"ˢʰᵉ ˡᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵘⁿ ʷᵃʳᵐ ʰᵉʳ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉ ˡᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒᵒⁿ ᶠᵉᵉᵈ ʰⁱˢ ˢᵒᵘˡ, ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵒᵖᵖᵒˢⁱᵗᵉ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᵗᵒᵍᵉᵗʰᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ." ☾☼ In the dystopian world of year 2253 where rebellion simmers beneath the surface from those who despise the regiment, two figures emerge from the shadows, each with their own secrets and desires. Leona Beryl, the daughter of the rebel leader bears the weight of expectation upon her shoulders, but she does not falter. Instead, she rises to the challenge, leading her people with unwavering resolve and unyielding courage. But amidst the chaos of the revolution, there is a figure who moves like a ghost in the night, with his dark eyes and mysterious demeanor he appears in the darkness, a fleeting shadow in the periphery of Leona's world until they one night meet. ☾☼ ꜱʟᴏᴡʙᴜʀɴ, ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴅᴀʀᴋ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ, ꜱᴜɴɴʏ & ɢʀᴜᴍᴘʏ, ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅꜱ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏʟɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ

"ɪ'ᴍ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɪɴ, ꜰɪʀᴇᴄʀᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ." ʜɪꜱ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ꜱʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ. "ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀʟʟ ɪ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ." "ɴᴏ," ɪ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ. "ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀᴠᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ." ❋ ❋ Cassandra Falls was told to leave the Keep, a training facility for Heroes, after killing the CEO of Plintz Real Estate, Jacob Plintz. Three years later, her old friend, now the Head of the Keep, came to her with a proposition: come back to the Keep to get rid of Damien River, and Cassandra's name would be erased from Plintz's death. Of course, she had to take the offer. People still associated her with the Plintz Real Estate Empire, even if years had passed. Getting rid of one villain wouldn't be that hard; she had killed many of them during her time as a Hero. But none of those criminals had sculpted muscles, dark hair that was just begging for her to tangle her fingers in it, or a laugh that was so full of life that it made her heart melt. Would Cassandra strike him, or surrender to the electrifying attraction between them? ❋ ❋ Trigger warnings are mentioned in the 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝓇𝑜𝒹𝓊𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃. Please do not read this book if you are sensitive to any topics I warned about.