[Sequel of Broken Hearts] Four years later, Ante is accomplished in his work and gets the opportunity to foster a child to help him overcome his past while waiting for his new forever home. While this won't be easy, it will open a new chapter in their life and bring them even closer. But be careful, sometimes things seems too calm and joyful and it's easy to ignore the things creeping in the darkness. As we all know, there's always the calm before the storm, right?

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸..." 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲. 𝗜 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀. 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲. "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂?!" 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸?" 𝑱𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓, a 17 year old high school student dealing with the hardships of life after a traumatic event. She has yet to experience the teenage lifestyle because she has to work hard to keep the lights on. Dread is a common feeling she always feels, she wants more, a better life but she doesn't have much to get there. Going to an high end school doesn't make matters any better when she has to constantly be reminded that it isn't her lifestyle, and those like Silas Remington will make this one hell of a school year.

UPDATES: WED + SAT WEEKLY Like the four points of a compass, there were four nations. Each named by the direction in which they faced. The northern nation was known as the prosperous and generous North, but that was naught but a pot full of' lies. In reality, the Northern King, Alexander, was ready to arrange a marriage between the lecherous western king and his 20-year-old daughter, Ariella. However, after an embarrassing moment with a grotesque toad in her bathroom, Princess Ariella's life seems to tumble out of control, running ever faster down a hill. Agreeing to be a double agent for her father-thus agreeing to the marriage-Ariella tries to learn about the secretive western nation rumored to have beastly shape-shifting abilities. However, her new infatuation with the western crown prince might prove to be harmful to her plans. . .

Serena bartends. She doesn't drink, not anymore. Serena bartends so she doesn't drink but after seeing an old acquaintance with sad eyes and out-of-this-world muscles, Serena bartends to see him. Grayson is a firefighter going through a divorce so, he drinks. Grayson drinks so he doesn't think about his shitty wife but when he sees an old acquaintance with dark curls and a friendly smile, Grayson drinks to see her. - Slow burn smut farther into book. !!TW: S/A, child S/A, abuse, addiction, m*rder!! !!There will be the same trigger warning in the beginning of the chapter!! #1 in bwwm #3 in AdultLanguge #84 in Romance #1 in AdultFiction #2 in slowburn #1 Slightsmut #1 i adultlanguage