22 parts Ongoing Mature*STILL UNDER EDIT*
I was dead to begin with.. from the moment my mother walked out that door and never looked back ...
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After enduring years of abuse at the hands of her father, 14-year-old Xyla King Knight finally decides she's had enough and flees to her aunt's house.
At 16, she meets Liam Kennington, a spoiled "golden boy" who initially seems perfect. But after three years in a relationship marked by physical, emotional, and mental abuse, Xyla is left shattered and exhausted.
Determined to start over, Xyla applies for a secretarial job at Howards & Co., where she finds herself working for Xavier Howard, New York's most eligible bachelor. Despite his reputation as a cold-hearted womanizer and firm believer in destiny, one look at Xyla threatens to upend both of their lives. But can Xyla risk letting her guard down for another man?
Follow Xyla on her journey of self-discovery as she confronts her past, unearths buried secrets, and navigates a tumultuous path to healing. With new friends and unexpected additions to her family, Xyla's life becomes a rollercoaster ride filled with Toxic Poisonous love and hard-won victories
