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  • Parts 2
  • Time <5 mins
Ongoing, First published Jan 14, 2024
Mature
In a dimly lit room, Cassandra felt the weight of her family's betrayal press against her. The air was thick with tension as her brother, Xaeen sneered, fueled by the intoxicating power that their father, Xavier, exuded. Their stepmother, Emille, looked on with cold indifference.

Cassandra's heart pounded, echoing the footsteps of her nightmares. She bore the scars of their maltreatment, physical and emotional. Her family, once a haven, had devolved into a den of vipers.

"Family loyalty means nothing here, Cassandra," Xaeen spat, his eyes gleaming with malicious delight. Xavier, a towering figure in the underworld, stood silent, an enigmatic puppet master orchestrating this cruel symphony.

Her pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears as her father and brother reveled in their dominance. Emille, a sinister presence in the shadows, reveled in Cassandra's suffering.

As the door slammed shut, sealing her fate within this macabre family saga, Cassandra vowed to rise from the ashes of her torment. Little did they know, she held a dormant strength within, waiting to be unleashed. The first chapter of her tumultuous journey had just begun.
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