Marked in the Dark

22 chapters

Iris Castellano doesn't fall — she constructs. Two years of seminars, office hours, and careful architecture, all leading to one conference in Costa Rica. Professor Adrian Keswick built his career on control. Neither of them planned for the storm.

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Forbidden Love Slow Burn Forced Proximity Age Gap Power Imbalance Workplace Romance

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Contemporary Romance Age Gap Romance Dark Romance

Power-ImbalanceStalkingAge-GapAnxietyManipulationDark-ThemesInfidelity

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Iris

Adrian

Marked in the Dark

Name: Marked in the Dark
Author: Eden Cross

22 chapters

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✓No Cheating

✓Consensual Only

✓Dual Pov

✓Trigger Warnings Provided

✓Epilogue Happy End

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Chapter 1: Close Reading

Iris dismantles Professor Keswick's footnote in a faculty seminar with two precise words. He stays after the room empties and says something she didn't expect.

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Chapter 2: The Footnote

Adrian's side of the seminar — six months of office hours, an annotated book left on a desk, and a phone call that reveals the conference was never an accident.

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High Angst Emotionally Intense Broody Intense High Tension Page Turner Swoony Reflective Serious

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