Heart Ablaze
“Why me?” she whispered, her voice breaking. “Out of all the women in the world, why choose someone as shattered as me?”
For a moment, Zaynur said nothing, his silence heavier than the walls closing in around them. His eyes...usually so cold, so distant, held a storm she had never seen before.
He stepped closer, his hand brushing lightly against her cheek, as if afraid she might disappear.
“Because, Isabella,” he murmured, his voice low and rough, “you’re the only one who makes me feel alive. In a world that has given me nothing but pain… you’re the only thing I want to keep.”
Her heart trembled. She wanted to run, to escape the danger in his words but instead, she found herself falling deeper.
Isabella Eleonora’s life has always been painted in shades of misery. Trapped in an abusive household with a violent father, a broken mother, and no steady job, escape feels like an impossible dream. Her only light is Mia, her wealthy best friend, whose support keeps her from breaking completely.
Zaynur Khalid, a man both feared and admired, enters her world. On the surface, he is a cold-hearted CEO, untouchable in his ruthless empire. But beneath the wealth and power lies a soul scarred by tragedy. After losing his mother at six and being raised by a cruel, abusive uncle, Zaynur buried his pain beneath arrogance and ice. To him, love is a weakness he vowed never to endure.
Yet when their paths collide, his empire built on power and hers on survival, an undeniable connection sparks. Isabella’s resilience awakens feelings Zaynur thought were long dead, while his strength offers her the safety she has never known.
But with his demons clawing at his soul and her fears chaining her heart, they must decide: will her warmth thaw his frozen walls, or will his darkness consume the fragile love blossoming between them?
SilentPen_23 · Urban
This book is honestly fantastic, I say this while laying in bed at 3am. The world building is excellent, the characters are well developed and feel almost real, and the mystery of the System is amazing, my mind is ablaze with what secrets Anthony might discover. This author is a genius!