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In Your Arms

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Reads 1,882
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Parts 16
Time 4h 22m

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He was the wind that made her world freeze over. She was the fire that lit up his. 

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Aren Petros was the stain on the Petros family name, known for his criminal past. And Mila Chambers was the solution to cleaning up his image. So when they find themselves bound by a marriage of convenience, despite their mutual reluctance and disdain, they must navigate turbulent emotions and societal expectations as they confront their differences and hidden pasts. 

After all, love may just conquer all, even hate. 

[ inspired by the myth of Eros and Psyche ]All Rights Reserved

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Unknown Obsession by ShanumS13

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