Maddie Caldwell has a secret. And now, the cracks are beginning to show. * This is essentially just a slice-of-life story, but make it angsty, and with a healthy dose of hurt/comfort. Trigger warning for some heavy subjects.

❝𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠...❞ Barely recovering from her break-up, Art student, Katrina Diaz chases the unmistakable jolt of pleasure promised by a stranger, hoping for a one-night stand with no consequences nor intersections of their lives. Cold, calculating CEO of The Evans Group, Hayden Evans never considered marriage - for a wife is a nuisance he didn't need. Nevertheless when an ancient pact resurfaces, it traps him in a marriage with Katrina, plunging her into his world of power and chaos. Despite themselves, every smoldering touch, burning kiss and entrancing gaze inextricably twines them. When a series of events lead to Katrina's friend's death, something aberrant starts haunting her, the past that binds them refuses to stay buried. Sins, scars and secrets are unveiled. Will they survive a test of love and trial of trust? »--•--« || HEAVY SEXUAL CONTENT! PROCEED WITH CAUTION||

Calum had always dreamt of the perfect family. Unfortunately, dreams often don't come true.

Hold your head high, take a deep breathe and sigh

- ❝SO WE GOT A KID THAT COULD DESTROY A WHOLE CITY AND NOT EVEN THINK TWICE? GREAT. JUST ANOTHER THING TO ADD TO MY TO-DO LIST.❞ [SET IN AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON] [I DO NOT OWN ANY MARVEL CHARACTERS OR PLOT LINES. ONLY ELARA.] -

"Chronokinesis: also known as Time Perception, it is the psychic ability to control one's perception of time and possibly time itself through the mind." Book Two of the Selfless Trilogy