Secret Romance

Scarred. Ruined. Broken. Zayde Lowry was the boy I was never supposed to love. Our families have been rivals for generations, and I knew that if anyone discovered our secret, there would be hell to pay. But I fell for him anyway. He called me his angel, and he bared the darkest corners of his soul to me. In return, I gave him my whole heart. Then tragedy struck. I lost the two most important people in my life, and the man who was supposed to care for me, my own father, crossed an unforgivable line. In one night, my entire world was destroyed, and ashes were all that remained. I left Alstone behind, and never planned to return. Until the day I received the news that the man who raised me was behind bars. Now it’s time to come back. To face the demons of my past so that I can move on to my future. Alone. I never counted on Zayde messing with my plan. He still wants me. But even though my heart still skips a beat when I see him, I can’t let myself forget what he did. I need to stay away from him. Too bad for me, he has other ideas…