Cold Smiles & Pretty Lies
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- Parts 26
Ongoing2h 49m
Last published Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Sydney disappeared without a trace.
Two and a half years later, she's returned. The scars that skate over her body and the tattoos that dance across her skin hold the key to time spent away.
What the hell happened to her?
*WARNING: Mature references, swearing, dark and mature themes, graphic descriptions and gore, possible trigger warnings, and mentions of death and suicide*
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