Saccharine - Chapter 25 - There Are Limits


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The carriage jolted over a particularly rough stone, and Valentina was torn from her memories. Cosimo stirred beside her, his hand sliding lazily ov...
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"Be careful with that," Valentina instructed a young servant who was lifting one of her chests too hastily. It was the chest that contained the Eye o...
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She needed more information about Ethan Cooper. And she knew exactly how she was going to get it.
The way forward seemed clear. If she filmed f...
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In the shadow of the city's mighty Flametower, Johann Georg Bombastian von Agrippin strolled leisurely through the cobblestone streets of Agrippin t...
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Chloe woke up with a start from a deep, exhausted sleep. Her phone was vibrating insistently somewhere under the pillow. She fumbled for it, her eyes...
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She had to get out of here. But how? Just leaving was not an option.
And then she saw Elena.
The Latina was leaning against the wall next...
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The taxi app showed a seven-minute wait. Chloe stood in front of her apartment building, nervously tugging at the hem of her black dress for the thir...
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And so the second book about Valentina and Vyxara comes to an end. In a sense, it was more challenging to write because two new settings (and, above all, social spheres) were added with Palewood and Dusktown, but that's also ex...
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When Chloe opened her eyes at around 11 a.m. on Tuesday and slowly stretched, her body felt like it did after a particularly intense yoga session. Bu...
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As Chloe climbed out of the dryer and stood up, Ashley rushed over to her with a bathrobe and a water bottle. She wasn't necessarily thirsty, but she...
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The next few days blurred together in her memory since there wasn't much happening. Then on Friday, Chloe woke up at seven and went through her yoga ...
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Finally, Ben turned into a quiet side street where trees were planted at perfect intervals and stopped in front of a discreetly and artfully lit rest...
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The sun was already beating through the thin curtains when Chloe's phone jolted her awake from a deep, exhausted sleep. It was 11 a.m. She had slept ...
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She gasped for air like a fish out of water. Every breath felt like she had swallowed sandpaper. Her throat burned like fire, no, worse, as if someon...
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Sunday evening Chloe stared at her phone and read Ben's message with the details for Wednesday, which had just arrived. Studio address, time, and the...
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Ben was nowhere to be seen.
She stood on tiptoe, searching for his thinning, slicked-back hair among all the styled heads. There he was, in the...
2025-11-03 06:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe mood was excited among the second-year students as they gathered for the grading ceremony. The main hall of Bridgewater University filled up quickly. Valentina stood between Innogen and Crispin, their hands clasped tightly together.
"I t...
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Valeria Cruz.
Valeria Cruz stood by the window, surrounded by three men who listened attentively to her. She wore a sharply tailored w...
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The champagne glass in Chloe's hand was slowly becoming heavy. That was the downside of trying to drink slowly.
Ben Ziegler's hand rested on he...
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Shortly afterwards, Chloe stood under the thin, lukewarm stream, her hands flat against the tiled walls, her head bowed. It wasn't as bad as she had ...
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The alarm clock rang at 8 a.m., but Chloe was already awake. For hours, actually, if she was honest. She had tossed and turned all night, waking up r...
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"Tomorrow?"
The word barely crossed her lips.
Ben guffawed suggestively. "Oh yeah! He couldn't wait. Randy performs in the scenes himself...
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Shortly before 2 p.m., Chloe got off the bus near the converted warehouse where the photo studio was located. She was wearing her short shorts and a ...
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