[Sequel of Broken Hearts] Four years later, Ante is accomplished in his work and gets the opportunity to foster a child to help him overcome his past while waiting for his new forever home. While this won't be easy, it will open a new chapter in their life and bring them even closer. But be careful, sometimes things seems too calm and joyful and it's easy to ignore the things creeping in the darkness. As we all know, there's always the calm before the storm, right?

UPDATES: WED + SAT WEEKLY Like the four points of a compass, there were four nations. Each named by the direction in which they faced. The northern nation was known as the prosperous and generous North, but that was naught but a pot full of' lies. In reality, the Northern King, Alexander, was ready to arrange a marriage between the lecherous western king and his 20-year-old daughter, Ariella. However, after an embarrassing moment with a grotesque toad in her bathroom, Princess Ariella's life seems to tumble out of control, running ever faster down a hill. Agreeing to be a double agent for her father-thus agreeing to the marriage-Ariella tries to learn about the secretive western nation rumored to have beastly shape-shifting abilities. However, her new infatuation with the western crown prince might prove to be harmful to her plans. . .

Serena bartends. She doesn't drink, not anymore. Serena bartends so she doesn't drink but after seeing an old acquaintance with sad eyes and out-of-this-world muscles, Serena bartends to see him. Grayson is a firefighter going through a divorce so, he drinks. Grayson drinks so he doesn't think about his shitty wife but when he sees an old acquaintance with dark curls and a friendly smile, Grayson drinks to see her. - Slow burn smut farther into book. !!TW: S/A, child S/A, abuse, addiction, m*rder!! !!There will be the same trigger warning in the beginning of the chapter!! #1 in bwwm #3 in AdultLanguge #84 in Romance #1 in AdultFiction #2 in slowburn #1 Slightsmut #1 i adultlanguage