The dream changed. After ten years of the same nightmare, it changed. In place of the darkness, I could see the man that pulled me from the wreckage. He carried me to safety and wiped my face clean of the blood and tears. Instead of scared, I felt like our hearts were momentarily entwined. I felt safe in his arms. He lay me down on the street, careful of my injuries. Those glowing red eyes looked straight into my soul, and I could finally hear what he was saying. It was a single word. "Mate." ~ Complete Approx word count: 90,000

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

Andy Biersack, a quiet and mysterious loner, crosses paths with Desarai Hopkins, an awkward intelligent band geek. Their paths cross at Mooreland High School, where Desarai's attempts to get him to open up uncover much more than she bargains for. She finds herself having no choice but to keep his secrets as she develops feelings for him. They say opposites attract, but nothing could prepare Desarai for what lies ahead with Andy. *This story was initially written and published in July 2014, and each chapter will be re-published after heavy editing and proofreading.