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It's Not How It Seems (INHIS)

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Parts 4
Time 17m

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(This is a first draft, so I'm open to constructive criticism! At the same time, though, go easy on me lol. TW list at the bottom) 

Dani Behtan is missing. 

Lucy Kova, Dani's fiancee, has gone crazy with worry. Raised enough hell to convince Regula, leader of the Arilo Assassins, to send out a team to find them.
Jexi Griff, Aniol Kaminski, Lucy Kova, Mayson Kaiwi, Noah Fusaro, and Mattea Sarai are dispatched from the Arilo Assassin's on a mission to locate Dani Behtan. Sparks and bullets will fly, relationships will start and end as their personalities clash together to form a team that's falling apart at the seams. 

But it will all be worth it  i̶f̶ when they save Dani. Right?

*

(TW list: LGBT-phobia, drinking, death, gore, guns, murder, mention of murder, PTSD, mention of depression, panic attacks, possibly more but those are all I can think of at the moment! If any of these trigger you dont feel pressured to continue reading! Take care of yourself 💕)All Rights Reserved

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