I didn't mean to. I swear on my life it was an accident. But by the look on her face, she didn't think the same. "Out!" she screamed, shoving me out the door. That is how my life began, how I met them. Alone with no friends, family or food, I set off in to the unfamiliar world. Most people would think the world I'm talking about is the beautiful city, the evergreen forest, the country side or a dark alley somewhere at the end of a street, but those people are wrong. The world has changed since then, books forbidden, bookstores burnt, high-techno things set up everywhere and last of all a new government which means new laws and a new way of living. Our new laws are very strict, everyone must have a phone in hand for safety reasons, no one is to enter another bubble without getting permission from the bubble's family, no going into restricted areas, no cheating the system, no secrecy and the most important rule which everyone should know by now, no leaving the big bubble. It's said that outside the bubble there's nothing, no food, no water, no sun. and that whoever is out there must have done something terribly bad to be punished so cruelly. To some people this world may sound like pure heaven to others they might rather die than live in a world so cruel but truth be told no one ever thinks about that, same thing with escaping.
Welcome to The Unknown. A place that runs like no other. A place that looks like no other. A place in 2067.
[WARNING - EXPLICIT CONTENT]
I pulled my elbow from his death grip. "You're ashamed of me. Admit it. You hate the idea of been seen with me." I shot venomous accusations his way.
He didn't look at me. I'd rejected his kiss, pushed him away from and in return he'd turned cold and cruel, again.
He'd shown nothing but hatred for me in public yet held me with aching tenderness when it was just us. I was sick of his games. He needed to decide whether he wanted me or not.
"You parade new girls daily in front of my eyes," a sob escaped my throat. "And don't even deny you don't occasionally screw Charlotte behind my back."
His ice blue eyes pierced my soul with his sharp gaze. He was teetering on the verge of lashing out on me.
"How would you feel if I did the same to you, huh?" I pushed at his stiff chest. "Had several boyfriends, invited them to our home." His eyes cut to me, and a look darker than I've ever seen clouded his features
I gestured to our grandiose home bought by his dizzying wealth. "And parade them right in front--"
Before I knew it, I was face down and nearly suffocated by the soft material of our couch, I barely noticed my skirt pushed upwards and panties shoved aside.
"You're my goddamn wife, Astoria. I will not tolerate your defiance." The sound of his belt loosening, zipper lowering, he entered me violently taking my breath with him.
"Yet everyone thinks I'm still your charity case because you won't claim me."
"You want to be claimed? Fine. But I am warning you, this lifestyle you're so accustomed to will be gone. I will be dirt poor and your family will be fired."
"Then divorce and set me free. I am done being your dirty secret."
Axel Trent, the spoiled prince always got whatever he wished for, and I was one of the thing he had wished to possess. Our fate were meant to collide in the cruelest way possible. It left me shattered.
THIS IS A TOXIC ROMANCE BOOK. DON'T EXPECT HEART AND FLOWERS
cover by IvvyKy