An unexpected arrangement
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"Alexandrina.... Boy that is a mouthful, isn't it?" He smirked, gazing at her.
She seemed unaffected by his stare as she replied, "Tell me about it, call me Drina." She held her hand out, seeming to want him to shake it. He looked at her, confused but intrigued. Perhaps there's more to her than a pretty face.
A Victorian love story that seems to have a very complicated start. Drina's life has changed and she's not sure she wants it to change any more. Liam wants desperately for a change in his frustrating life. Not all of them can get what they want.
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