Slow Grenade

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Parts 3

MatureOngoing6m

Last published Mon, Mar 10, 2025

Vivian Adams is a masterclass in emotional control, her heart encased in a layer of ice. Her life was a perfectly crafted puzzle until Liam Walker came into the scene like a slow grenade, shattering her defenses, forcing her to confront the one thing she always avoided: love. As the pieces of her carefully constructed life begin to fall apart, Vivian must decide if she's willing to take a chance on the one person who's managed to crack her frozen facade.

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