Burned
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Last published Thu, Sep 4, 2014
Feelings, there's nothing good about them. They provide weakness, which only makes you more vulnerable in this specific world. You must be strong, you must put away all feelings, and you must not love. You can only care, a little. 18 year-old Dellilah Rivera is tested in every inhuman way possible, which is slightly ironic considering the fact that she has a secret. She has a family, one that cares about her, and she's been missing out on them ever since she was born into this world, ever since she was separated from them. But slowly, she takes it upon herself to shape her life into what it should have been, 18 years ago. She didn't know what love was, and was clueless as to what she found herself doing with Niall Horan. Llilah finds herself getting mixed up into all kinds of problems, some she's not even sure if they're possible to solve. Niall is the biggest one yet, and Llilah has no idea what she's gotten herself into. Will everyone figure out her secret even before she does? After all, if you play with fire, you're bound to be burned.
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