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Caught up in the sins and glamour of high society life, Astoria became the girl no one could trust. 
In order to return to grace, she must do the unthinkable: find a husband before the end of the year... before her mother chooses for her.  With only 3 months remaining in the year, she decided to return to the limelight and reengages of high society life.
But with everything she needed to build a future, only one question rings in her mind as she faces her fate: was it worth the price?
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The lighting was dull, but I could still see the shadows of his strong jawline, and the broad, muscular build he hid under his suit jacket.  I wished I could see more of him-I wished I could see his face.  I was intrigued by him, by the man who couldn't seem to look away.
I blinked a few times before turning my cheek, suddenly conscious of the way his hidden eyes bore into me; I could almost feel the intensity of his gaze burning holes into my skull.
Maybe he knew who I was; maybe he was one of the people I had crossed, they all looked the same to me.  I had too many skeletons in my closet to be able to keep track of who was an ally and who was an enemy.  If he was the latter, God help me.  It was just the two of us outside now on the once compact Parisian streets.  We were completely alone.  He could do or say whatever he wanted and no one would bare witness.  And yet, neither of us moved, too afraid to disrupt the perfect serenity of the moment.
I opened my mouth to speak, but I could not bring myself to utter a word.  For the first time, I was scared to know what someone was thinking about me.  I wanted to know the type of woman he saw staring back at him.  I hoped he saw the woman I was pretending to be: the regal, glamorous, refined young lady I'd been bred to become.  But somehow I knew he saw me differently.  The man who could not look away could see everything, and I just hoped, for the both of us, that he saw how sorry I was.All Rights Reserved

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Indecorous by rosieredness

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Warning‼️This book contains abtruse topics such as Dark love, Abuse, Violence etc. You have been warned. "I thought after 3months of dealing with my anger, when I finally saw you again the desire to skin you alive and add your pretty skin to my collection would have died down." he said camly looking at me. His game on pause for a second. My heart dropped to my feet. My eyes were wandering between him and the items close to him as I blinked the tears away. "Sylas- please. You have to understand-" I felt more scared seeing as his attention was back on the board and not on me. Dying was an exceptional thing for me but death by Sylas I couldn't even begin to imagine. "Sprich nicht."(Don't speak.) His native tongue did something to me. I gulped being unable to look at his eyes even though they were on the chess board. "What did you think was going to happen Mäuschen?" he asked giving me his full attention. Every Fibre in my body wanted to run, my mind was screaming for me to run but I knew that wouldn't get me anywhere, it would just make him more excited. "Lay your hands on the table." he commanded moving the chess board further from him. I now wished he continued with his game. I didn't want all of his attention. I complied to his instruction with trembling hands knowing I had no choice. "Which finger did you use?" he asked casually grabbing the hammer and standing up causing a sob to wreck through me. I harshly bit into my bottom lip to stop the begging that was at the tip of my tongue, I knew he wouldn't listen, he only just wanted his answer but I had no control over my tears. .. She wishes she never met him, but wishes only come true in fairy tales.