𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚. 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.

Losing my father shaped me. Pushing me into the dark.

Having my stepfather want to sell me made me run. Forcing me into the shadows.

Living on the streets wasn’t the plan, but it’s all that I could do. And I’d do anything to survive.

Until him.

𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢.

He wants to deconstruct the meager life I’ve built for myself and force me back into the light.

In order to protect myself and those I care about, what else can I do but push him away?

Even though he’s the only man who’s ever made me feel protected. Safe.

He wants me, but he’s part of a life I want nothing to do with.

The chemistry between us is undeniable.

Will he destroy me just like the Mafia did my father?

𝙊𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜?