Tangled Witness
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What starts out as the witnessing of a certain shy and reserved Cleo Wallace's, one of many, drunken nights turned sour, blossoms into much more as charming Nate Bowen gets tangled in this young girl's life.
They are drawn to one another, but unsure what to expect from him, or life in general, her limits are tested. Now on top of surviving university and figuring life out, Cleo is forced to stop overthinking and start facing her problems as feelings get added to the equation. If not, she might lose this boy she didn't even know she had in the first place.
"his eyes across a room
tangled up in her imagination
they had spent a lifetime together
by the time he said hello"
- Atticus
Contains : strong language
(Started July 2019)
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