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"You don't know me."

"Yes, I do. And this is not you."

"You don't know me well enough to know if this is me or not."

"You're an angel...our angel"

"The angle died long ago and the devil rose. And the devil has been here for as long as I can remember. And if you can't accept that, accept her.....then there's the damn door."


Artemis Dakota Jordan Dawn is a 15 year old girl. She's  been in the orphanage for as long as she can remember and thinks her family abandoned her. Little does she know, her family thinks she's dead. After 13 years, her family gets an unexpected call to find out their princess is indeed alive. However, Artemis is not the same bubbly 2 year old her family knew her as. After being in countless foster homes and going through traumatic events, Artemis has learned to defend herself over the years. Soon, Artemis figures out that her family is hiding something from her and her family figures out that she is hiding many things from them. Will they eventually trust each other to let out their deepest darkest secrets, will these secrets come out forcefully, or will these secrets not come out at all? What does Artemis' fate have in store for her future? The only way to know is read on.All Rights Reserved

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~ongoing~ ~unedited~ After eleven year old Parker is faced with her stepfather's death, she has to move in with her five older brothers. Her newly discovered family has secrets they are hiding from Parker, but Parker is keeping secrets of her own. Will she ever be able to trust them? Her newly discovered family happens to run the italian mafia, meaning they have many enemies. This makes Parker the perfect target. Will her brothers be able to protect their newfound weakness?

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