The Butcher of Lilies

Do you remember the last time your family broke your heart?

At seventeen, I had everything. Wealth. Beauty. A future as a prima ballerina. My life in Sands Point looked perfect. It was a lie. The only truth in it was Jacob. My father assigned him as my bodyguard and driver. He was forty. Untouchable. A man carved from war and discipline. Wanting him was dangerous. I still craved the way he chased me. It felt like someone finally chose me. The night Jacob kissed me, he swore it would never happen again. I hated him for that. Then the truth about my family came out. And Jacob was at the center of it. So, I left. I chose distance over betrayal. Even if it meant leaving him behind because I knew he would never let me go.

This is the story of how my family broke me. And how I fell in love with the Butcher anyway.