Reflections in Shadow
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Last published Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Evelyn St. James had always known how to put on a show. Long before the cameras flashed and her name appeared in lights, she learned to perfect the art of keeping her true self hidden. It began in her childhood, in a small town that never saw its name in the papers, but where appearances meant everything. Evelyn's mother was the town's version of a celebrity. She wasn't a movie star, but she carried herself like one, moving through the town square with her chin held high, draped in fur even when it wasn't cold. It wasn't out of vanity; it was survival.
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