Haunted in the Night
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It came in the night, always at night, never heard, never sighted, but it haunted, haunted in the night.
It was dark, it was cold, it was evil, it hid in the shadows, watching, waiting, taunting, and haunting.
It brought horror, it brought nightmares but it left grief, it left despair, it stole all hope, it stole all happiness until there was nothing, nothing but madness and sadness.
Claire Handerson was only 10 years old when her parents went missing in the night, and their not the only ones, now 14 years later when her godmother goes missing she finds herself having to go back to her hometown where it all happened, working to find out what or who did it, but it's not as easy as just solving a mystery case, there will be feelings, there will be love, there will be suspicion, there will be heartache, can Claire solve who has snatched all these people including her loved ones or will she become lost to the madness it leaves in its wake.
Warning this story contains dark scenes which may be frightening, sexual scenes and death which may be triggers.
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