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Guarded Heart Strings

Reads 102
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Parts 8
Time 1h 59m

Reads 102
Votes 7
Parts 8
Time 1h 59m

Mature

anxietydisorder college dualpov innocent jealousy love loveatfirstsight maturethemes obsessed romance slowburn sports

A shy and anxiety-ridden girl encounters housing issues and has a troubled past in foster care. 

A charming and popular football player loathes the sport and needs to find the courage to be honest and go after what he wants. 

With love at first sight, they have the ability to help each other. 

Excerpt:
I do not know how much time has passed before I feel light beginning to shine on my eyelids. I slowly blink them open and a soft dim glow has lit up the room. I can more easily make out the tall shelves and the wooden floors. The sun is just peeking out over the mountains and beams of sunlight are making their way through the large windows. The softest of the beams are reaching us gently, urging us to open our eyes.

I feel a shift in my arms. Startled, I whip my head down to see.

I inhale a shock gasp. My body freezes again. The humming stuck in my throat as I took in the vision before me.

Big golden-brown doe eyes are staring at me framed by long dark lashes.

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