Calliope
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Calliope Andrews, 21, has never been allowed to breathe on her own. Her parents kept her on a short leash her entire life- obedience demanded, independence denied. An arranged marriage was simply the icing on the cake for things they made her do. But who was she to be defiant about it. She was raised to listen and obey, so that's what she would do.
Silas Viscuso, 26 years old. A business man. Cold. Controlled. Calculated- guarded. Raised to value power over affection, survival over softness. His past makes him who he is today, distant; deciding to never let another woman that close. That was until she came.
Calliope, a sheltered girl with a gentle heart.
Silas, a hardened man with a shattered past.
Them, a connection that neither knows how to handle.
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