Dar-Al Harb. The name Raia learned when she was taken from her home and used as a bartering tool against her father. Jad Dar-Al Harb made sure of it. A man wanting the money he loaned back. Raia finds herself in a countdown. Her father has one month to pay the money back or she will be forced to repay it by bartering her own flesh.

"Humans are delicate-soft. Their demure nature makes them incapable of understanding the harsh realities of the world they live in. They should be handled with care, like they are made of glass or perhaps something even more fragile-like paper dolls." Chapter 5 and 6 have been combined. On hiatus

I wanted the fairytale. I wanted the prince on the white horse. I know it's childish, but I couldn't help it. But then I realized that reality and dreams don't always turn out the same and at the end of the day, sometimes that dream is staring at us in the face but we were too busy looking for perfection to realize that everything we needed was right in front of us.

Mina, Rei, Amy, Lita and Serenity all learn what it feels like to be married off to the most powerful men in their world. The Kings of the World. Will they be able to live within the worlds they were "sold into"? Or, will they do anything they can to remove themselves from it? (Removed from complete-re-editing/ new ending coming. )

After an emotionally tragic event happens to Serena while at University, she decides to start a new life, accepting a teaching position at a private school in Arizona with her best friend, Rei. When she meets SWAT Officer Darien Shields, her life that she thought she had put in perfect order begins to shift. However, we can't all run from our past. Sooner or later it catches up.