Corrupted womb, a psychological thriller by Ariana Holloway

Mariana's life started with a lie.

Her mother was a mortal woman tangled in the wrath of Medusa and forced into conception by Vastiano, an ancient Italian vampire deity. Their influence corrupted the pregnancy, opening a violent rift between gods and mortals. Twins were born from that rupture. Mariana, infused with Medusa's rage and vampiric power. Luke, his soul fused with the explosive wrath of Ares.

Their birth was not celebrated. It was covered up with murder.

Her uncle, a man with Russian mafia blood and a hunger for control, killed their mother to claim Mariana's body and power for himself. He erased her history, hid her true bloodline, and raised her like property. Anyone who tried to rescue her disappeared. The uncle placed bounties on every surviving relative, forcing them into new identities and silent shadows. Mariana grew up believing she had no one left.

Isolation. Grooming. Lies wrapped in fake protection.

Luke survived a different hell. Passed through foster systems and abuse, manipulated into believing Mariana lived a better life. He found her. Watched her. Stalked her. Convinced that if their uncle touched her, he had a right to her too. The obsession turned violent. The betrayal cut deeper than any blade.

Everyone wanted a piece of her body. No one cared about her soul.

They believed trauma would make her obedient. They believed fear would keep her quiet. They believed corruption would define her.

They were wrong.

Mariana is not a victim. Mariana is the catalyst.

Divine rage coils beneath her skin. Darkness answers her voice. Her power is fed by everything she survived. She carries Medusa's warning and Vastiano's hunger in every heartbeat. The girl they tried to bury will become the weapon they never saw coming.

"You covered up a murder.
You sold my body behind closed doors.
You hunted down my bloodline.
And now you expect silence?"

"I am Mariana. Daughter of the cursed. Inheritor of wrath. You should've killed me when you had the chance."

This is Corrupted Womb.
It is not mythology. It is the truth they fear.

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