Captivated by the Fire-Eating Seductress

Description

Sometimes, in the quiet moments away from the neon blaze of the carnival, I wonder what life could be like beyond this twisted world. To normal folk, I’m nothing more than a night of reckless fun—never the kind of girl you introduce to your mother. I grew up feeling that this is the only place I belonged, surrounded by the other misfits and outcasts. Then he appeared—watching me with an intensity that made me tremble inside. His gaze wasn’t hungry or fleeting; it was filled with wonder, as if he could see the real me behind the glitter and the fire. The problem is that I carry secrets that could shatter the hope of a future with him overside of this place. There are dark realities about the carnival and the people I call family that I fear would make him turn his back to me forever.