# Book 1 of the Shattered Hearts & Souls Series The College Era where every heartbeat has a secret. Everyone thought college would be freedom. For three girls, it became a battlefield. One hides bruises beneath her bridal bangles. One runs faster every night, but fear still finds her. One smiles on magazine covers while breaking behind closed doors. In a campus filled with laughter, deadlines, and hostel chaos- silence becomes their loudest scream. This isn't a story about prom nights. This is about survival, sisterhood, and the courage to keep walking even when the world keeps shattering them.

He watched his mother die at the hands of his own father. That night, his heart turned to stone. Raised by criminals. Trained to fight. He became everything his father wanted - Except obedient. Years later, a girl with fire in her eyes and scars in her soul enters his life. She wasn't supposed to stay. But somehow, she became the first person he couldn't let go of. She was his light. And she was carrying his child. But before he could protect her... His past came back with a gun. "Give me five minutes," she begged. "I just want to tell him... he's going to be a father." In a world made of betrayal, violence, and broken love - He'll burn it all down to get her back. If she's still alive. WELCOME TO DARK HEART'S EMPIRE..