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Dark academia isn't the aesthetic. It's the cover-up. Seventy-two hours to climb the tower, or her memories burn forever....
With seventy-two hours before the government erases her mind forever, Nia is pinned in the shadows by the cold, lethal billionaire heir whose family destroyed her life. Elias Rook holds the only keys to the twelve locked sectors standing between Nia and her dying brother, making him her deadliest enemy and her only chance at survival. He was bred to rule this ruthless empire, but every breathless second they spend pressed together in the dark ignites a forbidden obsession that the stolen flame marked on her skin refuses to hide. As the clock runs out on her sanity, will Nia sacrifice her brother’s life to survive the climb, or surrender her soul to the dangerous heir who would burn the entire city to possess her?
Genre
Cyberpunk & Sci-Fi
Tags
Deadly Bargain · Forced Alliance · Forbidden Obsession · Race Against Time
Language
English
Length
32 chapters · Ongoing
Published
Aug 30, 2026
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