Welcome, beautiful souls🧡
You're about to step into a story that isn't just about romance; it's about scars, choices, and the shadows we walk through before we find the light.
The Shadow in the Dark is my attempt to capture a love story that isn't perfect but real - the kind of love that blooms from pain, survival, and second chances.
This book follows two people whose lives couldn't be more different: a woman trapped in a crumbling engagement and a man who has built an empire out of ashes.
Their paths collide on a night that neither of them could have predicted, and nothing will be the same.
I wanted this story to be raw, haunting, and yet, quietly beautiful.
Thank you for being here.
-Darkangel🖤
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🖤 Meet the Characters -
Rose Claire -
A young woman with a soft heart and quiet resilience.
Once full of dreams, now standing at the edge of heartbreak.
Engaged to a man who betrays her, she begins a journey of self-discovery and survival that leads her into the unknown.
Noah Meddex -
To the world, he's the young, brilliant CEO of Meddex Global - a self-made billionaire with influence and power stretching across continents.
But beneath the polished suits and magazine covers hides another identity:
the secret head of a vast Mafia network inherited and rebuilt from his father's legacy.
Ruthless to his enemies, yet quietly haunted by the weight of both worlds he carries.
Kyle Meddex -
Noah's childhood friend - adopted by the Meddex family after losing his parents.
The quiet shadow at Noah's side.
Fiercely loyal, protective, and often the only one who knows how heavy Noah's double life truly is.
Victoria Kendall -
Rose's best friend and lifeline.
A free-spirited, bold woman who tries to hold Rose together even as everything falls apart.
She's the voice of reason, but she also carries her own secrets.
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🌑 Introduction - The Shadow in the Dark -
"Heartbreak isn't always loud. Sometimes it whispers."
People think heartbreak is loud.
They imagine screaming, breaking things, crying until your chest caves in.
But sometimes heartbreak is just silence.
It's sitting at the edge of a bed that no longer smells like love.
Staring at a phone that won't light up anymore.
My name is Rose.
I once thought love was my strength - my anchor.
But anchors can drown you if you hold on too long.
He was supposed to be my forever.
We had plans. Rings. Promises.
I called him my prince, my safe place.
But behind closed doors, behind fake smiles, there was someone else.
A mistress.
A secret life.
A future that no longer had me in it.
Everyone says, "Leave him. Walk away."
But they don't know how betrayal sticks to your skin.
How it makes you question your worth, your choices, even your reflection in the mirror.
So tonight, I ran.
I left behind the walls of that house - the house that once felt like home but now feels like a cage.
I stepped into the cold night, the forest pressing against me like it could swallow me whole.
The air smelled of earth and rain - the kind of night where you almost believe the world could wash you clean.
I didn't know where I was going.
I just knew I couldn't stay.
Somewhere far from that house, that life, that man.
Somewhere I could breathe.
I thought I was running away from heartbreak.
But maybe, without knowing it, I was running toward something else.
Toward a stranger I had only heard whispers about.
Toward a night that would change everything.
This is not just my story.
It's his too.
Noah Meddex.
A man I should have feared.
A man the world calls untouchable.
But under the stars, fate doesn't ask for permission.
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🖤 Noah's POV - The Other Side of the Night -
"Power isn't freedom. It's a cage you build for yourself."
People think power is freedom.
They imagine cars, glass towers, headlines.
But sometimes power is a cage you build for yourself.
It's waking up in rooms full of people who know your name but not your soul.
It's silence that follows you even in the middle of a crowd.
My name is Noah Meddex.
To the world, I am the CEO of Meddex Global.
The man on magazine covers, the youngest billionaire with the world at his feet.
But beneath the surface, they don't know the other side of me.
The side built from blood and secrets.
The Mafia king who inherited a dying empire and turned it into something feared.
The man who has to switch masks so often, sometimes he forgets who he really is.
Everyone wants something.
Money.
Access.
My name on their lips.
So I stopped letting people close.
Stopped letting them see the man behind the mask.
Tonight was supposed to be like any other night.
But betrayal has a way of finding you even when you think you're safe.
Blood.
Pain.
Darkness.
And somewhere in that darkness... her.
I didn't know her name yet.
But even before she spoke, before she reached for me,
I felt it.
Something I hadn't felt in years.
Hope.
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🌙 Author's Note -
Thank you for stepping into this journey with me.
This chapter sets the stage for two lives about to collide - Rose, a woman breaking free from her cage, and Noah, a man living two lives: the CEO the world sees, and the Mafia king no one dares whisper about.
Alongside them, you'll meet Kyle and Victoria, whose loyalty and friendship will shape everything that follows.
Every shadow hides a story.
And sometimes, the darkest nights lead to the brightest dawns.
-Darkangel🖤
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