Comforting Souls
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Last published Mon, Sep 18, 2023
Scarlett (Sca') Walker has only one option to staying safe, and that's moving halfway across the world. Away from a past that not only haunts her, but also hunts her.
Though refusing to let this new beginning bring her down, she takes this opportunity of a new life and surrounds herself with a new group of friends.
The only thing she didn't expect was to get an addiction.
Tobias (Toby) Turner. Hard-headed and stubborn with a bad attitude to match is one of the guys in the small group that Scarlett meets. Upon first impression, Toby would make her feel unwelcome before he even gives her a chance.
With a past of his own that haunts him, and an enemy that refuses to leave him or his past alone, it's only a matter of time until Toby finally breaks.
The only thing he didn't expect was to fall in love.
Staying Safe for Scarlett may be proven difficult, not only by the one who seeks her, but with the one who also hides a past of their own.
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