The Unmarked Grave
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Last published Sat, Jan 19, 2019
Nora Myers is broke and desperate. She's been on the run from her abusive ex for years now and is looking for any way out. When she is hired for a housesitting job she thinks that it's the best thing that could've happened to her. Until the house itself comes to life and realizes the owners are hiding dark secrets. With the help of a caretaker named, Luke, the two will have to discover what really happened to the owners' son Charlie. But, will they make it out alive?
All rights reserved to Vanessa Deltufo. This is my senior project for my school and I have been working on it since late September. I feel very passionate about my story so far and have put a lot of effort into achieving my dream of being an author. I'm sharing my works with you with hope that I can perfect it before I actually publish it to the real world. If my idea is stolen, legal action will be taken. Please don't let it come to that, enjoy!
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