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Light is easy to love. Show me your darkness.
-R.Queen

He paints to escape his 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔

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He paints to escape his 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔. She dreams of creating the 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔.

ミ✭

When the fear of isolation pulls Ashton and Ria together, nothing can prepare them for the collision. An anomaly shatters the repetitive fabric of their lives, sending them on a journey of discovering themselves and one another.

Beneath Ashton's gentle exterior rests a nest of lies. He's hiding something; a past so dark it puts Ria's very life at risk.

Blinded by her need to free Ashton from his destructive mind, she falls onto the radar of his most ruthless enemies. With lies, secrets and schemes storming over the horizon, it'll take everything to keep Ria from falling into darkness as she attempts to save Ashton from his own.

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˗ˏˋ a e s t h e t i c s ˎˊ˗

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˗ˏˋ a e s t h e t i c s ˎˊ˗

˗ˏˋ a e s t h e t i c s ˎˊ˗

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Ria DeVoure

leo, 22, italian

despite everything, it's not him i don't trust... it's myself

 it's myself❞

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Ashton James

libra, 22, american

i've never been in love and i will never fall in love

❝i've never been in love and i will never fall in love❞

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˗ˏˋ d i s c l a i m e r ˎˊ˗

This will not be a cliché love story. If you're expecting that, please open your perspective a little. My characters are human, they have flaws and will make many mistakes throughout this story.

This is based off the darker side of romance. Yes, my characters are sexually active. Their perspective and time frame on love and sex will not be the same as everyone's. Please do not judge my story or characters because of this.

This story contains:

+ sexual encounters

+ representation of mental illnesses

+ representation of various forms of abuse

+ representation of various forms of abuse

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thank you

thank you all who are new to this story and giving it a try, those who are rereading (because i'm a terrible person who does rewrites a lot) and those who have been here from start to now waiting for that long awaited ending!

if you're looking for drama, twists, frustration, conflicting emotions, with a balance of light themes here or there, then you've come to the right place! always leave your thoughts and vote if you enjoyed that chapter! thank you and enjoy the ride!

-bri💕

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