Set one hundred and seventy years after the Great Divide, Samos is the dazzling, powerful and wealthy capital of Emedridon. The Samarians, the elite population of the capital, are the only ones who can enjoy the luxuries and comfort, whilst the Drims are forced to a life of hard labour, slums and poverty, constantly providing for the class above them.
The streets are a dangerous place. Outlaws and murderers team up and form gangs, each one deadlier than the next, blending in during day and terrorizing at night.
Eighteen-year-old Mar is a Drim - homeless and parentless, she never stays in one place for too long, until she finds two children whom she cannot bare loosing. Escaping the brutalities of yet another orphan home, she takes them both with her and, together, they survive by stealing and pickpocketing. Mar understands that staying on their own, without the protection of another gang, puts them on the radar for other gangs in Emedridon, so when all hope seems lost, Xander Rowe and his gang of criminals find Mar and her small group and form a strong alliance against the neighboring gangs.
When Mar thinks there is finally some stability in life, a handsome stranger enters into it, turning everything she's ever known, upside down, and making Mar question her identity, purpose, and the place where she truly belongs.
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The setting of this story is happening on planet Earth, but just in the very distant future. This is hopefully unlike you have ever read on Wattpad, so I really think you will enjoy this. I promise you there is a fair amount of romance, love, and hot, hot boys to fan over ;)
[COMPLETED] "Love can be cruel," he mutters. "I thought it would be the reason I would propose, but it's not. Love never wins, does it?"
Cruel. Devious. Twisted love.
Love can play games, and we just happen to be the pawns. We play our moves strategically like a game of chess, until it comes to this moment. We can let the world separate us, stop us, pull us apart. We can let this old love between us fray at the edges.
If love is a game, then Cato and I are destined to lose.
"You're right," I whisper. "But love still exists. Even for a moment."
His knuckles brush against my waist, before he decides to pull me flush against his chest. We're close, and burning, and his breath feels like electricity on my skin. In his green eyes, I see remnants of the heavens, the northern auroras flashing illuminating inside of them.
He holds a new world inside of him, and I long to be the first to discover it.
Cato's nose brushes up against mine, the space between our mouths fading like stardust. "Even for a moment," he murmurs my words against me.
At once, our tensions release.
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One half of her heart belongs to the man from the stars. The other belongs to the man of smoke and ash.
Maureen Harradan lives at the bottom tiers of society. Scorned by anyone above her, she finds her fate entwining with Cato Leveque, a wealthy astronaut returning to Earth with new discoveries and secrets. When rumours spread of Cato's uncertain scientific plans, Maureen finds herself working alongside Thomas Smyth, who runs one of the most powerful criminal operations in the city. She must choose which man to believe, and put her entire reputation on the line while running from an unwanted past.
Will Maureen's heart choose to follow the man of the stars? Or will she find peace from the criminal of the streets?
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Started February 22, 2022
Completed July 9, 2022.
90,000+ words