Black Currant
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MatureOngoing1h 41m
Last published Sun, Jun 7, 2026
in which a young man signs up to be the heir of a criminal empire, believing he has the cold black heart needed to shoulder his sins. but it only takes a certain woman with paint-smeared hands to prove him wrong.
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