The art of lying
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  • Reads 896
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  • Parts 21
  • Time 1h 39m
Complete, First published Dec 31, 2018
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"Amelia" someone said behind me.It couldn't be him.He left.

"Mel" he said again using the nickname he was calling me.This time his hand grabbed my arm.Without a warning I was turned around and faced with a very familiar person.

"Who are you?" Was the only thing I said.Those words just slipped out of my mouth.

Of course I know who he is.Hell how could I ever forget?

"We will meet again" he said with a smirk on his face.He then left.Again.

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Amelia is a 24 years old girl who studies biology in London.Escape from her past is the thing she wanted and needed the most.But that seems impossible at the moment.

Brandon is-more like was-her best friend since birth.He was her anchor,the one that kept the past in the past.He helped her dismiss the ghosts that had been haunting her.

But one day he disappeared just like that.Without a warning,without saying goodbye.He and his family was gone.

Amelia was left behind alone.He was the only person she relied on and he left.He was the only she could trust.At least that's what she thought. 

And one day he came back just like that.But he didn't came alone.He brought back in her life all those ghosts he once drove off.

What will happen when they fall for each other?Can bad bring out the good,or will it be your new step in a world of extreme dangerous love?

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