Liars Like Us - Book 1: Legacy of Lies
Torn silk pooled at her waist, blood still smeared faintly at her lip, her chest heaving.
Her eyes found Dante. He stood a step away, chest bare, shirt shredded, bloodied scratches carved down his torso. He looked like war incarnate — ruined and magnificent.
For a long moment, neither spoke.
Valentina’s laugh came first, hoarse, broken, bitter. “Congratulations. You finally fucked the fight out of me.”
Dante’s gaze locked on her, unblinking, his body still taut like a bowstring. “No,” he said quietly. “I fucked the truth out of you.”