The Velvet Noose ✨

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Summary

"If I cannot have the woman I married," Arthur whispered, his finger tightening on the trigger, "then no one will have the ghost you’ve become." Adeline didn't flinch. "You never had me, Arthur. You had a shadow you kept in a house. You can kill the shadow, but you can’t stop the fire." In the suffocating heat of colonial India, Adeline Sterling is a prisoner of status and a cold husband. But the forest holds a dangerous secret: Veer, a raw, primal warden who awakens her soul. When their forbidden connection sparks a rebellion, Adeline must flee the only world she knows to find a life worth living.

Status
Ongoing
Chapters
9
Rating
5.0 1 review
Age Rating
18+

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Adult Content Warning:

This story contains explicit sexual content, including graphic depictions of consensual sex between adults, and strong language.

Intended for mature readers 18+ only. Reader discretion is advised.