Aster Flower
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"Some flowers bloom in the light. Others only bloom where the blood runs deepest."
She learned early that men were not to be trusted.
After years of painful experiences that left scars far deeper than those visible on her skin, she built walls around herself and made one promise: She would never fall in love with a man.
Her only refuge is a secluded place where she can escape the cruelty of the world a hidden sanctuary surrounded by wildflowers, silence, and memories she would rather forget.
Until one day, she meets a STRANGER.
He is mysterious. Gentle when he wants to be. Dangerous when he needs to be. And somehow, despite everything she believes about men, she finds herself drawn to him.
What begins as an unexpected friendship slowly turns into something more.
Something she fears.
Something she swore would never happen.
LOVE.
But there is one thing she doesn't know about the man she's falling for.
He is not the innocent stranger she believes him to be.
Behind his beautiful smile lies a horrifying secret. His hands are stained with blood, his past is filled with death, and he is connected to the very kind of man she has spent her entire life learning to hate.
The closer she gets to him, the more the truth begins to unravel.
And when she finally discovers who he truly is, she will be forced to choose between the hatred that kept her alive...
...and the love that may be the very thing that destroys her.
Because in a world where love can be a curse, "some flowers only bloom after blood has been spilled."
And the "aster flower" may be the last thing standing when everything else has fallen into darkness.
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