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Thorns & Roses

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Reads 385,027
Votes 13,830
Parts 47
Time 8h 0m

Mature

"Because where there's roses, they'll always be thorns, right?"

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Aurora Valentina Marino was adopted by the Italian mafia family, the Marinos, at a young age. With her life in danger she's forced to marry Elias Moore, head of the American mafia. 

Neither of them are particularly fond of each other. 

They say there's a thin line between love and hate; Aurora and Elias seem to be balancing on that line. Which side will they fall on? 

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