Victim of Circumstance | UNDER RIGOROUS EDITING
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[BOOK ONE (1) of THE CIRCUMSTANCE SERIES]
Valeria Jaarson had everything.
Until one devastating turn of events took it all away.
Family.
Wealth.
Power.
Everything.
Just two months before graduating, seventeen-year-old Valeria finds herself homeless on the unforgiving streets of Swakopmund-a world she has spent her entire life believing existed only for other people.
But losing everything is only the beginning.
When she crosses paths with the enigmatic Pius Starke, survival becomes a dangerous game where trust is a luxury, love is a weapon, and every choice carries consequences that cannot be undone.
As tragedy follows tragedy, Valeria must decide whether her circumstances will define her...
Or whether she will rise above them.
Because sometimes life doesn't ask who you are.
It asks who you're willing to become.
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