Growing Fires with Old Ashes
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''While I was beating myself up over you. You were giving someone the butterflies that were meant for me.''
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After years of being abandoned, drugs and alcohol, Atlas Bressett ends up becoming the new heir of the Usoro Mafia. He turned into the person he promised he would never become. However, things take a turn when his childhood best friend returns after leaving him without explanation.
Sage Morales returns after an adventure full of danger, lies and secrets. Guilt has never left her side since her leaving abruptly. Returning to her hometown with new people took a toll on everyone's lives, but she can still feel the connection she used to feel.
Will they put gas on the fire or will the fire extinguish itself?
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''Don't you think it's embarrassing that the one person that broke me is also the one who fixes me?''
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