Better off
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Last published Mon, Aug 24, 2020
After a bad and public break up along with a deteriorating mental health that led to an attempted suicide, a beacon of hope walks into Crystal's life but her past sticks around as her ex and her have been in the same circle of friends since high school.
Will their friends manage to stay in between and not pick a side? Will Crystal let her guard down and fall in love again? Will they all survive the obstacles that this new "beacon of hope" will bring into their lives?
It becomes less about their friendship when secrets about their powerful families test their resilience.
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