The Neapolitans
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Willow found the sandman in the clock not long after she murdered her mother― things only went downhill from there.
The manor-of-rotten-wood-and-ash burnt down that day, after Scolopendra took over. Noone survived the fire that tore everything apart. not the boy, or the butcher, the twins, the goddess, the count, the brother, the nymph, the sandman, or the witch. Because that day, the world fell to pieces.
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Willow E. Salamander lives in the Merlot Manor; a home passed down through the generations of the Salamander family. Her mother is abusive and her live is a living hell, until she discovers that the house isn't all what it seems, and that hidden in the clock, there is a man of sand that grants your every desire. Though the sweet sounding wish isn't nearly as great as it seems, for the truth isn't always so true- sometimes it's cruel and twisted and morphed to the point where it isn't what it once was.
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