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"Did you think that I would marry you instead of her? C'mon, you are only an orphan. No one knows where you originate from," Vickson's words kept repeating in Hailey's head after he had just embarrassed her by choosing her stepsister as his mate instead.
As if that was not enough for him, he still forced himself on her. And Hailey is blamed by her adoptive mother, as she forces the both of them to get married. She didn't want to bear the shame of what people would say.
But her stepsister, Ava, would rather die than watch the two of them live in peace as husband and wife….
Ava becomes their worst nightmare!

I want you back mate

Vickson's fists were clenched but did not reply. His body shook with rage barely contained and breath ragged.

Shadows curled around his feet, rising like smoke.

Ava stood off to the side, watching with a keen sense of amusement and something else, something dark.

"You ought to be grateful to me," the man went on, his voice was smooth and controlled. "Because of me you were saved from spending all your life in ignorance, being leashed like a dog to a fate you never chose."

Vickson stepped forward slowly, his voice a growl. "And what, exactly, am I?"

Ethan moved next to me grabbing my arm as if I were unsteady. His jaw was taut and his face unreadable. "We have to get him out of here," he said quietly.

I swallowed hard, keeping my eyes on Vickson "He's not going to run"

Chapter 40: The Lost Soul