INBETWEEN
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"We used to be close before you traveled, " he said, leaning back with his hands on the floor behind him.
"We still are."
He shook his head, pushed out his mouth and narrowed his eyes staring at the floor.
"Is Ike not the family friend you said was engaged? " he asked.
"He is," I replied. My head slanted as I observed him. He squeezed my hands then.
"When are you coming home?"
"I don't know, " I sincerely answered, looking at my feet. "soon."
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This is a Nigerian themed book.
A woman wants love but she's unsure if she is ready to love back. Protecting her heart, she's unable to give but ends up in a web of uncertainty between two good men.
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