Cor Phoenicis
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Last published Mon, Aug 25, 2025
⚜️ Dark romance inspired by a true story ⚜️
Elena was just a child when she was unjustly taken away from her father and welcomed with her mother at The Heart of the Phoenix, a women's shelter that was supposed to protect her but instead became the prison of her most painful memories.
Years later, alongside Federico, the boyfriend who loves her without truly knowing the shadows of her past, she desperately tries to build a normal life, far from her mother's lies.
However, the return of Lorenzo, the only one who, as a child, offered her comfort in the silence of suffering, awakens buried emotions and unhealed wounds, dragging her into a whirlwind of conflicting feelings.
While Federico represents the promise of an apparently stable future, Lorenzo embodies the irresistible pull of a past that continues to haunt her.
The more Elena tries to escape its grip, the more nightmares blur with reality, and long-suppressed secrets resurface with devastating force, revealing truths too dark to be ignored.
Torn between two loves and on the edge of the abyss, will Elena manage to escape the darkness of the safe house, or will she be condemned to relive her nightmare forever?
⚜️ This story addresses sensitive topics, read with respect for your sensitivity and forgive me for any mistakes (I'm Italian). ⚜️
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