Lily of the valley
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French Noble woman, Lillian Desvartes is the daughter of one of the most powerful ruling families in France, expected to find a husband, have children and live indoors for the rest of her life. But all Lillian wants to do is go hunting through the Lofren forests. Lillian has a secret, a dark and powerful gift festers inside her, one that people are killed for. When France and Lillian's family are attacked by a mysterious terrorist, her mother assigns Lillian a new bodyguard. Wickedly handsome with a horrible temper, this new bodyguard isn't like anyone Lillian's ever met before.
But it's not just his looks or attitude Lillian finds herself attracted to, it's that he is just like her. Hunted by everyone for the dangerous power inside him. A power that could tear not only them but the whole world in two.
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