Retreat into Darkness
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(THIS BOOK HAS MANY GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, it's slowly being edited!)
Allaura Aislinn always dreamt of living in a fairytale.
She never thought a world of chaos would ever come find her.
Until one day, it did.
Join Allaura into her journey of finding out who she truly is and where she truly belongs.
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