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Vincent O'Brien was as human as they come, but unlike most, he was keenly aware of the monsters lurking in the shadows, concealed in plain sight.
As he prepared to start his senior year with his long-time girlfriend, Kalie, a stranger arrived in town, a figure shrouded in mystery and driven by a dark purpose: to unleash chaos and erase every trace of their wicked deeds.
This is not a tale with a happily ever after.
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