ESTELLA | STARS OVER SCARS

Dove has always lived a quiet life.
College, a part-time job at a veterinary clinic and late-night talks with her best friends.
Nothing extraordinary.
Nothing dangerous.
Just... normal.

She lost her father when she was five, ans since then, it's always been just her and her mother, moving forward, without asking too many questions.

But some truths are buried for a reason.

When Dove is taken by mistake and pulled into a world she was never meant to see, her life collides with Ace Aceveds, a name whispered with fear, respect and blood.

They call him El Marcado.
Cold.Untouchable.Deadly.

But Ace isn't just what the world believes him to be, and Dove isn't just the girl she thinks she is.

Forced into a dangerous game of secrets, false identities, and impossible choices, Dove must learn that love can be both a refuge and a weapon, and that some pasts don't stay buried forever.

Because sometimes, the people we trust the most are hiding the darkest truths.
And sometimes... the stars are drawn over scars for a reason.

*****

"Does it hurt?" I asked quietly.

He looked at me, then laughed with a cold sound.
"I wouldn't know. I don't remember getting it."

My gaze darkened.
"That's worse."

"Is it?"

"Yes. Because scars always remember."

He looked at me seriously this time, and his eyes searched mine.

"And how do you know?" he asked, cold and steady.

"Because I have one too." I said looking into his cold eyes.