A Beauty So Cruel Manuscript (2)
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In his eyes, I had done well.
I had brought in the most powerful man in the city.
The captive captured her captor.
It was unheard of.
You betrayed me, Dahlia.
Those words had haunted me every hour, every day for the past month.
I don’t want you to be caught up in the war. I want you alive.
Vlad had never wanted me broken, but now I was breaking apart inside a little more every day.
Miran exhaled slowly. “That’s the one weakness, but you’re stronger than the rest. You have been through too much shit already. You’re tough skinned. You can handle this. You even have a reason greater than me for removing crime. I know, it’s hard moving on from Vlad’s cruelty. I don’t know what happened to you when you lived with him. I’ve no idea at all. You haven’t talked to me about what’s going on in your mind. All you talked about is work. You’ve been shutting me out since you got back. I’m sorry if he hurt you.”
No, I hurt him.
I stared at Miran with dimmed eyes now. He looked at me, searching my face for something. Likely a sign or signal that I was okay, but I only gave him a weary smile.
“I’m doing okay.”
I’d lied to him for the first time in my life.
You okay?
I couldn’t forget this new voice in my head now.
It had replaced the other one from my childhood.
“While you were gone, I did some more research. I finally found some kind of link. I found a Lebanese family that gave birth to a girl twenty-six years ago.”
My eyes shot up in confusion and disbelief.
Was he saying…?
“I believe we may have found your family, Dahlia.”
My breath caught in my chest. My eyes widened at the thought of meeting them. A dead end that gave me hope again. I had given up years ago, yet Miran had never stopped searching. It was likely far too late though. Those people had abandoned me, left me to a foster care system where I’d had to fend for myself, losing myself repeatedly.
I stared at him and gave him a choked reply, “You’re the only family I have.”
Miran’s eyes softened. “Do this. Meet these folks first. It might help to bring… closure. You deserve it more than anyone I know. You’re the strongest person I know, kid.”
My lips turned up in a smile, and I knew it reached my eyes too. I beamed at the familiar nickname Miran had given me since he’d met me.
“Who is my new assignment?”
Miran was quiet for a second before he spoke.
“Bring in Salvi Moretti.”
The moment the devil saw me at the auction, he couldn't look away.
The sequel releasing April 15, 2021.
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Vlad made Dahlia his queen. The reason behind his smile. Then, she set his world on fire. If he was ruthless before, now he's heartless. Nobody takes away what he wants. A beast is no man, and he's going to prove it by dragging her from hell. Vengeance is all Vlad seeks now no matter the cost.
It's kill or be killed now.
Afterword
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Afterword