I stepped towards him, the Mate that was to be mine for all eternity. But before I could leap into his arms, he put his hands up, as if to tell me not to do what was an instinct. I held myself back, it confused me that he wasn't standing in front of me with open arms, and he was closed off. Before I could truly grasp what was happening, he said in a low sexy voice that travelled through my body sending tiny shock waves throughout, "I don't want you."

I N T R O D U C T I O N ❝Your future is going to happen the way it's meant to be. There's nothing you can do to change your destiny. Your actions can either bring you closer to your destiny or pull you farther but either way, what's meant to happen is going to happen whether you like it or not. Life is a lot more complicated than you think it is when you're a kid. It isn't somefairy-tale.❞ _____________ Jace Black A moody, distant, irritable and, destructive human being. Scarlett Reynolds A determined girl who follows her curiosity to learn about his past and why he is the way he is. _____________ ❝I'm not going to keep waiting for fairy-tale ending. Part of growing up is leaving the fairy-tale behind.❞ Good things take time. But the best things happen In a Heartbeat. © 2014 by heartxsoulx. All Rights Reserved. No Part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without handwritten permission from the author. Heartxsoulx

"I want to grow up" Did you say it when you were a kid? I know I did. Have you regretted growing up at some point in your life? Have you wished you could be a careless child once again? I know you have. Everyone has. The more you grow the bigger the challenges, the obstacles, the pain. Life gets serious. You get serious. You forget to smile at the morning sun shining down your face. You are too absorved by your problems to notice the beautiful world surrounding you. And when life gets hard, you wish more than anything to turn back in time and be that small child who did not know anything when he said "I want to grow up"

*Formerly known as The Arabian Desert.* He was a cold-hearted bandit with the power to imprison her... Maria disguises herself as a helper boy when Zain, the black-hearted, demonically handsome bandit attacks their prosperous town in the middle of the Arabian Desert and claims it as his own, naming himself sheikh, in search of its riches and treasures and a secret goal precious to his dark heart. To innocent Maria, it's either stay hidden or risk being caught and forced into Sheikh Zain's notorious harem. She was a raging spitfire that burned through his every defense... When Maria accidentally bumps into Zain one hot summer afternoon, revealing long hair, Zain is captivated and intrigued by the boy who turns out to be a feisty girl. He immediately desires the azure-eyed beauty whose melodious voice rivals that of a siren, and decides to capture and imprison her in his harem, for he must know who she is and where she came from. Now a woman who craves freedom above all else, Maria will stop at nothing to free herself from the devil himself even as she struggles against the tempestuous feelings that very devil elicits within her, all while a treacherous enemy plots against them. Copyright © 2023 | All Rights Reserved