SEQUEL TO SILENCE. WILL NOT UPDATE UNTIL FINISHED WITH FIRST BOOK, SILENCE. (link below)
https://www.wattpad.com/story/302574580-silence
*WARNING: SPOILERS*
Amber has grown up with her mothers friend, Andrew Barth, since she was five. He has killed, kidnapped, and tortured children right before her eyes. She's always grown up with that. But as she grew older, she decided on a different choice. She and others plan to help everyone Andrew took captive return to their families. After Emilie's escape, Luke's absence has left a pit inside of her. But she can't leave until everyone is free. What she doesn't know, is that she's slowly dying without him.
Luke Williams lived with Amber, Evverrest, Bennett, and Carter in the famous assassin Andrew Barth's house until he was 20. Then he left with Bennett, Emilie and Joy to return the girls to their families. He tries to live without Amber, something he's never done. But he's empty without her. Not being able to go back to the cells, Andrew would kill him, he lets the emptiness flow through him, knowing he can't do anything to stop. But the pain is raw, and cannot be healed without her.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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