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Between/Two/Worlds

Danberry
They met by accident, in the middle of a late-night group call. Two students, both trapped in toxic relationships, found a safe place in each other’s voices. Over time, late-night conversations turned into laughter, secrets, and an intense connection that neither expected. But love has a price. She is avoidant, fiercely independent, and surrounded by friends he can’t compete with. He is anxious, vulnerable, and completely dependent on her. When her parents forbid her from dating someone outside their ethnicity, the world they built together begins to crumble. Then the past comes calling: his father, a wealthy CEO, and her mother, bound by old betrayals, bring their families’ secrets into the open. She chooses the safe path, marrying a suitor her family approves of. He is left in the wreckage of obsession and heartbreak, descending into a decade of isolation and mental turmoil. Between Two Worlds is a haunting story of love, loss, and the devastating cost of following the heart when the world demands otherwise.
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[Updates resume March. Due to exams] [This book contains, explicit and mature scenes—no r*pe. Not advised for viewers under 18, protect thy purity] Lance Dixon is drowning in a debt that isn’t his. His parents’ financial mistakes have fallen entirely onto him, and his life has collapsed into a constant struggle to stay afloat. He has never denied what he is. Lance is a masochist, and most people he’s dated couldn’t handle that truth. Every relationship ended the same way, leaving him with needs no one was willing to meet. Everything shifts on a night he drinks too much and ends up venting to a stranger. In a mix of frustration and alcohol, Lance jokes that he’d sell himself to anyone willing to pay off his debt. The stranger, Ansel Lowell, doesn’t brush it off. He asks how much. And when Lance tells him, Ansel offers a deal: three months living under his terms, in exchange for clearing the debt completely. The deal is straightforward and seems almost like relief. But as the days pass, the dynamic between them deepens in ways neither expected. What began as a simple exchange grows into a connection that is far more consuming, and far more dangerous, than either of them intended. [Excerpt] Lance meant to pull away when Ansel stepped closer, but his body didn’t move. Ansel’s hand hovered near his jaw, just close enough to make Lance’s breath catch. “Do you understand what you agreed to?” Ansel asked quietly. Lance swallowed. “You’re paying off my debt. I stay with you for three months. That’s it.” A hint of a smile tugged at Ansel’s mouth, which made him more dangerous because of it. “No, Lance. That’s the surface of it. I want you to hear the truth.” Lance’s pulse stumbled. Ansel leaned in just enough that Lance could feel the warmth of his breath. “I’m going to take up space in your life. I’m going to have you when I want you. I’m going to learn every weakness you try to hide, and I will use them. I will claim you, piece by piece, until you can’t tell where your choices end and mine begin.” Lance exhaled shakily. “Do you worst Mr. Lowell, I can handle it.”
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