She reported the gunshot. Not the killer. She never reported his face-just a silhouette she could never forget. A year ago, she learned his name. He learns hers the same night she became a witness. Now she's the star witness in a rigged trial, and he's sitting in the gallery like a man waiting for a train. No smile. No threat. Just empty eyes watching her, wondering what kind of testimony she will give. He owns the verdict. The judge. The city. She owns nothing but the truth-and he wants to see if she's foolish enough to use it. TELL IT, and become the obsession of a man who doesn't chase what he wants. He collects it. Coldly. Completely. Forever. HIDE IT, and bury an innocent man alive. She's spent her life learning how to heal. He's spent his year learning her. *** PRECAUTION BEFORE READING!!! ⚠️⚠️⚠️Trigger warnings!!! ⚠️⚠️⚠️ THIS BOOK WILL CONTAIN CONTENT THAT READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THERE WILL BE GRAPHIC VIOLENCE. THE MENTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. HUMAN TRAFFICKING. AND DRUG USAGE. IF YOU LOVE STRONG AND FEISTY FEMALE LEADS I'M SURE YOU'LL LOVE ZAFRINA!

***WINNER OF THE TRICOLOR TRIENNIAL AWARDS SCIENCE FICTION 2021*** ***WINNER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION AWARD IN THE MYSTERIOUS AWARDS!*** ***WINNER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION AWARD IN THE CARNATION AWARDS 2020*** A royal family on the run, a king after eternal life, and an ordinary girl that is somehow the key to it all. Sonora, Texas, a small town that lacks excitement and intrigue, is quickly turned on its head when an unidentified ship carrying a foreign princess falls into a cavern. Following the crash, unwanted visitors arrive and the once quiet town is the new Hub for alien affairs. Kara finds herself forced to bond with the princess and ends up on a journey in search of Raina's siblings. They must stop the king before it's too late. With that one goal in mind, they don't stop to consider just how intertwined Kara might be in their future, opening a door to the planet's prophecies written down in their sacred text. Currently being edited by the wonderful GL_Fern