Bitter Sweet
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  • Reads 137,206
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  • Parts 28
  • Time 2h 17m
Complete, First published Aug 25, 2015
He crossed his muscular arms and smirked at me. "So," his dark voice purred "you're here for the money too aren't you?"

I stared at the tall strong boy with fear "Th-the money?"

"Don't lie kitten, I know why you're here." he said behind the thick wrought iron gates. I'd deck him right between the eyes for calling me "kitten" but if I tried he'd probably kill me by stepping on me.

"Um.. what would that be for?" I raised an eyebrow, trying to take escape the lowly lit estate but as I looked back a thicket of trees stood behind me. 

The boy in the tight shirt practically ripped the gate open while raising an eyebrow. "Aren't you here to murder someone?"
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After losing a game one night, Emma Parker's forced to walk into the Grove. A scary thicket that's said to be a home of a group of criminals called Bitter sweet. Taking the legend lightly, Emma takes a walk into the woods. But when she finds herself in front of an estate, Emma soon finds herself fighting other high-class criminals to live and to become Bitter sweet's newest member and an enticing murderer's partner in crime.
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