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The past was just a memory until he walked through her door. Now, she's facing everything she left behind...and the one person she never really let go of. In a story of second chances and hidden truths, some flames refuse to die. *** "You don't get it, do you? I've been tearing myself apart trying to let you go, convincing myself I could forget you. But here I am-again-and it kills me that I still care."

"When I looked into your eyes, I saw nothing what I expected. From the day i met you, i had this feeling like ive never had before." ........................................................................ Will 18 year old Pria be able to ignore this old friendship From what she had before? Will she able to trust what she see's and hears in front of her? -

-- PROLOGUE "Let me get this straight. We have nothing in between us, except for the deal we made that day" he spoke in a monotonous tone. "I am the one carrying your name behind me; we are married. how can you say we have nothing in between us? Huh" She yelled at him, tears blurred her vision, and she spoke her heart to him. "For god's sake, this marriage was to save you! Can't you get that? I did not do it willingly, I do not love you!!" He yelled back at her, shattering her heart into pieces. "Why can't you just love me?" She spoke, as she cried the tears of hurt, and pain. Her heart thumped loudly due to the shivering sensation She felt all over her body. "I never made a commitment to you, or gave you any false hope, neither did i say that i love you. Did i?" He asked her, in a very cold tone. She looked at him through her teary eyes. It's getting difficult for her to even breathe. "It was your eyes, the damn eyes. Who gave me the false hope. They say, "Eyes speak the truth," but what about mine? Couldn't you feel the sincerity within them, expressing my deep affection for you? Why didn't you see the love shining in them? Was it too complex to understand? Couldn't you notice the warmth as they gazed at you? They search for you in every corner, If only you realized how they silently echoed the emotions I couldn't articulate. They say, "Eyes never deceive." But what about yours? They played a trick on me when they met mine, painting a facade of a world that wasn't real. They made me feel loved, Leading me into a belief that crumbled, louder than your spoken promises. Why did they betray me? Was it your eyes or you that masked the truth?" He stayed still, not moving or saying anything at her statement. --

"Is it a right thing?" She asked folding her hands in front of her chest glaring too hard. "To gawk at someone without their consent." She added. "Maybe." He said forwarding his steps towards her. "When the someone is all mine." No control anymore. He grabbed the nape of her neck pulling her forward towards him, smashing his lips on hers. Another of his hands grabbed her waist in a way screaming that he was not in a mood to let her go anytime, anymore. They weren't just kissing. He was eating her out like she was his meal. As if he'd been starving her for too long. Those soft, plumpy, sweet lips kept him intoxicated that he could not get enough of them. Her eyes first widened at his sudden action but then closed seeking pleasure. Her hands crawled up his shoulders, brushing his neck, finally ended up fisting his hair, making him go crazy. She kept backing off while he forwarded with her until her back collided with the wall. He undid the knot of her robe and his hand snaked in exploring her bare, smooth, ever so soft skin. She left his hair and rested her hands at his shoulders, digging her nails into his skin. Being out of breath, they parted. His hand roamed around her back, fidgeting with her bra. She cupped his face and pecked his lips for the last one time. He tied the knot of her robe while she ran her fingers through his hair, setting them up properly. Just a glimpse guyzz...

She's lost everything because of one night. One mistake she made, that she'll regret forever. Now she's lost everything, her job as a model, her money, her fame and a chance of dating that cute guy she saw the other day. But she's been offered One More Chance, a chance to make money and meet new people. A chance to maybe meet her soul-mate... Will her past ever catch up? And will everything be the same if they all knew?

Everything happened so fast after that night, from taking shelter under a stranger to being engaged to another stranger. She soon became a girl who had her future planned to a girl who had nothing in her hand. She saw herself falling deeper and deeper into the void without anyone to help her rise again. Will she find peace in midest of the strangers? Will she find her way home? She won't drown this time, right?

Fate is a magical being in the universe that no one can understand. Is it meant to help us or just cause chaos? Will it lead to a happy ending or to our worst nightmares? So far, Diana believes that Fate has it out for her. As a child, she had a great life before Fate played its part. Now all she knows is pain and confinement. Is this all Fate has in store for Diana or is there another purpose to her life? Will her one wish come true? Will she get back her freedom? Will she ever find love?

Choosing her cost me everything I'd ever loved... including her. It's why I left the small town where I grew up and vowed never to return. I'm no longer the golden boy with a bright future they all remember. Instead, I carry the scars of a tortured past. A broken man deemed unfit, even by the Navy SEALs he'd dedicated the past decade to serve. What was supposed to be a quick trip to sell my parent's property turned into this twisted journey that forced me to confront my demons. And then there she was. My first love, and deepest regret. The woman who still owns every piece of my blackened heart. When she asked for my time, I couldn't refuse. Now I can't walk away. Not after hearing of the danger her husband, a missing FBI agent, has brought to her doorstep. After everything, I owe her my help. It's why I offer to protect her and her two little girls from the danger circling them. It's a vow I never should have made, given the trail of bodies I've left in my wake. Like the harbinger of death, I'm the last man either of us should trust.

"I am one of them, baby and I will protect you with my life!" Was the sentence that made me fall down my knees and believe him, give him all I could give but it wasn't easy. I didn't choose this life. I don't want it but when I saw him I just thought that maybe, just maybe, he'd be the one who'd take all the pain of my past away with a small kiss of his kissable lips. At least that was what I expected. Perhaps, the devil that pushed me in hell, got sick of me enjoying it there and he sent me someone that looks so angelic when he smiles to make me feel like I'm in heaven. But sadly, as soon as I leaned in to kiss his lips, I realized that just looking in his eyes, I'd feel in heaven but looking around and seeing all those demons, my demons, smirking at me, knowing they won because I let him in but he was just one of them when I thought he was different. At the end of the day, I was just a maid in his father's house but I didn't look at it that way when I fell for him and that was how I lost myself. -Read to know how she lost herself, who is the angle and the devil, how did her demons won when she was trying so hard to run away from them. Find out in INNOCENT. Enjoy :)

Moira ~ A person's destiny * I was holding the photo tightly in my grasp when I felt a presence behind me. Ace came closer to me and reached around me causing his chest to press into my back. Before I could control myself, a breathless gasp escaped me from feeling the sparks from the places we were touching. Ace didn't say anything, instead, he took the photo from my hand and backed away. I turned around to see Ace walking back to the couch he was just sitting on. I leaned back against the bookshelf as Ace sat down. Looking at Ace, I needed to know. I needed to know why he had a photo of me from before. Why would he have one when he was the one who rejected me? He hated me and yet he kept a photo of me for years. I felt a feeling of loss like I had never felt before. I was confused and hurt. Why did he have that photo? I had so many questions for him. I whispered, not wanting to break the silence but needing an answer, "Why?" One word, three letters, a beginning of a question. Not enough meaning behind it but he knew what I meant. Even if I didn't know what I wanted it to mean. Because in my head, a thousand questions I needed him to answer. Why did he reject me? Why take a picture of me? Why keep that picture of me for years? Why did he choose Brittney? Why didn't he love me? Why was I not good enough? But instead of asking all these questions, I chose to ask one word with only three letters. Because that one word held all my questions in it. It held the pain that I felt. It held the rejection, the hope, and the anger. Ace looked at the picture, "I needed you." *