What in the World was That? (Fool Me Once, #0.5)
About
He was her first love, her greatest weakness, and the only man who could make her break her own rules.
Clara Presley can’t seem to follow her own advice. Her one rule for survival? Never give up her independence. She walked away from Detective Mark Kennedy once before, leaving his diamond—and his heart—behind. But surviving the heartbreak was only the beginning.
When a dream apartment in Philadelphia brings them back into the same orbit, the “just friends” pact they made begins to crumble. One glass of wine. One accidental touch. That’s all it takes to reignite a dangerous, all-consuming fire.
They agree to keep it physical. No strings. No future. But Mark is a man who hunts for the truth, and Clara is a woman living a beautiful lie. As their past and future prepare to collide, Clara is about to learn that some rules aren’t just meant to be broken—they’re meant to be shattered.
Enter the Fool Me Once world with this prequel. Before John Carrington. Before the Irish Mob. Before the King of the Underworld claimed her...there was Mark, her own personal Adonis.
Continue the dark, explosive journey in DID I LIE? (The Fool Me Once Saga Book 1).
Author’s note to readers:
WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT? is a dark billionaire romance and modern-day Hades and Persephone retelling with a supernatural twist. This short story is a prequel to the series starter, which features a deeply obsessive British tycoon, an unreliable narrator, and a forced marriage that spirals into a high-stakes psychological thriller. The story explores the thin line between love and control. For fans of Irish Mob aesthetics and slow-burn Victorian/Gothic anti-heroes. Reader discretion is advised.