shattered souls: a dark romance
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Last published Sun, May 17, 2026
Rose
I was always used to doing what people tell me to do. Get good grades they said. Take care of your little sister they said. Let me borrow everything you own and never give it back they said. No matter what was asked of me I always complied but it was never enough. I was always the people pleaser, the one who bends and breaks for everyone else's needs, but no matter how much I tried I always end up alone.
...Until I met him.
Silas
My entire existence was a mistake from the moment I was conceived. Born to a 15-year-old girl in Rome, Italy. Then orphaned. I learned to fight to survive. No one ever knew what to expect from me, and it scared them. By the age of 10 I had a reputation as a psychopath. Some even say I'm a cold-hearted unhinged killer. Cold-hearted? Wrong. Unhinged killer? Accurate. People barely considered me human.
... until I laid my eyes on her.
Two shattered souls, two broken hearts, find healing in love.
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