Ink Deep Devotion

Not all love stories bloom in the light. Some thrive in darkness.
Tropes: Secret Society & Dark Academia Enemies-to-Lovers Arranged Marriage

When I first met Mila, she fell for me as effortlessly as a jellyfish surrenders to the current. They don't fight it.

They can't.

I was a shark. I schooled Mila, taught her how to bend and flow instead of letting the tide drown her.

I wanted to toughen her up-make her strong enough to survive my world. But I knew I'd have to leave. When the time came, I shoved her away, thinking it would protect her. But the moment she hit the ground, I felt the impact, too.

I landed in hell and was dragged into a secret society that forged me into a weapon. But they didn't know I still felt and dreamed.

For years, Mila was my North Star, the memory that kept me breathing.

But when I finally found her, I realized the truth-stars aren't what they seem. They're remnants of anger and forgotten battles. By the time their light reaches you, they've already burned out.

Our love was dead. Mila moved on.

But our devotion to our desire? That was still alive-ravenous, relentless, bleeding over our paper-thin love like ink trying to rewrite the past.

Only this time, my little artist wasn't a jellyfish. She didn't fall into my current. She slipped free.

She ran from me.

The most deadly monsters don't lurk in the shadows; they bask in the direct light. They lure you in with a friendly smile and an angelic glow. They force you to come to them. And Mila just walked straight into their trap.

*Ink Deep Devotion concludes Dash and Mila's story. Paper Thin Love needs to be read first; however, it is not necessary to read Ashes to Ashes or Dust to Dust before starting Paper Thin Love.