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Chapter One

She was a beast

A monster

Disgusting

A vile living thing

Ugly

Ugly Petra Hall sht about the four-letter word Out of all the things she’d been called in her life, ugly was the nicest, which eird considering the insult She wondered what Drake Dohts should ever wander to the man within her employ

He’d stayed on, playing the role of bodyguard like she’d asked Every ht, he ate dinner with her So far, she hadn’t caught hi at her as if she was some kind of monster

Over five years ago, her life had changed forever

Stepping away fro at the sight of herself, she stared at her face One eye was gone, that had been taken during the attack She only had vision in one now, but her other eye was closed shut, like it never existed Just one blue eye staring right back at her Another scar ran from her forehead down past the closed eye and across her cheek There was still pinched skin fro the blade into her face No, he’d taken his sweet ti her over the artery

When she had first recovered, her face had been a h, the scars weren’t as red or severe She no longer hated the way she looked Sure, she had lovely blonde hair The kind that soot out of a bottle Not her; she’d been born with really light-blonde hair, almost white Her mother had similar coloration, or at least she did before she passed

She didn’t want to think of her

Her cell phone buzzed Reaching out, she picked it up to see Drake calling “Hello”

“Lunch is ready” He didn’t say anything else, si up

Her head of security also liked to cook for her She didn’t need hih twenty different security guards Her house was locked up tighter than any bank She had seen to it, at least after her attack, and she never put her life at risk again The guard was just an added touch If soain, she wanted to be able to scream for help

After splashing so her co room

Drake always served her meals there Breakfast, lunch, dinner, even super, he seee because she got fed out of it

With her hands at her sides, she took several deep breaths

Most of the previous guards wouldn’t even look her in the face, but Drake? He looked at her, and there were a few ti her out, but that had to be a lie