The Girl with the Key
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Last published Sun, Dec 8, 2019
Avery wakes up in a room that she does not recognize. She has a mysterious box in her lap that holds a key. What is the key for? Where is she? And why are there three strangers staring back at her?
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Please don't let it be my time yet. What the fuck is going on? I quickly look at my surroundings. My eyes land on a wall that has pictures of me...changing naked in my room and they look awfully fucking close. Violet is a tough girl with a damaged past. Already transitioned from her hometown to a fresh new city, evil is near and it's got a white mask. Will she make it out alive?
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