MATURE

Life hasn’t been kind to me. One moment, I was a carefree eighteen-year-old with dreams of a bright future. The next, I was a 28 year old lady and my world went up in flames. literally. My mom died in the fire that destroyed our home, my little sister is in a coma, and my brother’s in jail for trying to keep us afloat. My dad? He left us drowning in debt and despair.

I thought I’d hit rock bottom, but then I found myself working in a place where dreams go to die, doing things I never imagined just to survive. That’s when he walked into my life, Alex Romanov. Dangerous. Mysterious. And entirely out of my league.

He’s everything I should fear, but there’s something about him that draws me in. Maybe it’s the way he looks at me like I’m more than just another broken soul. Or the way he makes me feel alive when I thought I’d forgotten how.

But Alex has secrets, dark ones that could destroy us both. And as my past collides with his world, I’m left wondering: Can I trust the man who’s slowly stealing my heart, or will his darkness swallow me whole?

This isn’t the life I wanted, but it’s the one I’ve been given.

I took over the tail on Bella's father the moment I heard he was back in town. Quietly, I followed him from a distance, careful not to alert him. Every step he took, every glance he cast over his shoulder, I noted it all. I wasn't about to let this chance slip through my fingers.


That day, I watched him shadow Bella from her house, the way his eyes searched for her like he'd lost something precious.


I kept my eyes glued to the tail end of the scene playing out in front of me. Richard had finally met her at the market, but the way she stormed off, angry, tears shining in her eyes, made it clear the meeting hadn't gone the way he hoped. My pulse quickened. This was exactly the opening I needed.


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