Close To You
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Last published Wed, Mar 1, 2017
Being an orphan wasn't easy, but as a kid, she promised herself she would help whoever she could.
Finding Cole in the street, she took him into her home after his mother threw him out. Little did she know she would meet his tall, grey eyed uncle, Damian needed her help too.
Read their story, find out what happens when she fulfils her promise and gains a family she can finally call her own
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