At the wrong side of Eve's apple

She devoured every fragment of him until nothing remained, yet her hunger persisted.

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One kiss sealed Evelyn Rossel's fate. Lucas extracted his signature while her world collapsed—parents vanished, innocence shattered. The anguish broke her, stealing her final breath. From beyond death's veil, she made a vow: vengeance would be hers.

Lucas fought for survival in a different battleground. Five years of fleeing had taught him a brutal lesson: only one person could save him from the edge of destruction.

Eve Red. In three years, she'd become Transville's most formidable fixer, commanding an empire of secrets and shadows. For Lucas, discovering her felt like salvation. For Eve, this reunion with an old acquaintance promised something far more sinister—a reckoning long overdue.