bloodline hides a deadly secret. And the bond between them? It could set fire to the fragile peace holding Eros City together. Now, hunted by monsters in suits and haunted by truths buried in time, Selene and Julian must choose: Run. Rebel. Or burn together.
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Captured by shadows

In the dazzling world of haute couture, Alessandra Ricci reigns supreme. A supermodel adored by millions, she commands runways and magazine covers with effortless grace. But behind the glamor lies a woman trapped in gilded chains, bound by duty to marry Luca Corsini, her family’s golden son and a billionaire untouched by their mafia ties. Matteo Corsini, the dark horse of the Corsini family, thrives in the shadows of the underworld. Ruthless and unapologetically dangerous, he’s carved his own empire within the mafia, far removed from Luca’s pristine world. Yet when Alessandra enters his life, she disrupts the order Matteo clings to. Her fiery independence and unapologetic spirit ignite a forbidden passion he cannot deny. For Alessandra, Matteo is everything she shouldn’t want—a man steeped in darkness and danger, the opposite of her safe, predictable fiancé. But the intensity of his gaze and the unspoken understanding between them pull her into a world she’s tried to avoid. As tensions rise, Viktor Castellano, Matteo’s closest ally and confidant, becomes both a voice of reason and a mirror to Matteo’s struggles. Their bond, forged in the fires of loyalty and shared battles, is tested as Matteo’s obsession with Alessandra threatens to blur the lines between family loyalty and personal desire. In a world where alliances are fragile and betrayal is deadly, Matteo must choose between his devotion to Alessandra and his loyalty to the Corsini name. Will their love be worth the price of war, or will it destroy them all? Captured by Shadows is a seductive tale of ambition, betrayal, and a love too fierce to resist, set against the backdrop of high fashion and mafia intrigue. --- Excerpt “You smell like him.” Alessandra froze, her heart thundering as Matteo’s eyes darkened. “Did he force you?” he asked, voice like a blade wrapped in silk. She shook her head. “No.” “But you didn’t want it,” he said quietly—like a truth he already knew. He stepped closer, his presence devouring the room. “You left your penthouse in the middle of the night,” he murmured. “Why?” Alessandra didn’t answer. She couldn’t. Because she had already run—straight to him. Matteo’s gaze pinned her in place. “You came here to forget,” he said. “To let me erase him.” And maybe she had. Because with him, nothing else mattered. Not the past. Not the pain. Only the storm he brought with every step.
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