Broken
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Last published Sun, Dec 31, 2023
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My name is Akeela - Akeela Mgbemena...yea you heard right. I'm an immigrant, Nigerian..from the igbo tribe to be precise. But who cares right?.
I am broken,or not.One thing is certain though..i'm fixable,i have to be or all this will be for nothing.
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Reginald Reyes is a ladies' man, not ready to be in a relationship and definitely not in a rush to settle down. And in all his imaginations, he has never imagined settling down with a Nigerian woman.
What happens when friendship slowly turns into something more and Regi is constantly thinking about a particularly stubborn but good natured Nigerian woman,with a ringing laugh and eyes so soulful, he could get lost in them.
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