Imagine a world where there is no freedom. Imagine a world where your identity is stripped bare and all that's left of you are the memories of the past. Imagine being forced into things you never signed up for. Imagine being sold. That was Jane's world. Then Sebastian enters her world. A man who is the epitome of crime and danger. A man who destroys her, steals her innocence, uses her and breaks the very last pieces remaining in her soul. They say there is a really thin line between love and hate. So what happens when Sebastian crosses it? Can mistakes really be forgiven or will he drown in the misery of his actions and kill her in the process? [He walked, strolling confidently across the room, looking at me as if I was a piece of meat. I knew that look well, too well. I could feel his breath on my neck. He brought his hands onto my body, running through my arms slowly, approvingly smiling at what he had found. I tried to calm myself down but his actions weren't helping. He leaned down to my ear and whispered, "Take off your clothes."] Warning: This story contains DARK THEMES. Read at your own risk.

Eliana Strauss is a shell of the girl she once was, broken beyond repair because of a dark secret, a secret closely entwined with that of her step brother's own dark intentions, a secret with the power to destroy her entire world. She used to have the perfect, loving relationship with her step brother, Nikolai. But now their relationship is anything but normal and perfect. When Eliana has to stay with him for an entire year, things start to change, once again. All her handsome step brother has ever wanted was to love her and care for her, but in anything but a brotherly manner. ************ This is a darker story with more adult themes, so read with caution. There will be some sexual content. Rated PG-13, but may later be changed to R. This is the new version of the story.