Shadowed Love
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Last published Thu, Dec 12, 2024
Amara Vale, a bright but impoverished high school senior, is desperate to escape the crime-ridden neighborhood where she's grown up. All she dreams of is graduating, earning a scholarship, and moving far away from her tragic past. However, her world is turned upside down when she crosses paths with Nico "Shadow" Marino, the brooding, dangerous son of the most feared crime lord in the city.
They first meet when Amara inadvertently witnesses a gang confrontation after school, leaving Nico no choice but to "protect her" by bringing her into his world. What begins as contempt and resistance blossoms into a forbidden love that challenges everything Amara has ever believed.
When Nico is tasked with proving his loyalty to his family by participating in a ruthless crime, he's forced to choose between love and blood. Meanwhile, Amara struggles to reconcile her growing feelings for him with her desire to escape her circumstances.
Can they defy the rules of their worlds, or will the forces pulling them apart prove stronger than their love?
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"Why were you with her at a party?" Amara asked anger coming off of her as she started into my being. A shiver went down my spine. I've never seen her this mad. Never. "ANSWER ME!" She yelled making me jump a bit before my own anger came out. "Why would YOU wanna know? It's NONE of YOUR business!" I yelled back as both of our anger now filled the room. "It IS my business, wanna know why?" She asked walking towards me at a slow pace until we were inches apart leaning into my neck. "Because your mine." She whispered into my ear. *********************** The popular, the nobodies, and the nerds. The three groups in high school or as we like to call it hell I mean some people thrive in this place but me? No. I'm in two of those groups the nobodies and the nerds but even though I'm in two groups I still get one thing in common. The bullying. But I guess a little confrontation which I hate would give the bullying a whole new meaning.
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