

The Good and the Bad

Leah had never been the kind of girl who dreamed of fairy tales or knights in shining armor. Born into a world of wealth and expectations, her life was a carefully scripted play, and she was the lead actress. But Leah craved something real—something raw. She didn’t want perfection; she wanted passion. As she often told herself:

"I don't want Prince Charming to save me; I want to be the weakness of a villain who would destroy the world just to have me."

Leah’s life took an unexpected turn when her parents introduced Nathan, the boy every girl admired. Handsome, responsible, and charming—the quintessential good boy. Their families wanted an alliance, a bond sealed with marriage. Nathan was everything Leah was supposed to want. But was he everything she needed?

Then there was something missing

THE GOOD OR THE BAD

Of all the people I could run into in this situation—it had to be him? 


“What?! YOU?!” My voice came out in shock, my mind racing. He was the last person I wanted to see. 


He smirked, that same confident, frustrating smirk. “Well, princess, happy to see me too?” 


I felt my face heat up against my will. Damn it, why did he have to be so… so annoyingly charming? 


“Hey, I don’t care who the hell you are,” one of the burly men interrupted, cracking his knuckles. “Me and my boys are taking this girl. You can’t stop us.” 


My heart pounded in terror. The way they looked at me made my skin crawl. I didn’t even want to imagine what they were planning. 


The guy let out a slow chuckle, stepping forward lazily. “Oh, silly me. I forgot to introduce myself.” His tone was light, but his eyes? Cold as ice. “And by the way—” his smirk dropped as he tilted his head, “you and your boys aren’t touching my princess.” 


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