I put my hand to the thick glass, shivering as the heat in my hand transferred to the glass, leaving my hand cold. I brought my face closer to to glass staring out at the dark murky waters. My breath fogging up the glass i snapped out of my haze. i sighed turning around and leaning my back against the glass. i close my eyes trying to block out the sounds of the city. I slide my back down the glass so I'm sitting with my head resting on my knees. Just another month and I'll be 18 and out of here, one more month and I can be free, well to see the outside world. Excitement, or nervousness was bubbling in my stomach. My hands get clamy at the mere thought. I can do this, I whisper to myself and stand up walking back to the city.
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Aliza Martinison Is a survivor of World War 3, she and her younger sister Amber and dad Dave live in Gandian, an underwater city located where the black sea was located on the old map before the war. They are ruled by an Monarchy, King & Queen. She is 17 turning 18, an her only wish is to leave, to be free, to live above ground as she pleases,to explore. But there are dangerous things out there they haven't seen or experienced that they haven't even been prepared for.
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.