Nepenthe
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  • Parts 14
  • Time 4h 59m
bellewritesss
Ongoing, First published May 07, 2022
Mature
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Nepenthe; (n.) Someone or something that can make you forget grief or suffering.


Ravenna Finley and Everett Gray were best friends since the 4th grade till one night junior year. Words were said that can't be taken back. Then Everett leaves Raven without saying goodbye. 


Five years later they meet again in New York City.


Ravenna's only goal in life has been to get out. Escape the continuous cycle of abuse and don't look back. But when she met Everett back in grade school she tried to look on the bright side of things, but this was all lost when her brother died and Everett left. Sending her into a downward spiral of drug abuse. Although she managed to make it out and into her dream college, her memories still haunt her. Will her past catch up and drag her back? 

Everett has only ever wanted one thing and one thing only. He never managed to escape. With his father being a successful businessman and him being next in line he was never given the opportunity to leave. He has everything he could possibly need, money, women, and a successful business. Is it wrong of him to want more? Perhaps the girl he left all those years ago?
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11 parts Complete Mature

A woman familiar with the ache of a broken heart. A man unfamiliar with the peace of a simple love. A broken bond, A man's regret, And the resilience of a Raven. --- Raven Sisters Novellas: (1) To Regret a Raven - complete (2) To Destroy a Raven - complete (3) To Betray a Raven - beginning January 2025 Though these stories are connected, they can each be read as a standalone. HEA. Dual POV. No cheating. Content Warning: Explicit language, spicy scenes, child abandonment, and references to child abuse

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