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“My parents are sickeningly in love, and deserve every single moment of their happily ever after. It's probably no surprise my standards are so skyscraper high, soaring amongst the clouds – set to have my heart turning to ice from living at such an altitude. In my experience, nothing and no one has ever came close to the kind of relationship they have, and I simply refuse to settle for anything less than the person who lets me shine the brightest while being myself.”

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Taming the Heart

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