Marriah Roberts feels like she's living someone else's life and fulfilling someone else's dreams. Her life has always been pre-planned and predictable. 

But then unfortunate circumstances end with her and a wealthy stranger named Will Grayson being captured and held hostage by the country's most notorious criminal- Dominic Black.

Will isn't the perfect man everyone thinks he is. He's done things he's not proud of. Things which make him dangerous. 

But when he and Marriah are thrown together into a dangerous new world he's forced to look at life with a new perspective. Spending time with the fiery but naïve Marriah Roberts awakens his long lost conscience. 

He can't help but feel an overwhelming urge to protect her but what if the person she needs protection from is him? 

Trying to escape the evil clutches of the dangerous criminal Dominic Black, the two make an unusual team and develop an unbreakable bond. Marriah soon finds out the true meaning of friendship and trust.

She discovers that someone in her life has been harboring a dark secret all along. Someone she cares for deeply.

Can she save herself without losing everything?

Taken By The Dark

A small girl of about seven stood at the edge of a steep hill. A huge board hung above /"Bungee jumping/" written in clear and bold letters across it. The man in front of her smiled encouragingly, offering her his hand, but she was too scared to even move. /"Come on./" the man said /"You won't regret it./" The girl didn't budge, she just let out a whimper.

The man kept his tone soothing but he was getting impatient. /"Come on darling. Don't be scared, I won't let anything happen to you. Promise./" He tried again offering his hand, the girl still didn't move. /"Honey, the other people waiting behind you in line for their turn are getting upset./" the man said with a small frown.

Suddenly the little girl felt a hand squeeze her shoulder she looked up and saw her mother's beautiful face. Her pale skin seemed to glow in the sunlight, her dark mane of hair flowing freely behind her in the wind. Her kind eyes smiled down at her daughter.

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