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Chapter 2: Mouth Payment

Thirty days passed like a fever dream.

Riley barely left the apartment except for shifts at the coffee shop—double shifts when she could get them, anything to scrape together the cash. She told herself she’d pay in real money this time. Break the cycle before it sank claws deeper.

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Former editor and designer now devoted to writing the stories that keep me awake at 3 a.m. — dark romance, emotional intensity, forbidden edges, and midnight atmospheres. Sharing exclusive chapters, serials, and raw drafts here for those who feel the pull. From Instagram moodscapes (@midnightvelve) and Wattpad experiments to this space — welcome to the velvet underbelly.

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