Haunted
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  • Parts 14
  • Time 3h 23m
Complete, First published Feb 27, 2021
The dead typically want one of two things. 
Ghosts crave conversation. Spirits seek pain.

My name is Bria, and I've been able to interact with the dead for as long as I can remember.

Communicating with the deceased might sound like a cool gift, but let me assure you, it's not. Ghosts don't shut up, and not all specters are friendly. In fact, most of them are dangerous.

Pretending the paranormal doesn't exist is far easier than talking to the shadows, so I've been avoiding the dead for years. Past experiences have led me to avoid the living too. And for a long time, I've successfully kept my distance.

Until a single ghost encounter in the library ruins everything.

Now a couple of my classmates know my secret. But as it turns out, they have a deadly secret of their own. 

Time to talk to the shadows again.
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This story contains profanity and violence.

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Solasta Academy: All Hallows Eve

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Two weeks have passed since the night Calia Nox almost died, and she's ready to go back to Solasta Academy. She wanted to forget that she was the object of a psychopathic killer, and he killed many of her classmates to get her attention. Calia wanted to be able to move on, but other dangers were lurking in the shadows. The Book of the Damned was stolen from Ambrosia's archives and definitely in the wrong hands. And there's the whole situation of her biological father. Even so, she and her friends are preparing for All Hallows Eve--the one night in the year when the veil between the living and dead is thinned. Throughout the four Kindoms, their rulers have planned numerous celebrations for the special night. However, no one would expect someone to open the gates to Hazelthorn---the spirit realm---or the dead to haunt the living. To hurt and kill them. Calia and her friends must fight the ghosts of their pasts to defeat the ones lurking at their school, ready to strike at any time.