Fable of Happiness Book 2
Gemma and Kassen's lives are irrevocably changed by a single, fateful decision. As Kassen falls off a cliff, he reflects on his complex feelings for Gemma, who is both his savior and his tormentor. Meanwhile, Gemma, driven by guilt and a sense of responsibility, descends the cliff to rescue him. Their journey is fraught with tension, blurred lines between victim and villain, and a desperate struggle for survival and redemption. Will they find a way to heal, or will their pasts consume them?
Prologue
Fable of Happiness
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SUMMARY
And a woman who holds his very life in her hands.
Strange how the villain of a story can so easily become the victim.
Utter lunacy to think the captive might now become the caregiver.
Gemma has a decision to make.
Her life or his.
Follow her heart, even when it’s screaming at her to run? Or turn her back on the man who could become her everything?
Gemma
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT that the victim could become the villain?
That one choice could derail not just one life but two. And not just derail but cause a catastrophic annihilation—an annihilation neither party could survive.
All I wanted was to go home.
I’d fought for that. Schemed for that.
And when I’d finally earned it…I had to make the hardest choice imaginable.
I was the reason he fell off that cliff.
He was the reason I turned my back on my freedom.
