𝐂𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 [See-air-uh] A 16 year old afro-latina who has a bright future ahead of her, she was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City by her single hard-working Dominican mother. Cyara had a good childhood, surrounded by her tight-knit family. 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝛐𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞 [Jay-son] A basketball player in his senior year at Lakeside High. With multiple generous offers and scholarships from some of the most affluent colleges in the USA, it is safe to say he has a promising career ahead of him. When Jason lays eyes on Cyara for the first time, he knows he has to make her his. Cyara's life completely changes forever, when she's forced to move to a new school in a new city as a result of her mother's new demanding job, where she comes across Jason Crane. Will his obsessive nature scare Cyara away? How will she be able to handle his dark past? [TRIGGER WARNING: THIS STORY IS PURELY FICTION, AND HAS GRAPHIC MENTIONS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IF THIS IS TRIGGERING TO YOU PLEASE DO NOT READ THOSE CHAPTERS] 🔒 PSA - PLEASE READ I am in no way glamorising, romanticising, or supporting abuse in any form. This is not a "dark romance" story. This story is written to raise awareness, shed light on real issues, and help identify the warning signs of manipulation, gaslighting, and abuse - especially in young relationships. If these topics are not for you, or may be triggering, please prioritise your well-being and do not continue reading. Your mental health comes first.

I originally wrote this book in fall 2017. wattpad deleted it and all my revisions I worked hard on. I was crushed, so we'll see if it stays. ❗❗Trigger Warning:❗❗ This book contains themes and scenes that may be distressing to some readers, including emotional manipulation, psychological abuse, captivity, and betrayal, physical abuse, non-consent, sexual content . Reader discretion is advised. Zoe is a single woman enjoying her life, her family and her friends. she works, she goes out, she goes to church and to her favorite park. she doesn't have a care in the world. She lives in a small Texas city where nothing bad really happens around there, but things start to take a change. She thinks some change for good and some for the worse. How will she handle her calm life being shaken around.

She thought she was free. Until a billionaire and his daughter saw her - and decided she was theirs. One wanted a wife. The other wanted a mother. Neither asked if she agreed. They watched her for two years. Followed her every move. Until one day, they flew across the world and bought her future - with smiles, paperwork, and charm that smelled like roses but felt like chains. Now, she sleeps in silk sheets she didn't choose. Wears clothes she didn't buy. Answers to a name she didn't earn. Every touch is a test. Every night is a transaction. And every whispered "I love you" is a warning. She hides pills beneath her tongue. She dreams of running. But there is no escape - only a cage made of wealth, obsession, and unbearable intimacy. Because he doesn't just want her body. He wants her compliance. Her mind. Her loyalty. Her womb. And when the daughter discovers the truth - she doesn't cry. She accuses. Now the doors are locked. The smiles are gone. And the only thing more terrifying than being watched... is being needed. This isn't love. This is possession with a wedding ring. This is family, twisted into obsession. This is what happens when a girl becomes the answer to someone else's madness. ---

Tyler "Tank" Carter, a 22 year old truck driver crosses paths with Kayla Knight, an 18 year old girl who running away home as he is enroute to drop off a load from Augusta, Georgia to Bangor, Maine.