𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞—𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 | 𝟏𝟖+

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞-𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 — a 2nd part of HOSTAGES OF LOVE series, but it can be 100% read as a stand-alone!

cross-posted on Wattpad under the name of @melancholija0 — be sure to follow me and check out my profile there!

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩

***DISCLAIMER*** — this is a [dark] age-gap FBI agent x psychopath romance story🥵 — kinda, abusive, toxic, and dark!

[dark] ROMANCE

detective (FBI agent) romance

age gap

hate to love

hurt-comfort

forced proximity—stuck together

loss of identity

masked man

psychotic tendencies

⚠︎MAIN TRIGGER WARNINGS⚠︎

Alcohol & nicotine & drug usage

Blood play

Death (not an MC)

Explicit sex scenes

Graphic depiction of murder

Graphic/explicit violence

Mental disorder/Schizophrenia/Borderline personality disorder (BPD)

Mention of sexual assault/rape

Murder (not an MC)

Psychological & physical abuse

Self-harm

Self-harm inflicted thoughts

etc.

𝗦𝗬𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗬 — a bitter and rough girl with no past, fighting for a future she will never get. Left completely alone in early childhood, the girl grew up surrounded by other unfortunate souls in the local Winchester orphanage.

A cake from the local bakery, bought by the hated caretakers, eighteen candles, and the same cherished wish year after year was blown out with immense hope. Sybille waited endlessly for the beginning of a new path, knowing that in just a few days, she would be able to freely step out, leaving behind fifteen years of abuse, traumatic events, and suffering.

However, on one September evening, an unspeakable tragedy shakes the Winchester orphanage–bloody slaughter, which turns into a raging fire, consumes all of Sybille’s dreams.

The surviving trio of girls, among whom is Sybille, are taken to the local police station in Winchester. A thorough investigation requires the attention of the already overly frightened town, but what to do with these three witnesses to the mass slaughter?

The Winchester court releases the girls from responsibility based on all the evidence found, but to smooth over the chaos that arose in an already divided society, the council erases the lives of the girls.

Anonymity for life, or the establishment of a witness protection program, is a worse diagnosis than the exact number of years behind bars, after which a person could again enjoy the sun’s blazing rays.

Scattered across different corners of mainland Great Britain, the girls go their separate ways, but the secret life of a witness and involvement in the program has one more requirement.

Under the direction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the girls face the challenge of adapting to different corners of Britain with their new identities. One of the most important requirements in Hampshire County is to protect young minds from an even more painful emotional breakdown.

Thus, the three surviving girls become victims in their own traps.

Monitored around the clock.

Under the watchful eye of top FBI agents, the girls should feel safe.

Brainwashing and extreme caution shouldn’t get in the way of any misdemeanors.

Sybille, as always, gets the least luck. With the help of Hampshire County and the FBI’s connections, the girl is exiled to the northern lands of Britain to spend her remaining days in a local village.

But she doesn’t arrive alone.

ᴄʟᴀʏ ᴅᴀᴠɪꜱ — an undercover FBI agent who has been working on the witness program for ten years. Approaching his forties, a former military participant readily agrees to take on Sybille Riley’s case, even if Hampshire County’s security department and the FBI division itself are desperately trying to avoid this responsibility.

Not now, Davis.

In a remote corner of Northern Britain, everything begins.

Sybille is running away from responsibility and searches for a new turn in life.

Clay, on the other hand, looks at the girl and sees only a round sum of money.

Irritable, insufferable, and stubborn, Sybille and Clay cannot find common ground in a remote log cabin.

Yet how long will the two unbearable people be able to maintain their distance in an eighty-square-meter home?

Clay desperately tries to bring Sybille to her senses, caring for her well-being, but everything irritates her.

Hatred breaks free from Sybille, bubbles up in Clay, and accumulates between the walls that, at night, witness what the fated couple is trying to avoid as if it were the plague.

Clay, put in a compromising position, only asks himself one question: is it worth being the𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞for one who has condemned herself to doom?

It’s not me, please, I beg you, believe me.

𝗦𝗬𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗬 — 𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 | 18 | 5′1 | ♍︎

OCC: under the protection of witness protection program (WPP) of the FBI

ALIAS: ALSO KNOWN AS ＲＡＣＨＥＬ ＷＡＮＧＳ

ᴄʟᴀʏ ᴅᴀᴠɪꜱ — ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ | 36 | 6′3 | ♒︎

OCC: undercover FBI agent, a former military soldier (released from his service after a knee-cap trauma, which makes him unable to walk fast/run)

Hello reader!ᥫ᭡

First of all, thanks for clicking on the story!

Since I recently joined Inkitt, I finally decided it’s time to publish one of my dark & twisted stories ;)))

English is not my first language, so be kind :) (I am trying my best out here, hehe)

The presentation of the story—PRELUDE—was supposed to introduce you, as the reader, to everything that can be expected in the coming chapters, but again, I will tell you very briefly how everything is going to unfold.

The story chapters will appear from both characters’ POVs, with each chapter having its own distinction on whose MCs the action is told through: either Sybille’s or Clay’s.

IMPORTANT: some chapters exceed +4k words, but I tried my best. Please, for your own safety and morals, read the trigger warnings for this story: the story will be based on self-harm experience and excessive self-harm (burning, cutting, etc.), psychotic features, and destructible behavior!!!

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Kisses,

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