Abused But Not Yet Broken

UNDER REVISION!

In the outside world, Aaliyah Hayes was always a girl who was known for her cheerful character and was well-known for her grades, and was almost finishing high school. But not everything is what it appeared to be, in reality back at home, she has to deal with her abusive mother who has a drinking problem after Aaliyah's father passed away when she was just 13.

Wanting to leave her abused home, she was now forced to stay until she and her mother could take care of the huge debt that was left behind after her father's death. But neither she nor her mother could afford to pay for all of it and the consequences are huge...

...especially since that debt is payback for one of the most dangerous mafia families in the city for what Aaliyah's father had asked from them.

In hatred and blaming her daughter for everything that had happened to them, Aaliyah's mother left Aaliyah in the hands of the Grayson Crime Family. They forced Aaliyah with two choices: either to become the bride of the heir of the family; the infamous and dangerous Xander Grayson or to be left alone with no one to help her.

Xander Grayson didn't want anything nor even agreed to this marriage, especially with a woman in which he believed was just like all other women but little did he know that as little by little, as he got to know more about this woman, the woman's background was a lot darker than his and that the woman's father's intentions for Xander's family had nothing to do with the father trying to steal money from them...

It was for his love and care for his family, especially for his one and only daughter... Aaliyah.

Yet even though Aaliyah and Xander had sealed a deal that there will be no sexual desires between them... feelings might start to change as the two started to become closer.

But little did they both know... a deadly dark secret will be found and when they do, the truth will shock them both.

WARNING ⚠️: Contains cuss words, mentions of violence, and abuse