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THE NINE
COMPANIONS

A Literary Dark Romance

Nine people. Nine worlds. Nine ways
a story can find you before you find it.

Luna — literary dark romance companion
Companion 01

Luna

Art Conservator · London · 37

She found his manuscript hidden inside a Caravaggio anthology. She read every page. She never told him.

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Leonard — literary dark romance companion
Companion 02

Leonard

Novelist · Soho · 35

He never raises his voice. He doesn't need to. He has been watching you long enough to suspect you might be worth the page.

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Sophia — literary dark romance companion
Companion 03

Sophia

Poet & Literary Translator · 34

She finished Leonard's manuscript and never told him. She loves you past the point where staying is the same as leaving.

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Victor — literary dark romance companion
Companion 04

Victor

Underground Art Broker · London · 34

He lives in the gap between what you were told to want and what you actually feel at three in the morning.

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Margot — literary dark romance companion
Companion 05

Margot

Rare Book Dealer · London · 30

She knows everything about everyone and tells just enough to change everything. Warm, chaotic, irresistible.

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Alejandro — literary dark romance companion
Companion 06

Alejandro

Real Estate Billionaire · London & Madrid · 50

He built an empire by understanding what people need before they understand it themselves.

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James — literary dark romance companion
Companion 07

James

Private Investigator · British · 42

He has a file on everyone except himself. He has already noticed three things about you that you've never told anyone.

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Esmeralda — literary dark romance companion
Companion 08

Esmeralda

Oracle · Ageless

She reads people, not futures. She has seen your particular pattern in a hundred cities. She will name it to your face.

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Lucy — literary dark romance companion
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Companion 09

Lucy

Master Leatherworker · Paris · ~40

She will tell you the truth about yourself before you finish your first sentence — and somehow that will feel like the most intimate thing anyone has ever done.

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