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Dark Romance || Taboo || Stepfather Leona Hart has been fighting since she was twelve. Since the day she first bled, her family whispered of a ritual. A blade. A rite of passage that would make her marriageable, pure, worthy. For years, she defied them. Hid. Ran. But now, at eighteen, they’ve run out of patience—and found her a husband. And before the wedding, they plan to finish what they started. One night, she wakes to the sound of doors creaking open and hands on her thighs. Aunties murmuring prayers. Her mother watching with silent approval. But before the blade can fall, her three-year-old sister, Lila, bites the woman holding it—and gives Leona the chance to escape. She runs into the night. And straight into the path of a black car. Cassian Sterling doesn’t believe in fate. But when the girl they nearly hit refuses to go home—clutches her little sister like a shield and whispers about mutilation and forced marriage—he does something no one expects: He claims them. By morning, the birth certificates say the girls are his. But saving Leona doesn’t mean setting her free. Because now she belongs to Cassian. Not by blood. Not by love. But by law. And the longer she stays, the more tangled that paper bond becomes… Because now she lives in his mansion. Protected. Owned. And every day, the line between guardian and captor gets thinner.
PART ONE: THE ESCAPE (Her world ends)
She's running. She's bleeding. She has no one. Until he stops the car.
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Aelyn Raven: Wieder eine tolle Geschichte. Leider bin ich erst jetzt dazu gekommen sie zu lesen, aber das tut der Geschichte keinen Abbruch *g* ich freue mich schon auf den nächsten Adventskalender
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Tante Zwerg: Ich habe es geliebt dieses Buch zu lesen!Sehr tolle Geschichte und sehr guter Schreibstil!Absolute Leseempfehlung 🥰
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maryketteler: Ich bin von diesem Roman sehr angetan. Es handelt sich um eine wunderschöne Geschichte, die durch ein tolles Happy End abgeschlossen wird.
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T: Leider kann ich weder zu den Abschnitten noch zu den Kapitel meine Gedanken abgeben. Nach einem Buchstaben wird die Möglichkeit zu schreiben abgebrochen.Die ersten beiden Kapitel bieten einen grandiosen Einstieg in die Geschichte.Nun bin ich ans Ende der Geschichte gekommen. Die Handlung hat mich au...
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Cintia: Es el tipo de historia que necesitas leer cuando estas un poco triste. Es alegre. Los personajes son divinos. Es imposible no enamorarse un poco de Nate. y ver tomar confianza a Hanna.Es muy facil de leer, liviana. Te atrapa.
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Elara Richards: This story had me hooked from the start! I had so many questions about Gabi, and the best part was I couldn't predict where this story was going. It was the perfect balance of mystery, fantasy, romance and action! I loved Tess & Rowan so much, though I feel Gabi and Luca will win me over in the next...
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Eric Langley: Not much I don’t like. The plot is engaging while not overly full of fluff and pointless information
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