City Lights and Fireflies
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blondewho
Ongoing, First published Sep 05, 2019
Mature
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"For I was city lights and he was fireflies"

In which a death threat outshines any possible wingman. 

"Wish less work more" is what they always said and 24-year-old Elaine Bradford lived and breathed that motto.
The only problem with being loaded with the fruits of your labor usually was that you had no time left to enjoy them. 

Work had always filled out most of the pie-chart of her life and she hadn't minded until Leo Morales finds ways to rearrange her priorities.
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The Lawyer's Fairy Tale

47 parts Complete Mature

Sofia Orsini always adored the stories her mother used to tell her. Fairy tales about princesses, princes and the knight in shining armour that would swoop in save the day slaying the villain. She dreamed of the day her prince would come in and save her from her life of loneliness. Growing up in a poor neighbourhood outside of Venice Italy, both of Sofia's parents worked around the clock to give her the life she deserved. As she grew up she slowly learned that no prince was coming to save her, and she had to save herself. Using everything she had she boarded a plane and landed in NYC to pursue her passion career. A career where she could help, be respected and frankly make a fuck ton of money - lawyer. But going to law school has a high price tag, so when her tuition bill comes due and she's short, she preservers. Putting herself up for a date at an auction, she never expected to meet her knight in shining armour. Let alone for it to be her arrogant, workaholic, 6'4 hot Italian boss. Will this be the fairy tale ending Sofia has been longing for or just another frog she has to kiss until she finds her prince?

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