Of love and lies
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Everyone has something that takes the pain away.
They say that love is a game so they choose their moves wisely.
Kamara Ackerly is a painter who moves to Manchester to follow her dreams. She goes on a journey in pursuit of happiness and fulfillment but her path is blocked by Alec Dimitri. He is a man so troubled by his past that he has no idea how to live in the present.
The constant battle between them over what is right and what is real leads them to charter into worlds that neither of them could ever prepare for. His attention is followed with enemies she doesn't need and problems that could only pull her further and further away from the path she wants to be on.
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