39 parts Complete Mature[complete; editing, ROUGH draft]
"Say something in Spanish."
I snorted, "Like what?"
"I don't know... I just want to hear you speak it."
Our gaze stayed on each other for more than it should've. But I couldn't look away. Her hair laid out behind her on the pillow, her hands under her cheek and her head nearly under my arm.
I inhaled, "Puede que me estΓ© enamorando de alguien que nunca me amarΓ‘."
She parted her lips and for a second I thought she understood me, my heart skipped a beat until she spoke, "And what does that mean?"
"It means, this woman beside me asks too many questions," I lied.
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Oakley Marrero has been nothing but a rebel since witnessing her parent's murder at the age of eight. Leaving everything behind ten years later, she settled down in New York City in hopes to track down the killers that have never been found. While on her mission, she had what she thought was a one-night stand with August Creed. But when she collides with him while just mere seconds away from catching her parents killer - getting away yet again - the two find out they have more in common than just sexual attraction.
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-Does not portray IRL Mafia's-
Start date: May 22nd, 2021
End date: Nov 18th, 2021
Status: Complete
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