Adeel grew up surrounded by a big family but has been living in solitude ever since his mother left him. After his father fell ill, all the responsibility of taking care of his big family fell under his hands. With his irresponsible, spoilt siblings, his brutal mother, and the illness he was hiding and battling alone for years, life has been severe for him.But an encounter has led to a girl entering his caged life, and just as her name's meaning, she began to illuminate the fifty shades of his darkness. Noora's biggest fear, after witnessing her parents unhappy marriage, was to find herself stuck in a loveless marriage. But fate had dealt her a cruel hand, forcing her into an impossible situation with eerily similar circumstances, leaving her feeling trapped and helpless. And then there was Yazan, the man she couldn't get herself to get over. --------------------------------------------- Forgive me Father. I've failed you. but I've decided to choose me. - Sabeel I think it's finally time for me to start all over again and this time, I really do mean it - Noora I'll admit it, I wouldn't have minded being the second, just to have her around. but I know I was too late for that. I was too late for the love of my life - Yazan You were the light in my fifty-shade darkness; you came and saved me - Adeel

The world had gone to hell long ago, taken over by the vampire race. In order to keep some sort of peace in our land, the Vampire Lords made a consecutive agreement. The rich and powerful humans could survive just as they had been, untouched by the vampires save for the occasional blood collections, or so they thought In reality, we were all under their control. Castles spread out throughout our land, one landing in each city. Each castle varied in the number of vampires residing there, but all of them carried a Lord. The Lords were the ones in charge in every city, whether we liked it or not. The vampires often roam through the city, making sure that everyone was in order and no one stepped out of line. If you stepped out of line, you died, end of story. Even if the rich were still under their control, their lives were still better than the poor. The poorest lives held a much worse fate. The men were to be put to work as slaves, whether that meant serving a specific vampire, or just building their castles, they were slaves. The women were to be pets. Pets were the lowest rank you could have. They were forced into cages that were too small to stand in with collars around their necks. They spent their lives in pet shops, just waiting for the dreadful day that they'll be bought. They were treated like animals, trained into what their master wanted, and punished if they misbehaved. Those who were lucky enough to live through that, we're to be slaughtered for their blood at age twenty-five in an act to make sure that our population would stay steady. I was born into this world. Born into this world full of blood-sucking monsters. Except, I was one of the lucky ones. Was. It all ended for me when I was 12, when I was taken away from the last bit of hope and family that I had left. Ever since then, I've lived in a cage, just rotting away, waiting, dreading for the day that some monster would make me his. This is my life. I am a pet. ~~~ Cover by: @mshacake