Hearts of Steel: Shadows of Deception
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  • Reads 700
  • Votes 29
  • Parts 11
  • Time 2h 16m
Ongoing, First published Aug 14
Mature
Two women navigating life the best way they know how after a traumatic past. 

Noah Whitlock is a young, introverted mafia boss who has practically been forced to take over after her father's death, fixing all the mistakes that inevitably got him killed. She puts herself in danger when she meets and falls in love with a very peculiar woman at a bar. 

Little does Noah know that the woman is targeting her. Sofia Legder has been spending most of her life mourning. Mourning a life she never had. After years of trying to make peace with what she did in her past, her past comes to hunt her. Now, she's left to make some tough decisions. The most significant decision being whether she can kill the woman she is falling for.
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