Things were never the same
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Last published Mon, Jun 17, 2024
"I was nothing more than a pawn in a game played by men"
To pay for her brother's university fees Saare Ahmed is forced into a marriage with a man nearly twice her age and who is nothing more than a stranger
At sixteen years old Thomas Johnson joined the US marines. The son of a Vietnam war veteran he adapts quickly to the harsh reality and rises rapidly amongst the ranks becoming a Major by the age of thirty five. Unfortunately his professional life combined with his upbringing has had catastrophic results for his mental health making it difficult for him to connect with a woman. Until he meets the brown eyed girl in the horn of Africa.
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