Selcouth Love
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A guarded heart owns a bright flower shop and holds depressing memories under her skin.
An awkward heart, works in a popular coffee shop, hiding something cozier inside his heart.
Her smile lightens up the saddest people and shines brighter than the burning stars in the sky.
His dull expression makes the happiest people intimidated and casts shadows wherever he goes.
When Emma unknowingly breaks down the barriers of cold-hearted Lars, which doesn't happen often, he sees that she isn't just any girl. All Lars can do is struggle to not let Emma slip through his fingers, but a dark history is revealed, and he learns that it might be harder than he thought.
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