secret lover

noun

: a person's lover that no one else knows about

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In Black Doves, by contrast, capturing spies in or out of love during an otherwise warm and fuzzy Christmas season raises the dramatic stakes for Barton, where the sudden death of Helen’s secret lover (Andrew Koji) sends her and Sam on a mission to find his killer. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024 When Helen’s secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is killed, her elusive boss, Reed (Sarah Lancashire) senses that Helen is in danger and persuades Sam (Ben Whishaw), a former Black Dove and Helen’s closest confidant, to come out of retirement to protect her. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Season 2 fills in the book’s powerful middle chapters, which trace Sunja’s conflicted relationship with her secret lover turned guardian angel, Mr. Koh (Lee Min-ho), during World War II. Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024 When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Whishaw) to keep her safe. Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024 When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Ben Whishaw) to keep her safe. Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024 When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Whishaw) to keep her safe. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024 Lionel Kane, Raymond’s Black roommate, secret lover and collaborator on a popular mystery series penned under the name Ray Kane, is bereft and suspicious about the circumstances of the fire, even questioning whether the corpse is really Roger’s. Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 When her secret lover Jason (Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Whishaw) to keep her safe. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024

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