When we stop pretending
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  • Parts 6
  • Time 27m
  • Reads 297
  • Votes 28
  • Parts 6
  • Time 27m
Ongoing, First published Dec 03, 2024
Mature
A way too perfect soccer player. A fighter with a heavy burden. And friendly potential... right?

Cecilia Duarte knows how to keep a secret. She learned the hard way, with mistakes and humiliations. With her whole family sinking in deep, she tries to keep a normal face, a bright smile and stand up even thought her world is crumbling at her feet and she's powerless to help. When her mom takes her two siblings and she goes to pick them up, she meets Julián Reyes. Golden boy. And the friend she didn't know she needed.

Julián Reyes knows how to play a part. He has lived his whole life being perfect. Good grades, playing soccer and helping grannies to cross the street. Then, when his path crosses with Cecilia Duarte, with her sad eyes and icy attitude. She'll become his anchor. And the wildness he desperately wanted.

With each other, they start to wonder: what happens when we stop pretending?

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**THIS BOOK IS A STANDALONE**
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