The rain in the city didn't wash away the dirt; it just turned it into a cold, clinging mud.
For fifteen years, Alice Trinidad knew only two things: the relentless sting of life and the sharp tongue of her adoptive sister, Camille. Her world was small, contained within the walls of a leaking shack and the harsh rules of a life she didn't choose. She was a ghost in her own neighborhood, unnoticed by everyone except those who sought to make her life miserable.
But Alice wasn't alone. She never had been.
Hidden in the shadows, a specter in a tactical vest watched over her. Ruoxi didn't speak, didn't smile, and rarely appeared in the light, but her presence was a constant—a shield against the violence that surrounded Alice's daily existence.
Alice believed the worst thing that could happen to her was enduring another insult from the neighborhood bullies. She had no idea that a war was being waged over her very existence. She didn't know that her blood was worth a fortune, and that her true family—wealthy, powerful, and terrifying—were closing in.
The illusion of her quiet, miserable life was about to shatter. The storm was coming, and when it hit, Alice would have to learn to run, to fight, and to trust the only person who had ever truly loved her.
The horizon she was looking at was a lie. The real world was waiting just beyond it.
*DISCLAIMER*
This is a work of fiction, names, characters, place and incident either a product of the authors imagination, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events is purely coincidential
Im not professional writer so typographical and grammatical error are inevitable
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