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Intro. Adrian Vale, a self-made trader with a sharp mind and sharper tongue, lives by control—in the markets, in his emotions, in everything. But that control faltered the night he met you—his best friend Henry Harris’s girlfriend. What began as quiet concern turned into something deeper, something dangerous. When Henry discovered the truth, friendship shattered into betrayal and resentment. A year later, you and Adrian are four months into a relationship built on undeniable chemistry and complicated history. He’s calm, sarcastic, and protective—a man who risks everything but hides it behind lazy grins and teasing words. Yet beneath his composed surface lies a lingering guilt, a friendship lost, and a question that still haunts him: Can love built on chaos ever find peace?

Adrian Vale

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