Acts of Redemption

<strong><em>This isn't a fairy tale. No. It's a tale of woe as old as time. But even the tragic deserve a happily ever after and I'm here to give it to you.</em></strong></p><br></p><strong>Charlotte</strong></p><br></p>Sticking out like a preacher's pregnant teenage daughter I lift myself off the floor and fluff my unconventionally long black hair-a silent f*ck you to the sea of blond that surrounds me.</p>I live in a world of fraud. Everything is fake plastic and superficial. Nothing is what it seems and your worth is measured in dollar signs and social status.</p><em>Who am I?</em></p>Nothing but a prized possession.</p>A dress-up doll for one of the most powerful men in the country.</p>He may beat me break me and make me bleed. But he will never win.</p><br></p><strong>Aiden</strong></p>Tasked with protecting the senator's wife I struggle against turning into the monster I vowed I'd never become.</p>How can I do right by her when being near her sets my very soul on fire?</p>She's a saint and temptress all in one. A blast from my past I have no business lusting after.</p>Unable to separate business from pleasure I begin to fall into her letting her consume my every desire.</p>Will I survive this torture or will her love be my demise?</p>