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Unbroken Hart
Ella Fox
ISBN: 9781301356140
Copyright ELLA FOX 2012
Published at SMASHWORDS
Copyright Ella Fox 2012
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This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance of characters to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Ella Fox holds exclusive rights to this work. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited.
Dedication
This book is for fans of "Broken Hart" who wondered what Dante's side of the story was.
Chapter One
I'd spent an entire lifetime thinking that I'd never know what love felt like. I loved my family, but they weren't going to cuddle with me at night or bear my children. To me love was as unreal as unicorns and pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. I knew people who swore that true love changed their entire lives, and I'd smile and wish them well, all the while knowing that that wasn't in my future.
My acceptance of my fate was absolute. I'd never even allowed myself to ponder what the alternative would feel like. I had a set of rules that I followed in order to hold myself aloof, but the truth is that it didn't even require effort. I'd seen what relationships looked like in my family, and I hated what I saw. Hated it, and still had the scars to remind myself of what that 'love' had done.
The one true love of my life was the love I had for my siblings, both by blood and honorary, and my Aunt Sandra. I'd paid a high price to keep my family safe. I was the oldest, and it was my responsibility to protect them all. My love for my family was what kept my humanity intact.
There was something wrong with me, something that other people seemed to have that I didn't. I wasn't settled or secure. I knew that people thought I was rich, handsome and had a fabulous life, but the money meant shit and my looks were merely window dressing that disguised the mess inside. I always felt like something was missing, some huge piece of my life that I'd somehow lost. I'd long since given up trying to figure out what it was that had left me so sure that something was missing.
When I was younger, I used to h ............
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