ART OF SEDUCTION
Claire could almost hear the crack of the cane, the silent screams echoing in her mind.
She shuffled through the images, her breath coming in short, sharp gasps. Each photograph seemed to tell a darker story, plunging her deeper into a reality she hadn’t imagined possible. A particular photograph caught her eye, stopping her cold. Aiden’s face was twisted in a look of wild obsession, his eyes dark and intense, a stark contrast to the man she had come to know. There was no tenderness, no restraint—only raw, unchecked desire and a hint of something far more disturbing.