Withered Love [A Dark Romance Novel]

Warning: This is a dark romance novel containing mature content e.g. implied self-harm, mental disorder, sexual assault, abusive/psychotic relationship, possessive/sadistic lovers, manipulation, violence, deaths. --- “I would very much love to see myself destroyed before I met you,” said Ace, with a face so grim I thought he actually meant it, but then his lips broke into a crooked grin. “But it seems that someone’s more broken than me.” --- "If your love turns into a beast for you, will you tame or kill him?" --- "No one is truly innocent - we all have that beast in us." --- Betrayal, scandals, and self-harm - 16-year-old Quinn seems to have experienced every worst aspect of a teen's life. After the anguishing suicide of her best friend, she becomes a resentful, depressed recluse. When a new family moves into the neighborhood in summer, Quinn gets acquainted with the gorgeous Anderson twins and is irrevocably captivated by the older brother, Ace - a charming, rebellious prodigy who shows her new perspectives and shares some of her darkest secrets. As Quinn's affiliations with Ace grow stronger, she begins to recover from the haunting memories of her wretched past. Yet, Dylan, the notorious son of the richest man in town and her abusive ex-boyfriend, suddenly returns and vows to torment her. Everything goes downhill when Ace's brother, Asher, gets arrested. As Quinn struggles to safeguard her love and keep Dylan from sabotaging her life, things become more sinister after she discovers Ace's possessive, psychotic tendency and Asher's twisted, secret crush on her. Will Quinn succumb to her own darkness and let loose her inner beast, or will she cling to her very last conscience and save the twins from their imminent insanity before it's too late? --- Other tags: love triangle, dysfunctional family, school bullying, corruption & injustice