I loved Branded as it was, but now it's been revamped with a new gorgeous cover and is longer than the original. Today, we have a teaser to share. :)
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Excerpt
I turn on the faucet for a long while only to
discover ice-cold water rushing out. The water never warms and I begin to
understand.
The Commander thinks he can wash away my soul by freezing me to death. He thinks he can destroy me by stripping away my possessions. But he can’t and I won’t let him take my memories, my ambition, and my pride.
The Commander thinks he can wash away my soul by freezing me to death. He thinks he can destroy me by stripping away my possessions. But he can’t and I won’t let him take my memories, my ambition, and my pride.
He thinks I’m so
easily broken.
The Commander
doesn’t know anything about me, what I grew up
with, what I
endured—the father I lost, the mother I hate, the brother who walked out of my
life, and the stepfather I was forced to accept. He thinks since I was rich,
making me poor will cause me to give up. What he doesn’t understand is that,
after my father passed away, I grew up behind walls of hatred. I had nothing,
but had everything at the same time. I owned expensive clothes, enjoyed good
schooling, and lived in a nice home. But my body was just a shell protecting an
empty, desperate heart. My life was a colorful façade.
I had so much time
to sit and think. I spent the majority of my life between four walls. I was
abandoned, neglected, starved, betrayed, and abused. I’ve already been treated
like the scum of the earth, so the Hole is nothing new. He wants to erase every
sign of my existence on this earth, but I won’t let that happen. He can strip me
naked, but he’ll never reach my soul.
It’s personal,
completely personal.
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Darkness. Death. Violence. Pain.
Now every day is a fight for survival. But I won’t die. I won’t let them win.
The Hole can’t keep me. The Hole can’t break me.
I am more than my brand. I’m a fighter.
My name is Lexi Hamilton, and this is my story.
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