Allure | Completed | ✔
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sashaxdee
Complete, First published Mar 28, 2016
Mature
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"Dark spaces, quiet places," she whispered over his mouth. "That's all we need, David."

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Struggling to keep up with her newfound life, eighteen-year-old Cheryl Wood feels exhausted. She feels isolated and left out by her own family and craves attention. A recovering addict, she finds a thrill in her life in men and accounts herself alive in those blissful moments.
    
In her new school, she finds herself a friend. Friendship has always been something she has struggled with over the years. Her callous nature is off-putting and she tries her best to hold onto the ties of this fragile friendship.
   
Her love for painting attracts the attention of a handsome man who couldn't help himself around her.
    
Could she let go of her past life and live in a brighter present or is she going to end up destroying everything she ever touched?

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