The Crystal River Institute
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  • Reads 261
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  • Parts 8
  • Time 56m
Ongoing, First published Oct 18, 2018
Pinned up against the shelves of books Cassy looked into his dark brown eyes. "I've been looking for you, Dawson." He bent his head down closer to her own, their breathing growing heavier as his lips came towards her.  The gun clicked behind his head, "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
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Following her mother's unexpected death, Cassandra Dawson is shipped off to boarding school by her ruthless grandparents. At the start of her senior year Cassy is thrown into a world of grace, and charm. But when strange coincidences start to occur, Cassy, catches the attention of an unusual group of people, and the headmaster's infamous son. As more strange events start to occur Cassy can't help but wonder if she and her new friends are the cause of the unusual distribution plaguing the prestigious institution.
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