WHAT IT TAKES TO FLEE FROM LOVE

Modern

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“I want to crush your body and soul. That golden look I want to steal it away” “You are sick” I screamed trying to push him away. Fingers wrapped around my throat, gently holding me against the wall, but making sure I could not move “I want to take this happy spirit of yours and suck it into

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