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" A romantic suspense novella about blood-bound promises, childhood betrayal, and a love that might destroy everything.”
Prologue
"We were never meant to be a love story. We were the fire lit to turn someone else to ash."
The garden was too quiet for a summer night.
Lanterns flickered between rose bushes, and the scent of the blooming petals clung so thick in the air that breathing felt like swallowing secrets. Somewhere in the distance, crystal glasses clinked, and adults whispered promises soaked in blood and wine.Noah Volkov was nine, barefoot and full of questions. She chased fireflies under the moonlight like they were secrets meant to be caught in her small hands.Nolan Anderson, three years older, sat near the marble fountain watching her with eyes far too serious for his age.
“You shouldn’t be out here,” he said.She grinned, mischievous. “Neither should you.” Inside, their families were sealing a deal they didn’t understand. But outside, beneath stars and silence, they were just two kids—caught in a world too sharp for innocence.
“One day…” Nolan’s voice was quiet, his gaze distant, “…they’ll force us to write our names side by side.” “In a contract?” Noah asked, lowering her head.He didn’t answer.That night, the fire came. Glass shattered. Screams tore through the air. Nolan’s home burned to the ground. Guards dragged Noah away, her baby sister Mia clutched tight in her arms. Nolan never came back.And the promise made in blood was buried in silence
