Residue of the Sky
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Last published Sun, Nov 20, 2016
She struggles.
She fights.
She hurts.
She smokes.
Juliette Rae Miller.
She is a messed up teenager who has been through more than you can imagine. The only reason she has to live is her brother-like figure, Gerald. With a rapist, drug dealer obsessed with her for unknown reasons, she has a life no one would ever want to live. She trusts no one except Gerald and protects herself with an ice cold expression implanted on her face.
Can one Mystery Man, who touched her more gently than any other person has, earn her trust?
Can Mystery Man break those barriers?
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