Deception

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Parts 6
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Reads 531
Votes 69
Parts 6
Time 43m

Mature

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Disclaimer :
This story contains dark content like murder, suicide, drugs and self harm which can be disturbing for some readers. Do not read this story if you are not comfortable with such topics.

"No..."
The word came out as a whisper...for her voice has betrayed her...eyes wide, tears brimmed upto her lashes, right in front of her, sat her mother, relaxed on the couch, crimson fluid running down her face, an ugly hole between her eyes. Beside her sat her father, eyes empty, head resting on his wife's shoulder, a gun in his hand...
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He killed her!
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Philip killed his wife!
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Gwen was murdered by her husband!
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Dad killed mom!
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Dad...killed mom?
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Philip and Gwen had been the most loving and caring parents to Skylyn. They were deeply in love even after eighteen years of marriage and twenty two years of being together. Skylyn has always dreamed of having a relationship just like her parents.
Then what went wrong?
Why did Philip kill Gwen, his lovely wife, the mother of his child?

Skylyn now vows to take a dive and find answers, the dreaded answers. She, however, cannot do anything alone. That's when she knocks the door of Nevyn Brooks, her parents' boss's son. 

Join in their journey to reach the deepest roots of this web of secrets!All Rights Reserved

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