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The scent of dying roses: eclipsed heart

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They whisper that Roselyn Sinclair is a devil in disguise—and perhaps she is. But the world broke her long before she learned how to break others. Wronged, discarded, and stripped of innocence, Roselyn grows into a woman who no longer believes in fairness or mercy. With a beauty as haunting as dying roses and a heart eclipsed by resentment, she turns manipulation into an art. Targeting cruel and corrupt men, she lures them with softness and false devotion, unraveling their lives piece by piece. To Roselyn, deception is not sin—it is survival. Then she meets Sebastian Vale. Sebastian is dangerous in a way she did not anticipate. A man wrapped in quiet authority and buried sins, he is no hero, yet not entirely the villain she expects. Behind his controlled gaze and measured words lies a past steeped in darkness—one he neither denies nor seeks forgiveness for. He was meant to be just another target. But lies have consequences. As Roselyn’s carefully constructed game begins to crumble, the line between manipulation and desire blurs. What starts as a calculated deception becomes a slow, devastating fall into love—one that threatens to expose her true self and awaken a heart she thought long dead. In Sebastian, she finds not salvation, but recognition: a mirror of her own moral ruin. Caught between revenge and vulnerability, Roselyn must face the most painful truth of all—falling in love with a monster is easy, but discovering that she may be one too is far more terrifying. The Scent of Dying Roses: Eclipsed Heart is a dark romance of seduction, betrayal, and fragile redemption, where love blooms in decay and every heartbeat carries the scent of inevitable ruin.
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Chapter 1 - before the first sin

The feelings of despair lingers , on her way to school Roselyn had a fight with her abusive mother , ever since her father left her mom for a mistress.

She took an ally way to school because she didn't want to see the judgemental eyes of society, it was messy ,dark and it screamed dangerous but she didn't care

Suddenly someone grabbed her hand she turned around , to her astonishment it was 3 men probably in their late twenties

" a pretty lady shouldn't walk here" said the guy with a scar on his face , the other 2 guys

laughed

Roselyn didn't care she kept walking , and that made the guy's angry the blocked her path " I think we should have fun" said the guy named Luke.

Luke took of her bag and started ripping her clothes off " let go of me " Roselyn said but the guy named Theo slapped her

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The door opened, "why are you back" said Marie, Roselyn mom. Her hair was messy, dark circles under eyes, wine glass on her hand , she reeks of desperation.

"mom I was rapped " Roselyn was trembling, her clothes was torn, bruises all over her body . Her mom sat on the couch like she didn't care

Marie's next words shocked her " stop lying you are a slut just like your father ,so what " she became busy on her phone like nothing happened.

Roselyn went to her room and took a long shower, eyes swollen , she felt like the world was screaming at her, nobody was there for for her.she didn't have friends , all she had were people trying to bring her down

Since she was a child people thought she was odd because she didn't have a father and she never spoke , like she was in her own world

Many people tried to burst her bubble but failed in the end they resort to bullying in order to get her attention.

Her mom was her biggest enemy , she would constantly beat her all because she blamed Roselyn for their divorce

Sometimes her mom would leave her outside the house because she had brought a man , for her sexual pleasure but as soon as they found out she has a child, they would leave her

Marie felt Roselyn was curse so she would take her anger on her , the neighbors heard the noises but didn't interfere in the matter nobody cared

At Roselyn graduation her mom didn't bother to show up, she could see other children laughing, and talking to their parents , she wished her life was like that .

When she got home her mom was on the floor, she had passed out from the drinking, she called the ambulance and but it was too late she already had passed away.

She had to live with her father since he was her only guardian, but her step mom wasn't happy she would constantly taunt her

Roselyn moved out of the house when she graduated college and got a job at cafe to save money for money for her cosmetics business

Roselyn knew from the start she didn't like doing things but since she was poor she had to work for it

or she could lure people to do it for , she was attractive , with long hair , blue eyes plump lips , she could any man on her finger

The scent of of attraction can be deceiving