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Hush, My Sweet Darling

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Reads 4,713
Votes 998
Parts 52
Time 8h 12m

Mature

A young woman and a cop find themselves in over their heads as they try to protect their new love in a world filled with violence and murder.

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Violet Lee seems to be living everyone else's dream. As the only daughter of one of the country's most affluent and prominent households, she is cherished and well protected by her kin. Little do they know, she longs to escape the gilded prison that her sheltered life is and become her own person.

Police Superintendent Kai Wu has been living in a void after his lover's murder seven years ago. Wanting to escape the haunting memory, he buries himself in his work, cracking the toughest of criminal cases.

What happens when destiny takes over, connecting a magical red thread between these two strangers?

Meanwhile, in the criminal underworld, a new phantom by the name of Zagan has risen to claim the throne...

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Read this gorgeous, whirlwind romance with a tinge of crime/mystery guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings.

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Achievements:
▪︎ 1st place winner Romance, Hot Chocolate Awards 2021.
▪︎ Honorable mention Romantic Dreams Awards 2021. 

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▪︎Status: Ongoing.
▪︎Updated weekly on Friday, 3 PM CET/GMT+1/UTC+1 

Copyright © 2021 Cantiara All Rights Reserved.All Rights Reserved

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