SEQUEL TO DUPLICITY. Complicity- to be involved with others in illegal activity or wrongdoing. After sacrificing herself for Harry's freedom, Aven Brooks is no longer the innocent photographer with big dreams and a bigger heart. Now under the notorious control of Malikai, she becomes brainwashed into being the perfect asset for his organized crime. Harry, a fugitive, spends his days trying to find his angel and reap her out the path he once walked. When that stroke of luck comes his way, he smacks into the harsh reality to what she's actually become. Needless to say, she's no longer an angel. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO @HAPPYDAYS1D ALLOWING NO TRANSLATIONS. CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE, SEXUAL CONTENT, DRUG USE, VIOLENCE, AND MENTAL HEALTH. READ AT OWN RISK!

"Careful, sweetheart. Hearts don't break-they shatter." His voice cuts through the quiet, low and dripping with a dangerous kind of calm. The shadows hide his face, but the faint gleam of silver rings catches the light as he flicks his lighter, illuminating his sharp features for just a second. I exhale slowly, the ache in my chest tightening as I clutch the edge of the railing, my fingers trembling. "Mine's already in pieces. Nothing left for you to destroy." He steps closer, the scent of smoke filling the air between us. His breath ghosts across my neck, sending a shiver down my spine. "Is that what you tell yourself? That the worst has already come?"I turn my head slightly, daring to meet his gaze, but his smirk is like a blade to my already fragile resolve. "What's left to take?" I ask, the crack in my voice betraying me. His hand rises, calloused fingertips brushing a strand of hair from my face. "Everything you've buried. And trust me, sweetheart, I'll dig deeper than anyone ever has." Elara carter is hired as a part time journalist for the wildly popular band, Oblivion. It's a dream opportunity-until she unearths their darkest secrets through her pen and notes. With her own broken past catching up to her, Elara is caught in a deadly game where hearts and lives are the currency, and nothing is as it seems.

*Story Contains Mature and Explicit Content* [COMPLETED] "Strangers in the dark can change your life in the light." "As I reach the front door I can't help the same question swimming around in my mind, what could possibly be on all of those tapes?" ----- Preview: "You wanna try and be my medicine Abby?" he asks with a deep testing tone, keeping his voice quiet. "I can try" I breathe out as I gulp when his grip tightens "Try me" His hand slides up my throat, his long fingers wrapping tight around my jaw "That's what you really want?" I nod, as I sigh out a shallow yes, and I see every muscle in his body tense, as he wets his lips; hoarsely murmuring his next sentence like its his last try at making me change my mind. "I'm dangerous Abby, this is your last chance, tried to warn you" My stomach twists and knots, as I use every ounce of bravery I have. "Prove it then" ----- Book Started : DEC 2018 - COMPLETED MAY 2019