Beyond What Meets The Eye
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Last published Wed, May 29, 2024
Mira Aldaine seemed to have everything; her father was a millionaire, she was popular, and she was one of the states best soccer players. The reality was a lot different from that though, her mother dead, and her father basically cutting ties with her completely. All she wanted was to move on and start her own life, completely separate from her past, but once she becomes suddenly entangled in a number of dangerous mafia affairs, she realizes her past might not be as easy to escape as she thought.
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