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Last published Thu, Feb 16, 2023
Collette is a young 23 year old, working as a registered nurse. She finds comfort in helping others when she can't help herself. Nowhere is safe for collette, not at home and not at work. She has no one to turn to apart from her boyfriend Aiden who has conditioned her into believing that only he will ever love her. Will collette find the courage to leave or will she spend her days, potentially limited, with Aiden.
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