Not So Cinderella A Dark New Adult Romantic Suspense Novel They say monsters live under the bed.Ella learned they sign adoption papers.At five, she lost her parents, and the name “Cinderella” became a taunt.Her aunt sold her for an inheritance.Her first adoptive family forgot to feed her.Her second, the wealthy Millers, drugged her nightly milk, dyed her golden hair black, and used cold, sterile instruments to violate her in ways she was too young to name.She ran with nothing but a backpack and a shattered heart.On the streets, she met Arin—a fierce girl with needle scars on her arms and a her brother named Leo.Together, they hid in a warehouse of runaway test subjects, all fleeing the same monster: Silas, a drug lord who experimented on children.But safety was an illusion. Silas’s hunters closed in. Leo was captured. And Ella was left with a scarred family and no way out. Years later, survival looks like this:No high school diploma. No trust. Just grit.Arin works at a nightclub, using her curves for tips.Ella wears a stiff hotel uniform, serving smiles to people who look right through her.They move from one part-time job to the next, always one paycheck from disappearing. Prince Darren Thorne—heir to a fortune, polished, and powerful Darren has been sick since he was nine—since he was kidnapped and experimented on by Silas.The experiments left him allergic to human touch: skin burning, pores rising, pain that could kill him in hours.He feels nothing, not even for his own family—until Ella.Now their pasts are crashing together. Is Ella still willing to believe in princes? Join the ride to find out

As Ann's eyes fluttered open, she found herself in a luxurious room that felt utterly alien. The last thing she remembered was helping an injured child on her way home from school, but now she was here – surrounded by opulent decor and plush furnishings. Panic and confusion swirled in her chest as she rose from the bed and made her way to the door, only to discover an even more lavish sitting room. But there was something off: there was no exit. No door led out of this gazing space. Her gaze swept the room, landing on six identical bedroom doors. With trepidation building, she pushed each one open, revealing rooms occupied by six other confused individuals. They mirrored her bewilderment, their faces unfamiliar and strangedly expectant. The group was a diverse mix – a young professional, a motherly woman, a teenager, a rough looking man, a young girl like her , and the youngest, a middle schooler who couldn't stop trembling. All seemed to be asking the same question: where am I?What to know what happens next? Dive I’m let’s find out!!!!!!!