Poisoned Strokes

<p><strong>She thought she was falling in love.</strong><br><strong>She didn't know she was being rewritten.</strong></p><p>When Primrose meets the enigmatic Frederick Rhodes at a gallery opening his words are like brushstrokes-flattering precise and disarmingly warm. To the outside world he's charming. Controlled. Captivating. To Primrose he feels like everything she's ever longed for: attention affection admiration.</p><p>But behind every compliment is a correction.<br>Behind every smile a subtle shift in who she's allowed to be.</p><p>What begins as romance becomes a slow unraveling. A psychological cage disguised as love. A woman who once knew how to speak finds herself whispering. A woman who once stood tall finds herself shrinking.</p><p>Until one day she sees the truth-and herself-in the mirror.</p><p><strong>Told with fierce emotional clarity and haunting elegance </strong><em><strong>Poisoned Strokes: The First Fracture</strong></em><strong> is a gripping psychological novella about identity control and the quiet power of reclaiming your voice.</strong></p>