Novel-novel oleh AUTHORELLA

I woke to the first whisper of dawn, a fragile thread of light slipping through the shutters, teasing me awake before the world fully stirred. The sky beyond my balcony was a canvas of soft pinks and golds, hues bleeding into one another like watercolor left to run wild. My island my sanctuary stretched out below, a private slice of Mexico carved from the chaos of my life, a place where the relentless clamor of the outside world could not reach me. It was more than a retreat; it was a fortress, a testament to the years I had spent clawing my way out of the shadow cast by the Arquette name. Here, surrounded by cliffs and sea, I could breathe. Here, I could pretend the past did not exist.The air was thick with the scent of salt, sharp and briny, mingling with the sweeter, headier notes of hibiscus that climbed the villa’s walls in reck

"Woo hoo!!! Girl! You are on fire! Yay! That's crazy. Baby, you are on fire!!!"I was at the beach of my mansion, gliding across the waves on my jet ski. Yes, you heard me right. I live on one of the islands that Daddy owns. This island was my gift when I was born. When I turned fifteen, I asked my dad to begin construction so I could live on this beautiful island when I became an adult. The island was all set when I was twenty-two years old. I have been living here ever since, which makes it roughly three years."Emily! We wanna hang out in the cheap pubs of Mexico City and drink those disgusting mojitos!"My beloved, w h i t e-t r a s h cousin Miranda was the one talking. She was a cashier in NYC, USA. Her parents were not doing as well as my dad and did not accept my father's charity. Yet, Miranda acts like she is from the royal family and looks down on everything associated with poverty or anything ethnic. I always tolerate her, even though she is more than I can stand most of the