Stitched By Design

Aria Hartley has never needed a crown to feel rich. In her small town, she's built a life of purpose, working at the local diner, caring for her found family, and sketching her dreams in secret. Her life was simple, but it was hers. Then came the stranger with kind eyes and a laugh that stayed with her long after he was gone.

Noé changed everything. He saw her, understood her, and left before she could ask him not to.

When hardship hits home, Aria enters a royal design contest she never wanted, desperate to help the people who became her family. But nothing prepares her for the palace... or for facing the guy who vanished with her heart, and now wears a crown.

In a kingdom tangled in legacy and lies, Aria must choose between the life she made for herself and the one destiny has been quietly tailoring all along.

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Here's a snippet:

"Help!" I screamed, my voice hoarse, trying to catch anyone's attention. But the street was eerily silent, My eyes darted around, panicked, and that's when the two black cars appeared out of nowhere, screeching to a stop.

Four men wearing black suits stepped out. My heart dropped. I didn't recognize them, but the way they moved, like they knew exactly what they were doing, set my nerves on fire.

I tried to step forward, to demand answers, to figure out who they were, but one of them shoved me aside with little effort. I fell to the ground, my hands still clutching the blood-soaked cardigan, my body shaking with fear.

And then I saw him.

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Disclaimer :

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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