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IN THE SHADOW OF THE DEAD

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Parts 6
Time 17m

Reads 69
Votes 7
Parts 6
Time 17m

Some sins refuse to stay buried.

Amadi was just a boy - reckless, spoiled, feared on the streets. But when shadows from a past long forgotten begin to close in, his life spirals into a nightmare beyond anyone's control.

Years ago, a deadly secret was buried by blood and silence. Now, vengeance stirs from the grave, and Amadi becomes the unwilling heir to a curse born from betrayal and greed.

As the line between the living and the dead blurs, Amadi's family is dragged into a reckoning they cannot escape.

In the end, some debts must be paid in blood - even if the price was never yours to owe.

In the Shadow of the Dead is a chilling tale of hidden sins, generational curses, and the terrible cost of silence.All Rights Reserved

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Published on the 12th of November, 2018. What the fuck! Can't you watch where you're going?? You almost injured me!" I said dusting my skirt and trying to get up with the help of the wall of course. " I'm so sorry. My bad" a deep voice told me. I quickly looked up and well he was too tall. I'm like the average height girl. I'm just 5"5. He's more like 5"11 or 6ft. I'm not sure. He was not too dark neither was he fair. He had this look on his face, I wasn't sure if he was smiling or frowning. It was confusing. His lips were redish and looked quite kissable. Idiot! Snap out of it jor My name is Oluchi. It was just a dare. Or so I thought. Follow Oluchi on a journey filled with love, trust, betrayal, lies. What will happen when the dare she thought was so little could end up being so destructive.