"Love is just a wicked game. It blinds you with the dopamine-rush. It entices you with the heart-fluttering moments, the hugs and the kisses that soon become your elixir. And then it abandons you and fades away, smiling wickedly at you as you break down from the pain. It won the game. You were just a pawn - a pawn in the wicked game of love." _________________________________________ Amara Jones is an eighteen-year-old girl who wishes to escape from her past and start a new life in college. With a traumatic past of her father cheating on her mother, Amara despises commitment and fears rejection. To love is to wage a war against her logic. But the heart cannot be controlled. She meets Alessandro King, the twenty-year-old boy with a luring voice and enticing gaze, whom she cannot bring herself to stay away from. He screams danger for he can read her like an open book, seeing past her mask. However, behind his gaze is his own veil of secrets. _________________________________________ "Go out with me. Be mine." His deep husky voice left no room for refusal. But the thing was that I could not bring myself to say no even if I tried. He strode towards me until my lower back collided against the back of the couch, his muscular arms trapping me close to his body. His tantalizing gaze bore into me, leaving me frozen as a stammering mess with my throbbing heart threatening to break out of my ribcage as his warm breaths teased my skin. Hints of warning flashed through my mind but it was too late. I was already lured in. _________________________________________ With layers of twists, supporting friends, love rivals and unbridled desires, will Amara ever be able to win in the wicked game of love? **This is not a cliche story! You could almost say this novel is inspired from real life events! Happy reading!All Rights Reserved