This is book 2 in the "Beautiful Destruction" series. You MUST READ "Theirs to Claim" first in order to understand this one. ____ When I was ten, my father told me that all of my dreams would one day come true. Naively, I believed him. I may have grown up in an environment rooted by hate, dishonestly, and fear, but it wasn't until I was sixteen that I felt true pain. Years later at the age of twenty-three, I felt it again, only this kind of hurt was built on entirely different evils: love, secrecy, and revenge. Alec, Caleb, and Xavier were the most beautiful of beginnings and destructive of heartbreaks, but nowhere in our story is there room for an end. Yes, when I was ten my father told me that all of my dreams would one day come true, but what he forgot to mention was that nightmares were also dreams. One lie, one night. It cost us everything, leaving us here, three-hundred and seventy-six days later. ____ Even with the overarching mystery of who's responsible for the death of Heidi Adams, there are new conflicts that have arisen within New York. With the weight of carrying the title as Don, Xavier, Caleb, and Alec battle between what's expected of them, and regaining the trust of the women they feared they'd lost. When Madelyn receives a series of anonymous cynical threats, she's left with the choice between facing the world on her own or risking the one thing she's spent months creating shields around: her heart. Apart, the four of them are dangerous, but together, their force is lethal. Only time is strong enough to reveal where their stories cross, however it's love, power, and revenge that threatens to burn everything to the ground. What was once a fight against each other turns into something that's far more daunting-something that has the ability to either unite two enemies or destroy what's already breaking. Getting even. ____ This book contains mature content including violence and sexual themes. Read at your own discretion.

ON HOLD ⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺‧͙⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺‧͙⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺ Blood is thicker than water. But so is poison. ⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺‧͙⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺‧͙⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺ After a childhood of hardships, Layla, a simple commoner, just wants to live a peaceful, quiet, and hidden life by herself. But what happens when she is thrown into the spotlight when she is selected to attend a prestigious academy as well as the nation's "sweetheart"? Will she able to stay a wallflower while practicing to be a princess? What will new places and new faces bring her? ⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺‧͙⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺‧͙⁺˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚⁺ Disclaimer: contains violence, mature language, and dark thoughts *None of the images in this book are mine* Started: April 10, 2022

'You've changed, Raina.' He said, simply. Raina thought of an answer. 'Well, sometimes life throws curveballs at you, and you have no choice but to adapt. Whether that's a war, losing people, or..both.' She said. ******** feelings never really go away. they just hide away, and something brings it back when you least expect it. there are 4 loves in a person's life. the first love is blind, you always remember, regardless of the pain, because you learnt about love. the second is caution, it never ends well. the third is overwhelmingly passionate, it crashes. the fourth is the one that comes along when you least expect it. this is the one that lasts. somehow, if you're lucky, all four loves, happen with the same person. ******* (BASED ON PRINCE CASPIAN. AGES: PETER- 17, SUSAN- 16, EDMUND AND RAINA- 15, LUCY- 13) I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE NARNIA CHARACTERS, EXCEPT RAINA LAUREL AND HER STORYLINE. SOME OF THE DATES MIGHT BE A BIT FUDGED SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME, THANKS LOVELIES :** ALL CREDITS GO TO C.S. LEWIS AND ANDREW ADAMSON started: 23rd June, 2021 completed: 21st august, 2021