❝What the hell did you do with the book?" I asked, nails clawing on the nearby wall as I held myself back from launching myself at him. What was I supposed to do now? Everything was in that book, every single drop of evidence.
The evidence needed to convict him.
He lifted a shoulder as he glanced at me, an eyebrow rising as if in pure amusement. I long thought that maybe things could be different, that there could be a fresh start. But when it comes to the devil himself, second chances is something that shouldn't be given hastly.
"It's not the book that you should be concerned about love," His long eyelashes fluttered as he looked at me through them, leaning forward so much that his warm breath tickled my ear- shattering my stupid heart.
"It's you.❞
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𝐈 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐒.
𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎𝐎.
Freya Halvaldar is wanted for murder.
She's wrongfully convicted- for that specific killing, at least. Luckily, she now has 180 days to prove she was framed, and in reality is actually innocent in her involvement in Aran Halvaldar, her younger brother's murder. It was no normal murder- it was a supernatural one. A supernatural, from her world- and Freya is committed on taking revenge, even if it means her own downfall.
But things take a turn when someone influential from Freya's past shows up, insisting on his help with the latest occurrence. There's something stirring between these two, something she can't deny- their angst and past is catching up...fairly quickly. And yet, something seems out of place-especially when a mysterious phone number begins to threaten and blackmail her with things she thought- and hopes, no one could possibly know about her.
In 6 months, on February 5th, the truth will come out.
And Freya Halvaldar will fall.
HANNAH
I've spent my entire twenty-one years on this earth in the background. Walked over by friends. Family. Strangers. And I didn't see a problem with it; I'd rather nobody pay attention to me. It was safer that way. Easier. Until I got the wrong kind of attention.
Lev Somov caught me running from an impromptu crime I was committing against my ex-boyfriend, and in that moment, he somehow decided I was worth giving his attention to. All the bad kinds of attention. Next thing I know, he's watching over me, hijacking my job and becoming my client. And then he takes things above a level I never thought possible.
He is a monster, incapable of feeling any type of remorse or guilt for anyone and anything, including me. All I can hope for is that I make it out of this obsession alive.
LEV
This life wasn't meant for me, but now that he's gone, it's mine for the taking. And no one is going to stop me. I've shown my loyalty through blood, and I make no plans to change my future. Especially not for the little kukolka I found stumbling into the wrong alleyway.
I'll take my time before I break her. And then, the Dynasty will be mine.