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𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬. Their fate is no different on the friendly island, a hidden paradise in the Caribbean Sea.

𝐄𝐳𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐚, loved and worshiped like a God had everything one could want: wealth, power, looks. But behind his boyish, easy smile lay a rotten heart consumed by a blinding obsession.

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, a hard-working innocent soul falls victim to the predator lurking in the shadows. She didn't expect to wind up stuck in an arranged marriage and much less fall in love with her fiancé's brother.

Greedy men paint walls in blood, deceive and manipulate to get what they want. So what happens when the unpredictable and hard-headed 𝐊𝐚𝐢 𝐊𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐚 becomes an obstacle to his brother's plans?

𖦹𖦹𖦹

"Why were you with Kai? What did he want?" Ezekiel asked, grabbing my chin and forcing me to look at him. I attempted to pull away but he pushed me back. "Answer me."

"That's none of your business," I answered, feigning confidence even though I was screaming inside. He was intoxicated, pressing me into a random tree. No one was around to help me this time around.

He leaned closer to me. "I don't want to see you talking to him again."

"You don't own me. There-" Ezekiel cut me off by pressing his lips onto mine.

"𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒕."