He's got ice in his veins
Blood in his eyes
Hate in his heart
Revenge on his mind.
"I was unbreakable, but his hate really did break me." -Jahan Ara.
Jahan Ara was almost 18 when her world turned upside down; when her father her only family met his death in a fatal accident. Being an only daughter of a multi-billionaire she was born with a spoon of gold in her mouth and was raised with royal standards. Little Jahan Ara was loved to bits by her parents and everyone around her since the moment she was born. She was a blessing and meant everything them, however much her parents loved her they couldn't change her fate which would soon alter her universe. Now that her protection her father was not there for her she will now be tested in ways she had never even imagined but was always raised to meet challenges head-on. She was now supposed to leave her birth country Pakistan, with people unknown to her, about whom her father had unfailingly warned her never to trust.
In the USA her new homeland, she is forced to juggle family, business, a forced business marriage. She is being forced to marry an arrogant devilishly handsome businessman only to fulfill an old contract. He's brutal, full of rage, contempt, and revenge for her. He wants nothing else but to break her and control his young bride even if he doesn't love her. Will this hate between them ever turn to love?
Join Jahan Ara as she tries to live her new life keeping in mind her father's values, her religion, her own ego, and her standards. Being an only child to suddenly be living with so many boys and never having a boyfriend to suddenly being married can sure be overwhelming, she wishes she was just ordinary and could run away. This story will be brutal and dark, let's see if you can handle it along with our very strong-willed Jahan Ara.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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