Free Bird
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Last published Tue, Dec 15, 2020
Worn out, burned out and clinically depressed, superstar Shiraishi Mai struggles to find meaning in her life after a bad breakup leaves her broken and betrayed. A fresh faced, up-and-comer briefly invigorates her with nostalgia, passion and the joys of youth. But the loss of her lover who was also her muse deprives her of inspiration and a hunger for life. Her career never looked so big, as so her inner demons that continue to devour her from within. Can she ever find peace? Does happiness only exists with She Who Betrays? Or will youth and noble innocence save her from this never ending downward spiral?
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