Ling Ying Yue was a mysterious Mercenary Leader of the most powerful and feared guild in the 24th Century, Heaven's Guardian. Very deserving of the name because each and every member of the Guild had monstrous powers of powerful gods and heavily protected the ancient races. All 6 of them, what more so Ling Ying Yue? What kind of power could she yield that 6 godlike men and women would so willing to bow down to her?
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During a Mission in a small island off the freezing coast of Antarctica, all 7 'Guardians' were just about to finish the last kills when 3 nuclear missiles took away their lives. Antarctica and all the species in the frozen land were obliterated. A price the world paid, just because they feared the 'Guardians' might turn against them in the future, they could not handle the pressure of these 7 Gods.
However just before the nuclear missile hit them, Ling Ying Yue and her instincts grabbed all six and put them in her 'space'. So when they died their souls were within Ling Ying Yue's. They believed death approached, until, Ling Ying Yue stubbornly defied the Jade Emperor of The Heavens and broke through Death's doors leading to the rewriting of 7 Fates. Reincarnation.
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"Wangye, a man touched Wangfei's robe" a certain bodyguard reported.
"Oh? Cut off the hand that touched my Yue'er" a certain possessive Wangye casually said.
"Wangye, Wangfei was bad mouthed by a group of young misses' of the Wu Residence, Xiao Residence, and Chu Residence" a certain maid reported.
"Someone dares to badmouth my beloved Yue'er?! Hmph! Tell those old men that if they want their entire family healthy and breathing skin those young misses' alive and hang their bodies with their skin plastered on a wall with the writing: I Had Dared to Badmouth The Wangfei Of the Yanlouwang Palace!" A certain Wangye annoyingly said.
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.