The Way Back Home
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Last published Fri, Jan 21, 2022
"Time's the thief of memory." - Stephen King, The Gunslinger
The Villareal family were going to move into their inherited manor in the small town of Loire in London. Strange things were said to have happened in this manor, and the townspeople said it was haunted by their infamous great great great great great great grandfather Quinton Henry Villareal, who used to live their and once ruled over the small town of Loire. On the day the Villareal family went to move into their manor, Brooke Villareal the middle child was taken.
About a Few Centuries After the Incident
Alodia Laurence is the daughter of one of the richest families. After getting expelled from her seventh school, her family sends her to live with her grandparents in their manor in Loire, London because there is a boarding school there that is famous for correcting trouble makers. With her grandparents she finds out many things about her ancestors and she finds out that she is a Villareal and she may be the only one that will be able to save Brooke Villareal with a journal that allows them to communicate even though they are decades apart.
Releasing Brooke back into the world, and letting her find her way back home- everything will be at stake. Some people will be willing to go to any extent to stop Alodia and there surely will be lies, deceit, betrayal, and truths will be buried deep into the ground. This story will make you question who to trust because everyone has a motive.
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