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× The Echelons × [Nocturne]
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Miles, a young painter enjoying his privacy in the Italian countryside, must choose between the simple life he loves or being the successor to a clan of wealthy, influential purebloods contending for power in the new world order.
Should he fulfill his family's wish? Or will he be able to escape his predetermined fate: a life of deceit, chaos, and deadly encounters with the mafia?
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After moving out of New York, Kel finds herself a new friend and renewed self-worth as she tries to leave her troubled past behind.
With Miles' help, she puts her career first to help her family, putting herself out there while trying to enjoy adulthood and a newfound sense of normalcy. All seems well and routine until someone from her not-so-distant past shows up-only to ruin the illusion.
Can she hide from him and the truth?
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