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Overview
He kills for her. She was never supposed to be the one holding the leash.
Malika has spent her whole life unseen. A claims processor in a cold lakeside suburb, overlooked at work, forgettable in love, she goes home each night to an empty apartment and her cat, Bagh. Then, at the edge of the marina, a masked man stares back. He never speaks. He never shows his face. And when a man who once humiliated her turns up dead in the lake, Malika understands: it was a gift. She should be terrified. She should go to the police. Instead, she does the one thing no one ever expected of her. She takes control. Rules. Rituals. A dock-line leash. The more violent the devotion he offers, the more completely she learns to command it, and the girl nobody noticed becomes someone the whole city should fear. But a detective is circling; handsome, sharp, and dangerously drawn to her. The bodies are adding up. And the lake has been waiting a very long time to claim what it keeps. A lush, dark horror-romance about obsession, power, and a woman who doesn't fall. She rises. Masked killer - Female-led power exchange - Obsession - Villain origin - Slow-burning dread This is a dark romance for adult readers. It contains violence, murder, power-exchange dynamics, and mature content. Please read with care.This item is Non-Returnable
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- ISBN-13: 9798161233283
- ISBN-10: 9798161233283
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.71 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.76 pounds
- Page Count: 284
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