Broken Promises (Rewritten)

One night. A violent attack. A life shattered. Thrown into a world of power and control, Irene is trapped in a dangerous game she never signed up for. The men who dominate this dark world have their own motives, and none of them plan to let her go easily. She won't be anyone's pawn. But in a place where loyalty is wea...

passerine

"I understand. You heard the place you loved was in trouble, so you came back, but I don't-I just-why didn't you take me?" Here it was, at last. Catharsis, or something close to it. "I would have hunted them down with you, Philza, the people who did that to your town. I would have given you your vengeance on a silver...