Not Yours To Own

Logs used to be apart of something, they used to live and respire. Trees had a sense of belonging, until they were cut down to for meaninglessness purpose. Over my sixteen years of my life I have never felt like a tree that was cut down to produce log. Despite the rough childhood that I endured. I have never felt this dead, despite my steady heartbeat and breathing which were a heavy indicator that I still lived. Right above the dark and cold hearted beast sets eyes upon my bark. The same beast that cut me from my root for his meaningless purpose. I should have felt guilty but I would be a damn liar if I said I felt any form of anger or guilt. Besides apart of being a log meant I were dead and the dead had no feelings. The traitorous beast's eyes roamed every inch of my pith. Eyes as dark as midnight and held back a winter storm waiting to freeze the entire universe with just a glare. The beast's breathing was ragged which reminded me of a choking hog. The smell of the beast's breath was one that could never be forgotten. It reminded me of rice water that went bad. His hands were as rough as sand paper as they roamed against my bark. At a fast pace the beast did his business above me. My mind was too crowded to think about what was happening. My body was also moving at his pace. The beast released a low growl to indicate that the job was finish and so was my life when two gunshot rang out. The beast's body fell to the floor and the crunching sound was a strong indicator that some bones were broken. A familiar voice called out but I was too weak to respond or comprehend what he was saying. But I knew my knight in shining armor had just slayed the beast. ....... Welcome to a world where parents trade their daughters for depth in which they owe. They even promise their daughters to the most rich and dangerous men for more wealth and status. Emeline Maier lived with both her parents for years. They lived a not so normal life until the mysterious death of her Grandfather caused more havoc in the family which cost them a fortune even Jeff Maire, Emeline's dad lost his job. She was her parent's most favourite child even though they never showed much interest in what she liked. They worshipped Emeline but the couple were forced to make a difficult decission which left Emeline in a compromising situation. Emeline's mother Yvonne Maier left when her daughter needed her the most. She decided she wanted to live a life which soothed her. She ran away leaving Jeff to father all three children. Jeff then became a drug addict leaving his eldest daughter Emeline to care for her younger siblings. It was up to her to play the maternal as well as the paternal role. She was only sixteen what much could she actually do. Jeff got involved with a mafia called Rocco. The most feared man across the world. When Rocco sets eyes upon Emeline, he found her very appealing. He saw how much the girl meant to her father. Jeff was forced to hand over his daughter as a ransome until he could repay his depth. Jeff refused knowing how valuable his Emeline was to him. But he knew Rocco would stop at nothing to destroy his family. Jeff gave her up. If only he knew the plans Dan Rocco had for his sweet little daughter. Emeline blind to what's going on in her life slowly discovers who her family really is and what they are capable of and who she truly is. Will she seeth's to avenge the death of her Grandfather? Or will she sit back and take whatever is handed to her? Read this exciting novel to discover which path Emeline chooses.