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Myth. Monster. Mine. ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïSpectre ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïI wasn''t even a man when I took a life for the first time, although you couldn''t say I was a child. If I''d ever had a childhood, it hadn''t lasted long. My father, may he rot in hell, had seen to that. I took his life as well and that, too, happened before I was old enough to be considered a grown man. I never regretted it for a second.ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïThat path almost led to my own grave, and would have, if I hadn''t stumbled across somebody who was as different from my father as day was from night. Sarge had seen the monster lurking inside, so he took control, gave me guidelines, rules, so I wouldn''t be the monster my father had planned.ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïIt worked. I restrained the worst of my rage and honed the skills that had been drilled into me-theft, stealth... assassination. The broken child ceased to exist and I became Spectre, an assassin spoken of in whispers, hired to take out the worst of humanity.ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïThen I was sent to kill her...and my world came to a screeching halt.ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïTia ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïIt''s taken a long time, but I finally had a nice, steady routine. I stopped trying to conform to the neurotypicals of the world and found my own normal.ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïNormal went out the window when I walked into my kitchen and found a strange (hot), dangerous looking (so fricking hot) man drugging my new dog. It probably wasn''t the smartest thing to leap at him like a banshee and attack, but that''s what I did. ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïWhen my attempt to wreck the vehicle was averted, my kidnapper didn''t hurt or threaten me. In fact, he told me he wanted to protect me. ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïThis (hot) guy had to be crazy. But if he was crazy, what did that make me? Because I believed him. More, I found myself seeing something beyond the rigid, blank mask he wore. ΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïΓÇïHe kept trying to push me away, but I couldn''t seem to keep my distance. He calls himself a monster...but when I look at him, that isn''t what I see. I just see him...and I know he''s meant to be mine.
SabrinaHe's the cockiest bastard I've ever met and I mean that with all the affection and adoration in the world. I've been in love with him for years, and not just because of those intense blue eyes or that slow smug smile that promises to make all your dreams come true. I've seen what lies under that smile and his cocksure attitude. It's enough to make me melt.Not that I'd ever let him know. Not only is Luke Cochran one of Hollywood's up-and-coming movie stars...he's also my boss. I'm his personal assistant and have seen all the women who come and go in his life.I don't even hold a candle. But a girl can dream...right?LukeSabrina is one of the sharpest, funniest, kindest people I've ever met. Sometimes, I think I'm taking advantage of her, but I seriously cannot cope with my hectic lifestyle without her to keep me on track.Of course, my life just got totally knocked off track. One of my sisters called.They need me back home. My mother is sick and the last thing I can think about is the promotional tour I've got coming up.Sabrina's coming with me. She's the only person who can keep me focused and centered in a time like this. Besides, my family adores her. And it's just a quick visit. My mother is tough. She'll be alright.But then something happens that knocks me for a loop and when my mother tells me that all she really wants in life is to see her kids happy and settled down, I do the stupidest damn thing ever and announce that Sabrina and I are in love.Now I've just got to convince my best friend to play along with me and act like she's my fiancée and we're stupid in love.No big deal...right?WRONG.warning: contains sensitive subject matter.
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