"Has it ever occurred to you how fucking amazing you look while hacking files?" he said while eyeing the glasses I wore.
"You just told me, now I am well aware," I replied, mocking him. "now shut up I'm doing what you asked me to," I added.
He grunted, walking towards me then said "I'll shut you up."
"I-" I was about to reply when his lips met mine kissing me softly, caressing and coaxing my lips open. If only I can see what happens next.
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Being an orphan is both a blessing and a curse. For Catarina Grimaldi, life can never be better, or so she thought. Knowing at such a young age that she was an orphan was easier for her, now at age 23, she wanted to look for her birth parents. Knowing comes with a price and a front seat inside the mafia.
Parents' name. Check
Time. Check
Money. Check
Hacking skills. Check
Hot Italian guy knocking at your door. Check... wait what?
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Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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