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In the admist of darkness-a flower of light was born in the Knight household. Blooming even in the coldest of parts.
"Promised to a monster, trained to be a killer. love was never part of the plan... and neither was vengeance."
Book 1 in the Sins of fate series.
Meet Liana Avery Collians, who is most cheerfull and bubbly girl you will meet. But even she can became a devil if you mess with her and the people she cares about.
For as long as she can remember, she has lived in California with her mother and her 3 best friends from diapers.
But not everything is at it seems, especially her.
In a world where loyalty is a weapon and every secret a curse, Liana is a stolen princess with a past darker than the shadows she's fled. Torn between the blood that binds her and the family she never knew, she must face a deadly legacy - one whispered in silence and soaked in betrayal.
When a masked stranger appears, saving her from a fate worse than death, the line between enemy and ally blurs. But trust is a luxury neither can afford.
And in the heart of the storm, only one truth remains: survival demands sacrifice, but some sacrifices come with a price far greater than blood.
What happens when one day, her mother is brutally murdered infront of her?
The murderer? Already waiting for her, with a legacy she can't seem to escape.
What happens when instead of going into a foster home, she finds out she has a father and above all 6 brothers?
Thrown into a world she never knew existed, Liana must navigate buried grudges, ancient contracts, trails that test her will and a chilling deals that has haunted her bloodline for generations.
And then there's him.
A boy with eyes like a winter storm and a past darker than the night.
He was meant to break her.
But some flowers bloom best in ruin.
Read to find out.
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Years ago, two sisters vanished without a trace. Time moved on, but the past never truly stayed buried. When old memories begin to resurface, questions long ignored demand answers-and some truths refuse to remain hidden. This is a story about bonds that survive trauma, secrets that echo through time, and the cost of remembering what was meant to be forgotten.
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