Battle Scars
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Life is a game of winning and losing. Some are players; some are pawns.
However, players face hard truths. Players take risks. Pawns get used. When Senna was thrown away by her girlfriend, she not only lost love, but her confidant, Zhang Wei, as well. Used to only being the pawn, Zhang Wei and Senna must forget their friendship; after all, only players take what they want. With life and love on the line, can the sudden emergence of a peculiar key player, turn the tables in their favor?
In a whirlwind of self-discovery, Senna and Zhang Wei must navigate through family, love, addiction, and loss. But, through the haze of sacrifice and success, one person's greed threatens to raze everything, forcing these friends back together under tumultuous circumstances. It's time to step into their fated roles, propelling those who would see them fail, into Checkmate...
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