Dust To Dust
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The Versailles Vault - Dust To Dust
Modern TITLE: "The Versailles Vault"
SETTING:
Modern-day Europe. A clandestine empire stretching from Italy to Switzerland, masked behind elite financial circles, high-end art auctions, and inherited titles-yet fueled by underground arms deals, corruption, and generational bloodlines.
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PLOT SUMMARY:
Arielle Delacroix, only daughter of Jean-Luc Delacroix, is the heiress to Europe's most elusive and feared underground dynasty. Raised in a secluded château in Provence, France, Arielle lives a life adorned in silk and shadows. She knows the taste of red wine before she knows trust. She speaks five languages, can distinguish a forged Monet at a glance-but she has never chosen her own future.
Then comes Rafael Volkov.
Rafael, born of Russian blood, trained in winter, forged in violence, is a former contract killer hired to be Arielle's personal bodyguard. Sent from the cold northern syndicates known as The Boreal Order, his presence is stoic, precise, and laced with unspoken menace.
Their journey begins with a secret diplomatic voyage through Scandinavia-masked as a business tour, but in truth a high-stakes negotiation for access to black market assets. Along frost-laced train rides, masquerade balls in Venetian palaces, and bullet-strewn cathedrals on English soil, a forbidden bond grows between the caged heiress and the man sworn to shield her.
But Arielle does not know:
Rafael's mission is not to protect her. It is to end her-should she uncover too much.
Disclaimer: The settings, names, and events mentioned in this novel-though they may resemble real-world locations or cultural elements-are entirely fictional and stem from the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual places, people, or incidents is purely coincidental. This story is not intended to cause offense, promote stereotypes, or spark controversy of any kind.
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