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Ongoing, First published Dec 29, 2024
Mature
This is a summary of Book One of "Built to Live". Everything is still a work in progress, so please bear with me if my writing is a little sloppy. 
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In a region ruled by a ruthless military dictatorship and haunted by nightly attacks from deadly creatures known as Vermin, a young Marionette, Madgie, longs for freedom beyond her suffocating confines of her existence. Desperate to break free from her routine, she and her friends secretly explore an abandoned toy warehouse, unaware that her curiosity will unravel a series of life-altering events.

Inside, Madgie stumbles upon an injured stranger being hunted by the Son of Mictlan and discovers a mysterious obsidian key capable of opening portals to unknown realms. Now entangled in a deadly cat-and-mouse chase, she is pursued by the prince who will stop at nothing to reclaim the key that belongs to his royal family.

As if being hunted weren't enough, her own people turn against her when her strange secret is exposed, suspecting her of being one of the feared Vermin. Fearing she'll be forcibly "restored" by her society, she faces the terrifying consequences of her actions. However, a second chance arrives when the compassionate son of the region's leader offers her an opportunity to join a group of flawed Marionettes, undergoing a safer and more humane process of reintegration into society.

But the key still remains in her possession, and the prince will stop at nothing to retrieve it. As their lives collide, she must navigate the thin line between survival and trust. Will the Son of Mictlan punish her for the chaos she's caused, or will an unexpected bond between them change not only her fate--but his as well?
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59 parts Complete

[COMPLETED / UNDER REVISION] The Sequel of This Book is titled "A Third Chance To Love". "If Love Was Forced" is a story of a girl who was arranged to marry a guy who didn't love her. I created this story because I want people to know that there are second chances and that people can change, I also want everyone to know that Love is a Decision and not an Option. I hope you guys enjoy this story. ***** Camila Romano, the daughter of Mr. Romano the CEO of Romano Industries. We can say she lived a wealthy life but that wasn't the case here. Her dad has always been strict and they weren't close but even though her dad was always mean to her she still loved him. She graduated in medicine and is now a Doctor. She loved kids and loved helping people. She's hopelessly romantic and she believed in true love so when she got arranged to marry someone her heart was broken but she promised herself that she would make their alliance work. Alejandro Huxley, from the Huxley family. He lived in Italy but he moved to New York since his dad passed the company to him, Alejandro became wealthier and that boosted his arrogance and rudeness much more. But even when he was mean, girls would still go crazy for him, he had some past girlfriends but never one of them lasted, he thinks all girls wanted was wealth but when he meets a girl who was arranged to marry him he swore himself that he will never love and care for this girl. But what if that promise will be shattered? When they get married will chaos find this a perfect time to create disaster or will destiny find this a good time for them to fall in love with each other? Who will win Destiny or Chaos? People say when you fall in love you get hit by this inexpressible electricity that makes you fall in love and care for that one person, but what if someone gets hit first before the other? -this story is from my originality and mine only -concept by Alyne Tan, Katkat Cabasa and Laurence Postrano