Our Struggle
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Ongoing, First published Feb 10, 2021
alonebillionairebutterfliesbyherselfcleanerscutedesperatedeterminationenemiesfightgenuinehopehotlonelinesslonelymentalhealthpoorrichgirlromancesocialspoiltbratstrengthsweetlovetheoneyoungadult
"You're a spoiled, ungrateful brat." Asher snarled, turning around so suddenly that I nearly fell from the sheer momentum. His blue eyes blazed with an icy fire as they narrowed into slits.

"Why are you so ignorant?" He took a large step towards me as his words rocketed around the room. 

I bit my trembling lip with all the strength in the world. 

No freaking way. 

Absolutely not. 

I refused to cry in front of him.

"Can't you see that I care?" His tone so dangerously quiet, so very low. I pushed myself back further into the stony wall, hoping it would swallow me whole. "Is that not enough?" 

His eyes dropped to my lips, flickering back up as quickly as they had fallen. 

All I could see was him, all I could feel was him. He had captured every single one of my senses.

And I hated it. 

He made me feel things that I sure as heck didn't deserve to feel.

"To hell with the rest of them." He growled, "you're mine." 

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Ariella Gates is the daughter of one of the richest men in the world. As someone who is set to inherit billions, she's never had to lift a finger.

Unfortunately, no one expected her 'beloved' daddy to die so soon.

Thrown into a world of poverty, Asher Kent, a pessimistic yet handsome cleaner, reluctantly takes her under his wing. 

They say that opposites attract. 

Let's test that fictitious, romantical theory out.

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A bucketload of heart fluttering romance, a dash of tragedy and a hint of danger. 

INCLUDES SOME MENTION OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS - violence, physical and emotional abuse, death, mental health and eating disorders.

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A massive thanks to @june-writes for this amazing cover. Check her graphics out!
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"Kassauni, there is more to life than continuous pain and suffering. I am sure you know that, and no one is asking you to go through it alone," She told me. I took a long drag from the blunt and held it in my lungs before releasing it. "Whatever yah talk 'bout sound like a fairy tale and mi nuh want yuh feel like me is a problem fi yuh fix," I stated, staring into her eyes. She frowned, deeply. "You need to talk to someone, or me. I am here for you if you need anything." Her voice came out softer than usual. "Rosalia, left that. It nuh concern yuh," I told her. She hissed her teeth and slapped the blunt out of my hand. "Mi try talk to yuh, but if yuh nah go at least try to get help then mi nuh need fi deh here. Stay by yuhself since a that yuh fucking want." She turned and started walking away. // He was abandoned by his parents. Time and time again they let him down, not realizing that each time it was draining him. He isn't the most sentimental guy, probably one of the most nonchalant and controlling people you've ever met. She was sweet and came from what people would call the perfect family. In a short time, she made him indecisive and question himself. Peeled away every armor he had shielding his insecurities. She broke him but stood by him while he rebuilt himself into a better man. The man he always wanted to be. The man he knew she deserved. _______________________________ - Mature Content (18+) - Violence

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