Burnt Matches (On hold)
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Maya Cann has knowingly made a name for herself.
Matches.
She has one rule, her golden rule.
She won't start a fire, but she won't stop one either.
Her obsession with fire however goes beyond the standards of pyromania and Luke Hemingway seems to be the only one willing to burn a few matches to find out why.
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