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MAYA'S DESIRE

Chapter 5 COMPASSIONATE STRANGER

Word Count: 1056    |    Released on: 28/07/2025

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lack suit complementing my outfit. Raising my head slowly, I met the most beautiful set of eyes. Hair as dark as the starry night, and

With the cold touch of the rain against my skin, I shivered slightly, but I wasn't willing to l

at picture. Her smile was as bright as the sun, and it warmed my cold heart. I watched my bruised knu

a small chuckle when I remembered how my mother once cared for my wounds. She was a pure soul, and her heart was just like t

erious. She would talk about good times and try to put a smile on each of our faces. There was never

used, I raised my head to see the man standing next to me, protecting me from the rain. Frustrated, I shot

lone. Couldn't th

ing it. Just...just why was everyone hell-bent on driving me

on the grave and turned around to leave. The young man gave me an uncomfor

act that I was in public. Even with the little time I spent with Mom at the cemetery, my he

rves. My emotions were a mess but the fact that my father had buried my moth

walked in. I raised a brow, giving her a questioning gaze as I was surprised by her presence. "Why are yo

res, "What are you doing here? Where's Dad?" I asked coldly, discarding their questions. "Whe

oms," Sara responded,

funeral showed that she had given her consent. Why would she give her consent to such? Allowing my fat

walked straight to my father's study room. Placing my hand on the door, I knocked on it slowly and waite

on the day of his wife's death. I couldn't believe it. Was he trying t

said as he gave me a warm smile. Deep down I didn't want to think about it, but the ti

I ever

r be able t

asked, his brows furrowed in

thering to reply to his question. He had deprived me of seeing my mother's face fo

sked, a small smile plastered on his lips. I was surprised he could be so c

possible. He closed the file he was going through and gave me a

..mother

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“Life hasn't always been easy for Maya Coleman. Abused constantly by her mother since she could remember, she faced the challenges of survival in the humbling streets of Lindsay, California. Maya, accustomed to fending for herself, struggles to adapt to her father's new life, which includes his new wife, a move to the luxurious side of San Diego, and worst of all, the addition of her step-brother Jayden, but after being forced by their parents to get along, Maya and Jayden soon discover their feelings for each other transcend that of step siblings. In her quest to suppress her growing affection for Jayden, Maya explores relationships with other guys, only to discover that Jayden's got some tricks up his sleeve to scare them away. Together, they confront the difficulties of concealing their love and as hearts entangle, the fears of family and society finding out loom large, and Maya's past waits to pounce on her, her life becomes an overwhelming roller coaster. Can their love withstand the pressures that surround them, or will the outside pressures rip them apart?”
1 Chapter 1 LITTLE THIEF2 Chapter 2 MYSTERIOUS MAN3 Chapter 3 CONTRACT4 Chapter 4 MOTHER'S GONE5 Chapter 5 COMPASSIONATE STRANGER6 Chapter 6 LEAVING HOME7 Chapter 7 BYE HEAVEN, HELLO HELL8 Chapter 8 HIGH PAYING JOB9 Chapter 9 PREDATOR AND PREY10 Chapter 10 HE'S JAYDEN11 Chapter 11 IN TO THE UNKNOWN