She was too beautiful to lie, too strong to let it go on for too long, too weak to not fall prey to the illusions drugs could induce. The horrors of her past were always reaching out to snatch her and take her life. When she had been transfered to a private school after her mother's death, Damien remembered how adults used to shake their heads. "Poor Cassandra. Poor Melissa. Poor Mr. Valkerie."
The memories came back as he looked into her neutral grey eyes. He never knew how her mother had die ... more »

She was too beautiful to lie, too strong to let it go on for too long, too weak to not fall prey to the illusions drugs could induce. The horrors of her past were always reaching out to snatch her and take her life. When she had been transfered to a private school after her mother's death, Damien remembered how adults used to shake their heads. "Poor Cassandra. Poor Melissa. Poor Mr. Valkerie."
The memories came back as he looked into her neutral grey eyes. He never knew how her mother had died, only that she had passed away. He felt a strange urge to comfort her, and he missed the sweet, playful companion he remembered she was when they were in elementary school. She'd changed ... so much.
But when Cassandra lets Damien in, and clandestine horrors come to light, Damien falls in love with her for her beauty and her endurance. He'll do anything, anything, to free her from her father. Keeping her secrets keeps her heart,  but will his love drive him to do the right thing?  Less