Innocence
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Last published Wed, Aug 22, 2018
Jade Ross and her mother, Sarah Ross, flee New York City to escape their past, leaving the haunting memories of the old creaky apartment a thousand miles away. In their new life they live with Sarah's childhood best friend Helen Sullivan, and her son August Sullivan. This golden haired, dark eyed boy intrigues Jade, as she fights with herself not knowing how to feel. She had put up a thick icy wall around her soul to protect her, but we don't decide who we fall for, and sometimes it makes that icy impenetrable wall crumble to the ground as quick as a heartbeat.
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