Semua Bab Buried Beneath Sin: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The ballroom glittered like a jewel box, its chandeliers dripping with gold light, its polished floors reflecting the swirl of gowns and tuxedos. Crystal glasses clinked in every corner, laughter rolled in waves, and the faint strains of a violin floated above it all like perfume. To anyone looking

They take the elevator like it’s a secret, facing forward as the mirrored walls try to pin them together. His hand hovers at the small of her back without touching, a chord pulled tight between restraint and want. The ride is short, but the seconds stretch; she can hear her own breath, slow on purpo

The corridor felt too narrow for the noise in his head. Nico walked it anyway, measured and quiet, palms smooth over the seams of his pockets, shirt sleeves rolled to the forearms under his suit jacket, he wasn't looking to impress. The hotel’s upper floor had the hush of expensive places—carpet t

The taxi’s meter churned like a small, tireless mouth. Sasha let the city smear itself on the windows and tried to make her face learn a neutral expression again. She’d texted her father—coffee first, then home—and he’d replied with a single Fifteen like time was another thing he owned. She’d change

The library had always been the quietest room in the Maretti estate, even when the rest of the house throbbed with noise. It breathed in dark wood and old leather, in the dry sweetness of paper and the faint, metallic echo of money. Floor-to-ceiling shelves held the spines of men who had pretended k