Chasing The Flame
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- Parts 2
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Last published Sat, Dec 19, 2020
Book 2
Dusty hidden secrets a revealed, everything Viola know becomes a fiction.
Locked away, no one can be trusted in this world she once called her home.
Nothing will ever be the same.
Raphael Vitali comes from a dark past, full of loss and sorrow.
Can they mend each others broken souls, or will they let power and higher forces get in the way.
It eventually all comes down to one question:
"DESTROY THE ARMY OR DESTROY THEIR QUEEN."
It's a one guy decision.
Xxx
After the encounter with Torres in the shop. Viola begins to question her safety.
"A war is coming."
she knew that, she could feel it.
And it was all because of her.
Viola is keeping a secret something she never told Raphael. A secret that could change everything. It could ruin them both.
But she has to let it out.
Can they handle it or will it tear them apart?
The past is coming back hard to haunt them. All the while they'll be chasing the flame.
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