Thorns & Roses
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"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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