Aching for You
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Last published Tue, Feb 24, 2026
What happens when a girl on the run unknowingly meets what she was running from?
'Mila Hargrove' is just another person in New York City. She is a student at Julliard in their ballet program. She's an average woman with an average life. But no one knows that 'Mila Hargrove' doesn't exist. Does it even really matter, though? She's only trying to live a peaceful life, and achieve her longtime dream of becoming a professional ballerina.
But all of that changes when she meets them.
Three strange, terrifying, and oddly familiar men. She can't help but be fascinated with them. Unknowingly, she stumbles into their web. By the time she realizes who they are and what this would mean for her, it's too late.
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