Deception

A Secret Society Mystery Thriller

My village has rules…

Including who I can and cannot marry.

In less than two weeks I turn 18. That’s when my future will be decided.

I have no say. No voice. No freedom.

“Just follow the rules. Stay loyal to your family.”

That’s what I’m told by my father.

He’s cold, emotionless and doesn’t have the first clue what love really is.

I must obey or be punished.

My resistance to the rules isn’t a secret… I’ve taken the punishment before.

Small price to pay for the small glimmer of hope that I can someday escape.

But choosing who I marry? That’s where I draw the line.

The “candidates” lined up for me in the village are appalling.

I’m supposed to be a good girl and go along with “tradition”.

But I have a secret of my own…

His warm blue eyes and loving touch are worth any punishment.

He wants to protect me and save me from the prison I’ve been living in.

A forbidden love that would destroy my life as I know it.

But I crave the chaos.

Maybe this destructive love is exactly what we both need to truly be free.