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Legado Peligroso: La niñera del hijo autista del DonES
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Mariana Moreno creía haber dejado atrás su peligroso pasado, ocultando su verdadera identidad y sobreviviendo sola en un mundo que jamás había sido amable. Pero un encuentro lo cambia todo. Presencia a un hombre ejecutar a alguien con brutal precisión y, por primera vez, comprende que el peligro no es solo un recuerdo: es un hombre llamado Dimitri Ross, un jefe de la mafia y multimillonario director ejecutivo con secretos tan oscuros como los suyos. Cuando Mariana se ve envuelta en el mundo de Dimitri, se ve obligada a cuidar de Michael, su sobrino de cinco años y un niño que carga con el peso de una tragedia que ningún niño debería soportar. Mientras lucha por dominar los miedos del niño y desentrañar sus propios sentimientos complejos, Mariana descubre que su pasado y el presente de Dimitri están sorprendentemente entrelazados. Las personas que destruyeron a su familia podrían ser las mismas que asesinaron a la suya. Embarazada, perseguida y huyendo de enemigos que aún no comprende del todo, Mariana debe usar todas sus habilidades (su mente, su experiencia tecnológica y su coraje) para proteger a los niños que ama, enfrentar las sombras de su pasado y sobrevivir a las fuerzas despiadadas que la acechan por todos lados.
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