Empire of the Past
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Last published Thu, Feb 17, 2022
There is one thing in this life that haunts us all, The Past. Is there really a way to forget and start over, not just 'close the chapter', but create a new book. Maybe, creating a new identity, new name, new morals, new style, and most important make sure no one from the new book, knows about old one.
Kodi White. Well known business woman, build an empire from nothing, and is the center of mens attention. The perfect life, right?
Not really, it's not that easy for her to keep the past away from the world's eye. Creating an empire and hiding away the truth, became the missions that she dedicated her life to. It wasn't that easy when Kodi got a crazy fan on her back trying to find out the about her past.
Mary Coldi. Walked into the office one Friday morning, and there it begins. We can blame the poor girl, she raised from the dead people that Kodi tried to keep away for so long. The family that abandoned her. Lover that made her see the true colors of the world, after all - every strong woman, was just a broken girl once. -
Can Kodi open her stoned soul to those people again?
Can she forgive all of them for what they did?
Or will she keep her game face on, and stay loyal to the empire?
Read to find out what really happened behind the curtains of the past, and why Kodi now has to choose between family, lover and the power.
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