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Red String

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Reads 659
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Parts 2
Time 18 minutes

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Agent Lucy Chen, one of the best agent in Los Angeles. She helps LAPD to uncover crimes and solved it. She's an ex-military, she is best in leading her own team. She's strong and independent. She doesn't like being told what she needs to do. But even this kind of personality, she hides the kindest and the softest personality a person could ever have. She doesn't lack empathy, she always thinks before she acts. On the other side is Sergaent Tim Bradford, he's tough, he always wants the best for his rookie or his team. He doesn't go down that easy. He has smart tactics and a good observer, but behind this tough personality is someone who hides the deepest pain. 
What if their cross paths? What if in one mission, a string pulls them closer together?All Rights Reserved

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"For six months, FBI Agent Lucy Chen has lived a double life, buried deep undercover as Lily Dakota to bring down Los Halcones, one of the city's most dangerous drug gangs. The work is grueling, the lies endless - until she crosses paths with Tim Bradford, a mechanic whose garage the gang uses. He's not part of their world, but his quiet strength and unexpected kindness pull her in, sparking a connection she can't ignore. When the FBI raids, Tim is arrested alongside the gang, and the fragile bond between them collapses. To Tim, she's the reason he's behind bars. To Lucy, he's the one man she knows is innocent - and the one she can't seem to let go of. What follows is a spiral of betrayal, heartbreak, and second chances. A cellmate's cruel whisper convinces Lucy Tim only used her. A rival gang's bullet nearly takes his life. A letter filled with love and goodbyes drives them apart. But some ties refuse to break. Nine months later, fate throws them back together, forcing Lucy to confront the truth she's been running from and Tim to prove that his love was always real. Slow-burning, emotional, and deeply romantic, Through the Ashes is a story of betrayal, trust, and finding love strong enough to rise from the ruins."

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