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Adrian Sinclair isn't just St. Augustine's golden boy. He's my curse-𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷. He says I saved him. He never realised I was the one who pulled him under. St. Augustine's is a cage made of gold. Everyone here is starving for something-power, love, revenge. And hunger like that always ends in blood. To the world, it looks like a slow-burn romance under chandeliers. To us, it's obsession in disguise. A love story bound tighter by secrets than by choice. 𝓑𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓲 𝓼𝔀𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓼 𝓘'𝓶 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻. 𝓗𝓮'𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓻 𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻.

Alaska, 1973... AJ McIntyre-Ramirez's family was attacked in the middle of the night. Hunters murdered his parents and sister and set their house on fire. Fortunately, he managed to save his youngest sister, Montana, but at the expense of his own salvation. Kidnapped for a long night of torture, he was thrown into the Yukon River, wrestling with life and death. Two weeks later, AJ was rescued from near the Alaska-Canadian border, barely alive, and his family spent months nursing him back to health. However, the attack had caused more damage to him than he, or any of them, could ever fathom. Nine months later, he is out for revenge. Will he discover the truth behind the tragedy? Sink your teeth into this juicy adventure to find out! --------------------------- 2025 (c) All Rights Reserved 📢📢 ALL SEQUELS FOLLOW THIS VERSION! --------------------------------------------------------- This story is only available on Wattpad. If seen on another platform, please inform! Cover made by me using Canva, from a concept by @dyingfrominside.