The Darkling
had always known the rules — never speak to him, never linger where shadows clung to him, never let my heart betray my duty. Yet every time Aleksander stepped into the hall, moving with that silent authority and dark magnetism, my chest betrayed me anyway. I wasn’t supposed to notice him; I wasn’t supposed to care. But the shadows around him seemed to reach for me, whispering secrets I shouldn’t hear. My friends — Genya, Inej, and even Mal — teased me mercilessly whenever I tried to hide my fascination, knowing full well how hopelessly I was falling. And he… he didn’t know me. Not really. Not yet. Every glance we exchanged was electric and forbidden, every moment I spent near him a gamble. Loving him was a risk I could never admit, but my heart refused to listen to reason, dragging me deeper into a dangerous longing that could destroy us both if anyone ever discovered it.
About The Darkling
had always known the rules — never speak to him, never linger where shadows clung to him, never let my heart betray my duty. Yet every time Aleksander stepped into the hall, moving with that silent authority and dark magnetism, my chest betrayed me anyway. I wasn’t supposed to notice him; I wasn’t supposed to care. But the shadows around him see...Read more