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Not So Alone (West Coast Campus Book 1)

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Parts 43
Time 3h 51m

Mature

tw's: descriptions of r*pe, eating disorders, panic attacks 

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I had to flee. To escape. I couldn't take the pain of people telling me to be okay. That I was a survivor. 

But what about me being a victim?

All because a few people refused to hear me when I said no. 

Now I carry around pain, fear, a disgusting feeling that is also there. Behind me. In the shadows. 

But maybe he'll be the light. 

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This is a hockey player x gymnast college romance. A sunshine x grumpy, little forced proximity, he hangs the stars for her romance book where he would do anything to make her feel safe againAll Rights Reserved

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