Innocent Once
Élodie Marchand thought she knew life. After losing her parents at a young age, she’s been surviving on her own, relying only on her best friend, Camille, and her small apartment in Paris. She’s simple, hardworking, and kind—a girl trying to keep her life together despite the chaos of loss, bills, and responsibilities.
Then comes Adrien Moreau. Tall, dangerously handsome, impossibly confident… and a bad boy everyone fears but secretly envies. He’s magnetic, infuriating, and completely unpredictable. He doesn’t follow rules, he bends them, and he hides secrets deep beneath his polished exterior—a man who can charm a room in one glance and make you question everything in the next.
When Élodie realizes that Adrien’s father is a business partner at her company, their worlds collide. What starts as formal meetings quickly spirals into clashes, arguments, and sparks that neither of them expected. Adrien is infuriating, reckless, and maddeningly attractive, but beneath the arrogance lies a darker, more dangerous side—one that Élodie can’t ignore.
As months pass, they go from childhood friends to enemies, pushing and challenging each other at every turn. Yet even in the tension, the attraction grows. Passion, jealousy, misunderstandings, and danger pull them closer, until lines blur and hearts are at risk.
Adrien’s secrets, his hidden darkness, and Élodie’s own fears create a dangerous game neither wants to lose. Can she trust the man who’s supposed to be her enemy… or will falling for him be her biggest mistake yet?
Innocent once. But when the bad boy arrives, hearts break, fire ignites, and love becomes the most dangerous game of all.
