Juujuu_Sky

[MATURE CONTENT]

*Slow burn*


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Life has unexpected ways of turning things from 0 to 180 degrees in just a matter of seconds. 

Charlotte was mourning her husband's sudden demise with the only daughter they had, Aurora. And as if the pain of losing him wasn't enough, Derek, the boss of the dead man, came out of nowhere, to demand a mind blowing amount as a debt the man owed him. But meanwhile, he would take Aurora, their only daughter, with him, till Charlotte paid every penny. 

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Derek, a young man who had been through a painful experience, numbing his emotions in the process, found out that the man who betrayed him had a family somewhere, enjoying life. He vowed to kill them all. But ended up sparing their lives, taking Aurora, his only daughter, with him.


But wait, why has Aurora started to feel that Derek is not as scary as he looks? Why does she feel like she can bring life and light into his seemingly lonely, dark life? 

Will Derek open up to this foreign feeling that has started to trigger certain emotions in him?

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Excerpt

She was in deep thoughts when she heard shuffling sounds and her head quickly snapped to the direction of the man. He was on his feet now, his gaze not leaving them. 

Charlotte and Aurora both scampered back in fear. He stared at them for some few seconds and wordlessly turned and walked towards the door. 

Aurora's eyes widened a bit. Wait, was it...was it over? Had he agreed to her mother's pleas? Was he going to leave them alone now? 

She was about to breathe when she heard a deep, gruff voice.

"Get the girl."

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Six Ways To Sunday

As Rory was least expecting Derek to actually call her Sunshine in front of her mother, she almost aspirated the juice and ended up spitting it out all over herself and coughing vigorously after that.

"Oh my dear! Sorry, have some water!" Charlotte was quick to offer Rory a glass of water while rubbing her back in a circular motion, a frown etched on her face.

As much as she wanted to tease her daughter right now, she couldn't help but wonder why Derek would give her an endearing name. What was he up to? How did their relationship grow from hate to... To... What could she even call it?

"I'm sorry, are you okay?" It was Derek who asked this time. He didn't know he was the cause of the near death experience.

Rory had recovered from the cough but her face was still red from blushing and coughing hard. She badly wanted to give that handsome man the hardest glare, and on instinct, she raised her head to meet his gaze and did just that.

171. From hate to...