A Second Chance (Under Construction)
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  • Reads 580,610
  • Votes 18,636
  • Parts 52
  • Time 5h 57m
Complete, First published Dec 31, 2018
Mature
Celeste lived a hard life.   

She lived with an abusive mother who was so bad her father left.  After her mom's overdose she was sent away into the foster care system, bouncing from one home to another.  Things only got worst when she turned 18 and was deemed to old to be in a foster home.  

Now she spends her days and night begging for money and dumpster diving to get a decent meal.

But her life changes when she witnesses a murder and is taken by a mafia.  She meets him and is forced to live with the mafia boss.  

Him.  Lorenzo Russo

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