Frozen Hands
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Last published Tue, Sep 28, 2021
Elizabeth Lovelace is a 25 year old archaeoligist working in Cambridge when her old friend called for the chance of a lifetime. An excavation of a person frozen in ice, who seems to be alive. Once "defrosted" he is one of the worst people she ever met. However, they have to work together to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Can they put their differences aside?
Trigger warning: swearing, alcohol usage, smut, violence.
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