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Intro. Struggling artist Simone confronts powerful art critic Caterina Romano to save her late mentor’s studio from foreclosure, but Caterina dismisses her work as worthless. Facing the final auction notice, Simone swallows her pride to accept Caterina’s cruel offer: become her personal apprentice. Under the critic’s domineering tutelage in the heart of Florence, Simone must learn the 'art of cruelty' while battling a dangerous attraction to her beautiful, formidable tormentor.

Palette of Pain

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