The Scars Remain
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❝I wish I had died with them that night.
I wish they never found me.
I wish I never got my memories back.❞
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Lia, a seventeen year old girl living in a state of ignorant bliss, her life is untouched by any of the horrible crimes being committed in the world. Her only dream is to join The World's Art Institute in Washington and become an actress. She led a very basic, unproblematic life until she wakes up in London with no recollection of her memories, she finds herself entangled in a world of crime and corruption. Thinking that that was the end of the worst was her biggest mistake, for that "false hopes are more dangerous than fears".
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❀ This is a story of loss and survival, friendships and betrayals, strength and sacrifices, a story of the ups and downs of life, and of the fight for power, and finally, a story of all kinds of selfless love. ❀
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