Pretty Again
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Cynara Fuentes was one of those sweet girls that was naive when it came to boys. She thought she had fallen in love when she met Antony (Tony) Cardona but that wasn't the case. He pretended to be everything she wanted and had lacked in her life. Tony didn't just simply play with her feelings he broke her down. Antony pushed her to limits she never thought she could reach, leaving Cyn with no other choice but to start all over
It took her so long to build herself back up from the rubble that Tony left her in. Just when she felt like she was her strongest, like she could take on the world Tony made his way back into her life. Her first instinct is to shut down and block him out but Cyn sees a change in Tony that sparks her interest. The only thing is she's taken up interest in others that could be good for her. Will she choose the ugly path she thinks she knows or one that she hasn't quite traveled yet?
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