THE CONTROL: An Arranged Marriage Romance, Elena Monroe [have you read this book .txt] 📗

 

My demons will ruin whatever is left of her halo.

Elena Monroe

© 2020 by Elena Monroe. All rights reserved.

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First edition.

Cover Design: Maria with Steamy Reads

Editor: Mackenzie Letson of Nice Girl, Naughty Edits

Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

Model: Ben Atkins

To the ones who lived through the worst only to come out stronger.

George –

I graduated school, I took on more at work, I made books a priority and somehow you were still patient with me when I seemed to never stop being busy. You helped me build my castle and I can’t thank you enough. I love you.

Mac –

Joint custody. Forever. I am so beyond happy you found a piece of passion in this world and I cannot wait to see how you make a footprint in this world. Now I get to be your cheerleader, girl!

Amber –

Girl. I can’t. Just imagine me crying and voice messaging you one million times a day like normal only this time is a hailstorm of appreciation for having you. You could never be anything but amazing so don’t let the world’s horrors ever put out that light.

Give Me Books Promotions –

Stalker, loyal customer, annoying, slightly disorganized but always thankful for how smooth you guys make things. Forever yours.

Maria at Steamy Reads –

I am still in such a state of awe at the magic you create.

 

Rule Breakers, Bloggers, Readers, ARC Team & Street Team –

I write for you guys.

All day.

Every day.

All of my stories belong to you.

Take a piece because what mine is yours.

Does that make us married now?

Shoreline Mafia - “Change Ya Life”

Pouya - “Who Am I to Blame?”

Halsey - “Drive”

Enrique Iglesias - “Be with You”

Tate McRae - “You Broke Me First”

Fall Out Boy - “Church (remix)”

Michelle Branch - “Are You Happy Now”

Holly Humberstone - “Falling Asleep at the Wheel”

Machine Gun Kelly  - “Body Bag (feat. Bert McCracken”

Arizona Zervas - “RIP”

TRIGGER WARNING:

It’s heavy.

It’s deep.

It’s dark.

It’s almost too much, almost all the time.

It’s dark romance and these characters have suffered in the shadows for far too long.

Proceed with caution.

My demons will ruin whatever is left of her halo.

BLURB:

BOWEN

I was living on borrowed everything: time, feelings, motives, even these stale breaths.

I was expired in every way.

No saving me.

He should have lived instead.

He deserved to squeeze every drop out of life and rub it in my face the way he always did.

I was stuck here as half of a person and Eve expected me to be whole enough to fix her.

We were too shattered to ever be put back together again.

I was her demon.

 

EVE

I was wasting every second of every day trying to make time move faster.

I was ready to throw away this life as the Princess of Denmark and go back home where Bowen would be waiting for me. There was no stopping me.

I had been promised to Bowen since our births.

I was determined to save myself for him and only him—my lifeline.

I may be bruised and broken but that only dirtied up my angel wings.

Nothing he couldn’t handle.

I would always be his angel.

BLURB:8

EVE11

BOWEN13

CHAPTER ONE: EVE16

CHAPTER TWO: EVE21

CHAPTER THREE: BOWEN27

CHAPTER FOUR: EVE32

CHAPTER FIVE: BOWEN39

CHAPTER SIX: BOWEN43

CHAPTER SEVEN: EVE47

CHAPTER EIGHT: BOWEN52

CHAPTER NINE: EVE58

CHAPTER TEN: BOWEN61

CHAPTER ELEVEN: EVE65

CHAPTER TWELVE: EVE69

CHAPTER  THIRTEEN: BOWEN72

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BOWEN77

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: EVE83

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: VIC89

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: EVE94

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: BOWEN101

CHAPTER NINETEEN: EVE106

CHAPTER TWENTY: BOWEN110

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: EVE116

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: EVE121

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: BOWEN123

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: BOWEN128

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: BOWEN132

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: BOWEN138

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: BOWEN142

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: ELIAS149

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: EVE150

CHAPTER THIRTY: EVE158

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: EVE163

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: KHAOS166

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: BOWEN180

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: BOWEN187

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: BOWEN191

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: EVE195

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: BOWEN203

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: EVE207

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE: BOWEN213

CHAPTER FORTY: EVE218

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: BOWEN224

CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: GRIMM231

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: BOWEN236

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: BOWEN240

EPILOGUES242

BOWEN242

EVE245

EVE

Age 13

No one ever talks to you when change is about to erupt all over your life. They talk at you, and that’s exactly what happened a week before school ended.

The change I was forced into also forced me to adapt in order to survive, so that’s exactly what I did.

Bowey was my best friend even though the other kids didn’t understand him. They made fun of him for being too skinny, too pale, or even too weird, but Bowey was the one person I looked forward to every day.

Duke was the one guy at school who single handedly led the charge against Bowey, making one joke and turning