Mafia Hearts
Romance · fiction

Eight Steps Across the Garden

“You made my son WALK?” Ethan Caldwell’s voice tore across the garden like a gunshot. Even the birds scattered from the hedges. I barely noticed them. Seven-year-old Noah was collapsing into my arms, his thin legs trembling beneath his pale blue pajama pants. Sweat dampened the dark hair against his forehead. His breathing...

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Genre
Romance
Audience
Adult readers
Chapters
4
Fiction status
fiction
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My Life Story Editorial

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Mafia Hearts

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  1. 01Chapter 1
  2. 02Chapter 2
  3. 03Chapter 3
  4. 04Chapter 4

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