Tainted

Some are born fragile, untouched by the world's cruelty—innocent as cotton candy clouds. They drift through life unaware of the darkness lurking beneath beauty's surface, sheltered like precious pearls in their oysters. Until the moment shatters everything. Until they discover that even the most exquisite roses conceal thorns. That's when the transformation begins—from innocence to vengeance, from victim to force.

"He stole my virginity and decimated my heart without hesitation. But karma is patient, and I am her instrument of reckoning."

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"I'll annihilate everyone who dares oppose you. I'll lay their heads at your feet as offerings while we celebrate beneath a burning sky." His fingers traced her jawline as he whispered promises of both damnation and salvation intertwined.