Shadows of The Heart
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Lyra Keller was hopelessly in love with Orion Blackwood. But Orion's heart belonged to someone else, someone close to both of them-her sister, Zara. When conflicts tear their families apart, fate intervenes, and through a twist of destiny, Lyra and Orion are married.
Lyra, filled with hope, believed that her marriage to Orion was the start of her happily ever after. But her dreams were shattered as Orion remained cold and indifferent to her pain. He hated her because she reminded him of Zara. Or was it why he married her, to be close to someone who looked like her?
When she is about to give up, Zara returns home. With Zara back in their lives, the tension escalates. What will Orion do? And can Lyra find the strength to overcome the shadows of her heart? Will she ever discover that Zara was the reason for her heartbreak?
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